Monday, April 26, 2004

Went to Gent, had fun with the ppl..
Graslei, McD ice, & some Trivial Pursuit (80's edition - damn I hate that game)
& now Work

Dreadzz.. I just read @ knottyboy about aftercare.. waxing & stuff.. After the first shot at getting them all locked up, sit down and re-wax each one as best you can at LEAST twice a week to begin with, if not every few days, but use your judgement. You'll find that the first few days things will feel a bit tacky and sticky up there, but as your dreads start to lock in the next few weeks and aren't as soft anymore, things dry out a lot. After they've started to form into real dreads (anywhere after about 2-6 months), you can use Knotty Boy to get the loose hair back into the main dreads and goop them up whenever you feel it's necessary, and when you're at that stage, the waxiness lasts for only about a day after you reapply it. Some people will also use their comb to backcomb the loose hair into the dreads again, and other find ‘palm-rolling’ their dreads to be very helpful - rubbing each dread back and forth very quickly between their palms to help it dread up tighter and better. Do whatever works best for you and your hair type.

Also, a very good thing to do for sleeping after you've just waxed is, either find an old pillow case that you don't care about to put on your pillow for the next while, or pin a towel to the pillow. Knotty Boy isn't slimy or anything, but it may get your pillow a bit waxy after just having put it in your hair. If you're hair is long enough, tie it back, and if it's short you can always wear a tam or nylon stocking to keep it away from your face when you sleep. Wearing a nylon stocking over your dreads will also help keep them from rubbing apart and getting really fuzzy when you sleep.
(omg how I HATE itallic typing! I just cant even read it right!! aarghl, annoying. Either I cant read it or I hardly see the difference between normal & italic text!!) We were wondering about the aftercare, waxing & stuff.. So now we know :D Yay.. I did read something about wax it, but in smaller amounts & do a big wax after showering.. So either we wax up tomorow again or we wax it the day after.. we ll see :)

the Java thing @ school saturday was ok too btw

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