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Shea Growth And Retention Regimen 2018

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Has Shea Butter 'got you'?

  • Let me look over my investment portfolio and see if I have room for shea related stocks.

    Votes: 21 12.8%

  • I've got 8 pounds in the house, I need to order me some more because I don't want to run out.

    Votes: 29 17.7%

  • 1 Day without sealing my ends is just unthinkable.

    Votes: 12 7.3%

  • It works for me for now.

    Votes: 45 27.4%

  • Nah, I can take it or leave it.

    Votes: 12 7.3%

  • Meh, I'm here for the posts.

    Votes: 28 17.1%

  • That stuff just weighs down my hair. No thanks!

    Votes: 17 10.4%
  • Total voters
    164
IDareT'sHair said:
@caribeandiva
Gurl....Now You know the LHCF Vultures....:look:I mean Members (and Lurkers) have ALL Swooped down Nationwide and is buying up all the SB they can get their Hands on!:eek:

You know Better! :spank:

You should have started stocking up when this Thread got to 5 pages!:sekret:
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I know!! You’d think I’d learn by now after being on this board for over 10 years!! :cry:
The LHCF ladies don’t play! :lol:
 
caribeandiva said:
And here you were saying you were NOT about that mixtress life. *side eye*
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@caribeandiva
I know.:mad:

Sis. I tried. :nono:

What ended up pushing me over the edge was me spending $19.00 for a 4oz Jar of Ayurvedic Butter from an ETSY Seller I never tried before and it was hard as a rock, ugly, stinky and full of hard unwhipped chunks (not mixed well at all).:ohwell:

I left her a slightly negative review on ETSY and she contacted me and told me she was sorry I wasn't pleased with my purchase and I told her for the price, I felt it was not "professionally done" and she asked me what I felt a 4oz Jar of a product like that "should" cost and I told her no more than $12.00 and I was actually being generous with that amount.:perplexed:

And then I had a consistency issue with one of my other ETSY Sellers mixed with Shipping Issues, which resulted in a PP Dispute, so I was basically "forced" to take matters into my own hands and I couldn't be happier. :supergrin:

I can get what I want. Don't have to pay shipping. And create a variety of blends a whole lot cheaper.:love:
 
IDareT'sHair said:
And then I had a consistency issue with one of my other ETSY Sellers mixed with Shipping Issues, which resulted in a PP Dispute, so I was basically "forced" to take matters into my own hands and I couldn't be happier. :supergrin:
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sometimes God works in mysterious ways! :lol: I was forced to go natural too because the relaxer was damaging my scalp. I’d have never fallen in love with curls (or even learned that I have curls) otherwise. :yep: I gotta admit the mixtress life can be addictive. Lucky for me I don’t have a lot of glass jars so I’m forced to finish up a batch before I have space for a new one.
 
caribeandiva said:
:yep: I gotta admit the mixtress life can be addictive. Lucky for me I don’t have a lot of glass jars so I’m forced to finish up a batch before I have space for a new one.
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@caribeandiva
GURL....Won't He Do It!:amen:.....:laugh:

I don't wanna "venture" into making DC'ers, Pomades, Lotions, etc....Imma just "try" to stay with SB and buy the rest from "reputable" sources.
 
caribeandiva said:
Thank you! I can barely smell the rose oil. Even though I dumped the whole bottle in there! :look: Either I should’ve bought 2 bottles or I need to stop buying my essential oils from my local Indian store and go somewhere else.
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@caribeandiva
Yup.:giggle:

GURLLLL....If you woulda' got it "someplace" else, that whole bottle it woulda' been waaaay to skrong to use.:eek: (only takes a few drops)

Looks goodt tho'.:lick:
 
caribeandiva said:
I’m done! What I used: the red box is Rose oil for scentView attachment 423029

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The results:
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@caribeandiva

Try using Rose Bouquet oil or Rose Fragrance oil from someplace like Bulk Apothecary or New Directions Aromatics. Their fragrance and essential oils are awesome. There are a lot of reviews so you can pretty much choose an oil based on those as well. Rose absolute is very expensive but heavenly and potent.
 
Ok so this is what I got going on.
I used Orapex #3. I got busy and for got it on my hair for about an hour. I rinsed it off and since today is my pamper ME day I went into the freezer and got out 2 henna bars and 1 Oat milk bar. (My my my "smh") I heated it up into a creamy mix. Then I added Tresemme Natural to my mix to make it sort of a conditioner. Baby I started to add this to my hair in 4 sections. Before I got through with the first section my hair was smooth, and my strands were clumping together like a perfect wash and go. Smh I mean I love my hair. There's no tangles at all. Not even when I took down my twist. Not after the Oraplex Not never. My hair has been sooo moisturized. Now I am just sitting here for the next hour or so with a head full of henna and it just makes me smile. Even though I'm tired and I still need to rinse and deep condition tonight.... But can I just say I LOVE MY FREAKIN HAIR. SHEA IS BAE FOR LIFE!!! (I know I'm a bit extra but yall have no idea how long its been that my hair has looked and felt this good).
 
