Hi and welcome to you and all the other new members!

I agree the best thing is to ask your stylist if she has any hints for
you. For washing its always good to use a mint/tea tree formula if you
can't get anything else suggested. And as for the flakies...try an
astringent like witchazel dabbed on the scalp - but not too much!

--- Kimbrely Reed <liquidaperture@...> wrote:

> Hi and welcome!
>
> First of all remember that its still your hair and you should still
> keep some of the same routines. Contact your stylist and ask their
> suggestion and follow it for at least a month.
>
> When you dry your hair let the water drain from it for 2-5 minutes
> before sandwiching a section of hair with the towel. Then squeeze
> or press the dreadlocks with a downward motion. Afterwards hair dry.
>
> If you decide to color your dreadlocks you should get it
> professionally done.
>
> Then there are excellent sites that have great products like Carol's
> Daughter, Dreadlocks HQ and www.bellatwist.com. Olive oil is a good
> moisturizer and may help with the flaking. There is a recipe at
> www.bellatwist.com
> Congrats on your new hair!
>
>
> julesjz <julesjz@...> wrote: Hey
> all, so glad I found this site through Hair Police where I got a
> dread perm almost three weeks ago...New to the metro area also, so
> trying to get to know some people! I am definately not savvy with
> this site, so I'm sure the answers may be out there, but I'm not a
> good navigator with this yet...so here goes...I need some help!
>
> Ok, first of all, Can't wash the hair for a month (after the dread
> perm) and whats the best stuff to use and how to I do it actually?
> and how do I make sure the dreads get dry completely? I've heard
> some
> horror stories about mildew and mold growind inside of wet dreads!
> (that makes me paranoid!)
> Aslo, the itchies! Oh my God! I've already used up all the
> peppermint
> spray, the itchies are worst at night, I wake up and scratch like
> crazy and I have dandruff everywhere! How do I help that??
>
> Let's see, also wondering if any of you sleep in your hair styles
> from the day and if that's ok, for instance, I had mine up in two
> pony tails and slept like that..but I'm I suppost to take it out to
> sleep, is it bad to sleep with hair tied up?
>
> Hmmm,,, what else...eventually I would love to get my dreads
> permanently colored, what's the verdict on that and is that hard?
>
> thanks for all your help! I definately feel alone in dready world!
>
> Its funny the last three weeks I've gotten plenty of stares wherever
>
> I go, I feel like geez! what's the big deal! It's just dreads!
>
> Can't wait to hear from somebody! looks like this is a cool site
> once
> I can figure it out, thanks
> julie
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...way of the dread
dreadperms and maintenance by cherie matrix
hair police trained london england










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