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Real Natural: The Secret to My Soft, Bouncy Dreadlocks

6-year-old locs — My Six-Years-Old Dreadlocks

Although my dreadlocks are almost six-years-old, I still take time to treat them the best, and so should you. It doesn’t take a lot of neglect to damage your dreads, leaving them dry, dull, and stiff. All this neglect can cause your dreads to start breaking in areas that you would not be happy with.
My Freeform Dreadlocks

With my dreads being so mature, I sometimes leave it semi-freeform, meaning I don’t retwist as often as I used to. I like to give my hair a break sometimes so the roots can get thicker and stronger. I notice that if I retwist too often, the roots tend to get a little thinner. On the other hand, I don’t like going too long either without retwisting because my roots gets tangled up real bad, and when I try to separate them, I break a few of my precious strands.

When I do leave it freeform, I always brush the roots occasionally to keep them from matting up and to help stimulate my scalp. Along with brushing your freefrom dreads, oiling your scalp with the right natural oils for dreadlocks, is essential.

My Honest Review of African Pride Shea Butter Leave-in Conditioner

I recently tried the African Pride Shea Butter Miracle Leave-In Conditioner, and was really pleased with it. Since it’s a bit thick, I added some organic aloe vera to it before applying it, prior to doing my retwist.

I must say that the smell is really refreshing and long-lasting. This is the perfect solution for smelly locs, so your hair smell nicer, longer. My locs smelled nice days after I retwisted it with the shea butter leave-in conditioner.
It made my dreadlocks soft and bouncy. Also, the aloe vera in combination with the shea butter kept my frizz down. That’s a big plus for me, especially the freeform areas that tend to get frizzy during the day.

This leave-in conditioner is also great to detangle natural hair, create moisture, and does not leave any residue when it dries. Some leave-in conditioner makes your hair dry and coarse, but I haven’t experienced that problem with this. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to add a little life to the their dreadlocks or natural hair.

Dreadlocks Care: How I Tame My Crazy Frizzy Hair With 100% Natural Aloe Vera

Many of us who have natural hair or dreadlocks, struggle each day to tame our frizzy hair, but to no avail. I’ve been trying different products to keep my hair looking less frizzy, but nothing really worked, or at least just for a few hours. Who would of thought that aloe vera, a simple, yet powerful plant could do the trick. Stick around some more to see what I have to share with you.

Falling in Love With Aloe Vera

How I found out that aloe vera was an effect remedy for frizzy hair, was just by trial and error. I love this plant so much because of its many benefits for my skin, hair, as a tonic, and also to relieve my tired feet at times.

Ditching Hair Gel for Aloe Vera Gel

I have replaced traditional gels with organic aloe vera to prevent frizzy dreadlocks. If used correctly, aloe vera doesn’t leave any flakes in your hair. It’s not only good for keeping wild frizzy hair in place, but it supplies a lot of nourishment to your scalp and hair. This natural organic plant can be used to treat stubborn dandruff or itchy scalp as well.

Taming Your Dreadlocks for Special Occasions

Not all frizz is bad, but sometimes you just want your dreadlocks to look a little more tamer, especially in certain situations such as going to an interview. You certainly don’t want to scare the interviewer off and blow your chance of landing your dream job.

Aloe for Longer Lasting Hold for Natural Hair

The aloe vera gel dries pretty quickly when you apply it to your hair. And when it dries, it keeps your hair in the form you styled it, whether you’re using it for naturally frizzy hair or frizzy locs.

Soft, Silky Natural Hair With Aloe Vera Remedy

Aloe Vera Gel Applied to Natural Hairline

To help distribute the aloe vera juice or gel, use a soft bristle brush to brush areas such as the hairline. For ladies who want to create or style their baby hair or edges, this is the perfect natural way to create soft, sleek, edges. The aloe gel will dry, leaving your edges in the design that you created.

One of the many great things about using the aloe vera gel in my dreadlocks, is that it makes my hair soft and silky. Even though it keeps your hair in place, it’s not stiff or dry. It just looks like you just sprayed some oil sheen on your hair.

Combat Bald Spots With Aloe Vera Gel

Apart from using aloe vera for frizzy dreadlocks, you can use it to promote new hair-growth for bald spots. For ladies who are going through menopause and are dealing with bald spots or thinning hair, aloe vera can help grow back a fuller head of hair.

There are tons of benefits from the aloe vera plant. As long as you’re not allergic to it, you should enjoy all of them.

Tips for Tired Feet Using Aloe Vera

Again, this is just my experience with using the gel straight from the plant. If I had a long day and want to relieve my tired, achy feet, I simply scrape some of the liquid clear gel from the plant and rub it on my feet and on the bottom of my foot. I always wake up the next day pain-free. This is why this is also one of the reasons I always try not to run out of aloe vera.

Soft Water: Achieving Soft Silky Natural-looking Dreadlocks with Distilled Water

Have you been wondering why your dreadlocks have been looking dry, coarse, and dull as of lately? Maybe it’s time to look into the type of water you’re using to wash your hair. Most of us may not have the slightest inkling that the type of water that we use on our hair can make a big difference in how it looks and feels. Today we’re going to touch base on the reasons why you should be switching from hard water to soft water for your locs.

Can Distilled Water be Used for Baby Locs?

Before we get into using distilled water to soften dreads, let me first say that this is not recommended for starter locs, as this may unravel the strands, because of it’s softening effects. Now that we got that out of the way, let us dive in with the good stuff.

Reversing the Mistakes Made on Your Locs Journey

We all make mistakes when we we’re just starting out with something new such as when we’re just beginning our dreadlocks journey. However, we learn as we go along and then apply that wisdom to improve our growth. Using distilled water to keep your locs soft and silky was once new to me at one point.

Why the Water You Use May Affect Your Dreadlocks

Regular tap water may not affect some people’s natural hair as much as others. Some hair-type may become more coarse and dull, even after trying different methods of moisturizing it. Little did they know that it’s the type of water that they’re using that’s making their hair not looking its best and feeling coarser than normal.

It’s your choice if you want to wash your hair with part tap water and finish it up with distilled or purified water as the rinse, or simply just skip the tap water altogether. You can even make it easier and more cost-effective by changing your shower head to a water softener showerhead to filter out all the chemicals.

The Benefits of Using Distilled Water for Dreadlocks

If you want to escape buildup from mineral deposits, typically found in tap water, you should try using some distilled water not only to wash your hair, but as a regular spritz to keep your hair moisturized. After spritzing your hair, paying special attention to the ends, seal it with raw organic shea butter.

Another great benefit you’ll see when you use distilled water for your dreads, is that it will look much more shiner, feel softer, and more manageable. Incorporate distilled water rinse in your dreadlocks care regimen by using pure unrefined coconut oil, and you’ll definitely see and feel the difference.

Spritzing Your Thirsty Locs with Distilled Water and Essential Oils

If you’ve read my other blog posts, you’ll see how important water is for the overall health of your dreadlocks. A thirsty crown of locs will end up looking dry and lifeless. That’s why you have to feed your thirsty dreads by spritzing them on a daily basis. Now you don’t have to worry about using hard-water and leaving hard water buildup when you use distilled water.

There are a variety of essential oils that you can choose from. Pick a scent that you can tolerate such as lavender, tea tree oil, peppermint, or rosemary. You can mix different oils with your water. Just tip a few drops in a spray bottle, shake, and spritz your locs for a softer, silkier look.