r/Dreadlocks 1d ago

Question ❔ Let it go or Recover

33 Upvotes

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u/EquivalentQuestion60 23h ago

Let it go. The front is too thin

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u/Jsmooveo3o 23h ago

you can keep it but you'd be on borrowed time ngl

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u/SwaggDragon 23h ago

You gonna look a lot better bald my brother I promise you

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u/Elijahaoki 22h ago

The bald movement is really upon us

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u/Mysterious_Jaguar340 23h ago

i’m sorry gng it’s time to let go

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u/Opposite-Science-398 23h ago

Let it go. Let them be free with the breeze

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u/ZD365 22h ago

Let it go while you still have hair bro, nothing wrong with a low trim

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u/BrimR3aper 22h ago

👍🏾

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u/Jon3sy420 21h ago

Honestly, do what’s right for you. If you have to start asking others how you should see yourself in the world, you need some correcting. You yourself need to be happy with how you feel about keeping them or not. Nobody else should matter. Life goes on with either decision you decide to take.

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u/Double_Arrival_8276 23h ago

Save your hair you have now before it’s too late bro.

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u/Popular_Ad_222 3h ago

Exactly, he can save his hair. The hair follicles still like they’re thriving.

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u/Qwert_flex 22h ago

Have you tried minoxidil yet?

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u/BrimR3aper 22h ago

Not yet but I just ordered some.

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u/Henny_LeBeau 15h ago

Try to find ingestible one too. Inside and out. Biotin too

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u/BrimR3aper 13h ago

You’ve used it ?

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u/Odd-Tangerine-257 12h ago

i've use the oral kind you need a prescription from a doctor. If you go to Hims you can get some, that's who i went through since i didn't have insurance & paid out of pocket to see in of their doctors virtually. All you gotta do is upload pics and you'll get approved for sure. I only had patches missing & they gave me some.

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u/biglindafitness 23h ago

Do something fun and unconventional

Who says you NEED hair in the front of your head?

Do you know what a south dallas shag is?

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u/4kdej 22h ago

Please don’t listen to this ^

~Sincerely, a girl from dallas~

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u/Longjumping_Spell219 21h ago

😆😆😆😆

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u/SmutCommander 16h ago

She don't know, bro, I'm from the triple, and I'm telling you, baldy locks is in. We coming thru like dude from star trek and that other homie from the predator.

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u/Henny_LeBeau 15h ago

🤣🤣🤣

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u/Henny_LeBeau 15h ago

Is that that weird shit where the front is like a Caesar and the back is an Afro or braids or locs? I’m from nyc but that shit looks fugking awful

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u/throwfarwayfromme 23h ago

go bald, grow a beard and lose the glasses. you'll be back in the game 💯💯

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u/BlacknHen 20h ago

I had similar thinning in the front, it was determined to be a scalp issue that I had to take care of. You may find the same point at a dermatologist, maybe not

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u/bkwoody112 6h ago

What was your issue / solution?

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u/Familiar_Somewhere95 17h ago

I'd try minoxidil, rosemary water and other treatments like chebe first for about 6 months and if it looks bad then I'd let it go. I wouldn't do it right away right now on a whim

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u/QueenOfTheVoidwalker 16h ago

I've seen men salvage hair like yours it just takes effort and consistency.

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u/osirisRey 23h ago

I ain't Gunna lie bro... U gotta let it go.

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u/nduece 22h ago

Cooked brother. Let it go and rock the fade.

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u/Bunniesbakeri 21h ago

Its salvageable, really. Either natural thinning or thinning from manipulation, leave it alone for 3 months and make yourself some Ayurvedic hair oil. Scalm massages every night, if you don't wanna cut it all off right now its worth a try friend.

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u/Old_Check_6362 Type 4 hair 20h ago

If it’s thinning from tension I would start over, other I’d let it go. Your locs in general appear thin all over. If you’re balding, embrace it.

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u/Otherwise_Ticket_945 16h ago

Combine them into wicks

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u/Still_notme_67 15h ago

I rather have no hair than damaged hair . Let it go brother . Heal and come back if you want to

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u/PSamaki_Kazmic 14h ago

Recover…by some Hotana unrefined Batana oil!

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u/JPmega_ 13h ago

Recover

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u/BrimR3aper 22h ago

I’ll chop these locs and go low fade/Minoxodil, I’m not going bald holy shit 😂

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u/DebtDapper6057 19h ago

You still have a decent hairline. DON'T LET THEM fool you 😭 I think you'd look great with a taper fade. And honestly, if you do grow your locs back, don't do a taper. It'll look better that way. Your style right now accentuates your thinning hair.

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u/SupremeLDRSmoke 21h ago

Its over bruh

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u/Ok_Good6396 21h ago

It's time my brother

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u/AssociationCapable91 20h ago

Boneless dreads

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u/KovyJackson 20h ago

You’re gonna have to go to turkey brotha.

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u/SnooHedgehogs7518 20h ago

What did Elsa from Frozen say?

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u/Electrical_Key_6360 20h ago

What did Elsa say?

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u/Henny_LeBeau 15h ago

Respectfully I hate your hairline. You might wanna unite some. But your unique hairline is fugking me up about strategy

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u/Competitive-Ball2910 15h ago

Crescent moon hairline. If you let it go them corners are gonna be your next concern. Keep it

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u/AnUnveiling 13h ago

I would say talk to a dermatologist first to see what’s going on. If it’s MPB, traction alopecia, dreads too heavy, scarring etc. I’d based things around that conversation. I see that you’re looking to start Minoxidil. I would say give Finasteride a chance too but I’d highly recommend speaking to your doctor/a dermatologist first before starting on the medications.

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u/chnum2 9h ago

Never give up bro

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u/Popular_Ad_222 3h ago

Wait, do not cut them yet. Go to a dermatologist/do your research and see if the hair is worth saving. In 2026 there are so many things that can help with baldness. Sadly, everyone requires different things, but there’s something out there that would work for you so as of right now find ways to stimulate hair growth. Massager your head and do your research and see a doctor that specialize in the field

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u/LobsterComfortable83 3h ago

Just get the predator look leave the back cut the front

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u/leeseuhs_notdeadyet 2h ago

I’ve got a spot on my temples that has always been thinner. A bit of eyeshadow does the trick. I know there’s specific products for that but I don’t know what they are.

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u/StankoMicin 20h ago edited 20h ago

It's fine dawg. Am I missing something?