Shea Butter Growth And Retention Thread 2020

[caribeandiva]

I had a gray hair that straight up disappeared after I started using Shea butter again. Amazing!

 

[CurliDiva]

I have decided that I am going to donate jars of my mixer to locale healthcare facilities. Too many people walking around with chapped hands! I ordered 100 r ounce size jars from Amazon, but they won’t be in until 5/16!

That's very generous of you!

 

[sarumoki]

I had a gray hair that straight up disappeared after I started using Shea butter again. Amazing!

How do you use Shea in your hair?

 

[caribeandiva]

How do you use Shea in your hair?

With the LOC method. I spray my hair with water, apply Scurl then seal with whipped Shea butter and braid.

 

[yamilee21]

Seven weeks of lockdown have me neglecting my hair terribly. I finally washed it today... it was so matted and tangled... took about 90 minutes to detangle. The amount of shed hair was frightening. Now it is in shea slathered twists under a scarf until the next wash. Somehow, I have to find the energy to do the same thing in my daughter’s hair tomorrow.

 

[ItsMeLilLucky]

I tried to just use an oil I infused, and it’s good, just not on its own for me personally. Possibly because I added coconut oil, and not enough castor oil. But honeyyy, I added some of this Shea I purchased a while ago, along with a tiny bit of Mielle Pomegranate and Honey Conditioner (not the leave in, the actual conditioner) and it feels like a completely different head of hair. I even feel something like curls (mostly on the top of my head). I’m like the prodigal daughter: I go around using other stuff, but in the end I always go back to Shea lol

 

[snoop]

I've almost finished my shea conditioner mix that I made. It plus my infused oils have been great at keeping my hair from meshing too much while it's in twists. I really like that it helps to keep my hair elongated.

I just finished applying the shea and oil mix to my hair as a pre-poo. Washing my hair tomorrow!

 

[yamilee21]

... I’m like the prodigal daughter: I go around using other stuff, but in the end I always go back to Shea lol

“Shea’s prodigal daughters.” I stop periodically, but I always come back too.

 

[silenttullip]

With the LOC method. I spray my hair with water, apply Scurl then seal with whipped Shea butter and braid.

I agree that works. I do water or hs14in1 and then whipped shea butter. Moisture lasts and greys fade

 

[LavenderMint]

My Shea & Wetline wng is pretty, 85% defined, and moist looking. I’m definitely going to try this again. I made the mistake of trying Mane Choice clover edge control & it just was sticky, white & gross.

 

[water_n_oil]

Hot water + shea butter will forever be the greatest combination on earth. Best ponytails a gel has never done.

 

[Sheabutterboy]

What are people's experiences with shea butter/ length retention? how do you use it and did you see a change?

 

[caribeandiva]

What are people's experiences with shea butter/ length retention? how do you use it and did you see a change?

Check out the 2018 and 2019 Shea butter threads

 

[caribeandiva]

I’ll post this here instead of PM’ing in case it can help someone. @Chicoro

so y’all may remember how I had a massive setback back in September? I ended up starting over and BCing again in December. I still wasn’t sure what caused it. I finally saw my dermatologist and asked him about it 2 weeks ago. He examined my scalp and... diagnosed me with seborrheic dermatitis. He said because I was putting gel and oils on my scalp constantly, made it even worse. It caused temporary hair loss because of inflammation. He gave me Desonide cream to apply on my scalp every night. I’ve been doing it since then. And hallelujah, no more itchy scalp!! Which has been the bane of my existence for as long as I can remember. Not to worry. My hair is growing back just fine though. I still do my LOC method every night with scurl, and flat twist my hair. I do twist outs in the morning and shampoo and condition weekly. My hair measurements are 4.5 inches in the back, 5.5 inches on the side and 6 inches in the top/ crown area.

 

[water_n_oil]

Glycerin coming tomorrow. Excited to use this combo again. My braidouts always came out so good with it.

 

[gorgeoushair]

I agree that works. I do water or hs14in1 and then whipped shea butter. Moisture lasts and greys fade

Why is this? Heck if this is going to face greys then I need to jump on this asap! Lol

 

[caribeandiva]

Why is this? Heck if this is going to face greys then I need to jump on this asap! Lol

Gurl you betta! I noticed a new gray hair popped up in my temple area 2 weeks ago. We’ll see how long before this fades.

 

[ItsMeLilLucky]

Gurl you betta! I noticed a new gray hair popped up in my temple area 2 weeks ago. We’ll see how long before this fades.

Do you think this would work for the grey hair in my cleavage

 

[Sheabutterboy]

So after stalking the 2019/2018, I want to officially join the shea 2020 train...all aboard!. Currently, APL, my aim is mid-back length by the end of the year, better length retention and easier detangling sessions, especially around my crown area. I wear my hair mostly in twists and after stumbling across the shea threads I have been applying shea butter to my ends daily....inspired by some of ya'll i decided I would switch it up once in a while by braiding my twists into 8 big braids as an alternative style. @Chicoro I noticed you said you didn't comb your hair for 3-4months in one of the threads, how did you manage that

 

[Chicoro]

I see I never really documented what I do for no-combing. Let me see what I can find.

 

[Chicoro]

Hi @Sheabutterboy ,
Firstly, let me welcome to the LHCF hair board! I see that you are brand new member.

