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locks Hair Help

Hey naani,

I've been growing my locks for 1+ years and I'm noticing my locks at the top of my head get fuzzy and take longer to lock such as at the back of my hair it looks wayyyyy better lol... What should I do to make it look nicer? 

Also this week when I watched my locks I noticed white residue on some of my ends.. Is that due to my shampoo? and how do I take it out?

 

Bless

TIPS

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE LET  ME KNOW HOW TO GET YOUR TIPS TO LOCK. I HAVE HAD MY LOCS FOR ALMOST 3 MONTHS AND I WAS WONDERING WHEN WILL THE TIPS LOCK AND IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO TO GET THEM TO LOCK?

How should a doo-rag be place or tied on new baby dreads?

Hey yaw, I'm new to this wonderful site that I've been looking for a long time,

thank you Naani for the best thing out there for locs!

 

Ok my question is a interesting one, How should a doo rag be placed on newly baby dreads?

ITCHY SCALP

CAN ANYONE HELP ME? I AM NEW TO DREADS. I HAVE BEEN GROWING MY DREADLOCKS FOR ABOUT 7 MONTHS NOW. BUT I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH ITCHY SCALP. AND I WANTED TO KNOW IF ANYONE COULD GIVE MY SOME IDEAS OR PRODUCTS I CAN USE WITH DREADLOCKS?

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

looking for the right style...

 

so...

Hair color

 What will haircolor do to my type 4 kinky hair?

Zahra Redwood Dreadlocks Beauty Queen

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Zahra Redwood, Miss Jamaica, performs during preliminary judging of the Miss Universe pageant in Mexico City on May 23. She is the contest's first Rastafarian and the first to appear in dreadlocks. Redwood, 25, says she wants judges to see her as a "Rastafarian promoting the message of peace, love and unity throughout mankind." -- source msnbc.com

Are You Fruzzy? Dealing with Frizzy Dreadlocks

Damian MarleyA few months back I was chatting with naaniMODEL jOjo.  I was explaining how frustrating my locks had become.  My dreadlocks are about 8 years old and beyond the fact that I've had to do a little doctoring on them (cutting) to even them out (one side grows faster and is/was about 6 inches longer than the other...yeah, I know...WEIRD) and colouring a few years back, I haven't done anything special to them.

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African American Child Hair Styling Options

My cousin has been blessed with four beautiful daughters.  Over the years they've grown into some of the most intelligent and fiesty young ladies I've had the pleasure of knowing.  The oldest being 13, the youngest only 7, each child now has relaxed hair.

Seeing the pressure that comes with caring for four young girls, it's hardly any wonder why my cousin chose the kiddie perm over allowing the children to remain au natural.  What's funny is, the age at which she chose to relax the girls' hair decreased in direct propotion to the number of children.

Naturally Examined

woman with relaxerI just had one of the most engaging conversations with another natural head.  Often in discussing controversial or sensitive topics, it's hard to keep our person out of the debate and effectively build.  Tonight that wasn't the case.

Since this sista and I had such a productive chat, (we respectfully agreed to disagree), I figured I'd pose the question to you.  Simply put...

"What does 'Natural' mean to you?"

The Truth About Natural Black Hair

I'm sure you have a million and one excuses as to why you can't go natural.  Is it the texture?  Is it unprofessional?  Will your man leave you?  Afraid of looking too masculine? 

Many women lack the courage to embrace themselves.  Years of indoctrination from family, friends and the media have crippled our ability to seek a path that's not riddled with self-doubt, self-hate or self-mutilation in the form of chemical burns.  For some of us it's not enough to know that relaxers are equivalent to putting Drano on your scalp.  Where many of us wear gloves to clean our toilet, we anxiously put chemical relaxers on our delicate scalps...you know, that protective layer of skin that guards our brain.  What are we thinking?...

Dealing with Natural Black Hair, Curly or Coily, Rejection

curly natural hairI recall when my friend, who was natural at the time, shared with me that her co-worker wanted to return to her natural roots. The young lady had already started growing her relaxer out. After my friend felt her new growth, she informed her that she would need a texturizer because her hair was entirely too rough to simply be natural.

Now this didn’t surprise me coming from my friend, because natural hair for her was more about style; not lifestyle. She hadn’t mentally transitioned. Still, I became agitated because she had discouraged the other young woman and told her to texturize her hair.

Dreadlocks Maturity and Then Some

I got a call the other day from one of my closest friends.  She started her locks about a year after I began mine.  She wanted to know why her locks were breaking.

Once your dreadlocks are mature, they may unfortunately undergo a stage of regression or loss.  As you know, once you're fully dreadlocked, little to no hair is shed.  What this means is, hair that would've long left your head through natural shedding remains. 

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