Tribe.net. Local Connections Lola http://dreadtribe.tribe.net/thread/8f6d996c-3922-4d89-b92c-8269e9acca01#d5a4d697-ffa8-4bc5-b6aa-d3e7373c229f 2009-07-31T21:20:50Z 2009-07-31T21:20:50Z

Sugar, ure 100% right.............I was referrin!g to Relaxed hair. Guess I got all the terms mixed up. Thanks and Cheers!

Lola 2009-07-31T21:20:50Z Rebekah http://dreadtribe.tribe.net/thread/8f6d996c-3922-4d89-b92c-8269e9acca01#7be5d253-5f17-46f0-b987-291c3c60a847 2009-07-18T13:15:44Z 2009-07-18T13:15:44Z

Doh! You would be right...sorry, Lola...I have been away from the salon too long, apparently...I forget that there are some terms that are the same but mean a completely different thing on ethnic hair...but...permed/relaxed hair is still rougher because the products used open the cuticle to affect a change in hair texture...but (again) I understand your confusion...relaxed hair is very hard to do anything with except straighten or curl with irons or to braid or (yay!) dread...just keep at it and even with the pain-in-the-arse of the relaxed hair, it'll work itself out...

Rebekah 2009-07-18T13:15:44Z Sugar http://dreadtribe.tribe.net/thread/8f6d996c-3922-4d89-b92c-8269e9acca01#67c10756-13be-4aed-9070-141c5b0f93f0 2009-07-11T18:35:17Z 2009-07-11T18:35:17Z

"Permed hair is not dead-straight, it gives hair some shape with which the individual hairs can grab each other and therefore mat-together. Perms can also kinda dry-out hair, which is also great for dreading..." I think the "perm" Lola referring to is a relaxer, used to make her hair straight. So, it would inhibit the dreading process some, but I think the extra length is worth it.

Sugar 2009-07-11T18:35:17Z thomas http://dreadtribe.tribe.net/thread/8f6d996c-3922-4d89-b92c-8269e9acca01#925bbb18-24ec-4c41-a003-12e670900474 2009-07-10T21:15:20Z 2009-07-10T21:15:20Z

I did a mixture of backcomb rip and pull and crochet on my locks myself. I would consider my hair more than matted.. but the results may be different on caucasian hair texture.

thomas 2009-07-10T21:15:20Z thomas http://dreadtribe.tribe.net/thread/8f6d996c-3922-4d89-b92c-8269e9acca01#a463da49-e2c6-49c3-8198-dede539fe932 2009-07-10T21:10:40Z 2009-07-10T21:10:40Z

I wish rip and pull could be used on my hair but well it's too fro like or was.

thomas 2009-07-10T21:10:40Z Beksta http://dreadtribe.tribe.net/thread/8f6d996c-3922-4d89-b92c-8269e9acca01#bd741ae9-e15b-4574-b912-32c5a4fb21f7 2009-06-26T03:09:00Z 2009-06-26T03:09:00Z

aha! told you it was a great way to create knots ;-) Whenever I create dreads from scratch, I follow backcombing with this, and it really does help hair lock faster i the long run... Good on you! Remain wax free, and your dreads will lock so much quicker! (and they'll be a helluva lot cleaner!!! Permed hair is not dead-straight, it gives hair some shape with which the individual hairs can grab each other and therefore mat-together. Perms can also kinda dry-out hair, which is also great for dreading...a lot of salons will actually chuck a perm solution into straight hair before even attempting to backcomb.

Beksta 2009-06-26T03:09:00Z Lola http://dreadtribe.tribe.net/thread/8f6d996c-3922-4d89-b92c-8269e9acca01#7afd6475-fab7-4cc6-8ecc-2fb60d8dbd50 2009-06-25T19:05:36Z 2009-06-25T19:05:36Z

ok everyone...........I did the rip n pull method and OMG, the difference is clear. I love the results! the only thing is i think i over ripped some and didn't palm roll properly cos i still see the division in the dread. Beyond that, it does look neater. My hubby keeps saying I should use wax ccos it will look way better...........told him Nope, I'm resisting that temptation! The only thing I still don't understand though u and Rebekah seem to agree on it: is how permed hair locks easier...permed hair doesn't have kinks...at least mine doesn't........unless I just don't understand

