I'm having some major issues with them and it's driving me nuts. They are just about 16 months old now. And still frizzy as hell. I'm realizing that the sectioning is BAD as I'm trying to fix them. It's getting to the point where I don't like them all the time now.

I keep thinking about combing them out and starting over after a bit. But then I see them in the mirror and I love them.

AH!

What should I do?

I don't have recent pictures, but here they are.

Right after I dyed my hair.
At the top is a smurf ton of loose hair. And the bottom has a lot too. It's just everywhere.

And this was the sectioning.

As you can see there some are really small. Some are really big. And the triangle sectioning is good. But she made them really big at the bottom. Like...the bottom is really long so they eat each other a lot.   And now it's damn near impossible to tell which dread the loose hair goes too.

I think you should comb out and try again if you really want dreads.

I would start over, if you can comb them out..... youve super learned all sorts of stuff about dreads in general, as well as dreading YOUR hair.

I would start over so they will be perfect  

That's a tough one. The sectioning thing is only going to get worse, right? I'd probably start over.

Quoting Meg ♥:" I think you should comb out and try again if you really want dreads. "

  How would you comb them out though? I thought once you had dreads you had to cut your hair.  

Quoting ... :/ ...:"   How would you comb them out though? I thought once you had dreads you had to cut your hair.  "

i totally thought the same

Quoting Keℓℓy.:" That's a tough one. The sectioning thing is only going to get worse, right? I'd probably start over."

Probably. I can't really see what's going on back there, ya know?

Quoting ... :/ ...:"   How would you comb them out though? I thought once you had dreads you had to cut your hair.  "

It's totally possible to comb them out. It just takes a long time and conditioner. lol. It's just a ton of knots. On another forum a girl who had them for 8 years combed her's out.  

Dont give up. Mine looked like that for quite a while, but thats what makes them so unique. The stray hairs never really bothered me, but I let mine go naturally. I say keep them!

Quoting Fhuck.:" Dont give up. Mine looked like that for quite a while, but thats what makes them so unique. The stray hairs never really bothered me, but I let mine go naturally. I say keep them!"

I really don't want to give up, but OMG. It's driving me nuts. lol. I like the messy look, but not this messy. I just wish I knew someone who could get in there and fix the roots. That's my issue.

Comb them out healthify your hair and then try again.

I've wanted to tell you that for a while but, I felt mean. I still feel mean, but heck you asked. Lol.

Quoting MaryAnn.:" Comb them out healthify your hair and then try again. I've wanted to tell you that for a while but, I felt mean. I still feel mean, but heck you asked. Lol."

Mary, how many times have I told you to tell me straight up? lol I get you!

and dude, my hair is healthy. Super healthy. It's the damn scalp. Me and my issues with psoriasis.   And the heat is making it worse.    

Quoting ★ Irishewwie™:" It's totally possible to comb them out. It just takes a long time and conditioner. lol. It's just a ton of knots. On another forum a girl who had them for 8 years combed her's out.  "

Cool, i'd heard about that but never actually thought i'd be possible.

Oh now I'm a sad cookie, I love your dreads! I think you'll need to comb and re do them.

A girl I used to work with totally combed out her dreads and her hair looked really nice still after. She said her and her boyfriend sat and watched movies for a whole weekend and he helped. She also said she fille up a garbage bag with all the hair that comb out, barf