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Dreadlocks
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28-07-2011 6:53pm#1
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I have no idea why the subject of Dreadlocks has anything got to do with
Limerick City...........................................but....
Not a dreads fan myself. They look cool on Predator just not on pasty pale Irish lads.
My minds stereotypical image for me when it comes to the Irish and Dreads is
a Crusty Hippie waster that's into piercings, Ear Plugs, Firebreathing and juggling and getting stoned off their face while claiming the dole and with a mind set of **** the system.
When I think of people with dreads I always wonder about hygiene and maintenance. How do you wash them apart from soaking?
Is stuff just masked ?
http://www.knottyboy.com/shop/product/natural_mistic_lock_deodorizer_fragrance_spray/
I keep getting reminded of cutting matts from my long haired cats hair and
seeing just how solid clumps of hair can get and how much horrible stuff is lurking within the hair.
Had a lass in the place I work that had started out with dreads that grew long and eventually they nearly reached her waist and everything was matted and clumped together and was the start to something like this:
(Of course an all male with no female non Irish, Turkish Only, magical barber may be able to fix ya up
should you go down the dreaded road! we have such experts in Da City)
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Fatigued Face wrote: »To the scummy, scruffy, unwashed , dole waster comments, how sterotypical can you be. I wouldn't like to be rastafarian around you or even slightly alternative for that matter... Broaden your mind dude you may be surprised to find not all people live "down" to your twisted expectations!
When I mentioned my minds stereotypical image! it was not meant to offend or be a form of Prejudice. I'm a firm believer that when I visually look at someone I will unwillingly form a stereotypical image of them based on their looks and initial behavior , I then need to use logic/common sense/manners and more observation to determine what I actually think of someone as a person.
Can you be open minded and narrow minded at the same time ?
I come from an alternative scene often stereotyped being a Goth
and I admit I stereotype myself. Stereotypes are present in life
for a reason, quite possibly because more often than not they could be true......but just not always.
If you saw me with Blue Hair, pale skin, possibly wearing lipstick and eyeliner being a bloke, with Knee high leather boots, and ankle length
jacket in a club full of androgynous looking people I would most likely
be stereotyped by most people not in the scene as a goth/weirdo/freak/mansonite/spookiekid/doomcookie and various other labels.
my sexuality and certain assumptions based on looks alone would most likely be questioned if I looked soft and not a ard man and was dressed up for club wear.
When someone uses the term knacker/chav/scumbag the stereotypical image will be Tracksuit wearing, white tackies, certain hair styles, hoop earings and pajama wearing females with orange makeup and lots of cheap gold,
causing trouble all the time and being loud.
When someone uses the term Biker/metaler, I think of a long haired,
leather wearing, headbanging type sporting facial hair and generally a bit mad.
When someone uses the term Crusty, I think of shaved head, or even mullet, or dreads with an green army jacket and a dog begging
for a smoke or some spare change.
When I see the term Mormon I think of a Black Pants white shirt and black name badge knocking on peoples doors trying to Bring Jesus into your live.
When I think Rastafarian I think someone with Dreads that smokes Hash
as part of a religion?
When I think of Nerd I see an awquard computer game obsessed, dice rolling geek with no social skills, poor fashion sense.
on the flip side.
When you think of a homeless person, you mind does not conjurer up an image of someone dressed in a suit.
When you think of a magician do you think of someone in a Tuxedo doing tricks with a top hat and white doves ?
What image does your mind conjurer up when you think Boy Racer!
I think yer mind will form images and thoughts based on stereotypes to
form an initial impression on people BECAUSE of lack of other information based on the persons personality. Your mind works by putting information into a category to store and retain information.
(I'm probably talking pure ****e on a Friday night after tapping into
some of my 60l of homebrew but to make a long story short I'f I caused any offense to anyone reading I'm sorry)
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Bullets wrote:Not a dreads fan myself. They look cool on Predator just not on pasty pale Irish lads.