Lola 2009-06-25T19:05:36Z Beksta http://dreadtribe.tribe.net/thread/8f6d996c-3922-4d89-b92c-8269e9acca01#dcf0799a-e98a-441e-bc10-1a6d844cdcd7 2009-06-23T23:55:33Z 2009-06-23T23:55:33Z

LOL bek's got it spot on the money re: the perm...the more 'kinks' you have in your hair, the easier it will be to lock-up. Re: the rip n pull method...this will give you the pointy ends, like mine....(the rounded ends I always recommend sewing back into the dread with a wool needle). You won't need to do this method regularly, but you will know when you will, anytime you have some tips unravelling, do it. Won't need to be done every day. With my dead-straight hair, I generally only need to do it maybe 3-4 times, maybe once a week, making sure to give those tips a really hard palm-roll afterwards, and then they're dreaded and I don't have to do them again. So it takes me about a month to achieve them perfectly dreaded-up, doing them once a week.

Beksta 2009-06-23T23:55:33Z Rebekah http://dreadtribe.tribe.net/thread/8f6d996c-3922-4d89-b92c-8269e9acca01#f1815c03-b040-472d-8b98-f82beaf5f59f 2009-06-23T21:41:11Z 2009-06-23T21:41:11Z

haha...Lola, the perm will help in that curly hair locks up much easier than straight hair...and since permed hair is a bit 'rougher' than natural, straight hair, each hair will grab onto the next much more readily... I'll let Beksta explain the rip'n'pull, cuz she knows more about that part than I...but I think you can do your ends either way you like...I tend to like a lil bit of wispys on the end of dreads, too...to each, and all...but the rounded ends just aren't as appealing to me...

Rebekah 2009-06-23T21:41:11Z Lola http://dreadtribe.tribe.net/thread/8f6d996c-3922-4d89-b92c-8269e9acca01#0e40f929-e161-43dd-9fe0-43fbd2ae2a2f 2009-06-23T19:03:23Z 2009-06-23T19:03:23Z

Beksta...........r u trying to console me...how on earth would this leftover perm work in my favor...it's okay to tell me the truth...I can handle it......LOL. Per the rip n pull method, should I do that as often as I palm roll or only after I wash my hair? Would the ends b round or pointed? I'm trying to achieve the pointed ends...is that possible to manipulate or d dreads just do what they want?

Lola 2009-06-23T19:03:23Z Beksta http://dreadtribe.tribe.net/thread/8f6d996c-3922-4d89-b92c-8269e9acca01#effd95f9-9ad0-4b5b-991a-c5bccba0ea5c 2009-06-22T13:01:20Z 2009-06-22T13:01:20Z

awww awesome! they will thicken-up again, don't stress about that. OK cool, I have dead-straight hair, but the fact you got some leftover perm left will work well in your dreading-favour lol ok the rip n pull method. Take one of your dreads in both hands, hold by the tip in both hands. seperate the tip into two sections (doesn't have to be neat), and pull it hard, like your pulling your dreadlock into two dreadlocks. Put the sections back together, and do the rip again, but using two different sections. Do this over and over until you reach the bottom of the dread. This method creates knots from top to bottom of dread. Give a nice hard palm-rolling afterwards.

Beksta 2009-06-22T13:01:20Z Lola http://dreadtribe.tribe.net/thread/8f6d996c-3922-4d89-b92c-8269e9acca01#dbb84748-a843-4067-8684-2c453abddd61 2009-06-22T00:51:43Z 2009-06-22T00:51:43Z

Hi every1, I finally took down the yarn twists and OMG, my hair looked like a bowl of noodles. Washed it out and palmrolled all over again...I also did a little of backcombing the loose hairs and put a little olive oil on my scalp cos it's so so so dry. Beksta, my hair is straight and I still have some perm in it cos I refused to cut b4 i started. The ends are driving me crazy..guess cos I don't understand the rip/tear method u mentioned. No wax/butta used...Yippppppeeeee

Lola 2009-06-22T00:51:43Z Beksta http://dreadtribe.tribe.net/thread/8f6d996c-3922-4d89-b92c-8269e9acca01#b12c2f0e-c646-45f2-a955-aa3d7aca932e 2009-06-19T15:20:07Z 2009-06-19T15:20:07Z

awwww *curtseys* thanks ladies :))

