DREADLOCKS DANDRUFF! 

Idk why I’m watching this tbh. It’s about 11 pm on a Sunday night and I have a buzz cut. You seem pretty real with this stuff, thanks for the random entertainment lol

u are by far the most informative person i have found..thank you dearly

Watching this while you are in the states. Hope you are enjoying your trip.

This video is helpful for me, since I have had dandruff issues frequently since puberty(which is to say around 12-13 years now). I only wash my babylocks with lukewarm water(obviously residue free shampoo as well, but talking about temperatures), and rinse with water as cold as I can bear to promote blood circulation in my scalp. One thing I've found that soothes my scalp is the freshly squeezed aqueous goo inside Aloe vera plants' leaves. Just rubbing in it into my scalp and leaving it there for 15-30 minutes before I take a shower and massage & rinse it out along with shampoo. Not convenient for everyone of course, but I have around 30 decorative house plants, among them multiple aloes of different sizes and ages so harvesting some goo now and then is easy.

Greetings Chris, love your videos and definitively using your kind advice and instructions as a guide and action plan on my dreadlocking journey. Thank you :). Back to the comment........... 4 days after getting my new backcombed dreads is really Itchy, a little painful and starting to get greasy. I noticed that it gets itchier whenever I wear my headband. Definitely, very important to change headband for a clean one every day, as well as a daily change of your pillow case or old shirt used to cover dreads at night.

Thank's man! I just made my first locks and I had alot of worries! You helped alot!

You're seriously the most helpful youtuber ever. Thank you so much ❤️❤️

Let me add something. As usual your totally right about the deep cleaning removing residue and reasons for itchiness. Another reason for itchiness is your scalp is No longer getting the stimulation it used to when you brushed your hair. Without that stimulation blood flow will be decrease and sebaceous glands will get unbalanced. I suggest getting a scalp massager or a shampoo brush to GENTLY massage the scalp and give it the attention it craves. Shampoo brushes can be bought online or at beauty supply stores for a few bucks. They are a good investment.

hey there i watched youre other video about washing dreadlocks the one wth you pour acv on your scalp i think. i did almost the same except washed mne first with dr.woods with a little bit of baking soda then rinse then i used a white vinegar coz its cheap and readily available here in the philippines and i put on some dried rose mary on the vinegar for an hour. then rinsed it last wednesday then yesterday i did it again no more flakies but sorta softened my dreads eheheeheh. learned another thing from you sir ^^.now im trying the one with combining dreadlocks or congoing 3 dreadlocks.finally saw the roots of your dreads i sorta got the same thing going on with my dreads.thanks and again and more power god bless.

i'm so glad you mentioned tgel because that's what i use anyway. you inevitably answered a question i had. how cool.

I love your videos they are so informative and helpful ...thank you so much :)

Will a hair dyer damage the elastic bands in my dreads? I have noticed that a lot are coming out following the days that I blow dry them.

Omg thank you for liking my picture on Instagram! Lol it made my day!

Every winter my skin and scalp gets dry, itchy, and dandruff. I purposely don’t wash as often in the winter. I don’t need to change shampoo, I need oil. Oh it itches!!!!

Is it OK if my hair is falling out/breaking more often with a new dread?

One more question not involving dandruff, when I wash my hair I try not to leave it in the water to long cus im afraid ill fuck up the knots or something or like ill get more loose hair than im supposed to, how long should I keep my hair in the water to get a proper cleaning for dreads as young as mine?

The first shampoo I used right after getting my dreads was knotty boy, and I noticed it left tons of residue in my hair and made my head VERY itchy and irritated, not to mention it loosened my hair quite a bit after every use. I switched to an organic shampoo bar because this Kauai girl whom had really nice dreads that were nearly touching the ground recommended it to me, she said not to use any big name brands they all have to much stuff in them and that the best soaps for dreads are simple and natural. My hair is knotting better and looks healthier after switching to bar soap. FYI don't rub the bar in your hair, you have to lube up your hands with it and then massage it into your head!

