First, a MAJOR apology. I’ve been super busy with this thing called life, and have been unable to update my dreadlock process. But alas! I have made a commitment to commit more posts.
After a quick review of my previous dreadlock post, I think I’m ready to continue the timeline. So, at eight to nine weeks, I blunted my tips. Looking back, I wish I would have waited another month or two more before doing it. Why? I may have knotted the ends too well. Also, it seems some dreadlocks are losing hair to other locks, and some locks have been coupled with other locks purposefully. WOW! A lot has happened!
When I maintain my locks, I like to separate them and try to work on a lock at a time. If I notice hair from another lock tangling in with the lock I’m working on, I try to pull the hair out intact (without breaking it) to give it back to it’s rightful lock. Loose hairs are rolled, and worked back into the proper lock.
A few of the locks I had were, well, too thin. Especially the ones near my temple, in front of my ears. So, I married those locks with the lock next door, and have a much thicker set of locks coming in near those places.
So, what’s the future of my locks? Well, at the time of this post, I’m trying to leave them alone as much as possible, especially at the roots. I only maintain them for loose hair, keeping them looking good, but I’m not using any tools at the roots. Still palm rolling like mad.
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