Hanging out w my girl for a lil at home spa day and she starts showing me her stash of oils n such. Low and behold she has TWO jars of shea (1 white 1 yellow) I couldn't help myself. First I start telling her about tbe thread and you beautiful ladies
Then she proceeds to just start slathering her cornrows in shea talkin bout she believes. Giiiiirl you know then I had to join. Finally gettin my hands on some raw shea. My hair was super dry after just wetting w water and smoothing into a bun all week. she hooked me up w a spray bottle and a couple clips. Boom. I just grabbed a small section spritz w water and slathered in raw yellow shea butter to finger detangle. My two strand twists are sooo JUICY. My hair feels so soft and smooth right now I can't wait tp see how long this moisture will last.

So simple! just water and shea butter :2inlove:
 
caribeandiva said:
Yes ma’am! But it still dripped. Either I used too much or I didn’t whip it long enough (only a minute or 2). I still had liquid underneath the foam when I was applying it.
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Great! Yes, you continue to whip it until it is completely a foam.
Two things:
  1. You also have to make sure you thoroughly shake up the bottle of Aphogee 2 Step BEFORE pouring it out into your mixing bowl.
  2. If the bottle has been opened for awhile, sometimes it does not respond to the mixing. Perhaps it's the exposure to air. I don't know. New, freshly opened bottles are the ideal candidate.
 
I finally did wash day #2. :look:

I applied an ends serum to my ends, Taliah Waajid Protective Mist Bodifier (my "Scurl") to my length, and Jakeala Shea Amla Parfait to my length and ends. I installed twists and banded them. Currently air drying. The whipped shea butter allowed me to brush through my hair (it had been a very long while). I had VERY little hair in the brush. :yep:.

Banded twists (photo enlarges upon click):
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YvetteWithJoy said:
I finally did wash day #2. :look:

I applied an ends serum to my ends, Taliah Waajid Protective Mist Bodifier (my "Scurl") to my length, and Jakeala Shea Amla Parfait to my length and ends. I installed twists and banded them. Currently air drying. The whipped shea butter allowed me to brush through my hair (it had been a very long while). I had VERY little hair in the brush. :yep:.

Banded twists (photo enlarges upon click):
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If you want to get an even sleeker look, band your hair as you have done. Then, the only difference is to place a scarf on top for your hair to dry at least half way through. It will lay your hair down beautifully.
 
YvetteWithJoy said:
Ooooooo! Thanks. I have fly aways at the crown (I feel it's damage). I can't wait to try the scarf to see if that helps!
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There are very few people who don't have fly-aways. I have wiry hair. My hair that is in progress of growing longer looks like a flyaway. Yet, it's growth. It may or may not be damage in your crown.

When I want sleekness, I dampen my hair with a bit of water, lay it down and put on the scarf.
 
Welp....just getting back online after losing my sister...hardest thing to deal with. I had to go to a local salon before her services for a quick flat twist updo as I didn't trust anyone straightening my hair. I think I still had a setback as I saw lots of hair on the floor.

I plan to take this style out by the end of the week and love on my hair. Just ordered the hot head cap to help with deep conditioning.
 
gvin89 said:
Welp....just getting back online after losing my sister...hardest thing to deal with. I had to go to a local salon before her services for a quick flat twist updo as I didn't trust anyone straightening my hair. I think I still had a setback as I saw lots of hair on the floor.

I plan to take this style out by the end of the week and love on my hair. Just ordered the hot head cap to help with deep conditioning.
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@gvin89 ,
I would like to extend my deepest condolences to you. I am sorry for the loss of your sister. We are glad to have you back with us.

Lots of hair on the floor may be due to stress. Stress Complex B formula is made for times like these. B vitamins are water soluble and are not made by the body and must be taken via food or supplementation. They are excreted via the urine. When there is stress, the body uses up B vitamins 2x and 3x faster more than usual. B vitamins help the heart to beat and keep us alive. In times of famine, the heart is going to get those B vitamins. Thus, you may want to 'top up' and get B Complex Stress Formula during this time of sadness and grief in your life.
 
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Chicoro said:
Great! Yes, you continue to whip it until it is completely a foam.
Two things:
  1. You also have to make sure you thoroughly shake up the bottle of Aphogee 2 Step BEFORE pouring it out into your mixing bowl.
  2. If the bottle has been opened for awhile, sometimes it does not respond to the mixing. Perhaps it's the exposure to air. I don't know. New, freshly opened bottles are the ideal candidate.
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That makes sense. I used the aphogee treatment I had left in my spray bottle and I didn’t shake it at all before pouring it in the bowl.
 
Are you on the Shea train, yet?

Or, are you going to be like me after being on LHCF for years saying,

" I could have been a contender."
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Don't miss out! Join the LHCF Shea Butter Crew! What crew is that:

Shea-Made Hair Unicorns 2018 Hall of Fame!!!!!

We users of Shea butter have more in common with these women then on might realize.

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So, the question begs:

Are you going to be attending
the Shea-Made Hair Unicorns 2018 Hall of Fame Extravaganza in December 2018?

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Or, will you be ending your year yet again, like this:

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Hop on board! Because we don't want you to be screaming in frustration about what could
have been come December 2018!

Because if not, you may become just another hater.

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So...Let's get greasy,

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Signed,

Chicoro - Shea Butter Ambassadress
Circa January 29th, 2018
 
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My oldest daughter was starting to get some dark dry marks on the top of her hands (she has eczema). Her usual medicated cream just didn't seem to be working so I made a body butter for her and my twins. I used shea butter, cinnamon, coconut oil and vanilla extract. 2 to 3 days later those dark marks were gone! Now I can save some money on creams by making my own.
 
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