Anonymous asked: How old is the person running this, just wondering :)

No worries, and I’m 18 :O

ocean-caught-in-a-storm asked: i've had my dreads for 2 months now. i backcomb them to keep up, but while they're fuzzy and knotted, they're not getting tight. thats mainly the top ones. underneath, they're tighter, but the difference is that they're SUPER tightly knotted in some spots, then what i call "hollow" like every couple of inches, like i can slide my fingers through it. is there anything i can do to help them knot up good and make them tight? i already do saltwater. is there a way i could backcomb to make it easier?

Well first of all, don’t stick your finger through your dreads! It’ll only weaken them, and cause insane weak spots and loops that will take a while to heal. 

When you say you backcomb them to keep them up, I hope you don’t mean your roots! DON’Tbackcomb your roots. Do not. It will harm the existing knots already created. Your hair WILL dread on it’s own as it grows out over time- it doesn’t need to be maintained & forcibly dreaded on it’s own. Some people have longer and looser roots than others, and sometimes it takes longer for your hair to get used to growing out knotted. Just be patient, it will lock up. If you mean you backcomb just the ends, then yes, that won’t hurt at all.

The fact that it’s uneven all throughout is possibly because the comb you used while backcombing (assuming that’s the method you used to start) didn’t have teeth that were close enough, creating some spots that contain loose hair in between. If you give it time, maybe some root-rubbing and palm rolling, it’ll lock up eventually.

Another reason why your dreads are uneven in places is also because of the way you sleep. The ones underneath are tighter because when you sleep, those are the ones being rubbed and have pressure on them the most. There are other factors like the climate you live in and your lifestyle (sports, how often you tie up your hair etc). 

If I could suggest something, I would suggest maybe giving your head a major cleanse. Hair generally locks up better when it’s slate is completely swept. Wash your hair with dishsoap, it really sweeps your hair of all impurities and definitely tightens your hair up. If you dye your hair or bleach it, it’ll also tighten up. The best cure for this is obviously just to give it time and it’ll lock up on it’s own, but try the dishsoap if you want a quicker fix. Everyone’s hair works differently, it might work for yours and it might not…but dishsoap/dye definitely helped my locks tighten up and I’m not promising anything, but it might help you too. And keep up the saltwater spritzes, they’re amazing :)