Have anybody dyed there dreads then like you got a scab on your scalp from it now in it's itchy? I need help

Ok so I had dreadlocks 2-3 years ago,cut em off,put them back on (different dreadlock....hairdresser whatever you call her the second time) and my scalp hasn't stopped being itchy. Its been months,I also get dandruf which i didnt get the first time,that i know of at least. Any advice?

My irritation is coming from the gel that's being used on my hair after it dries when its renewed. However because of work i have to get my hair done every 2 weeks. I'm at starter stage here's what i do. I wash my hair every 4 weeks. when i go get my hair re twisted after washing there's gel put in while re twisting and then when done i sit under the dryer for 45 mins to allow for drying. the itching however comes in almost always 3-4 days after its done. so what could I possible doing wrong? or this itching is normal because its growing?

Some great types thanks!

Its just hard when you trying to work out an then your dreads get soaked with sweat an starts itching. An if you work out all the time you got to wash your hair almost everyday yo get the sweat an smell out.

with my new dreads I developed itchyness and dandruff. I read that scalp stimulation it great for this problem. so they recommend to get a hair pick and use it to scratch the scalp. iv been doing it and noticed a big difference.

I wash my hair with bicarb soda but can sometimes be a little impatient with the whole rinsing process, so I was wondering do I need to be concerned at all with residue, considering that the main ingredient with the deep clean process is also bicarb soda?... And do I actually need to deep clean my hair anyway?

hey i did my own dreads about 3 weeks ago and i've done two deep washes and I noticed that i have a lot of dandruff built up and I've never had that problem before, do you have any suggestions?

Love your videos man

Oh I have a question ...sorry ! lol I just dreaded my hair 8/7/15 so they're new .. I'm trying to wait a week to wash them but my head is itching really bad . could I spray my scalp with water and peppermint oil mix to help with that and would I them need to wash it out or leave it ? also when my friend was sectioning my hair she used rubber bands and tropical root cream ..how long do I leave the rubber bands in and do I keep using the tropical root cream for a few more weeks ? thank u :)

I love how you pronounce schedule, it is so damn cute!

so you can wash them with head&shoulders?

hi LAZYDREAD, i got my dreads done on 7-11-2015, dealt with the extreme itchiness for 10 days and washed it on the 17th. by the time i got dreads i had eased off to washing my hair 2x a week. i havnt washed my hair in 4 days now, and my head is extremly itchy again and have dandruff ( i didnt have dandruff before dreadlocks). so obviously my dandruff is due to the different conditions my hair is in, no conditioner, no brushing etc etc. do you reccomend changing shampoos (currently using Dread Empire shampoo) to fix the problem or is this all expected and normal and part of the process for a few more weeks.

Do you think washing 1 a week is to little? my dreads are about 2 months 1 week old...they are holding together really well even after showers usually just the tips feel looser after a wash. My dreads are pretty short the shortest dreads being about 4 inches and the longest ones being 5-6 inches im using Knotty boy bar soap for my dreads...theres like no residue in my opinion should i go to every 3-4 days

Whe I had normal hair I had a tiny bit of dandruff, but it wasnt really noticable, now with dreads the ones at the whole mid front dreads are FULL of dandruff, they're turning white and its disgusting, ive pulled a few dreads apart to try and get rid of it as even with dandruff shampoo it doesnt leave. :( Any help would be appreciated.

To help alleviate dandruff those of you should try adding tea tree oil to your shampoo. It helps prevent lice also. ;)

I have very huge flakes at the base of the dread, ALL OVER like all my dreads, have these huge white flakes any suggestions for this? I have been using trader joes tea tree tingle. Maybe i am not washing enough? Idk, but obviously i don't want lots of skin stuck in my locks if any one can help me I'd be much appreciated, im beginning to think maybe psoriasis ?

Any one know how to get dandruff out there dreads I’m about 4 weeks into mine and I have dandruff is it normal ?

