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Re: Washing w/ Baking Soda
Ive done this and it's amazing:
"wanna get all of the oil, gunk, wax, and other thing out of your dreads that may have possibly built up from not enough care? this concoction below has been said by tons of people i know, and soooo many others online, to work better than any kind of commercial dreadlock shampoo or rinse! So here we go:
This works sooo good~ and most of you probably have all the stuff available right now so try it out !~
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(Read all of this before trying it out!)
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Get a BIG bowl of warm water, mix in about 3/4 cup of baking soda, 8-9 drops of tea tree oil, 2 Tsp of lemon juice, and 2Tsp of salt, and stir until well dissolved. use a squirt bottle or something to apply to your scalp and soak all your dreads real well ~ wrap up in a towel, shower, cap, or plastic baggie, and let them sit for like 1/2 an hour or so ~ then rinse( and rinse again ). When you rinse your hair the water will probably be muddy brown...getting all dirt/smoke/gunk out....and it deep cleans the middle of the dread! I'd do this about maybe once a month or so....its really worth it! It will leave you just a pure head of dreads and nothing else inside, and helps them knot up faster and stay knotted, with no grease! But you still should shampoo often, even if you do this treatment.
*also*, the "ACV" treatment works just as well or better:
go to the food store and buy some Apple Cider Vinegar. It neutralizes the alkali build-up on the scalp and roots, helps loosen the flakey gunk in your hair, and makes the itchies go away. It also makes the dreads much smoother and softer. Apply it to your hair with cotton balls or some kind of dropper. Also, it's nice to add a sprig of rosemary to the vinegar, too, and let it sit. Rosemary is wonderful for the hair and scalp. It encourages growth and strengthens the hair follicles. i'd leave it in about 30 minutes. it may feel a little tingly or burny- but that's a good thing. if it becomes unbearable then rinse it after 20 minutes.
if your hair is dry, you can dilute the apple cider with water, (1:1 ratio) and use it as a spritz instead. This won't remove any build up. but it will still neutralize and stop the itchies. The vinegar won't smell much after it dries.
****be sure to not get any of these concoctions into your eyes! maybe have a friend help, and close your eyes and cover them with a washcloth since the vinegar is strong and may make your eyes water**** also, you may need to rinse a few times until the water you squeeze out of the dreads is totally clean, and so that they don't smell like vinegar. older dreads may have more buildup and may require a few ACV rinses, or treatments more often.
Let me know if you get the same results!"
From the same source (The method I did)
"After using this several times now, here's my thoughts again...I use about a gallon of water and put alll the ingredients in and mix into a big bowl. I've now gotten to where I don't get any more nasty brown stuff when I soak them. What I did start doing differently is this...I soak my dreads in the big bowl...upside down, scalp and all...and I pour the mix through them a couple times so that it runs through the dread...I put them up in a towel and let the mix on for about half an hour...then I take that big bowl, empty it, clean it, and mix up about 2/3 cup of vinegar in another gallon of water, then do the upside down soak thing in this mix. There is a mild chemical reaction that occurs with the vinegar and baking soda, so there's a bit of bubbling that comes from your dreads, but it feels good, and I think it really deep cleans to the center of my 2-3 inch thick locks. When Im done, I rinse VERY thoroughly in the shower and dry as normal. Since I've started these treatments, my locks have gone from sort of stiff, heavy, and slightly musty smelling despite regular washing, to soft, flexible, light and clean smelling, plus they are locking up tighter and more evenly...I can't say thank you enough to whoever came up with this..."
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crazenizz
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Re: Washing w/ Baking Soda
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DahuiHawaii wrote:
 they use this method here on da island all da time due to rust in da water it builds up in hair and gives it a odd tint etc so haha this is safe and very affective!
sea salt in general has that red residue junk, I've used bath salts in the tub that have sea salt in it, and every time the water is drained, that red stuff is left behind, so.
Ive never seen any red residue left over from salt rocks or crystles in my bath..
thats weird.
it might be with just Sea Salt. I don't know really, but every time sea salt was involved with something in the shower, this red stuff would be left behind after the water was drained.
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So I decided maybe it's time to type up a new Sig, and it's like, "What am I gonna talk about?" Yeah, that was pointless! :-P
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they use this method here on da island all da time due to rust in da water it builds up in hair and gives it a odd tint etc so haha this is safe and very affective! 