I think dreads can look great on anybody, regardless of skin colour.Fatigued Face wrote: »I want to get dreads put into my hair. Is there anywhere in Limerick that people know of that are good? Anyone have dreads themselves? What's the maintenance like?:)
Hi there, I've had dreads for just over a year now, theres a few different ways you can get them. You can do them yourself or with a friend, you don't have to go to a salon to pay somebody to do it for you. You don't have to use wax if you don't want to, it has it's advantages and disadvantages. I'll share briefly what I've learned about dreads and dreading methods over the last year.
***First of all bear in mind that contrary to the vast majority of people's opinions, the cleaner the hair is the quicker it will dread. ***
I'll explain a few different methods:
-Natural. ALL hair will dread eventually if you stop brushing it. This method requires you do.... nothing, except keep your hair clean. After a few weeks you will notice your hair begining to section itself as strands of hair start to clump together. The bigger the sections, the thicker the dreads. If you want thin dreads, seprate the sections into smaller sections, if you want thick dreads, let multiple sections merge together.
How thick/thin you want them to be are your choice, I prefer thicker ones. I have a mix of mostly thick dreads and some thin ones.
Advantages: Everybody is different, so is their hair. Your dreads will look totally unique, an uniqueness that cannot be emulated by a hairdresser.
Disadvantages: This method takes the longest amount of time. It will take at least one year before until they start looking like dreads. Do not try this option if you do not have the balls (or female equivelant) to walk around in public with a messy head of hair.
-Twist And Rip. This is the method I chose. You grab a section of hair (remember the thicker the section, the thicker the dread), hold the strands by the bottom and twist one, then pull the strands apart, forcing knots up towards the roots. Keep repeating this process, twist once and then pull the strands away from each other (rip). Each time you "rip" grab a different the strands in a different place, this will create more "knots". This should take at least 1-2 hours to do, and is easier if you have a friend help do the back of your head.
This method will give you instant looking dreads, but they start to unravel after a few days. This is supposed to happen, they will unravel and tighten again. This method is like a way of "boosting" the natual method.
Advantages: Takes less time than the natural method
Disadvantaves: It's harder to do thicker dreads this way. I let a few of my dreads merge together (congo) to create thicker ones.
-Backcombing: This is like an alternative to the twist and rip method. Grab a section of hair and a strong metal comb. Starting at the roots, aggressively comb the hair BACKWARDS and work your way down to the tips. Again, like twist and rip, when using this method the hair will unravel, and then tighten naturally on their own.
Advantages: Quick and easy.
Disadvantages: If you have short hair, this method will make the dreads stick out like sideshow bob for a while until they settle down. I happen to think it looks pretty cool, but I guess it's not for everybody! This method is damaging to your hair, but it will recover.
Wax: You can get some dread wax from places like DreadHeadHQ or Knottyboy. Wax is usually the most advertised way of getting dreads, but only because it's the only way that places can make money off of people who want to dread their hair.
Wax is great if you want that instant Dread look. It only takes a few hours to create mature looking dreadlocks, and they will not fall apart like the twist and rip/backcomb method. However, in this method the hair doesn't actually "dread", it's just held together by wax. This is something that the wax companies don't tell you. Dreads are formed by hair knotting and "locking" itself. In order for hair to "lock", it needs to be able to move. Hair cannot move and lock itself if it is smothered in wax.
This method using the backcombing technique. Backcomb a section of hair as described in the paragraph above, take the recommend amout of wax as described by the manufacturer and rub your hands together to warm it up. Then you grab the section of hair between your palms, and roll your hands up and down from the root of the hair to the tips.
Advantages: Almost instant, tidy looking dreads.
Disadvantages: Wax is sticky and bad for your hair. Be prepared to change your pillowsheets several times during the first week. Stickiness also attracts dirt. There have been some horror stories regarding the use of wax; some sources claim that wax traps moisture inside the hair, and that moisture can turn to mould.
Another big disadvantage (debatable) when using wax is that you don't get to see your hair progressing though it's "Dread Journey", as you would if using wax free methods. Watching the entire process from normal/straight hair, evolving in and out of chaos in to fully formed dreads is incredible. Every week it's different, there are more changes, different knots, bumps, zig-zags.
