HI Elliot.

I did this when my locs were in the baby stage for about 4-5 months. I spritzed 2x a week and no more. Be careful in spraying directly on your scalp because it will dry and irritate it. Also, I apply it to my dry hair, but you can also apply the loc accelerator to wet hair. It didn't turn my hair blond at all and I'm a brunette. In between, apply olive oil to your scalp everyday. Hope this helps

1. Doesn't matter. It's one of those things that some people say wet, some say dry...although, doing it before a shower is kinda pointless, as it'd just wash out again?

2. You can't completely avoid getting it on your scalp. I guess you could try bending your head over and spraying the locks themselves, that'd help in avoiding a lot of scalp-spray.

3. No. Although if you have your locks for a number of years, you may notice they may naturally lighten without using any kind of product. My hair is dark brown, and most of my tips are a very light brown, some almost blondish...happened naturally over the years LOL but lemon juice based accelerator won't bleach them...unless you;re spraying multiple times a day, every day and out in the sun constantly.

4. Like with washing, it's a personal thing. Your scalp and hair will tell you if you're over-using...i.e. dryness will result. scalp will become dry and itchy, and hair will become dry and brittle.

5. I used accelerator with my first set of locks, and the first few weeks of my second set. I'm now on my third set. i cam to realise that it's actually not something that's necessary. This set of locks, using absolutely NOTHING on them from birth to now, have locked-up and tightened faster than my other sets.

truthfully the only thing that is really needed to quickly lock dreds is honey, spritz, and frequently washing your hair until it is completely locked.