| Mature Dreads, Thin Roots (can't find answer in memories) |
[Dec. 26th, 2009|08:41 pm] |
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Hi all~
Long time member/lurker, haven't posted in a whiiiiiilee.. Anyways, next month my dreadies will be 7 years old.....say what? yah, 7 years old. I love them dearly, but I am feeling as though the hair at my roots/scalp could be a little thicker to hold the weight of my babies. My friend at the beauty shop next to my work suggested this product called Nioxin, and I am on Treatment 2 for thinning hair. I used it(once) so far. Has anyone heard of or used Nioxin? Any experiences with shampoos designed to make hair thicker or fuller? I have been wanting to thicken my hair for a couple years now as that was when I started noticing the thinning. I have tried different shampoos with no real results, the latest was Jon Frieda's "Root Awakening" and didn't see any results at all. I use rosemary oil and that does help and I loooooooove the intense tingle.
So, I know that there have been discussions in the memories on thinning hair but I dunno, I just haven't seen the answers that I need. I know that some of my perceived thinness is due to the fact that I have wide sections but I still want thicker, fuller roots.
And how many of you use conditioner on a regular basis? In the past 7 years I have maybe used conditioner 3 times?? Perhaps using conditioner might strengthen my hair? I have just been doing the basic old wash and simple maintenance over the years but now it's time to get serious and make sure my hair is thick and healthy! Any info, advice, suggestions?
much love and blessings
~amanda~ |
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| Dreads vs Locs |
[Dec. 26th, 2009|02:42 pm] |
So I'm beginning to give serious thought to trading in my dreads for locs.
I've been admiring the thinner style of locs for some time, but the only thing really putting me off is the regular maintenance that goes into them....twisting, and re-twisting, and especially the practice of applying product to the hair to help it stick.
So I'm looking for a dialogue here...dreads? Locs? Pros and cons of both.
EDIT: thanks to ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) lishd for bringing to my attention that there might be clarification needed.
Dreads-what most people think of when they think of dreads or locks, or locs....backcombed, or natural, product free, and usually simply kept clean.
Locs-in this instance, the style of thinner dreads or locs formed usually by two strand twist, twist and pin, and usually maitained by twisting the roots periodically and/or using product and heat to set the locs.
Now mind, I'm not saying these are THE definitions of either or both. If you guys have other ideas or opinions, give 'em...this is me looking for a dialogue. |
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| (no subject) |
[Dec. 26th, 2009|11:40 am] |
oh hi, it's gorthok's & my anniversary! three years of ridiculousness, all started right here on this community.
& just like last year, i've compiled another montage of webcam shots of us. again, edited for public consumption; again, they're all pretty well worksafe. :)
( click for 2009 cuteness )
i'll have the day's writeup on my lj soon enough. happy anniversary to us. :D |
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| Hippy bathday to me DNA |
[Dec. 26th, 2009|05:10 pm] |
My dreads turned a year old on winter solstice this year, 21st december. I had a small party and took some crazy pictures....just thought i would share some with you beautiful people :)
This will be picture heavy i expect!
( Journey of the peegs )
Happy Yule! Hope you all are loved and had what you wanted!
xxxxxxxxxxxxxx |
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| new dreadies. |
[Dec. 26th, 2009|05:38 pm] |
Hi! Been a lurker for a while and have been pretty envious of the fabulous photos I've seen of people's dreads. Now taken the plunge myself. Crazy photos from the first day (today!):
( onwards! ) |
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| baby dreads |
[Dec. 26th, 2009|12:01 am] |
Hokay, my friend August gave me some dreads last night. My hair is kind of short so there's still a lot of undreaded hair. Hopefully the rest will be long enough to dread by this summer. Right now my head looks super silly, I love it.
Numero uno:
( More silliness this way. ) |
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| Merry Christmas! |
[Dec. 25th, 2009|11:34 pm] |
Time for a Christmas post! My mom's pretty awesome, she brought me 2 glass bead jewelry for my dreads!! So happy!
( A happy post ) |
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| Santa Bead |
[Dec. 25th, 2009|09:10 pm] |
I found a Santa pencil grip months ago in an abandoned house and I've been saving it for Christmas. It makes my relatives hate dreads a tiny bit less.
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| заплестись |
[Dec. 25th, 2009|10:52 pm] |
привет (:
ужасно хочется заплестись до гн
из своих 20-35см тонкие
ася: 585один844девятьдва
я в спб
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нашла. заплетут. спасиба (: |
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| Resectioning established dreads? |
[Dec. 25th, 2009|12:53 am] |
My babies are two months old now, and I've become less than fond of some of the sectioning because its creating a big bald patch. Particularly one in the back at the crown of my head, its too fat and part of it has already split off at the root. I'm thinking of trying to split it and another one near by in two diagonally, then combining the splits in the middle to make a 3rd. Would it hurt the development too much, or should I do it now before they mature any more and its more difficult?
