Hey, I've just put in my own dreads two days ago all by myself and now I'm just feeling horribly paranoid about the whole affair.

To start, I accidentally used petroleum based wax (the package was in German and I didn't recognize it for what it was until I realized the effect it was having and then it was too late...)

Now, all my backcombing seems to have gone to shit and while they haven't fallen apart yet, I'm afraid it may only be a matter of time and the roots aren't knotted at all. To try to counteract the wax, I took a shower wearing a nylon and rinsed my hair with salt and baking soda water (no shampoo. I can't find non-residue shampoo here in Switzerland and I can't purchase things online, so I'm not gonna bother with it for the time being. At least until I get back stateside in a year.)

This seems to have helped a little with the horrible greasiness of excess wax, but I'm still really worried and I really am not masochistic enough to completely redo them by myself and I have no one available to help me. I'm taking it as a personal challenge to make them work, but I worry that they won't lock up on their own, despite accounts I've read to the contrary.

Any suggestions would be seriously appreciated here.