All I do is take multi-vitamins and fish oil daily (with maca & goat weed but not for hair). I use basic Olive Oil for smoothing down strays, and a basic gel (yes). What I do is rub olive oil and gel together and rub over my hair, use the stocking cap, blow dry and it keeps strays down. Shampoo and conditioner I use, a coconut scented and with dandruff thing. I do have 1 problem area also of dandruff, usually flares up when stylist uses spritz to keep dreads tight.
Dread maintenance is retwist with peppermint shampoo week 1, leave the style in for 2 weeks (no wash), take that down and do my at home wash like 2-3 times that week, get the gunk out. Repeat.
Been growing since Nov. 08. They are middle back now, I have only lost 1 dread to breakage, but I had to combine about 6-7 because they got skinny. Started with 110, about 100 now.
Starting:
How I normally get it styled:
Last weekend (wedding)