When to wash your hair and use shampoo if you start natural dreadlocks??

im newly dreadlocked and i use to have issues with oil build up to start off witb due to thick curly hair. Tomorrow marks my 2 week mark from my installation. Legitimately what shampoo ect do use.and others recommend. My dreads are my most exciting thing ive looked forward to.

You got some sick ass dreads bro

AGH! the itch is killing me chavo! I needed these tips thanks My Chavo 👊😐

thank you for the recommendation on antidnadruff shampoo

I personally use dollylocks dreadlock shampoo bar, just putting that out there btw. It seems to do the trick, plus i can say as somebody who deals with an itchy scalp, it really soothes the negetive sensation. i recently ordered a new bar from the same company but to anybody whos wandering, i recommend the rosemary pepermint dreadlock shampoo bar from dollylocks. oh and p.s. i stay away from knotty boy since countless reviews on amazon claim that it leaves some sort of "film" on your dreads.

I have seborrheic dermatitis(ultra bad dandruff) and I was using another medicated shampoo but I'm trying T/gel and I'm quite impressed. Also I'm not sure that since I've got dreads my scalp hasn't improved a little bit.

I did had dantruff before but really rare now i have dreadlocks from 3-4 mounths but with every week the dread locks are getting thicker and i do have dantruff now so i dont use shampoo for dantruff because i know is just gonna make me more and more.

+Toshie Nins having your hair tied up is DEFINITELY the reason why your first set of dreads didn't mature properly... The reason is, is that the tied up hair wasn't able to move and cause friction (which creates the knots, and helps them to properly mature). With young dreads, it is best to keep your hair down as much as possible until they mature, and if you HAVE to tie them up/keep them out of your face, try keeping them in a headband or tuck them into a tam (which will allow them to move more than a ponytail would). Anyway, good luck with your new set of dreads! :)

How careful should you be with new dreads, can you almost treat them as if they were matured, (like draging roughly with the towel, bending them- tie them up in a bun friquently, etc) or will that risk loosening them up more/ kind of undo them? Also do the dreads risk to be curly as my normal hair would've been when i'd get them wet? Since my tips have become alittle curly already.

Head & Shoulders wouldn't damage ur locks??

I'm thinking of getting dreads. I have super long THICK horse hair. I already have to wait a week or longer to wash my hair due to how oily it gets after washing 4 days or sooner an I get super bad dandruff. This is what I'm worried about with dreads 😬 when my hair does start to get dandruff. I have not!! Yet come across a good shampoo an conditioner with my regular non dread hair. I want dreads but fear of the server dandruff ☹️

T gel shampoo is residue shampoo or not

Soft water?

I heard you can use dawn dish soap once or twice a month to strip residue if all you have is regular shampoo, and it doesn't really have any negative effects, their advertisements show them using it to wash oil off of animals, so it can't be that bad.

I love your dreads

Question- New dreads are crazy itchy( just under two weeks old.) i did try to taper down washing pre dreading. I hope that itchiness will fade in coming weeks. How early should deep cleans start on new dreads since they are more fragile? Do you see any benefit in products like Dreadheadhq's " the head honch" ?

tea tree oil in your shampoo works, I personally don't like the smell so I've been using peppermint oil and it works great and makes them smell minty. tea tree oil and peppermint also repell lice so I've even stated adding it to my sons shampoo.

I have never had dandruff... Now that I've gotten dreads I do. It's not horrible but it's still gross. 😒

hey dude are you from scottland?\

🤔 mine is 1-2 years old shoulder I'm itching like a dog who and mange my hair is falling out small and smell like raw. So I just rub some smelly garlic in it I hope it work

I was wondering if its okay to use either Neutrogena T-Gel Shampoo or Thursday Plantations tea tree scalp care shampoo on dreads and then in case of possible residue build up use a baking soda and apple cider vinegar rinse to soak the dreads in once a week?

First of all, thank you SO much! Your videos have been quite helpful. I'm about two weeks into the neglect method right now. How often should I be washing my hair with this method? Is it okay to sleep on damp hair for now (its not locked up yet)? I have to tie my hair up in a bun for work, will this disturb the process in anyway? Is it true that beads help the hair to lock up?

