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[M1N1C00P3R1275]

OK have some valentines day piccies as they kinda show the mess....





First pic you can see where my hair has separated into future dreadlock sections which have knots in but don't look dready yet, second pic you can see actual knottyness on the side of my head

Josh is knotting up too, he's a month or so further in than me and more knotty, but his knots are mostly on the back of his head so you can't see them in that pic

looks good

[sazal]

Looks like there coming along Lise! Cant you rub wool on your hair to make it dread quicker?

[minili]

I can but then I'll get a unidread

[THedooBZ]

i have just started my dreads aswell, im going with the tam rubbing method, so it will take alot longer for them to lock but they will not be of uniform shape and size. how much did you backcomb because it doesnt look like u did much?? im also using no "products" just dr bronners natural soap. i wash mine every 3 days,, the cleaner your hair they quicker it will knot up aswell. keep it up, they will get there eventually!!!!

[Saxo-Fiesta-Mini]

why everyone going for dreds lol ???

next thing ull be wearing hemp and going to alternative folk festivals in madervale heheh lol

sorry if anyone takes offence

[shedonwheels]

why everyone going for dreds lol ???

cus they look rather nice!! Been watching this project for while and I wasn't too sure at first, but now you can really see the dreads coming through now minili it looks ace! i would never in a million years have considered this before for my own hair but seeing yours its starting to make me think....!

[Pie]

josh......

[jon smith]

had my dreads for 15 years me and me daughter at download 2008

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[minili]

Doobz - awesome I did comb all of my hair but quite loosely, just to kickstart the knotting really. All those knots fell out quickly and I'm going natural now. Which is probably not wise because I want relatively thin and uniform dreads! Lol... Luckily it's separating into quite thin sections at the moment - some so thin I'm keen for them to double up and get a bit thicker I use Bronners too but also another "almost" natural shampoo about once a fortnight because I have naturally oily hair so Bronners builds up in it and makes it look greasy.

Saxo - Your username says it all I do feel I picked a bad time to start as all of a sudden loads of people are, but it's something I've wanted for years and only just got the courage to go for it. I wear the same clothes I wore before, and listen to the same music (drum & bass) and indeed am completely unchanged apart from my hair. I'm not going to start wearing rugs and taking dodgy substances!!! Stereotypes FTW, huh

Shed - Thanks! You can just start to see how my hair is separating, the process takes years when done properly (ie naturally) so this is a loooooooong term project

Pie - If you're only here to insult my other half, bog off! My sister said he looked girly in that photo You do realise it WAS a posed picture?!

Jon - Wow do you have any more pics of your hair? 15 years is long how did you start them?

[Bungle]

why everyone going for dreds lol ???

next thing ull be wearing hemp and going to alternative folk festivals in madervale heheh lol

sorry if anyone takes offence

glad you didn't have the words VW camper in that sentence

[jon smith]

hi started mine by washing it every night then sitting in front of tv and twitling it then twice a week going to bed with it wet trying to find more pics

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[minili]

Thanks Jon, well they look awesome, very tidy though do you maintain them, ie crocheting or wax? I can't wait til my hair gets more knotty, but I don't want to do too much to it incase I damage it in the long run!

[jon smith]

Thanks Jon, well they look awesome, very tidy though do you maintain them, ie crocheting or wax? I can't wait til my hair gets more knotty, but I don't want to do too much to it incase I damage it in the long run!

hi minili thanks for the comments.No i dont need to do anything to maintain them anymore no crochet or wax only the natural oils in my fingers everytime i wash it ,not everynight anymore and i still twiddle it in front of the telly, you have got a while to go yet but you will find all of a sudden they will start to dread up quite quickly good luck will keep an eye on your project found another photo this time, dreads mini and husky what more could you ask for cheers jon

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[hystrix cristata]

you should just dread it, it's going to take you years and years to get dreads if you don't

here's a pic of my girlfriend who's had dreads for about 20 months

[minili]

Hystrix: The idea was to go natural, it wasn't meant to be an overnight thing. How did your girlfriend dread her hair?

Jon: Cheers for the comments! Your pics look dread