Anonymous asked: Helllllppp! I've been crazy busy with work the whole year and now there are whole strands of hair loose! Any advice on how to deal with it? It looks terrible!
Loose hair tips: I’d scroll through the blog to find them, if I’m honest. But still, anyone want to suggest anything?
amanda-ember asked: To the anon that asked about swimming with dreads. I swam with mine without a swim cap and never encountered any problems. I just washed them after to make sure I got the chlorine out. My firnd had a problem with hers but I think it was because hers were dyed blonde and would go green. But I've been told you can get rid of that with bicarbonate of soda. You can get extra large swimming caps though if you're a little worried about it all.
Thank you very very much! Anon, this seems like your answer
Anonymous asked: I am a year round swimmer but I have really wanted dreads for about three years. Would it hurt to swim like two or three days a week in chlorine? I had read about the issue of not drying and that creating a mold problem but I wasn't sure...I need help! :/
Not drying dreadlocks properly can lead to mould.
Whenever I shower and don’t wash my hair I wear a shower-cap: really good. You know those rubber swimming caps? I guess they would work the same. Though they’re a lot smaller - you can always get an extra large one.
Help darlings!
buddhafish asked: re: a question about table salt... that's not gonna work on your dreads, plus it's corrosive. you should use sea salt, put about a teaspoon per cup of water, avoid the roots & scalp because it can burn, and spray mostly the ends of your hair. you can also add essential oils to this if you wish.
sea salt! Yes, as with piercing. Thank you, my own err for not spotting that.
Anonymous asked: avoid wax if you can-- i would say use thread/floss to wrap the dread and hold it in place, or rubber bands if that's all you have, and just make sure to keep an eye on their shape until they lock up
thank you!
Anonymous asked: Most of my hair is real thick but the back of my head the hair is finer and soft. Should I use wax to palm roll the finer parts of my hair.
I don’t really know if wax would help at all…
But. I suck. So.
Help this person darling.
foxy-badger asked: I read a lot about holes and loops and unravelling dreads... Get a crotchet needle. When you have a loop or a hole, pull the end through the hole. Do it again in the opposite direction to make it entirely disappear. And with the unravelling, just work on your dreads with the crotchet needle. They'll get firmer again.
Thank you! (sorry, I didn’t see this until just now!!)
