grow dreadlocks

I’ve started my dreadlocks as of March 1, 2009. My mantra this year is going to be about learning patience, especially with myself. Dreads are a perfect way to do this. I have no issues with the vanity I possess, but I suppose I must realize that it takes work sometimes to get something really unique and beautiful

I went to start my weekly hair cut again last night and decided I’m not doing it anymore. I’ve been maintaining waves in my hair for about a month now. My hair got super wavy and “pretty” according to my niece. I KNOW I dont want to be one of those pretty guys, but thats exactly what I turned in to. Maintaining waves is more work then tis worth and I cant go to the gym for fear of sweating to much and getting moisturizer in my eyes.

So… I’m growing my hair out to start the process for locks. I imagine this will require much discipline in coming months. Wish me luck.

I have an appt. to have my hair cut and colored blue Monday. My daughter who is ten says I am Ithe only frum mom who would dye her hair blue-she’s prob right!

It sure does take a long time to grow my hair out…

Yar, finished the fisrt part to my dread journey 26 days ago. theyve loosened up alot since the original backcombing and have just started to form new knots. its such an amazing journey and i know im only at the beginning. looking forward to having locks on my head for many years to come.
Photo is of a few days after I got them

I talked my mum into dreading my hair and over the past 5 or so days shes been dreading a few each night. I still have about 10 more on the top that are undreaded but should be done by tomorrow night. All up I think ill have 30. WOOOOH! When theyre done ill post an image.

I began loc’ing my hair . . . I don’t even really remember when. Hmm . . . it all began w/ me being unemployed and not being able to afford to get my hair done regularly. It was just too costly. Then when I was doing my relaxer myself . . . my mom said I over processed it. I say I just constantly pick w/ my hair and so I had a short spot and it was breaking off. Anyhow, I decided to just cut it off. I had toyed w/ the idea of going natural and so w/ nothing to lose, decided, why not. I was turning 30 and felt like . . . why not?! I got it all cut off and was rocing a cropped ‘do for a bit. That was February 4, 2005.

I was not sure if I wanted to loc my hair or just do the natural thing. Once it began to grow in, I would do 2 strand twists, or just twist it in general. It would begin to loc, and then I would just comb it out and re-braid/twist my hair. I did that for a while . . . then I up and moved from NY to VA and on a whim decided, why the heck not. I made an appointment for a consultation at this spot in DC called Knotty Naturals, w/ the owner Nazz. I went in with the intent of getting 2 strand twists, but decided to come back to begin the loc’ing process. Now, I have a head of thick hair that loves to grow and grow fast. As I had mentioned before, when I would do the 2 strand twist or just twist it alone, after a day or 2, my hair would begin to fuse with itself. I liked to say, MY HAIR LOVES ITSELF! IT JUST WANTS TO BE CLOSER TO ITSELF!

Well, that was March 21, 2006 and it is now March 15 . . . wow, I did not even realize that . . . the 1st day of spring is the 21st . . . and here it is almost a year later and I am talking about my experience w/ loc’ing my hair. I like it. It is still growing fast and furious. I don’t go for maintenance like I ought to. Right now I have not been to the salon in like 3 months. I have been shampoo-ing it on my own. It is time for some manicuring by the professionals now. I am looking quite fuzzy and I am not a fan of that look on me.

I was convinved and in love with the idea from the beginning, my family and friends, not so much. I worried that in a new place that was not NY . . would I be able to find work? Then, I just don’t like to do my hair . . . how crazy am I going to look w/ crazy fuzzies all over the place? Well for me, since I had at least 4-5 inches of natural hair, I walked out with locs and not the small baby locs that are a part of the beginning stages.

I cannot wait for them to get some length. My cousin thinks I should get some color in them, at least the tips. I don’t know. I have never been one on coloring my hair. I always got complements on how beautiful my black hair was. Back in the day, people sometimes would ask if I was wearing a wig it was so black and shiny. I don’t know. We will see.

My friend says that Locs, in her eyes, automatically make you more beautiful. I say, an arched eyebrow in addition to locs automatically make you more beautiful.

Hey, beauty is in the eye of the beholder . . . what do you see?

Alrighty, Ive ordered the products off the internet from US, only to find out I can get them locally for cheaper! but oh well, when this stuff runs out I’ll know where to find more. At least my hairs a good length- almost halfway down my back, except its layered…
Peace

currently have shoulder length boring dreads but i want to grow them, dye them blonde and dye the tips blue! yeah rock on XD

It’s about 6 inches long. That will result in dreads about 3 or 4 inches long I think. They’d look shit so I’ve still a little way to go on this.