Secondly, let's talk about the no comb method I employ for myself. I start off with a style that has clear sections and parts. Let's say I do eight 8 braids. The keys are:

• to NEVER remove all the braids and unloosen them at once.
• Never combine the braids.
• Keep the braids/twists/sections moisturized and lubricated.
• Keep the hair braided tightly in the braid, but not at the root.

1. I finger detangle each braid, one at a time and remove shed hairs. Then I may put it in a bantu knot or loose braid. This can take several minutes per braid. Repeat entire head.
2. Then, I begin the rebraid process. Taking the first braid, I add water, Scurl, oil . Then I put it in the three sections and slather it with Shea butter. Then I braid it.

Caveats:

• You must start out with detangled hair before you braid it.
• Never wash hair in old braids as that will cause matting for sure.
• Every month, I rotate through and 'check' a braid buy combing it to ensure that it is not matted. So, there is some combing. Each braid gets combed every 8 months.

 

[snoop]

@Chicoro I noticed you said you didn't comb your hair for 3-4months in one of the threads, how did you manage that

I'm not @Chicoro but I'll I can respond with how I do it.

I wear my hair predominantly in two strand twists. I wash them weekly and tend to restlye every two weeks. A lot of the time I will resize my twists from large to medium to mini to medium back to large to allow for various levels of finger detangling.

This year, I've been sticking with wearing medium twists but I've been varying the tension or converting said twists to braids à la Mme. @Chicoro. Or I'll braid the roots and three strand twist the length or three strand twigs the whole thing so that my roots stay fairly detangled.

I don't aim for 100% detangling because you can't get that with a comb, but that's ok because I avoid breakage that way.

I started at 3 to 4 months abd have transitioned to up to a year without combing with a traditional comb.

 

[caribeandiva]

Do you think this would work for the grey hair in my cleavage

I don’t see why not? Hair is hair.

 

[caribeandiva]

So after stalking the 2019/2018, I want to officially join the shea 2020 train...all aboard!. Currently, APL, my aim is mid-back length by the end of the year, better length retention and easier detangling sessions, especially around my crown area. I wear my hair mostly in twists and after stumbling across the shea threads I have been applying shea butter to my ends daily....inspired by some of ya'll i decided I would switch it up once in a while by braiding my twists into 8 big braids as an alternative style. @Chicoro I noticed you said you didn't comb your hair for 3-4months in one of the threads, how did you manage that

Welcome!! You’re definitely in the right place to reach MBL by December. You can do it!

 

[Sheabutterboy]

Hi @Sheabutterboy ,
Firstly, let me welcome to the LHCF hair board! I see that you are brand new member.

Secondly, let's talk about the no comb method I employ for myself. I start off with a style that has clear sections and parts. Let's say I do eight 8 braids. The keys are:

• to NEVER remove all the braids and unloosen them at once.
• Never combine the braids.
• Keep the braids/twists/sections moisturized and lubricated.
• Keep the hair braided tightly in the braid, but not at the root.

1. I finger detangle each braid, one at a time and remove shed hairs. Then I may put it in a bantu knot or loose braid. This can take several minutes per braid. Repeat entire head.
2. Then, I begin the rebraid process. Taking the first braid, I add water, Scurl, oil . Then I put it in the three sections and slather it with Shea butter. Then I braid it.

Caveats:

• You must start out with detangled hair before you braid it.
• Never wash hair in old braids as that will cause matting for sure.
• Every month, I rotate through and 'check' a braid buy combing it to ensure that it is not matted. So, there is some combing. Each braid gets combed every 8 months.

OOOO sounds interesting and how often do you finger detangle each braid. Thank you for the welcome from you and others. I noticed this shea butter thread is very supportive and encouraging so its amazing to see.

 

[Chicoro]

OOOO sounds interesting and how often do you finger detangle each braid. Thank you for the welcome from you and others. I noticed this shea butter thread is very supportive and encouraging so its amazing to see.

I probably finger detangle about 1x per week. Those Shea butter threads were sooooooooooooooooooooooooo much fun! I learned so much. Many people got phenomenal growth.

 

[sarumoki]

The big batch of butter that I made myself for Christmas is still kicking strong despite the fact that I use it on both my hair and body.

 

[water_n_oil]

Now I actually remember why I stopped using the shea/glycerin blend for a bit. It's more shea heavy than the shea/oil blend I use and thus harder to wash out. Gave really nice slip when detangling in the shower though. Not sure if I'll tweak it.

 

[Sheabutterboy]

So just an update on my shea journey, I twisted my hair a week ago but kept them mostly in 8 big braids and spraying with water/slathering in shea every other day. Tangled roots is an issue for me I comb my hair once a month atm, but open to alternatives. Anyway, so I took some of the braids down just to test the waters and undid some twists on different parts of my hair to check for tangles. Virtually none, in fact, I would say zero, the shed hairs came out quite easily too. I can't speak too soon for the shea experiment but its food for thought.

Hair is braided back up will continue with the same routine and judge properly at the end of this week.
Factors - Hair is twisted then braided
Slathered in shea, keeps hair heavy, moisturized, and more manageable.

So what I will do at the end of this week, is judge the tangling, then do an experiment. One side single plats like normal and other side twist braided at the root, then one more side just normal twists as I usually do then slather in shea as I have been doing and let's see how it goes

 

[water_n_oil]

I think I'm going to do personalized small batch blends for the girls and I once I have enough empty jars from the deodorant I use. The current blend is good but there's definitely certain oils that one person's hair loves more than the other.