Shea Butter Growth And Retention Thread 2020

[Honeypot]

I have made what I like to call my Double Butter Cedarwood Mix.

I’ll post pictures a bit later today, but here’s the recipe:

Note: I make my Shea in small batches, so if I want to tweak something I don’t have to wait as long, or feel the need to throw out or put aside an entire batch.


4oz. Shea Butter
1 oz. Salted/ or Unsalted Butter (I use Salted because that’s what I currently had in my fridge lol.)
1 tablespoon cedarwood oil.

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I use cedarwood oil because it’s been the only oil that’s helped with my scalp flare ups, and it’s what has allowed me to test this mix and put it on my scalp, without further irritating it.

If you want to make this mix in a large batch, just increase the increments in portion all to each measurement I used. So if you want to make, say, a 16 oz batch, add an additional 4 oz of Shea, 4 oz of butter, 4 tablespoons of Cedarwood oil. If you feel the need to
Adjust, by all means do.

What's the edible butter do

 

[Honeypot]

Coated with Kreyol Essence’s Shea butter. Styled for the weekView attachment 454581View attachment 454583

Pretty

 

[PlanetCybertron]

What's the edible butter do

Just softens up the Shea Butter, in conjunction with the oil.

I also use regular butter on my hair when I’ve run out of Shea. Does a good job of softening the hair as well. I just to combine the two.

 

[naturaldoll]

Just softens up the Shea Butter, in conjunction with the oil.

I also use regular butter on my hair when I’ve run out of Shea. Does a good job of softening the hair as well. I just to combine the two.

I use edible butter as a prepoo for my daughter after reading a thread about it on lipstick alley. It was a I believe Somali poster, said edible butter is the secret to beautiful hair among Hornets, but it has to be fresh. So she explained how to make it and now I make all the butter we eat in my house and use it for her hair. It makes her hair very shiny and moisturized.

 

[KonOne]

Count me in! I just hope this time i can be more consistent in posting.

 

[Black Ambrosia]

I use edible butter as a prepoo for my daughter after reading a thread about it on lipstick alley. It was a I believe Somali poster, said edible butter is the secret to beautiful hair among Hornets, but it has to be fresh. So she explained how to make it and now I make all the butter we eat in my house and use it for her hair. It makes her hair very shiny and moisturized.

How do you make fresh butter? Are there any links you recommend?

 

[Black Ambrosia]

I have made what I like to call my Double Butter Cedarwood Mix.

I’ll post pictures a bit later today, but here’s the recipe:

Note: I make my Shea in small batches, so if I want to tweak something I don’t have to wait as long, or feel the need to throw out or put aside an entire batch.


4oz. Shea Butter
1 oz. Salted/ or Unsalted Butter (I use Salted because that’s what I currently had in my fridge lol.)
1 tablespoon cedarwood oil.

****************
I use cedarwood oil because it’s been the only oil that’s helped with my scalp flare ups, and it’s what has allowed me to test this mix and put it on my scalp, without further irritating it.

If you want to make this mix in a large batch, just increase the increments in portion all to each measurement I used. So if you want to make, say, a 16 oz batch, add an additional 4 oz of Shea, 4 oz of butter, 4 tablespoons of Cedarwood oil. If you feel the need to
Adjust, by all means do.

I want to try this for my scalp issues. I looked for cedar wood oil at the local vitamin shop and came across cedar wood atlas instead. Is that the same thing? What kind of oils are you using? Some people say it doesn't matter while others use only Young Living oils.

 

[Prisangela]

I use edible butter as a prepoo for my daughter after reading a thread about it on lipstick alley. It was a I believe Somali poster, said edible butter is the secret to beautiful hair among Hornets, but it has to be fresh. So she explained how to make it and now I make all the butter we eat in my house and use it for her hair. It makes her hair very shiny and moisturized.

like butter thats made from heavy cream? off to search...

