That's beause straight hair needs a heck of a lot of effort to turn into dreadlocs. I've heard people put glue in it, not wash it for months, brush it into knots...it's crazy! I suppose it was from white hair that the "dread" in (dread)locs came from.
Kinky hair naturally locks up on its own ;P Nothing dreadful about 'em!
No, it's usually twisted (right now it's an unshapely afro). I like the idea of locs, but I have some inexplicable fear of permanence (I don't even like stickers!), so I don't think I'll ever get any.
Are you going to do a photo-diary type thing for the progress of your locs?
I just started back on my natural journal X) So right now my hair is less than an inch long still. I'm having fun watching the curl of my hair as it grows out.
I'm a little impatient though to start messing with it (as great and low-maintenance as it is right now)
Yeah. I think what I'll end up doing is adding yarn extensions if the length bothers me too much. But considering that, for the most part, I've been wearing my hair in up styles and fro's, I'll probably be ok with it.
It's a process rather than a style for some folks. And the history has fascinated me...capybyraApril 29 2009, 17:26:56 UTC
So what works for one person's hair may be more than wrong for you. And as such, YMMV Dr Bronners works for some hair. Whilst others find either extreme of oil or dry processes works best for them. A study of the Rasta history explains some process details seemingly overlooked in mainstreamed "soccer mom" targeted sites:>
Re: It's a process rather than a style for some folks. And the history has fascinated me...thunderbiscuitApril 29 2009, 19:16:49 UTC
I've definitely taken note that a whoooole lot of those resources aren't going to work for my hair. I think the thing that really threw me back, was when I saw that backcombing is definitely not a good method for my hair type, and would complicate the process severely. Whereas for straighter hair types, backcombing is almost the only method that will be guaranteed to work.
I've actually debated on using some of the Doc Bronner product. The mint one sounds delicious (I tend to have a dryer and itchier scalp, so that would feel amaaazing). I may order a bottle soon, since it's not outrageously priced.
I've began reading a bit about Rasta history, but my lack in time for that side venture prohibits me from doing so. In two weeks, I'll be done and THEN I can over saturate my brains in history. :D
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Kinky hair naturally locks up on its own ;P Nothing dreadful about 'em!
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*falls over*
Hey!! You have your hair locked, correct?
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I just started back on my natural journal X) So right now my hair is less than an inch long still. I'm having fun watching the curl of my hair as it grows out.
I'm a little impatient though to start messing with it (as great and low-maintenance as it is right now)
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Ooooh, you cut it short again right? I'm totally impatient too. I'm not sure how I'll handle the shrinkage. D:
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Yeah :) I buzzed it all off a few weeks ago. I think every few months, I'll try to remember to take a 'hair photo' to see how it is progressing.
I've read other folk's comments about locing and they seem to have a hard time waiting on their locs to 'look' long :)
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I hope...
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And as such, YMMV Dr Bronners works for some hair. Whilst others find either extreme of oil or dry processes works best for them. A study of the Rasta history explains some process details seemingly overlooked in mainstreamed "soccer mom" targeted sites:>
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I've actually debated on using some of the Doc Bronner product. The mint one sounds delicious (I tend to have a dryer and itchier scalp, so that would feel amaaazing). I may order a bottle soon, since it's not outrageously priced.
I've began reading a bit about Rasta history, but my lack in time for that side venture prohibits me from doing so. In two weeks, I'll be done and THEN I can over saturate my brains in history. :D
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