Beksta 2009-06-19T15:20:07Z Piskie http://dreadtribe.tribe.net/thread/8f6d996c-3922-4d89-b92c-8269e9acca01#69b03d7d-0692-4da2-8bd8-202c1781a852 2009-06-19T07:54:44Z 2009-06-19T07:54:44Z

I know! She's the dreadlock angel ;)

Piskie 2009-06-19T07:54:44Z Rebekah http://dreadtribe.tribe.net/thread/8f6d996c-3922-4d89-b92c-8269e9acca01#8205e3f4-46e2-491a-bfea-d90010a3e569 2009-06-19T01:07:55Z 2009-06-19T01:07:55Z

What would all these people do without you, girl?

Rebekah 2009-06-19T01:07:55Z Beksta http://dreadtribe.tribe.net/thread/8f6d996c-3922-4d89-b92c-8269e9acca01#ebe218a0-9415-4385-b3d1-5100964a1119 2009-06-19T00:24:13Z 2009-06-19T00:24:13Z

hi Lola :) oh wow so they're still super-young! Seriously, don't stress! They WILL dread-up, don't be discouraged with them at the moment lol although I know this is hard to do with baby dreads lol :P ok sounds like you got a great method going there...and yeah, keep away from wax and the butta...they'll just cause problems. Yarn - yeah you do get some dread thinning with this method, and especially at such a young age, you really don't need to do it. I only use bindings in small 1-2 inch sections, and only as decorations, not for any actual 'need'. What sort of hair do you have? Straight? wavy? curly?

Beksta 2009-06-19T00:24:13Z Lola http://dreadtribe.tribe.net/thread/8f6d996c-3922-4d89-b92c-8269e9acca01#46f40d26-22aa-439b-8e77-52014ec09385 2009-06-17T21:58:02Z 2009-06-17T21:58:02Z

Beksta, just checked and I've actually had my dreads only since May 1st...so that's exactly One month 2wks and 2 days. My God, I could swear that I had them much longer than that.....ahhhhhhhhhh. Ok back to ur questns. At first, I was washing/waxing once a week and then palm rolling practically everyday. By the end of the 3rd wk, stopped the wax and would just wash and palm roll. Used Dread butta every time it looked dry. Then, 10 days ago, I used Yarn and did 2 strand twists cos I heard it helps dread hair. Boy was I wrong! So now, as u all have advised, plan to take down the yarn this wkend!

Lola 2009-06-17T21:58:02Z Beksta http://dreadtribe.tribe.net/thread/8f6d996c-3922-4d89-b92c-8269e9acca01#ab8e4250-ff05-4ebd-bdeb-d111464b9b56 2009-06-17T20:07:01Z 2009-06-17T20:07:01Z

as far as I'm concerned, crocheted dreads are not dreadlocks. They are not matted hair. And they certainly look different. You can spot someone who's crocheted instead of let their hair mat-up. And whichever method you choose, you;d have to stick to it, cos you'd be able to see the diference in the two methods. I'd stick with waiting and actually "dreadlocking" rather than crocheting. Don't stress with your baby dreads...I've had them 3 times now, and they really are a bitch lol...but it DOES get better! How old are they now? Exactly what are you doing atm for maintenance?

Beksta 2009-06-17T20:07:01Z Lola http://dreadtribe.tribe.net/thread/8f6d996c-3922-4d89-b92c-8269e9acca01#6f8658ab-71d0-4783-91d3-1c77ae39fa16 2009-06-16T23:30:06Z 2009-06-16T23:30:06Z

Back with yet another question. Are crotchet dreads the same as Interlocking dreads? I'm thinking yet again of a 'quick' solution to my baby dreads. A few people advised I should go to an expert at least once...so I think I should take that route. I spoke to the lady today and she said the neatest and quickest way would be to crotchet the dreads. My only worry is what happens with the new growth...do i continue to palmroll the new growth or keep on with the crotchet method.............and would it be uniform to the rest of the crotchet dread......or u don't palmroll? Basically, dear friends of mine..............should I or shouldn't? I know I worry too much and may b a bit vane over all this.........but hey, I have good advisers here......LOL.

Lola 2009-06-16T23:30:06Z