Getting dreads within the week (backcombed)

May backcomb within a week or so....is it recommended or should I just let em grow (like I have been)

Many thanks

 

nah, just backcomb it. and i can speak form first hand experience from both rubberbands and wax. bad bad bad. just backcomb and leave it. they'll unravel a bit after the first wash and if you have to rebackcomb someof them it's fine but just mainly leave it alone. good luck, man

 

Should I not wash my hair, or get it wet for the first week or so? And by re-backcoming it, can I do that myself?

 

if you want dreads to look like dreads instantly.. well not instantly it still takes hours, then back comb them into stripes, this is what i did, then just left it that way to do its own thing. some unravelled, but then knotted up again how they wanted to. remeber this is a natural type of living, because you could also just leave your hair free and it would lock up. With dreadlocks you dont really need to wash as often, i waited about a month, but it was summer and i was swimming, now i just wash my hair when its itchy, or calls to me. dont stress to much about re-backcombing, and your hair having to look nice, because its not giong to look like you pictured it. dreadlocks are a beautiful wonderful experience and i hope you enjoy it

 

Thanks for all the great advice, but I still have one fairly important question:

Should I straighten my hair before I backcomb, or keep it the way it is?

 

dreadlocking is a process of knotting your hair. the knottier it starts off, the faster they'll form. straightening and brushing your hair is counter-productive to what you are trying to do. the less you do to your hair, the better!

 

:d

 

if youre going to backcomb it though, ive found its better to start with brushed, not tangled hair. its a lot easier (and less painfull) to separate into clumps and backcomb. if youre letting it go naturally, then by all means dont do a thing
anyway, dont straighten it.

 

Well, my wisdom teeth being removed has postponed my dreads for a little bit, but I have a few more questions:

When I sleep should I just leave them as is for the first so many weeks or wear something?

I hear all about ripping, etc..., but what exactly will I need to do to maintain them, and will I have to do anything special for the begenning stages?

 

you don't HAVE to wear soemthign to bed but a wool hat works well. and you only need to worry about ripping if oyu don't want congos.(this is when two or more dreads knot up together to make a bigger one) and what you do is just rip the dreads apart from each other. and no, you won't really have to do anything in the beginning. i suppose you could palmroll if you wanted, though...

 

How exactly do I palm roll? Also, I have a friend who backcombed her hair and she has a backcombing comb that she still uses. Should I get one? Oh and since I won't be using wax what can I do to keep my hair from getting to dry?

Probably will end up just going the neglect route anyways....seems a bit more appealing to me personally.