I looked through the memories and decided to just try and rip them apart rather than cutting then sew in any loose hairs and leave them alone after that. |
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| just one |
[Dec. 24th, 2009|04:25 pm] |
Im brushing a few more out today... maybe all, not sure. |
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| (no subject) |
[Dec. 24th, 2009|10:34 am] |
I'm at home. There's a Christmas tree an inch shorter than the living room ceiling and a massive pile of gifts under it. Beautiful. Aidan and I did so much baking yesterday! We made 3 plates of chocolate brownies (back by popular demand - they went down really well last year), naamah_darling's Ginger Sluts, plum&ginger crumble, apple crumble, key lime pie and a banana & walnut cake. Soooooo good.
Merry Christmas everyone! Hope your holidays are going as nice as mine :)
(And I almost forgot: SNOW. YAY) |
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| (no subject) |
[Dec. 23rd, 2009|11:35 pm] |
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| [ | music |
| | good ol grateful dead | ] |
i started my dreads on nov. 19th this year in asheville while visitng...
ive ran into some problems while im locking my hair. my locks seem loose, not really nappy, and i cant figure out how to make them tighten up. my roots seem really loose, too, and frizzy - right now all i do is palm roll, i dont use much wax at all. i dont see much of a difference in my dreads when i palm roll them. are there any other methods i can use (i want to use as little product as i can in my hair) to tighten my dreads? also on the roots i twist them around and roll them around in a circle on my scalp. am i doing something wrong?
also, what should i NOT put in my dreads? i know regular shampoo should not be used under any circumstance.. but in a bind, can i use an organic soap? (ive used chandrika sandalwood soap since ive had them, and only once.. its been awhile haha... that soap has been fine but im just not sure.)
when trying to make two smaller dreads take into one bigger one, what should i do?
also what is this jazz i hear about wax being bad for your dreads and getting all up in there and making them fall apart in later years? im overwhelmed by dready superstition...
thanks you guys - im working on my second month. |
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| Bleach is like Bacon, so bad yet so good... |
[Dec. 23rd, 2009|04:19 pm] |
I posted for my two monthes, now I'm at 2 and a half. I just wanted to show off my freshly bleached locks... It's rare I feel outgoing about my looks, so I'm going with it! I had some serious roots growing in, so I needed them done. It just seems to take me forever to have time, even with being snowed in the house for two days.
( On with the pictures!! )
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| Another drawing finished |
[Dec. 23rd, 2009|12:08 pm] |
Here's a drawing I finished last night:
Click on the image for a larger one.
18" x 24"
Charcoal on paper
Took around 9 hours to finish. |
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| Мухомор) |
[Dec. 23rd, 2009|02:40 pm] |
вышел довольно крупный экземпляр - 4,5 см в высоту)
диаметр отверстия - 10-11 мм
ищет заботливого хозяина!
москва, вопросы в личку) |
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| HAY! |
[Dec. 22nd, 2009|09:54 am] |
So I've been toying with the idea of dying my dreads black. What do y'all think of that??
( yay? or nay? )
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| (no subject) |
[Dec. 22nd, 2009|04:00 pm] |
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Het is vakantie en ik verveel me. |
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| Провороты |
[Dec. 22nd, 2009|03:18 pm] |
Хоть я их и не люблю, но что-то в этом определённо есть, если подплетаться только ими
( ещё ) |
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| a year and some change |
[Dec. 21st, 2009|11:18 pm] |
About 20 minutes ago I meandered into the bathroom under the ruse of "Oh, brb, potty time" with a pair of scissors. I was followed into the bathroom by my boyfriend who has since confiscated all scissors in the house, and we actually got into a physical wrestling match over a pair of them.
Well. Wtf am I supposed to do at this point? The past year has been intense with more pain then happiness, and I'm ready to shed some weight and start over. I've been flip flopping for the past month or so about ditching my locks but tonight I've made a solid decision, only to have my evil plans thwarted by my supposedly well meaning boyfriend. I am once again at a loss. So I pose a question for those who have cut off or combed out their locks after having them and nurturing them for a long time.. was it an easy decision? Do you have any regrets? Did you change your mind during the process, only to find that you can't really go back?
I wasn't ready, then I was, now I'm unsure again. It's hard to put into words exactly why I wear locks in my hair. It's hard to put into words how they've changed my thoughts and views of the world and my own personal ideas of beauty. It's hard to explain how much more calming and reassuring it is to fiddle with one of my dreads then it was to play with my brushable hair. I almost feel like I'll be giving up a huge part of myself if I cut them off, and in the same vein.. it's hair. I'll most certainly make a new set when my hair grows out. I don't know how I'll feel once/if I cut them off. I think that's what scares me. I'm sorry if this post is bizarre and rambling. I guess it's really up in the air whether or not my next one will be "goodbye for now, GUDU".
