**READ ME** - Dread Newbies FAQ/ PLUS Basic Care and maintenance Guide

Think of being bald as motivation to keep your dreads.

 

wrong thread. Sorry

 

methods... can anyone tell me if the hemp
process is right you braid your hair with a
hemp covering and your hair should grow to be
a dreadlocks is this true or what can i
dooo.?

 

like a hemp hairwrap? 1 if mine started that way some beads some wool wrap most just let em do theyre thing
if u do a wrap theres a good chance the part wrapped will be thinner then the part that frows in later but doesnt matter

wraps are more for decirative purposes but they do result in dreads so does doing nothin

 

bought some dr bonners =]
so once a week, never comb my hair and i'm set?

 

yup

your hairs pretty short thjo so will take lil longer but as it grows it'll lock

 

oh man how do you get dreads like those? i love those dreads lol

 

you just let your hair do it's thing.
use beads to make your dreads combine, and they will form into larger ones.

 

actualy u dont gotta use anything o make em combine they will on theyre own
if your not of african descent you probly wont be able to get them too much kike that since most othe5r hair types lock slightly different, the tops dont always lock tight and loose haiers dont gfet bound up as easily so u may have a feew stray strands
congos form just as easily though


but to really answer your wqquestion theres only 1 answer how do u get dreads like someone elses? you dont... you get dreads like yours and yours alone

 

heh, what did your dreads look like after a year since you started growing them?

 

dont remember the 1sdt year they stick out all over crazily salot maybe by 1 year they were able to be pulled back
maybe alnmost reached my shoulders i dunno that was long lomng ago

 

ah, well i'll see by next year lol
i just wanted something to follow on

 

tomotro ill ask my sis if she might have an old pivcc i know its a real long shit that shed have 1 from back that far but might have 1 from several years back at least...maybe

 

thanks man

 

I ordered the knotty boy shampoo bar and wax online, but after reading most of this thread (like half of the 54 pages) im starting to realize that maybe this wasnt the best idea. most people have good feedback on the shampoo bar, but there seem to be many that oppose wax. i just turned 15 in august and have wanted dreads for over a year now, so finally starting them (hopefully this friday) is going to be a pretty big deal. My plan was to back comb them, add a LITTLE amount of wax just to get them more formed and started. I'm pretty sure the dreading process will be somewhat of a let down just because i have straight, thin red hair. i guess the best thing i can do is be patient, and thats a lesson i should learn anyway, but im just worried that my hair wont naturally do its own thing and ill have to force it to do this well. i want things to go right the first time so i dont have to make my friends come over and go through all that hard work all over again.

Anyway, my main two questions were:

1. Should i purchase little rubber bands to prevent them from growing on eachother?

2. Will my dry skin be a problem? i have had issues with a dry scalp before and i dont want flakey dreadies or anything.

im considering trying that rosemary deal because that sounds like a good idea, but im not exactly sure how to go about it, and if it is nessecary.

3. is it okay if i shower, get my dreads wet, and just dont wash them? my only concern with the shampooing is dandruff.

thanks!

 

no wax period
none notr a lil bit not once never

vackcombing is your choice but it is agressive and pasinful and does dammage haoir alot
if u insist on it do it once and only once
]it may do u no good and fall ouyt completelky but thats ok u dont need to backcomb to dresd dreads will happen if u do nothing st all

no
u can but em use em to jhelp backcoimb if u vbackvcomb buyt remove thenm soon 2 days at most

cvan be but not to worry
the deep cleanse and teatree/rosemaryu help a ton

addf 1 dropper full to 1 bottle dr bronners teatree b4 u dulite then dilute 12 parts water 1 part dr b

shampoo all u want
or dont
but with dry scalp u will wanna wash weekly at least
wash the scalp only then rince through the dreads






send back the wax and crap and demand your money back

 

^ no refunds
i dont really know that, but i'm guessing lol

 

this will dread?

 

soaringeagle-
thanks for all the advice. the order arrived today, and ill want to keep the shampoo because ive heard great things about it, but ill see about sending the wax back. you were so helpful...thank you!!!! im glad that you have so much expirience with dreads...its nice to get advice from people who arent trying to force products on you.

thanks again!

 

when u send it back include that letter we came up with in the knottr/drewadhead scam thread


the other briother yea thjat will dread
it probly will have to get lil longer 1st though and not be so slicked down
but just let it go awhile grow a few inches and a few months or so should get it started