The BEESWAX didn't cause your hair to fall out...
Look. I come from a family of Dreads. My Aunt got locks longer than her body.
I was probably the first cat to rock dreads in Bham. from jr. high in the early 90s until I was 23. My mom and punk ass daddy got dreads to the smalls of their back...and guess what, all started with beeswax.
Can beeswax build up, yes, absolutely, if you don't know what you're doing and use too much of the wrong product
See, you think all beeswax is equal and its not....
This again is the product of marketing and advertising..
Let you in on a lil secret..White companies own 95% of dread wax that is on the shelf and it is intended for straight hair as well
That's why the petroleum is added to raise the waxing properties of beeswax exponentially because that is what its gonna take to loc straight hair, basically white people's hair...because frankly, that's also the targeted demographic..
Me and my clan used 100% beeswax melted and mixed with 100% cocoa butter.
No wax buildup, excellent locking properties and nutrients for your hair and scalp. Combine that with aloe vera(from the stalk not the shelf) and coconut oil and you'll have the strong beautiful hair...
I aint knocking the newer methods\products to loc hair because quite frankly, they are impressive and making the process a lot easier..
But to dismiss beeswax as a locking method when its been used for at least 100 years is pure ignorance.