OK so I have been letting my hair naturally dread for little over a month and im making some slow progress. I know it takes months/years so im patient :) Just looking for some tips to help out. I have thick, wavy hair, and I have had a few natural dreads before but my main issue is that once I wash my hair every 3-4 days without any conditioner (use the dreadhead HQ shampoo) my hair becomes so wavy that I have baby dreads what are wavy lol. Any way to straighten them out? How should I dry my hair? I usually just let it air dry which takes hours. And last, what could I use to keep my hair dry enough but not to dry? I hear baking soda works but never tried it..

Thanks for any help.