 

[Prisangela]

they use ghee (a clarified butter) *added to my grocery list. Thank you @PlanetCybertron

 

[naturaldoll]

Yup, regular butter from heavy cream. I make it in my nutribullet blender, but I think any blender works. Or of course by hand but I've never tried it by hand.

This is the thread from lipstick alley where I learned about it:

https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/how-to-make-ethiopian-hair-butter-at-home.1280228/

It's been just this past year, pre pooing with butter and sealing after washes with shea butter that my daughter's hair finally looks long. I don't know if she's actually retaining more length, or if her shrinkage is less, but I'm use to her shrunken hair drawing up to between her ears and shoulders, now her shrinkage is apl.

I've never used edible butter on my own hair because my hair has been in two strands twists since easter, and I wash in my twists, and I'm not confident I'd be able to rinse the butter out of the twists well enough.

 

[Mapleoats]

Yup, regular butter from heavy cream. I make it in my nutribullet blender, but I think any blender works. Or of course by hand but I've never tried it by hand.

This is the thread from lipstick alley where I learned about it:

https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/how-to-make-ethiopian-hair-butter-at-home.1280228/

It's been just this past year, pre pooing with butter and sealing after washes with shea butter that my daughter's hair finally looks long. I don't know if she's actually retaining more length, or if her shrinkage is less, but I'm use to her shrunken hair drawing up to between her ears and shoulders, now her shrinkage is apl.

I've never used edible butter on my own hair because my hair has been in two strands twists since easter, and I wash in my twists, and I'm not confident I'd be able to rinse the butter out of the twists well enough.

This looks interesting, I think I’m going to try it. Do you add essential oils for scent or do you find the scent washes out with shampooing?

Thanks for sharing

 

[naturaldoll]

This looks interesting, I think I’m going to try it. Do you add essential oils for scent or do you find the scent washes out with shampooing?

Thanks for sharing

I don't add essential oils just because I usually make one batch, half for her head, half for eating. Usually after 2 lathers and a condition, the smell is gone.

 

[PlanetCybertron]

Is that the same thing? What kind of oils are you using? Some people say it doesn't matter while others use only Young Living oils.

Yeah it’s pretty much the same. How they source it might be different but shouldn’t be a problem.

Currently I use Cedarwood oil, Eucalyptus, and sometimes CBD/Indica oil if I’ve got a really bad headache, or I’m wanting a really deep scalp massage effect.

The CBD and indica oils do not have any active components of THC in them, so you don’t have to worry about any of the typical affects of THC. CBD is mostly known for its calming effects, reducing inflammation, and providing a bit of healing aid for the body.

I get my Cedarwood and Eucalyptus from this Etsy shop:
https://etsy.me/2NckxRz

CBD/Indica oil from this shop:
https://www.greensociety.ca/product-category/cbd-oil-canada/?orderby=price

Personally, I don’t mind where I get my oils from. So long as it’s sourced fairly. Both shops I get my oils from source fairly, and the green society website sources from hemp farms within its own region (Canada). They also source marijuana, but since it’s Canada, and it’s legal there, the ethics of their sourcing are of fair trade, and at least for this store, they source in their own region. Both marijuana, hemp, and CBD products.

As far as the quality of the products, both the Etsy shop and the green society shop make good quality products. I’ve been using them for a bit and my hair and scalp are doing well. The oils also mix well with my Shea Butter.

 

[water_n_oil]

Put my hair in two braids w/ hot water & my shea mix. I think I'm going to start wetting my ends and applying more shea in between washes. The rest of my hair was good but my ends felt a tiny bit dry prior.

 

[Mapleoats]

Took down my twists today after about 5 days. My hair is extremely soft I can’t believe it! But I have less definition than I usually do, I think that’s because I applied less gel since I already had so much product in my hair.

My products were
Leave in > Cream > Shea > Gel.

Probably could have skipped the cream but I have like 4 jars of styling creams that I'm trying to use up this year lol.

Next week I'll try just Leave in > Shea > Gel and use my normal amount of gel. Hopefully I can keep the crazy softness and get a bit more definition this way.

PS - how do I embed photos in the comment?