Are you in New York know

You should also comment on some different castille soaps and oil soaps. I use Afican Black soap for my dreads

Thankyou!!! 🙏

Hello, I've had my dreads for about a year or so now, and have therefore not been using 'normal shampoo' since, I've recently (the past few months) started getting bad dandruff and it's also inside the middle of a few of my dreads, I've tried baking soda, ACV and lemon juice, I've just bought some tea tree that I'll dilute and spray on my scalp daily and a new 'dandruff' dread shampoo, I was just wondering if there was anything more I could do to get the white bits out of the middle of them as it looks gross and is embarrassing and nothing seems to be helping! :(

got my dreads done by a festive had caveman nests. got it woven. not croataied but someone similar. they look a yearold over night. Im scared to wash them because Im not sure how. I have )allovera and lime) leave in gel that I only use if Im gonna wash. or if I have to for work at like a Bentley dealer (for valet). its been 5 days. my heads starting to itch. before I dreaded I waited about 9 days between washes because my hair was down past my nips. do i only saltwater before wash? my waters soft enough to breed discus so its soft. great video. when the second girl dreaded my hair she pulled my old dreads out. my scalp hurt for three days unbearably. now its completely fine. will the allovera and lime leave residue? when should I saltwaterspray? any notes on washing croataied vs twist n pulls.

Question- I didn't have dandruff before dreads, but now I do. I have been washing my dreads every seven days. I wash my hair with sulfate and paraben free shampoo. Would you recommend the alternating with the T gel shampoo, or try respacing out my washings (like every three days, for example)? I went straight to washing once weekly and I have had dreads for six weeks. Just started having this problem in the last couple days. Thanks for any advice.

It is basically a hair pick which is suppose to help with "stimulating" the scalp of dreads. Probably another gimmicky product. So should oils be avoided altogether with new dreads or just in soaks rather than sprays? Also how long until you can wash a little more normal? Would it be best to just do non rubbing washes/gentle cleanse for the first few months?

I think my dreads helped to stop my dandruff becase I had it becase of how thick my hair is and know the sectioned dreaded hair alaws air flow and I have noticed almost no dandruff sence I have had them for a little more than a year.

Has anyone tried a shampoo called vitally goods (or something) that is sold on e etsy? It's a dreadlock shampoo and its only $11 usd incl shipping. I was wondering if its any good. It's one of the cheapest I have found. The bottle is only 4oz. But i found another shampoo by another company (knottyboy?) that is 8oz for $12. Idk im new to all this. I have 3 day old dreads so just trying to figure things out. I was recommended dolly locks brand but its so expensive. I just bought their tightening spray and it cost $23. Only reason I bought it was cus someone sprayed some on my hair and i absolutely loved it! It made my hair feel so nice and it smells so good. I bet their shampoo is just as good.

I know this is an old video, hopefully someone runs across my comment and can help me. My itchiness is on my back where my dreads lay, like they're prickly. They don't feel like it with my hands, but it feels like hairs are poking through my shirt and making my back itch a lot. Any advice?

question - starting the natural dread process, what is the best way to keep your hair clean without buying a shampoo

Question! In my second set of dreads I was not aware that you should leave them down. I wore them up every day for 5 months. The ends of my dreads were turning into balls and looked like they would fall off at the end of my dreads. For some reason, my dreads did not seem to mature AT ALL other than just one! Could having them up be the cause? Or could it be because I used crochet to help start them? My new dreads are just backcombed and much neater, could it be my hair (straight and poofy)?

so ive had dreads bouta week and 3 days now and obviously im getting really bad dandruff but like its kinda hard not to scrath my head cus its so irritating and when I do im the flakes just stay inside the root of the dread (disgusting, I know) anyways is there anything I can do to get it those flakes out?

