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Q. Do you happen to know anything about dread breakage? I’ve been bleaching my dreadies for some time now, so using a good dread wax once a week seems to condition them well. But I’ve noticed that they still are often dry…and I’ve heard stories of dreads breaking off. Should I be using oil as well?
A. Hmm… yeah, warm oil probably wouldn’t hurt if you’re really concerned about it. Try jojoba oil from the health food store. But dreads are typically quite dry anyway – maybe next time you see someone with healthy-looking dreads, ask if you can feel them to compare texture, etc. to try and determine whether or not you should be concerned about their condition.
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Due to the fine texture of my hair, my dreads are pretty thin. They are now shoulder length and every 3-4 weeks I get them tightened with the crochet type hook. Now I am experiencing alot of breakage at the scalp level and, the dread appears to be thinner than ever.
What could be causing this breakage? Is it the hook approach pulling the lock through the new growth? I am disheartened when I see a dread fall out or snapping off an inch from the scalp. Any suggestions as to what could be the cause. I am in my early 60′s but I don’t lean to baldness. HELP….
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I have been growing my dreads for about a year ,and the ends on my dreads aren’t locking. I have tried almost every product there is but they just doesn’t work. What should I do?
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How often are you latching? How much tension are you putting when you latch them? Over twisting, palm rolling and excessive tightness will thin your locks. The best thing is to leave your hair alone and let it do its own thing.
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I have a ritual with my locs. I tie my hair up every night. When I get up I shake me locs spray essential oils to my hair and go. During the summer I do it twice a day oppose to the winter time. Then about every 4 days I add oils w/o water and do scalp massages that really helps, gets the circulation going and natural oils moving right along!
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This information is very helpful. How long have your hair been loced? Also, what is the texture of your hair?
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If you have a lock with a really thinning bit a little tip for fixing it is, (I call it scaffolding) take a bit off the bottom of an long dread and brush it out a bit or buy some human hair for hair extentions take a small but reasonably sized amount of the hair and roll it around in your hands like your making a ball and then wrap the knotty ball around the thinning part. Useing a very small crochet hook pick at the new hair until it is all pulled into and around the dread and if its the same colour you should not be able to tell its there. It will thicken up the thin bit and hold it in place so no snaping (scaffolding)
Yet another reason for the crochet hook. its the perfect tool for every dread dilema.
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i been locking my hair up for bout 6months now and something when im playing with my dreads i feel areas where it feels like the hair has came out of the dread and is short, is that a sign of breaking??
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what do i need to do??
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i have a question i have had dreads 3 4 times because i wuz tryin 2 have perfect dreads and they always seem 2 break from me twisting them to much but the ones i have now are perfect except a small corner is there neway u think i can fix them without starting over
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I’ve had a healthy head of locs up until the last year, during which I have (and am) enduring repetiive cycles of high stress. As a result, my locs are breaking like crazy, from the root and at the ends. Its much worse on one side than the the other. I’ve been using essential oils every other day, and Apoghee Treatment once a week. I am seriously trying to save them, but fear I may have to cut them off and start over. Any advise will help.
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