Fine haired and having trouble

I thought you backcombed

7 days is nothing. Let us know in 7 months if you still don't have any knots.

 

I did back comb, but they fell out so I'm letting them go on their own now. Sorry, Im new to this.

 

patience, patience, infinite patience

 

I need patience ahahaha. Im just worried it wont turn out. Thats all.

 

so far I haven't hear from anyone who didn't get dreadlocks eventually, relaax
my hair wasn't used to be combed when I started either, but at 3 months I started to see some progress. Trust me, it WILL happen

 

Thank you so much. That last post made me feel really good. I bet your hair looks so cool

 

lmao, how can it not happen?

 

For the ones that totally fell out, things will start to lock on their own in a month or two, probably. I went neglect, and found my first lock about 4 weeks in. Had everything locked by 11 months, when I cut, and really some time before that, though they where short. Shrinkage is a bitch.

If you're worried, they'll never lock up... Gotta just not care. If they lock they lock, and if they don't they're not meant for you.... (I mean they will, but that mindset is the only one to have. you can't hurry em')

Dr. bronners will help a lot, especially if combined with reasonably rough lathering, (A habit I've always had when washing my hair) and wool on your pillow. Bronners drys your hair a lot, which is good for locks, as well as increasing the friction, especially in the right kind of water, and this will preserve any knots created while/if you lather.

How fast they form will also dictate what kind they are. I know someone who went neglect, with seperating, and lots less washing than me. His hair's not nasty greasy or anything, but it's a lot more oily than I ever let mine get, so with less friction he ended up with much more uniform and smaller, they look strait up locktitioned (and he's white) but they're strait, no wax, minimal maintainence neglect. No loops or anything in his though, compared to mine, which where strait up chunky and wild looking. But he still has a bit of unlocked hair around the edges, and can pass it off as long hair without locks if he wants, I think he's been going close to two years now. much slower progress.

 

I'm really considering loosening or taking out my backcombed and crochet hooked dreads and just neglect. I've been searching high and low for dr. Bronner's but I can't find it anywhere. And i have a really dry scalp even before I made my dreads so I hope if I wash with soap that dries my hair, it'll get worse.

 

http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Bronners-Pure-Castile-Peppermint-Bottle/dp/B00120VWJ0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1294731032&sr=8-1"]Amazon.com: Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps Pure-Castile Soap, 18-in-1 Hemp Peppermint, 32 Ounce Bottle: Beauty

they have some different kinds. you gotta dilute it a lot though as far as i know (i just use baking soda, and ACV once in a while), so a bottle that size would last you a long time

 

They say dilute it, and this would be a good idea if you have the sort of water that's so soft it feels like you're showering in WD-40, but with normal good water, for hair washing, I would strongly reccomend against it. Or for any bathing purposes. Maybe mix it two parts or three parts bronners to one part water, if at all.

 

from what i know if it it gets pretty residue-y, it's not technically completely residue-free i think

 

Hey peeps, patience and all that is cool, for sure, but perspective also counts. If one thinks of the whole dread thing as a uniformed hairstyle, all parted propoerly and stuff, well then letting go is not the way to go. On the other hand, if in your mind it's fine to just have a mop of messy hair, then letting go is pretty much no issue at all. Not sure if anyone agrees, all I no is that I shouldn't have f'd with my hair when I did, it's still a balls up till today.

 

It seems to depend on the water and hair type in question. I had residue, but lots less than other stuff, when I cut. Some people, the high friction drives them crazy... Some people don't notice, my dad uses it as normal shampoo without locks, with a lot of people can't stand, I know I didn't used to like it.