Please help me !! I just got my dreadlocks (she use the interlocking method) And my scalp is hurting so bad.... What can i do......!!

nah, mine is more than 2 years old, and i cant find a decent NATURAL shampoo to combat it

Lazydread... Ive had my locks for about 4 months.. Their super tight n such.. But how do i prevent or fix the bumps/loops that form out of no ware from the middle of the lock ? N thanks for the deep cleanse im deff gonna try this ! My scalp is super ichy and yup dander :(

Can you advice how to use rosemary oil? You put some in hot water and use it before you regular wash your hair?

Question: I got really bad dandruff. Its everywhere and the flakes are all in my 2 week old dreads. So would the flakes mess up the locking process like residue? Also does the T Gel shampoo that you said helps with it have conditioner

Question! Can i just NOT use shampoo? would that be alright?

I have a question do I have to use these special types of shampoo for dreads or can I use any type of any shampoo like heads and shoulders

Is it normal to have to separate dreads a lot when they are babies? My dreads are about 1 1/2 weeks old so they are super fluffy and have lots of loose hairs

I wish I would’ve watched this video before I started my journey

Question:do dreads thin out your hair?i have dreads my self but people are telling me thats it will also make my hair fall ot to.

Oh and it will also help with dandruff removal.

Can i use regular shampoo with residue then wash it with baking soda wash afterwards to remove residue?

cane use baby shampoo with dreads? i don't think it leaves that much residue

Use Lemon juice on your scalp. Leave it as long as possible. Hours/over night if you can then wash it out. It kills the candida bacteria that causes dandruff. I have used this method along with a million others, and this is the best/most successful one I have found. Watch Rhett and Link on Good Mythical Morning, can't remember the episode, but got the lemon juice idea from them. Also with dreads, or any hair type for that matter, use a strainer when extracting the juice from the lemon. Trust me, I speak from experience, you will get rid of the dandruff, but then your sitting for hours picking out lemon pulp. Not fun.

Hey Lazy Dreads when i started my dreads the root of the dread stopped dreading and continued on with straight hair. How do I avoid this or fix it?

so I have normal hair and I want to have dreads once my hair's long enough but my dandruff is really bad and I wash my hair maybe once a week.... any tips?

I have a friend I did dreadlocks on, and he's dreads are locking up pretty face. One problem though-His front two are in his face all te time, right in front of his eyes, and it gets quite annoying. Could you make a video on how to train your dreads to go away from your face..fixing dread problems? Thanks Lazy Dreads

any other good anti dandruff shampoo besides tgel? I've worked in alot of nursing homes, and many of the residents use that shampoo, and I can't stand the smell of it! it just reminds me of wiping ass....

2-3 weeks into freeform, i havent washed my hair with shampoo from my start but the dandruff buildup was annoying n i washed my head with head n shoulders n at the spot where i shampooed my scalp the knots went undone Q_Q thus making me look like an imbecile it was all sectioned n everything 2 Q_Q im kinda freaking out n im thinking of combing my hair n doing the dreads by hand via twist n rip, soo should i leave it n ignore the top of my head that i messed up or should i dread it my self ?

what brand of dread products do you use?

WYA BRO, WE MISS YA

My dreads are 5 days old and they're very itchy. A couple months before i've had dreads I only washed for like once or twice a week. Idk what to do. Maybe the sea salt spray has caused this? Also my dreadlings have come very loose, lots of stray loose hair, i fear that they will come off when I wash them for the first time :( help

when you say "wash your hair" do you mean just wetting your hair with water or washing your hair with shampoo?

my hair starded dreading it self but its just in the middel of the hair lock, closer to the root its just normal hair, I cant twist n' rip trough it, because its dreaded.

It's my 5th day having dreads got them done last week Sunday if I do start washing my hair is it okay to use head and shoulder or does it have to be a specific shampoo and I started itchiness yesterday

Lazy Dreads how to join dreadlock hair, with our own hair? Can you tell me please..

i have used a spray for my locks that has rid of my dandruff and is a moisturizer , it consists of aloe vera, water, and 10 drops of rosemary essential oil. if anyone wants to try this feel free. does me wonders

I have new dreads about 3weeks or so in and my scalp is very itchy. Can I wash my hair now or do I have to wait longer?

Still relevant!!!