Dreads
Elissa Jill Cleaveland
If someone with Dreadlocks has dirty smelly hair, they would likely have
dirty smelly hair anyway.
Dreads are most definately washable and SHOULD be washed to help maintain
them.
Elissa Jill
The music in me is a gift from the Universe.
My job is to care for it and use it well; I am its bearer, not its owner.
~Johnny Cash's Moma
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dirty smelly hair anyway.
Dreads are most definately washable and SHOULD be washed to help maintain
them.
Elissa Jill
The music in me is a gift from the Universe.
My job is to care for it and use it well; I am its bearer, not its owner.
~Johnny Cash's Moma
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Sylvia Toyama
Dreads are most definately washable and SHOULD be washed to help maintain them.
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Okay, so how do you start dreads -- in caucasian hair, mind you -- without leaving it unwashed. I mean, how can you wash hair you can't comb or untangle? And how do you get hair tangled/tied/mashed together like that when it's clean?
Real questions, in case the issue comes up again.
Sylvia
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Okay, so how do you start dreads -- in caucasian hair, mind you -- without leaving it unwashed. I mean, how can you wash hair you can't comb or untangle? And how do you get hair tangled/tied/mashed together like that when it's clean?
Real questions, in case the issue comes up again.
Sylvia
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Faith Weikert
Check out this website. They have a kit to get your dreads started!! They have a bunch of pictures too.
http://www.dreadheadhq.com/
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Faith G. Weikert
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http://www.dreadheadhq.com/
Health and laughter,
Faith G. Weikert
Your Sales Director
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'Learn to love, respect and enjoy other people.'
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Breezy Stevens/ Lady Lasairíona of Crea
> Okay, so how do you start dreads -- in caucasian hair, mind you --My husband has had dreads for about 3 years now, and he had the softest,
> without leaving it unwashed. I mean, how can you wash hair you can't
> comb or untangle? And how do you get hair tangled/tied/mashed
> together like that when it's clean?
finest blonde hair you can possibly imagine. It wouldn't knot if you
tried. What we did was to separate it into sections, and back-comb each
section VERY tightly. Then we used dread wax, which is a blend of
beeswax and hemp oil, and rubbed it into each dread until it was pretty
well saturated. Now...once dreads are established, you CAN wash them,
but not with anything that has a moisturizing effect. For the first week
or two, though, the best way to get them to 'take' is not to wash them
at all. They lock up best, we found, if you stick your hair up in a tam
and just leave it there, day and night, for a couple weeks. The dread
wax has this wonderful honey smell, and keeps the dirty-hair smell away
until you wash it. But if you wash it too soon, before it's knotted up
really well, the hot water you use will just melt the wax and the dreads
will start to unravel. He washes it as often as anyone else, with plain
old castille soap, and it seems to come clean. From the way that he
scrubs it, I imagine the soap gets in there pretty well.
Hope that helps,
Breezy
John & Karen Buxcel
I actually had a friend put dreads in my hair in November (then i chickened
out and took then out the next day, I'm a wimp! I know!! )
She put a very tight perm in my hair first, to make it more 'ethnic', but if
you do this, make sure you are going to commit to the dreads, cuz if you
don't, you are left with some crazy funky hair to deal with! (this, i know
to be true)
Then, she took sections and back-combed the life out (or into?) them, from
root to tip, so the chunk of hair literally stood up by itself. Then, she
used some dread wax and rolled it in, like she was making playdough snakes.
There is a whole lot of really good information on knottboy.com. You can
learn a lot about dreads there, and also buy the products to start and
maintain your dreads. They tell you everything from how to do them, to why
you should keep your dreads clean, to what to do when 'the itchies' strike.
Have a great time!
Karen
out and took then out the next day, I'm a wimp! I know!! )
She put a very tight perm in my hair first, to make it more 'ethnic', but if
you do this, make sure you are going to commit to the dreads, cuz if you
don't, you are left with some crazy funky hair to deal with! (this, i know
to be true)
Then, she took sections and back-combed the life out (or into?) them, from
root to tip, so the chunk of hair literally stood up by itself. Then, she
used some dread wax and rolled it in, like she was making playdough snakes.
There is a whole lot of really good information on knottboy.com. You can
learn a lot about dreads there, and also buy the products to start and
maintain your dreads. They tell you everything from how to do them, to why
you should keep your dreads clean, to what to do when 'the itchies' strike.
