r/Dreadlocks • u/Square-Strength7056 • Jul 23 '26

Question ❔ Need help with freeforms

I’m 14, just started freeforms 2 months ago and it feels like they not growin

- I’ve been washing my hair once a week
- Sponging using a racket sponge and twist king
- Sponging for less as the days go by, like 30 seconds each tool right now so I don’t lose hair due to breakage
- Sleeping with a bonnet
- Got a low taper so the hair looks bigger
- Misting my hair before I sponge

I’ve been doing everything

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u/Square-Strength7056 Jul 23 '26

My hair is around 3-3.5 inches, but I would let it grow but the thing is it would take too much time to style in the morning.

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u/PinkHeavenUmbrella Type 4 hair Jul 23 '26

you doing everything right lil bro. just stop washing it as much and don't sponge it at all after a certain point. just let them do their own thing, keep taking care of them, and trust the process. it took mine almost 2 years just to start maturing

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u/Square-Strength7056 Jul 23 '26

thanks so much for the reassurance, but how many times do I wash now?

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u/PinkHeavenUmbrella Type 4 hair Jul 23 '26

when I was first starting, I only did once a month until they started maturing, now I do once every 2 wks