A little thing bout' wax.

^ really? I feel like they sell aloe plants everywhere. Plus, tea tree does very different things than aloe... the only similarity I'm aware of is that they both soothe itchies and help prevent dandruff.

 

Yeah, I've got an aloe plant and I've tried it out. Yeah, It rocks, Only draw back is getting the oil from the plant. is it posible to have ready squeesed oil or can you put it in cotainers yourself...?

 

You can find pure bottled aloe gel in natural food stores. I think the kind I use is 99% aloe or something like that (make sure you keep it refrigerated).

 

yeah....Thanks!

 

tea tree oil seems to make my hair very soft but it seems to make my hair hold realy well.

 

teetree oil & rosemary are such wonderful dread conditioners alloe is good as a tightening gell, insteasd of wax because it soaks intothe dreads then as it dries it sorta shrinks up & pulls the loose hairs tight & then washes away clean.
none of its nescacaryreally but its a matter of what feels right to you & your hair type
my dreads have been in for 15 years so it doesnt matter so much what i do, i've even used horse mane & tail conditioner at times
but lately after iwash it i spray em with a myst thats coconut oil & tea tree & rosemary.. or sometimes use any of the oilds bumble mentioned..or whatever i'min the mood for
about once a year i'll splurge &get a bottle of jojoba oil & mix in whatever feels good just to get a real nice soft conditionimng

newer dreads id probly stick to aloe if anything though

 

I Have found out where I can get some aloe, I'll get it tomorrow when I'm free.

 

dude! it works

 

aoe works well..
i've got some here somewhere, but only used it once...maybe i'll do another treatment sometime...
if your dreads are new ..maybe use it every other wash or so..or every..for couple months maybe..then ya can slackoff to just whenever...i doubt id use it now more then twice a year for me..but its good stuff huh
much better then wax

 

I actually don't use aloe for tightening... I use it purely to tame frizzies and condition if they're feelin dry. There's really not much for me to tighten anyway because my dreads are natural and the ones that formed are formed really well while the others are just movin along at their own pace.

By the way soaringeagle... your dreads are beautiful. How long have you had them for because they're an absolute dream.

 

been bout 15 years now & aww thnx
yea ionly use aloe..well once so far..lol
i dont really got alotta frizzies or need tightening, just used it totry it out
it did really help my beard dreads alot..ipulled off a couple by sitten on em..& just doin the aloe 1 time really helped get new dreads goin good &tight

 

I'm not anti wax IF you do it properly. It really does not attract bugs. What causes mold and mildew is not wax, but the hair staying wet inside.

 

wax permenantly traps water dirt & makes it easier for mold & mildew to take hold since it cant be washed out

 

Eagle, wax can be washed out. I've done it several times.

Many of the people on this forum that hate wax do so because of the experience of a few other people. Yes, some people have had bad experiences with wax. I've had good experiences with it twice. I have always washed it out when I didn't need it anymore. I used wax when I first sectioned and backcombed this set, and again a week and a half later, but now I'm wax free.

 

I stopped using wax about a year ago and they have gotten 10x tighter!!! The only thing i do to them is wash them once every 2 weeks or so. I dont palm roll, root rub, or try to fix loose hairs. I always felt dreadlocks were supposed to just do what nature intended for them to do. If some hairs want to be loose, thats their business. If you want instant gratification (which is the opposite of what dreads are about IMHO) then go ahead and use wax, but in the long run your dreads will be a lot tighter and look a lot better if you dont.

 

Wax actually to be honest tightened my dreads better I used wax on the back of my head dreads and left the ones in front alone

I recently cut em and the wax actually helped. But yeah lol. I kinda am for wax =/...

 

My mum got that Kim and Aggie too posh to wash book. It says that you need beeswax....

Good advice. Only thing is:

Where can I get the stuff?

 

get a big stick and hit a bee hive to scare all the bees away then their wax is all ready for you..

or you could try markets and other places like that but i wouldnt really recomend beeswax because first off it looks really obvious and second it just clumps the hair together and doesnt let it dread at all- just kinda glues it together

 

Oh....right....

**puts stick and beekeeper suit away**

 

u do not need beeswax any book that says u do isnt worth reading

if you need it then why have spo many people with old dreads say u should avoid it?