Shea Butter Growth And Retention Thread 2020

[curly.123]

I hope it is not too late to join this challenge! I'm moisturising every other day and sealing it with whipped shea butter and I can tell that my hair is really happy with shea butter

 

[Sheabutterboy]

I hope it is not too late to join this challenge! I'm moisturising every other day and sealing it with whipped shea butter and I can tell that my hair is really happy with shea butter

welcome!

 

[Sheabutterboy]

Hey guys any idea how i can upload an image to this thread?

 

[caribeandiva]

Hey guys any idea how i can upload an image to this thread?

You might have to resize it. It has to be under 1MB to upload. Otherwise you’ll keep getting an error message

 

[curly.123]

This photo was taken last month when I blowdried my hair ( I use heat less than once a year) and I can see that my ends could use some shea butter. I'm starting with a BSL, my hair goal is to be somewhere between a full MBL and a HL in the end of the year.


I'm moisturising and sealing every other day (LCO) cowashing and DC 2 times a week and steaming at least 2 times a week. Sometimes I just spritz some water + glycerin and go under my steam for 15 min then seal my ends with butter

 

[caribeandiva]

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This photo was taken last month when I blowdried my hair ( I use heat less than once a year) and I can see that my ends could use some shea butter. I'm starting with a BSL, my hair goal is to be somewhere between a full MBL and a HL in the end of the year.


I'm moisturising and sealing every other day (LCO) cowashing and DC 2 times a week and steaming at least 2 times a week. Sometimes I just spritz some water + glycerin and go under my steam for 15 min then seal my ends with butter

Nice starting point!! You can definitely hit MBL by December if you stick to your regimen.

 

[ItsMeLilLucky]

I really do be just slattering Shea Butter when I’m fresh out the shower. I’m not sure but I think I’m washing my hair every 3 days most weeks. When I come out the shower, I add some Shea butter while I’m still drippy. Sometimes I’ll add it, dip my brush in hot water, brush, add some more Shea, and brush again.

What’s really making me nervous is that I keep checking 3cayG’s site for the Nilotica and it’s not in stock yet lol. I know she said at the end of the month, but I check just in case they get it earlier. Also stalking Neter Gold’s site for a couple of out of stock combs as well

 

[ItsMeLilLucky]

Hey guys any idea how i can upload an image to this thread?

If you have iOS 13 or later, just click upload a file, choose your picture, change the file size to small, and it should upload.
Or you could add your pictures to imgflip, and copy and paste it from there to see if it works.

 

[curly.123]

I'm still trying to add an avatar lol

 

[Sheabutterboy]

So been using whipped shea butter with a bit of castor oil and water every day/every other day to moisturize with water. My hair is darker and shinier in a month. (there is a pop filter on the picture btw I was feeling the hair too much ) . It leaves my hair moisturized for 2 days. funny enough I used to make an emulsified shea butter with oils, glycerin, and water but stopped because I had to keep it in the fridge due to no preservatives, that used to leave my hair moisturized for a week. However, I never saw this darkness/shine when it was emulsified with water.

 

[ItsMeLilLucky]

I'm still trying to add an avatar lol

Click your username

Click Avatar

Select a picture from your gallery or download something from the Internet

Sometimes you have to resize, sometimes you don’t. Hope this helps.

 

[curly.123]

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Sometimes you have to resize, sometimes you don’t. Hope this helps.

thanks, I ll try again using my phone this time

 

[ItsMeLilLucky]

thanks, I ll try again using my phone this time

Sure thing.

 

[keranikki]

I trimmed my ends today. I took about a 1/4" off. My hair felt so much better. I can't wait until all of this color is gone. Currently using Mielle Twisting Souffle, which has Shea butter in it. I'm noticing that it's just not "Shea buttery" enough. I will go back to using my concoctions.

 

[sarumoki]

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So been using whipped shea butter with a bit of castor oil and water every day/every other day to moisturize with water. My hair is darker and shinier in a month. (there is a pop filter on the picture btw I was feeling the hair too much ) . It leaves my hair moisturized for 2 days. funny enough I used to make an emulsified shea butter with oils, glycerin, and water but stopped because I had to keep it in the fridge due to no preservatives, that used to leave my hair moisturized for a week. However, I never saw this darkness/shine when it was emulsified with water.

How did you make your emulsified butter?

 

[Sheabutterboy]

How did you make your emulsified butter?

