This is a two part question followed by a bit of background info: How long should I wait to start conditioning my dreads and what are the best things to use? I've only had my dread in for about a month and because I rinse them pretty often they are locking quickly. However, they are also getting extremely dry. Before I started my dreads conditioning was a huge part of my regular hair care as my hair is naturally very dry and I would condition them daily with a deep conditioning treatment weekly or biweekly, when I got lazy, because it kept my hair healthy and my curls full. but now I haven't conditioned my hair in over a month and I am starting to feel the effects, both in the texture of my hair and the condition of my scalp. It makes me want to condition today but I'm worried because they are still so new, I don't want the progress I've made to go to waste. Should I try just conditioning my scalp, and if so what are good products (essential oils, etc.) that would be good for that?
I was gonna try a baking soda mix to wash today for the first time, but I didn't know it helps with the dryness, and I'm def headed out for some tea tree and rosemary for my poor achy scalp lol. Thanks for the help.
wow, thanks this is really helpful. I'll try a few of them out and I'm sure one will work out. Thanks again.