I've only had dreads for about a month now, and I used no wax or anything of the sort - just some patient backcombing with the help of a friend. I think they're maturing pretty well in spite of their youth, and I'm quite happy with the way they are turning out. Somebody I bumped into the other day who, used to have dreads, complimented them but advised that I see a hair person for "maintenance". Because I didn't use wax, I still have a fair bit of loose hair, and some dreads are, admittedly, a little wonky. So I looked into local hair places that specialize in such things, and they priced their maintenance at over $100, and said that wax was involved. I don't want to put anything unnatural in my dreads, and the specialist's claim that maintenance would reduce the risk of congo-ing is silly, because I myself can keep them apart. Anyhoo, I was wondering if maintenance is even remotely useful for dreadies that dont use wax? It seems a bit redundant, as part of the point of getting dreads, for me, was that it supposedly takes no maintenance. Wow, I've never typed the word "maintenance" so much in such a brief period. I don't think I'll ever misspell it again
it can be useful but definitly isnt needed.. on my clients that want maintence they come in and i just crotchet the loosehairs in and palmrole some aloe in there hair and rip the dreadies trying to come together (this is for white person dreadlocks fyi)
If you want the top of your head to look tidy, you may want to look around a bit more for someone that would charge a reasonable amount. But if you like your fly aways (I personally like mine) then just leave them. A lot of hair continues to be sucked into my dreads. I think I will always have a bit of a hair halo at the top, but you should see how cool it looks when it snows and it looks like the snow is floating above your head (since you live in CA that may not be so likely. lol) I think that this is a matter of preference.
I'm afraid not, they must be forced to subscribe to the same thinking as the rest of us. It is our way Unity through dreads.
Thanks for the advice, ya'll. yeah, I should have mentioned that I have white hair (lol). if it isn't really necessary I suppose I'll just opt out of it altogether, or at most have a friend do it. what is the trick to crocheting loose hairs in? is it something I can do with just a regular comb?