Till then, whatever it is. |
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| (no subject) |
[Dec. 21st, 2009|11:16 pm] |
I got some more pictures of the fatty pony tonight...but this time with dreads involved for sure!!
( pooony ) |
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| подплетение |
[Dec. 21st, 2009|05:23 pm] |
очень нужен кто-нибудь, кто сможет подплести на этой неделе!
и сделать это у меня дома. (метро полежаевская-октябрьское поле, от метро заберу)
icq 234579958
upd спасибо, нашлись добрые люди) |
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| Goa Dreads part 1! |
[Dec. 21st, 2009|12:58 pm] |
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Well I had an amazing time in Goa in November, it was a real adventure, and an eye opener for me. My first big trip abroad on my own (well, the curly haired man came too...) I'm doing some epic posting in my own jornal about what we did and what went on over there, so this is just "OMG how awesome were my dreads after swimming for a week!"
So heres the first batch of dreads spammage from 24 days in India!
In no particular order days 1 - 10
( Dreads, parties, elephants, waterfalls, and a little spider.... )
If you want more of the adventure, wildlife, activites and so on, check out my flickr albums, or my journal! Always willing to add new firneds who like dreads and palm trees ;)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spandorexxa/sets/72157623036041116/ - Day out
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spandorexxa/sets/72157622911053211/ - Anjuna |
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| I'm still trying |
[Dec. 21st, 2009|03:59 am] |
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| | "Ten Thousand Words" by The Avett Brothers | ] |
I'm still here.
I'm still trying.
I'm still trying to believe there is anything of any value left to discover.
I've run into more stupid beautiful people than I've run into ugly smart people. There must be a message there.
I'm not beautiful, but I'm not ugly either. Maybe I'm only a mid-intellectual.
Really, though, there must be more out there than what I've come across in 44 years.
Was I just born way too early? |
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| Куба рядом. |
[Dec. 21st, 2009|03:46 pm] |
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| | Samosad Band- Улетай на Алтай | ] |
Специально для Liebertine.
Простите, что засрала ленту. Да, я такая тупая, что не знаю, как спрятать под ссылкой "Еще" все остальные фотки, поэтому выложила всё разом. И еще я не знаю, как добавлять к комментариям фотки, поэтому пришлось создавать отдельный пост. Но я не поленилась)
ПС. Буду рада, если поделитесь тайным знанием)
Если кто-то не понял, к чему вся эта красота, поясняю- она к вот этим вот обсуждениям- http://community.livejournal.com/dread_ru/855407.html
Enjoy. |
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| Hey - a newbie here |
[Dec. 20th, 2009|02:54 pm] |
Hi, I'm Sandy from El Paso, TX... I am a newbie to LJ and dreads. I don't even have them yet actually... My hair is only a bit longer than in my profile picture. Can anyone tell me the best way to get started? And how long does my hair have to be? I heard that I can start when it's an inch. My wife and I tried to do them a couple of times when I had longer hair, but the 1st time they looked and felt awful and the next time we couldn't keep them going. (long story) My other concern is that some dreads look absolutely vile and dirty and others look amazing!!! I have heard that they just lock up and kinda have a mind of their own in a way. Any advice / opinions? Thanks, ~Sandy~ |
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| Clip free Loc Maintenance |
[Dec. 20th, 2009|01:05 pm] |
a step by step tutorial of how i retwist my loc's newgrowth. no clips necessary!
FOOTNOTE:
please keep in mind that maintenance regimens vary by hair type as well as personal preference. i understand that not everyone in this community endorses the usage of hair gels or products but i assure you that the product i'm using is alcohol free and has never done any damage to my hair. |
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| A litte over six months maybe? |
[Dec. 20th, 2009|11:39 am] |
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So six months ago I decided to dread up again. I had a few random ones here and there of different ages, but when my friend came to town we knotted the rest up. No one probably remembers me, it's been a while since I posted, but it's alright I'm just glad to be back on the internet.
( kjjfhsdifhosidjfs )
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| Happy Times |
[Dec. 20th, 2009|11:25 am] |
I'm having a day of exquisite dread love. I've got a nice beer in me, the air smells like woodsmoke and snow, my sister and bro-in-law are coming for Christmas and I had a lovely salt soak earlier. I'm feeling pretty happy at the mo' so I thought I'd celebrate with a couple of dreadshots.
I felted some pretty wool in there to make myself feel a better a little while ago and I love the way it looks with my bumpy dreads as they knot up. :D
( Have a look )
p.s. Please don't tell me the dangers of felting, etc. I've read the memories and I know. <3 Thanks! |
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