Shea Butter Growth And Retention Thread 2020

[curly.123]

Whipped shealoe (with a dash of ceramides). Bought an emulsifier yesterday for the first time, it is still a work in progress but I'm learning everyday how to make my oils and butters

 

[silenttullip]

Not sure of why... but i have been turning back to it but also i only had a few

 

[Prettymetty]

I mix rose water with aloe vera juice in a spray bottle. I use this concoction almost every night.

Sounds super moisturizing. Do you add any essential oils to it?

 

[sissimpson]

Sounds super moisturizing. Do you add any essential oils to it?

I have in the past-- jasmine, ylang ylang, but the current batch is just rose and aloe

 

[Chicoro]

I wanted to drop into this thread for a moment to share two things.

1. First, I want to exonerate Queen Shea. I had lots of problems with clogged pipes and in retrospect, I erroneously blamed it on Queen Shea, thinking she had plugged my pipes. I put a strainer over my kitchen sink. It turns out almost every night I have a tablespoon of food particles that have been caught that I throw in the trash. The culprit was the food in my sink, not Shea butter. So, I wanted to give her a public apology.
2. The second thing is that I am hitting 26 inches in length on my braids in the crown area. It's still just strands. But I always say two things. I count strands. And, if one strand can get there, so can the rest.

 

[awhyley]

Whipped shealoe (with a dash of ceramides). Bought an emulsifier yesterday for the first time, it is still a work in progress but I'm learning everyday how to make my oils and butters

This is why I love this place. For some reason, I never figured that shea butter + aloe would be combinable. When I ran a search, tons of information popped up on it. Even though, I'm going to look for it ready-made, @curly.123, I'm glad you're learning how to make and mix your shea!

 

[curly.123]

This is why I love this place. For some reason, I never figured that shea butter + aloe would be combinable. When I ran a search, tons of information popped up on it. Even though, I'm going to look for it ready-made, @curly.123, I'm glad you're learning how to make and mix your shea!

I do like ready made products but living in Asia ia a big challenge when it comes to buy hair products lol

 

[caribeandiva]

I do like ready made products but living in Asia ia a big challenge when it comes to buy hair products lol

Your hair is so pretty!

 

[Lita]

Still using Shea & Shea based products applied on the length of my hair to the ends.

Happy Hair Growing!

 

[curly.123]

Your hair is so pretty!

oww thanks, girl! I've been using shea butter but I think my hair loves cocoa butter more

 

[curly.123]

I'm sealing my hair every other day with my shealoe butter, but I dont really like the texture, it is slightly heavy to my hair. In the other hand, cocoa butter does wonders to my hair and I might just add cocoa butter to my shealoe whipped butter

 

[alex114]

Can I use Shea butter on a roller set, or would that make my hair too heavy/flat?

 

[caribeandiva]

Can I use Shea butter on a roller set, or would that make my hair too heavy/flat?

Yes you can

 

[keranikki]

Can I use Shea butter on a roller set, or would that make my hair too heavy/flat?

If you have fine hair, I would just place it on your ends. Otherwise, it’s a go!

 

[curly.123]

My hair was getting a bit dull every time I applied my whipped shea butter. It took me a while to understand, as hair would get nourished with shea butter, right? The thing is, I whipped my shea butter with ayurvedic oils and it is a bit too much! It is too strenghtening as I also use henna once a month, I ll stop using my whipped shea butter for a while until my hair feels better. From today on, I'm gonna seakl my hair with cocoa butter

 

[caribeandiva]

My hair was getting a bit dull every time I applied my whipped shea butter. It took me a while to understand, as hair would get nourished with shea butter, right? The thing is, I whipped my shea butter with ayurvedic oils and it is a bit too much! It is too strenghtening as I also use henna once a month, I ll stop using my whipped shea butter for a while until my hair feels better. From today on, I'm gonna seakl my hair with cocoa butter

You gotta do what works best for you.

 

[curly.123]

You gotta do what works best for you.

Exactly, just listening to my hair

 

[CurlyRy]

I'm back on the Shea butter train! I did a twist out with a butter last month, and decided to use shea butter as my styler this wash day and my braidout is ah mazzzing. SO light, soft and shiny! I'm back in love with Shea butter...bout to go and order a couple more jars, just in case hehe

ETA: to add some pics

 

[water_n_oil]

Anyone know a good source for shea nilotica besides 3CayG?

 

[lalla]

I just undid my braids. I last relaxed on 12/01/2019 so I have a ton of new growth. My hair has grown a lot thanks to Scurl and Shea butter.

 

[ItsMeLilLucky]

Anyone know a good source for shea nilotica besides 3CayG?

I wish. I’ve looked on Etsy, Ebay, and Amazon. No such luck.

 

[caribeandiva]

Is 3cayg out of business?

 

[yamilee21]

Shea butter just seems to be out of stock on 3CayG. What other sites are good for shea butter?

 

[water_n_oil]

Is 3cayg out of business?

No, they've just been out of stock for a while. The Benin shea I think is supposed to restock this week but no ETA on nilotica.

 

[snoop]

Does anyone here pre-poo with shea?

 

[LavenderMint]

I’m taking a break from queen shea. I love what she does for my hair but I’m fairly sure that full length application isn’t that good for my high porosity hair... I started noticing that I couldn’t really moisturize my hair midweek because it seals future moisture out as well as it sealed any in. So for now, I’m going to focus her just on my very ends.

 

[naturaldoll]

 

[Lita]

I’m still going strong with Shea.

Happy Hair Growing!

 

[MileHighDiva]

 

[VictoriousBrownFlower]

UUugggghhhh do i miss this thread.... i've still been using queen shea on both hair and skin and its been going great. i had to change up my reggie and products etc because of my move last yr but my hair and skin seems to be adjusting to the move finally. i just use shea to seal and am loving my new mix with amber essential oil to scent.... mmmm......