YEP I DID IT !! Locs/dreadloc appreciation THREAD!!!

[MzKB]

What are y'all washing and conditioning with. Ive been using Giovanni's at home with good results.

I switch mine up about every 3 months:

I use Barry Fletcher products

Shea moisture

Getting ready to use Treseme naturals line. I use to use treseme years ago and it was good.

 

[GodNThaBuild'n]

Naw no extensions I think I'm good. I do see a lil bit of growth tho

 

[OhMars]

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What are y'all washing and conditioning with. Ive been using Giovanni's at home with good results.

I switch mine up about every 3 months:

I use Barry Fletcher products

Shea moisture

Getting ready to use Treseme naturals line. I use to use treseme years ago and it was good.

Since you switch up so frequently, which brand has given you the best results. Once I find a product I tend to stick with it.

 

[IceBergTaylor]

So you use a detangling shampoo on your dreads?? Dafuck

Yall need to educate yourselves on proper hair care

Adding up negatives blindly subtracting

Obviously not nigga

I use the shampoo of the same brand

The pic I posted was an old pic another poster posted a couple pages back

And fuck whomever said "struggle dread nigga"

Its the worse when I step into my crib. For some reason once I step inside my apartment, my scalp just goes into an itch-rage. Without fail every time I get back from outside. This seriously cant be life ~X(

When I first started I used this....it was ok

but sea breeze did the trick...use it as a pre-wash or just massage your scalp with it. Try not to use a lot because it does contain alcohol and will dry your hair. But this thing works

If you wanna go the all natural route you can use apple cider vinegar rinse as someone already mentioned.

I have that Organic Herbal Cleanse dry shampoo, I dont use it too often tho. Mostly cause I never get all of it outta my hair. I got my locs retwisted today their longer now I need to chop down the length some.

 

[Trillaaaaaa]

Its the worse when I step into my crib. For some reason once I step inside my apartment, my scalp just goes into an itch-rage. Without fail every time I get back from outside. This seriously cant be life ~X(

LoL, I feel you bro..I have natural dandriff too so I really went through that itch phase....Also, IMO you don't need to wash your hair so much, the less you wash it, the faster it should loc up....Then when they're locked, you can wash them more often but in general before I started growing them, I was told not to wash them that often and use other products instead...Now that I'm 8 years in, I don't wash them very often, maybe every 6 months.

smh whoever told you to do this lied to you bro, wash your hair nigga...i wonder how many other people you gave this ignant advice to

I wash my shit at least once every 2-3 days... I didn't go to the beauty salon to get my shit done either I twisted it myself and I been washing it faithfully since that first week.

smh You probably got a ton of buildup and sweat and dry skin from all in your locs. You doing your scalp a disservice, my man...Washing your hair actually promotes growth and locking

Don't disgrace every dreadhead by playing into the stereotype that our hair stinks and is dirty

 

[MzKB]

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What are y'all washing and conditioning with. Ive been using Giovanni's at home with good results.

I switch mine up about every 3 months:

I use Barry Fletcher products

Shea moisture

Getting ready to use Treseme naturals line. I use to use treseme years ago and it was good.

Since you switch up so frequently, which brand has given you the best results. Once I find a product I tend to stick with it.

@OhMars‌ the best one so far has been the shea moisture line of products:

tried this one first and it was ok

But this one made my hair feel so soft and manageable

 

[IceBergTaylor]

Got my locs retwisted along with the new growth. Now a nigga lookin like Future smh Ima cut them down some since I'm not a fan of having them long. I just needed a touch up.

 

[Trillaaaaaa]

Question for everybody; How many locs yall got?

I counted mine yesterday, I got 141 smh thats waaaay too many, honestly aint think I had that many.

I'm a start freforming anyway so they gone connect up

 

[OhMars]

I have 206. Mine are a little smaller then I wanted but not by that much.

 

[Bodhi]

70-80 give or take

 

[Chi Snow]

50 in the back and right side

I stopped counting tho

 

[blacktux]

Im not counting but i would guarantee less than 60

 

[Bodhi]

Lol who no signed me

 

[shit happens]

150+

 

[Ree4er Madness]

Its the worse when I step into my crib. For some reason once I step inside my apartment, my scalp just goes into an itch-rage. Without fail every time I get back from outside. This seriously cant be life ~X(

LoL, I feel you bro..I have natural dandriff too so I really went through that itch phase....Also, IMO you don't need to wash your hair so much, the less you wash it, the faster it should loc up....Then when they're locked, you can wash them more often but in general before I started growing them, I was told not to wash them that often and use other products instead...Now that I'm 8 years in, I don't wash them very often, maybe every 6 months.

say g you filthy dena muhfugga lol hair smellin sour dena bitch

your hair is locked now you betta wash dat shit outchea smell like buffalo ass

@sixsicksins come educate this dude

Yeah, I saw that yesterday. No hair, regardless of style, should go more than a month and a half without at least getting rinsed.

