I just stumbled upon this forum on google, so i had to sign up.

Ive been looking through a bunch of pages, and there really arent that many dread forums (at least that i can find), so i decided i would register.
I had my hair backcombed like 2 months ago (in 2 days its exactly two months) and it went from being bone straight and thin, to dreads.
I havent used wax or anything else in my hair, i do wash them with DreadHeadHQ shampoo, but ive seen that a lot of people prefer Knotty Boy, so thats soon to change.
It wasnt really spur of the moment to me, i've been thinking about dreads since 7th grade and im now in 11th, i just didnt know anyone with them so they never came to be until this year.
but heres a few pictures of before and after.

Before Dreads Pictures.

This is last years school picture.



The last day of school last year in my math class.



Dreaded Pictures

The day after it happened, at my friends house. I actually play guitar i just wanted to be funny looking for the picture.



They still have rubber bands in them in this picture, I took the rubber bands out about 2 weeks ago.




I got out of the shower a little while ago so my hair is wet and greasy looking, so once they dry i will take a picture of them.
I'm still in the half-straight-half-dread phase, its just the camera doesnt pick up all the loose hairs.

 

welcome...lookin good!

 

lookin good

 

Awesome man, I'll probably will backcomb mine too once a bit longer, impressive beard for 16 too, like it.

 

ya something i've noticed is that straight hair = lots of facial hair and thick hair is not usually as much.
at least from what ive seen around my school and such.
i havent left my state so i dont know if people else where are opposite.
but heres to wishing.

 

they look fantastic! you're in for quit a journey, enjoy!

 

awesome great that ya foundus
hpe u got all the bands out if u left em in that long

they shoulda come out long agfo

 

ya i realized that a little late.
i have some areas where the bands were that i can put my fingers threw.
but i dont really care, im basically letting them do they're thing on their own.
i just roll them in school cuz i get bored.

 

i have an exboyfriend that never intended to have dreads but he always twists this one section of hair and plays with it when he's bored, and it's a dread now (he's done it for years)

 

i only know 1 guy who has dreads, and i met him at McDonalds....
and his 2 sisters have dreads too.
but he did mine and theirs, and his own.

 

may i be the first to say... don't give your money to knottyboy or dreadheadhq, use bronners or baking soda, man
but your locks look good!

i'm glad you found the forum, lots of groovy people on here

 

when i started minree i had onlt seen 1 guy with dreads ever.. i asked him how he got them he replied just stop combing man... so i did..that was all i ever neededto know

but that 1st set was a learningexperience..i never seperated em and in no time had a pillow in the back.. and 2 horns


2nd set..these ive had nearly 2 decades i did nothing again except seperate em..


1st time i ever heard of wax backcombing and all these methidss was a couple years ago online


till then the only thing i know biut dreads was...they happen if u let them..

and stull..thats all u really need to kjnow

 

Oh damn, you are so cute to me. Are you seriously 16 ?

 

Dam Seth, thoes are going to be some killer dreads dude..

 

ya im seriously only 16.
i can pull 18 at the gas station tho.
but if u find cavemen cute, more power to you



soaringeagle, u have some gnarly ass wiseman locks, so as far as im concerned u are the source of information on this subject.
but....personally i would not want to get them that long, 2 people to clean them isnt to fun sounding.
and i just had the guy back comb it to get them started, i hate having dirty hair laying on me, so just leaving my hair alone and not washing it as often wasnt really to appealing to me.



so with the roots, the guy who did mine said to leave a rubber band on them, he does that, just so the hair is basically fed into the lock.
and since i have really thin straight hair i was thinking that it was a pretty good idea, but i want to hear what you guys have to say about it first.


EDIT: oh and since tomorrow is 2 months, i will get a more recent picture.

 

take the bands out
they will become swallowed they will melyt and dry rot they will become gross and when u try taking them iout they rip apaert knots
u need nothing on the rootse
the roots must be free to move to dread

and trust me of greengorl was the 2nd person washin the dreads it WOULD be fun

(she knows i can play with her like that we've been freinds a long time)


really tho latrelu i do the deep cleanse more often then not so iu just dump it onand wait..nothing hard about that..
its all the tangling up in wet dreads thatsthe problem

 

Awesome that you went for it!
I'm going to have to agree with the other posters, I also think you are quite good looking.

 

we syill want to see u all dready bunny ..yay dready bunnies :

 

well i took a picture, its not that exciting.
and it shows off how sleep deprived i am.
have to work on that....



and this was last week, having fun with people.
and tying the dreads back with dreads.
dont worry about whats in my hand.
its not to important.

 

You look amazing already!
( I am married and am waaay too old for you but I have a thing for cave men lol)