Noty Knotty! (iylia's journal)

Hellooo everyone!
Im Iylia from Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia.
This is such a great forum,hope that i can learn lotsa things here!

Well,i just got my dread done yesterday.
it takes a painful 25 hours.. but im so happy that at last i finally hv em!

I started by backcombing,then twist n rip,and lastly crochet(the most painful)

n this is what i got!

DAY1.







>.<" silly photos.

so basically im planning not to wash it for a week,and spend my time spraying it with lemons
and palm rolling.

hope u guys cn drop some comments and tips for this babies.thank you! ;D

 

when they sort them selves out and get some length. Going to be gnarly as shit dude

 

gnarly as shit? good shit or bad shit? huhu

 

don't palmroll man,,, nonono it can smooth them out instead of letting them knot up. and why are you spraying with lemons, you wanna go blonde? I'd just leaveeee them till the first wash. and do it with baking soda or just water
they look good though and will look amazing if you just leave them

 

hi luxiebow
i googl'd and many said that lemon can dry the hair n it helps them to get knot faster..

n by palmrolling, it will maintain them in shape and reduce the stray hairs.

isnt it? tq luxie

 

I guess we will find out in a few months

 

i just want to say that you have a nice camera

 

camera = 99%
locs = 1%

 

cool

 

tq mandy. does it look right to you?

 

Looking good so far, I palm roll once a month after a shower to get mine round. I don't think it has stopped the knotting at all. Thats just my experience.. Good luck on your journey..

but I wouldn't suggest palm rolling every day or even every week though..

 

yeah, palmrolling can work every now and again but don't do it regularly. i did that with my first set that i backcombed, and it makes the roots really week and can pull out hairs. i had a dread fall off o.o

 

salt water helped my hair knot faster than any of the above

 

Very good looking if I must say so myself. I'm not dreaded *yet, still going over it* but my bf is and we've talked about it a few times, so I'm still thinking...but yours look really nice on you!

 

If you are going for salon lookin dreads than yeah they look good! I dont mean any offense by that either...to each their own. Just leave em be for about a year...dont palm roll till you have actual knots....I didnt palm roll for the first year or so...now I do about once a week after I wash them to help them shape up....my dreadies are kinda bulbous at the tips! But seriously....minimize what you do to your hair for the first year cuz it'll only hinder the natural dready process!

 

its day 4 and ive startg to hv flakes and itchyness to the max.
so i dcided to wash it off today!

i use baking powder+lemon+salt on the first rinse.

and Bragg acv on the 2nd rinse.

it feels soooo goood and clean! now my hair is really hard n dry.

so basicaly ths is day 4,after wash.
stray hairs are all around. and the tips are startg to open up a bit.
should i crochet them back?







or just leave it?

tq for the advice liz. im so excitd to see hw it goes.

dread fall off??my...thats scary...i wont be palmrolling every mnutes anymore i swear.lol

thx vulgar,for now im using lemon. mybe later on im goin to try salt. tq

tq aquariusgirl! get yours fast! it must be damn sweet to see a couple wth dreads.hehe

tq mandy. i thnk for now im gnna start "neglecting" it. i thnk the more i touch it the horrible it bcme. =.="

 

Just leave it. Srsly.

 

tq dreadhead! im thgkg bout the same too!

 

may jah have mercy on us all

 

huh?