Natural Dreadlocks

lol your girl made you cut it didnt she :D

[QUOTE=B-Low]lol your girl made you cut it didnt she :D[/QUOTE]

she nudged me a little bit, but she really didn't care about my hair. My parents and grandma were worse tho, I honestly just felt like cutting it, short hair feels so nice in the summer.

:roll:

yay enayes!

I read all 8 pages to feel bamboozled .....

I have decided to start my journey once again. I will update in 6 months.
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(not me)

i'm actually seriously considering growing dreadlocks.. i have thought about it in the last 4-5 months already but i kept cutting it cause i always got annoyed when my hair reached a certain length and it be such a hassle drying it in the morning..

questions:
- natural vs. beeswax method, give me the pros and cons
- how long does it have to be until i can do it?
- how much work and effor is there in maintaining it? (especially new growth)
- what kinda dreads did you get? thick ones or rupaul looking ones?
- do you find people treat you differently or look at you differently with dreads lol?

I grew my shit out to about 3 inches and was about to lock it up but got tired and shaved it off. Now my hair is about an inch long and I'm waiting for it to grow a bit and then try again. I found a couple cats at school here in LA that can help me so I just gotta wait....

[QUOTE=halffttime]i'm actually seriously considering growing dreadlocks.. i have thought about it in the last 4-5 months already but i kept cutting it cause i always got annoyed when my hair reached a certain length and it be such a hassle drying it in the morning..

questions:
- natural vs. beeswax method, give me the pros and cons
- how long does it have to be until i can do it?
- how much work and effor is there in maintaining it? (especially new growth)
- what kinda dreads did you get? thick ones or rupaul looking ones?
- do you find people treat you differently or look at you differently with dreads lol?[/QUOTE]

I need to know if your black or white first and then I'll do my best to answer your questions. The hair types are very different.

[B][COLOR="Navy"]Just disregard the stupid ass poses! They are pretty g@y!

I did mine naturally although i have fine hair. It took longer to start locking than most black people. Because I let them grow naturally yes I was ridiculed by people. Its a humbling process. You learn character, strong self esteem, and confidence as you let it grow natural. I didnt use beeswax but I used aloe plants in my hair. People did treat me differently though the average civilian were pains in the arse but I was with people in my inner circle that it was ok. Considering I was heavy into neo-soul what people call it these days those are the women I liked so it was fine for me socially. Most civilian american women though I wasnt getting love from but again non-americans and neo-soul women was all I dated so it wasnt that bad for me.

very early and notty dread look i let them grow together how they ever they were going to grow[/COLOR][/B]

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[B][COLOR="Navy"]a few years later i separated them i had too many growing together 3 or 4 links together at the end but a huge base[/COLOR][/B]

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Then I decided to let them grow together but more groomed
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Then I decided to separate them somewhat
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[B][COLOR="Navy"]People always assumed I was in a music band... that was the biggest thing. People would walk up to me and ask me stuff like that or where could they get the sticky green from. :roll: :applause: :roll: [/COLOR][/B]

[QUOTE=Rameek]People always assumed I was in a music band... that was the biggest thing. People would walk up to me and ask me stuff like that or [B]where could they get the sticky green from[/B]. :roll: :applause: :roll: [/QUOTE]
lol does that offend you? I'd always feel bad suggesting that a person looks like they smoke when they don't.

sick dreads rameek, congrats on sticking with it and not giving up :applause:

[QUOTE=Rameek][B][COLOR="Navy"]People always assumed I was in a music band... that was the biggest thing. [/COLOR][/B][/QUOTE]

hahaha
where's erykah badu at? :oldlol:

Here is a picture taken just now, my hair is pretty short so its gonna be awhile. Buckle up guys.
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