Have a great time!
Karen
John & Karen Buxcel
on 3/23/06 5:30 PM, John & Karen Buxcel at buxcel@... wrote:
I meant to say knottyboy.com
sorry!
karen
> There is a whole lot of really good information on knottboy.com.woops!
I meant to say knottyboy.com
sorry!
karen
Ren Allen
" But if you wash it too soon, before it's knotted up
really well, the hot water you use will just melt the wax and the dreads
will start to unravel. "
That is very true! Sierra wanted dreads last year so I spent hours
trying to form them in her hair. Two days after we put them in, we are
at the L&L conference where she was in the pool constantly. We tried
and tried to keep them up, to no avail.
I thought we'd have to cut the whole mess out, but after we moved up
here to TN, I spent a few nights conditioning it really well and
slowly working it all out. It wasn't much fun for either of us.
My friend Nielah had recommended pure beeswax, but Erika (at the
conference) said it's too heavy for caucasion hair. We learned a lot
through our "Dreadful" experience and if anyone chooses dreads again,
we'll be better prepared!!:)
Ren
learninginfreedom.com
really well, the hot water you use will just melt the wax and the dreads
will start to unravel. "
That is very true! Sierra wanted dreads last year so I spent hours
trying to form them in her hair. Two days after we put them in, we are
at the L&L conference where she was in the pool constantly. We tried
and tried to keep them up, to no avail.
I thought we'd have to cut the whole mess out, but after we moved up
here to TN, I spent a few nights conditioning it really well and
slowly working it all out. It wasn't much fun for either of us.
My friend Nielah had recommended pure beeswax, but Erika (at the
conference) said it's too heavy for caucasion hair. We learned a lot
through our "Dreadful" experience and if anyone chooses dreads again,
we'll be better prepared!!:)
Ren
learninginfreedom.com
Isaac Graves
Check out the Supa Dupa Dread Kit if you're interested in
dreading.....My sister now has beautiful long red dreads (be patient
too, because they will only continue to look better)
http://www.dreadheadhq.com/products/sddk.html
Isaac
dreading.....My sister now has beautiful long red dreads (be patient
too, because they will only continue to look better)
http://www.dreadheadhq.com/products/sddk.html
Isaac
> 2. Dreads
> From: "Ren Allen" <starsuncloud@...>
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> Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 14:18:11 -0000
> From: "Ren Allen" <starsuncloud@...>
>Subject: Dreads
>
>" But if you wash it too soon, before it's knotted up
>really well, the hot water you use will just melt the wax and the dreads
>will start to unravel. "
>
>That is very true! Sierra wanted dreads last year so I spent hours
>trying to form them in her hair. Two days after we put them in, we are
>at the L&L conference where she was in the pool constantly. We tried
>and tried to keep them up, to no avail.
>I thought we'd have to cut the whole mess out, but after we moved up
>here to TN, I spent a few nights conditioning it really well and
>slowly working it all out. It wasn't much fun for either of us.
>
>My friend Nielah had recommended pure beeswax, but Erika (at the
>conference) said it's too heavy for caucasion hair. We learned a lot
>through our "Dreadful" experience and if anyone chooses dreads again,
>we'll be better prepared!!:)
>
>Ren
>learninginfreedom.com
S Drag-teine
Sorry, I know this is an old tread but I have thought about doing dreads
myself but my hair grows so slow that if I don't like them I worry about
undoing the process. Do you have to cut all your hair off to undo the
process?
Shannon
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Dreads are most definately washable and SHOULD be washed to help maintain
them.
***
Okay, so how do you start dreads -- in caucasian hair, mind you -- without
leaving it unwashed. I mean, how can you wash hair you can't comb or
untangle? And how do you get hair tangled/tied/mashed together like that
when it's clean?
Real questions, in case the issue comes up again.
Sylvia
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myself but my hair grows so slow that if I don't like them I worry about
undoing the process. Do you have to cut all your hair off to undo the
process?
Shannon
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From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sylvia Toyama
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 12:46 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [unschoolingbasics] Dreads
Dreads are most definately washable and SHOULD be washed to help maintain
them.
***
Okay, so how do you start dreads -- in caucasian hair, mind you -- without
leaving it unwashed. I mean, how can you wash hair you can't comb or
untangle? And how do you get hair tangled/tied/mashed together like that
when it's clean?
Real questions, in case the issue comes up again.
Sylvia
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