As for washing your hair, it is recommend to stay away from commercial shampoos, as they leave residues behind. Remember hair needs to be clean and free to move. You can certainly continue to use shampoo if you wish, but its de-tangling properties will slow the dreading process. I wash my hair with Dr Bronners organic soap bar every 3 days.
Now let me tell you a bit about maintenance. Dreads are relatively easy to maintain. You will get loose hair. Loose hair happens when new growth forms, if you leave the loose hairs alone they will attach themselves into existing dreads and dread into them.
If you are the type of person who obsesses over your hair and have to have it looking absolutely perfect all the time then fear not, you can buy a crochet needle and crothet the loose hairs into place. Just be warned, that you can overdo it by making them too tight. Dreads are not suppsed to be ultra tight at the roots, otherwise it will hurt your head.
I have come across another method called "interlocking". This involves pushing an entire dread through the root of another dread. Don't do this. This will cause the roots to weaken. If the roots because to weak, they could possibly break. Not cool.
I hope you took the time to read that, it took me a fair while to type haha! Personally, I think dreads can look great on anybody, and have not seen dreads look "bad" on anybody. Apart from that picture on the first page, that is known as a "beaver tail" and occurs when the person is a completely lazy bastard and fails to take proper care of their hair.
Oh, and let me finish by saying that your "average" hairdresser doesn't know jack **** about dreadlocks. Most only know how to take your money and turn your hair into what they think you want. You can get exactly what you want by doing it yourself.
Here is an interesting link I found earlier which has hundreds of photos of females with dreads. http://www.flickriver.com/groups/581175@N24/pool/interesting/ Just goes to show you how beautiful dreads can look.
I'm a regular poster at a small online community called http://dreadlife.com/ Theres lots of friendly people on there who are willing to answer any dread related questions you might have. Feel free to join us
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???sensibleken wrote: »
5: I've never had any impediment to employment because of them. I 've a pretty good office job. I have also met a dutch judge with dreads.
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sensibleken wrote: »wash them.:rolleyes:
Just how'd you pick up that username Kenny?
Shampoo them for 19 hours daily with a dose of Parazone Pinefresh if ya like, they're ultimately still going to smell in the same way as any stranded masses of clumped organic matter, matted together and laden with sweat, mould, mouse droppings, dead skin cells, bluebottles, insect larvae, bit of Supermacs double cheese burger etc festering away on someones scalp would.
- People just hide the smell issue from them out of kindness, saying things like "Oh I think I stepped on some doggy poo, poo when I got out of my vehicle"
Hamsters smell too, mousetraps work quite well, or putting them in that irritating excercise ball at the top of 20 flights of concrete steps.0 -
Just how'd you pick up that username Kenny?
Shampoo them for 19 hours daily with a dose of Parazone Pinefresh if ya like, they're ultimately still going to smell in the same way as any stranded masses of clumped organic matter, matted together and laden with sweat, mould, mouse droppings, dead skin cells, bluebottles, insect larvae, bit of Supermacs double cheese burger etc festering away on someones scalp would.
- People just hide the smell issue from them out of kindness, saying things like "Oh I think I stepped on some doggy poo, poo when I got out of my vehicle"
Hamsters smell too, mousetraps work quite well, or putting them in that irritating excercise ball at the top of 20 flights of concrete steps.
unless of course you wash them. or by 'clumped organic matter' youre talking about your family?0 -
They smell.
- Not sure how this could be avoided?
Frebreeze I mean .... this stuff
http://www.knottyboy.com/shop/product/natural_mistic_lock_deodorizer_fragrance_spray/Knotty Boy Natural MISTic Lock Deodorizer & Fragrance Spray -
Not-so-fresh to cleaner sweeter-smelling locks — instantly!
Finally - a way to clean your locks without stepping anywhere near the shower! This powerful Hair Deodorizer and Shampoo-less Cleanser utilizes Silver Citrate to refresh ALL hair types by eliminating odour-causing bacteria immediately upon contact. Like a fabric freshener for your hair!
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