People tend to forget that the scalp must also be maintained. It produces necessary sebum and leaving the hair/scalp unclean will cause dirt buildup and block pores. That is not conducive to creating a healthy environment whatsoever, which could be the reason your dreads aren't longer @Ree4er Madness. 8 years of growth? Even in spite of individual genetic growth rates, my calculations indicate that your hair should be longer than mine, as I have roughly 5 years of growth. Please begin washing your hair once per month now as a standard seeing as your hair should be fully loc'd now and not in danger of unraveling.

Always remember that hair AND scalp is a package deal...both must be maintained.

I understand what you're saying. I was going to the Jamaicans when I first started growing my hair and that was the advice I got from them. When I said I wash them every 6 months, I didnt mean that I go the entire 6 months without doing anything to my hair...I have various products to clean/wash my hair in the intermediate stages between the actual full blown washing. My hair has never smelled to my knowledge, I always get compliments on it on a daily basis from the smell, to the texture, to the length. My hair is pretty long now and its due to be twisted since I have new growth. The pic in my profile is about 3 years old, my hair right now probably comes down to my chest. I don't really want it any longer than that.

However, you did educate me on some things, and I appreciate that.

 

[Ree4er Madness]

Its the worse when I step into my crib. For some reason once I step inside my apartment, my scalp just goes into an itch-rage. Without fail every time I get back from outside. This seriously cant be life ~X(

When I first started I used this....it was ok

but sea breeze did the trick...use it as a pre-wash or just massage your scalp with it. Try not to use a lot because it does contain alcohol and will dry your hair. But this thing works

If you wanna go the all natural route you can use apple cider vinegar rinse as someone already mentioned.

That herbal cleanse is the EXACT same thing I used when I started growing them...You can use products like these in between full washings. Its not the same as a full wash but its better than not cleaning your hair at all..

 

[Ree4er Madness]

Its the worse when I step into my crib. For some reason once I step inside my apartment, my scalp just goes into an itch-rage. Without fail every time I get back from outside. This seriously cant be life ~X(

LoL, I feel you bro..I have natural dandriff too so I really went through that itch phase....Also, IMO you don't need to wash your hair so much, the less you wash it, the faster it should loc up....Then when they're locked, you can wash them more often but in general before I started growing them, I was told not to wash them that often and use other products instead...Now that I'm 8 years in, I don't wash them very often, maybe every 6 months.

smh whoever told you to do this lied to you bro, wash your hair nigga...i wonder how many other people you gave this ignant advice to

I wash my shit at least once every 2-3 days... I didn't go to the beauty salon to get my shit done either I twisted it myself and I been washing it faithfully since that first week.

smh You probably got a ton of buildup and sweat and dry skin from all in your locs. You doing your scalp a disservice, my man...Washing your hair actually promotes growth and locking

Don't disgrace every dreadhead by playing into the stereotype that our hair stinks and is dirty

Damn, thought this was the loc thread, I didn't think I had to explain EVERY detail...You really think I would go 8 years and NEVER maintain my hair? I'm talking about a full blown wash, in the shower forever type of wash..No, I don't have ANY buildup, no I don't have ANY issues with my hair. My mother is a hairdresser and has been my entire life so its not like I'm just out here clueless. Sixsix has her professional opinion and I appreciate it. Pretty sure I wouldn't have the professional job I have now where I'm typing this right now if I was just some dirty dude with some long, dirty filthy hair flying all over the place...I have a variety of hair products I use in between washes to keep my hair maintained...At the end of the day, EVERYBODY'S HAIR IS DIFFERENT....Yes, people can give you their professional opinion but the main opinion that matters is YOURS after learning how your hair is, what works and what doesn't. I'm 8 years in at this point and I know what works for MY hair...Again, sixsix facts are appreciated and will be taken into consideration.

 

[Ree4er Madness]

Question for everybody; How many locs yall got?

I counted mine yesterday, I got 141 smh thats waaaay too many, honestly aint think I had that many.

I'm a start freforming anyway so they gone connect up

I have around 80 or so. But mine are thick. People often tell me I have the "real" dreads, lol..whatever that means...

 

[Chi Snow]

All this talk about washing and shit made me realize I hadn't gave my hair a good rinsing this month

Tried my best @MzKB‌ swag

 

[MzKB]

i got an eye showing though