 

[guyaneseyankee]

Took down my twists today after about 5 days. My hair is extremely soft I can’t believe it! But I have less definition than I usually do, I think that’s because I applied less gel since I already had so much product in my hair.

My products were
Leave in > Cream > Shea > Gel.

Probably could have skipped the cream but I have like 4 jars of styling creams that I'm trying to use up this year lol.

Next week I'll try just Leave in > Shea > Gel and use my normal amount of gel. Hopefully I can keep the crazy softness and get a bit more definition this way.

PS - how do I embed photos in the comment?

From my iPhone I always have to crop the picture (just a little bit) in my gallery first. Then come here and select Upload a File. It does what it does, and choose either thumbnail or the other option(I forget what it says) I can only do this from my cell though. From a computer, idk

 

[keranikki]

From my iPhone I always have to crop the picture (just a little bit) in my gallery first. Then come here and select Upload a File. It does what it does, and choose either thumbnail or the other option(I forget what it says) I can only do this from my cell though. From a computer, idk

Its the same process from a computer.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

@guyaneseyankee
Your Hair looks Shea-licious & Shea-luscious!

 

[mayoo]

Can I join ladies?

I use shea butter 1x per week to seal in moisture after moisturising

Trying to get to TBL this year and retain more moisture

Thank you~<3

 

[naturaldoll]

 

[water_n_oil]

DD1 definitely still reacts to shea . May have to go back to my old mix of infused oil and beeswax.

 

[naturaldoll]

DD1 definitely still reacts to shea . May have to go back to my old mix of infused oil and beeswax.

Have you ever tried mango butter on her? I would love to know if mango butter can give hair the same Benefits that we talk about shea butter giving.

 

[Black Ambrosia]

Yup, regular butter from heavy cream. I make it in my nutribullet blender, but I think any blender works. Or of course by hand but I've never tried it by hand.

This is the thread from lipstick alley where I learned about it:

https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/how-to-make-ethiopian-hair-butter-at-home.1280228/

It's been just this past year, pre pooing with butter and sealing after washes with shea butter that my daughter's hair finally looks long. I don't know if she's actually retaining more length, or if her shrinkage is less, but I'm use to her shrunken hair drawing up to between her ears and shoulders, now her shrinkage is apl.

I've never used edible butter on my own hair because my hair has been in two strands twists since easter, and I wash in my twists, and I'm not confident I'd be able to rinse the butter out of the twists well enough.

I read through this thread earlier today. I'm going to try this tomorrow after picking up heavy whipping cream.

 

[water_n_oil]

@PlanetCybertron That mix sounds nice. Side eying the fact that this whole time "kibe" is just regular ol' homemade butter.

Have you ever tried mango butter on her? I would love to know if mango butter can give hair the same Benefits that we talk about shea butter giving.

I've used it on myself but not her hair ( I don't think). I've been contemplating that too.

 

[ItsMeLilLucky]

Does anyone need any Shea butter? I have a 5 pound bucket I’d be willing to give away if you pay for shipping. I don’t think I opened it, but I’d have to check though. It’s from 3cayG and it’s yellow Shea.

 

[naturaldoll]

Does anyone need any Shea butter? I have a 5 pound bucket I’d be willing to give away if you pay for shipping. I don’t think I opened it, but I’d have to check though. It’s from 3cayG and it’s yellow Shea.

I'd love it!!!!!

 

[ItsMeLilLucky]

I'd love it!!!!!

Sold! What state and zip code are you in?

 

[naturaldoll]

Sold! What state and zip code are you in?

maryland 21228

 

[NaturalShe94]

Co washed today, moisturized and Shea Buttered up! A shea buttered plait all through the week makes detangling so much easier on wash day.

 

[Black Ambrosia]

Does anyone need any Shea butter? I have a 5 pound bucket I’d be willing to give away if you pay for shipping. I don’t think I opened it, but I’d have to check though. It’s from 3cayG and it’s yellow Shea.

Why give it away though? Did you buy too much? Switch to a different type?