I used to mix in two cereal size bowls, one was

Step 1
bowl 1
equal shea butter/somewhat equal parts oil/shea butter was always more/ then 5 percent plant wax -Cetearyl alcohol peg-20 stearate.

Bowl 2
Deionized water/ 3 tablespoons of glycerin.

Step 2- Heating phase


I heat up the water/ glycerin- You can always heat up the water and add the glycerin after up to you
I heat up the shea butter/oils/wax- just to make sure they melt well together- Lowish heat.

Step 3
Mix it all in a blender for around 3-5 mins

Step 4- pour in a jar and keep in the fridge

It is advised you keep in the fridge for around two weeks, I used to push mine to a 3weeks- to a month.
I used to spray water as usual and then moisturize with it.
This way one kg of shea butter used to last me like 4-6months
I did this for about a year and six months

 

[curly.123]

Bought 1,5kg shea butter today, I ll be fine for at least 4-5 months

 

[snoop]

I used to mix in two cereal size bowls, one was

Step 1
bowl 1
equal shea butter/somewhat equal parts oil/shea butter was always more/ then 5 percent plant wax -Cetearyl alcohol peg-20 stearate.

Bowl 2
Deionized water/ 3 tablespoons of glycerin.

Step 2- Heating phase


I heat up the water/ glycerin- You can always heat up the water and add the glycerin after up to you
I heat up the shea butter/oils/wax- just to make sure they melt well together- Lowish heat.

Step 3
Mix it all in a blender for around 3-5 mins

Step 4- pour in a jar and keep in the fridge

It is advised you keep in the fridge for around two weeks, I used to push mine to a 3weeks- to a month.
I used to spray water as usual and then moisturize with it.
This way one kg of shea butter used to last me like 4-6months
I did this for about a year and six months

Add a preservative to be in the safe side -- food can still go bad in the fridge, right? This way you also don't have to worry about keeping it in the fridge.

 

[yamilee21]

Bought 1,5kg shea butter today, I ll be fine for at least 4-5 months

I’m almost out of shea butter. When I run out between orders, I usually get a $5 container from a shea butter man on the street... now I’m wondering how NYC’s shea butter street vendors have been holding up during the lockdown. On that note, who has the best shea butter prices online for very tight budgets?

 

[Maracujá]

Count me in ladies

Here's what I did on Saturday ==>>

 

[Sheabutterboy]

Add a preservative to be in the safe side -- food can still go bad in the fridge, right? This way you also don't have to worry about keeping it in the fridge.

Yeah, deffo looking to start making this again and been shopping around for preservatives

 

[sarumoki]

I used to mix in two cereal size bowls, one was

Step 1
bowl 1
equal shea butter/somewhat equal parts oil/shea butter was always more/ then 5 percent plant wax -Cetearyl alcohol peg-20 stearate.

Bowl 2
Deionized water/ 3 tablespoons of glycerin.

Step 2- Heating phase


I heat up the water/ glycerin- You can always heat up the water and add the glycerin after up to you
I heat up the shea butter/oils/wax- just to make sure they melt well together- Lowish heat.

Step 3
Mix it all in a blender for around 3-5 mins

Step 4- pour in a jar and keep in the fridge

It is advised you keep in the fridge for around two weeks, I used to push mine to a 3weeks- to a month.
I used to spray water as usual and then moisturize with it.
This way one kg of shea butter used to last me like 4-6months
I did this for about a year and six months

Thank you, I'm going to try to make an emulsified butter. I've started straightening my hair and my current mix is a little too heavy for it. Thankfully I already have some preservatives. I just have to get my hands on an emulsifier.

 

[snoop]

Count me in ladies

Here's what I did on Saturday ==>>

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Golden goodness!

This looks like the consistency that I end up using my shea butter. I'm not sure why I bother with making a whipped butter and then adding oil to get it to this consistency when I could just create this in the first place.

 

[snoop]

I used to mix in two cereal size bowls, one was

Step 1
bowl 1
equal shea butter/somewhat equal parts oil/shea butter was always more/ then 5 percent plant wax -Cetearyl alcohol peg-20 stearate.

Bowl 2
Deionized water/ 3 tablespoons of glycerin.

Step 2- Heating phase


I heat up the water/ glycerin- You can always heat up the water and add the glycerin after up to you
I heat up the shea butter/oils/wax- just to make sure they melt well together- Lowish heat.

Step 3
Mix it all in a blender for around 3-5 mins

Step 4- pour in a jar and keep in the fridge

It is advised you keep in the fridge for around two weeks, I used to push mine to a 3weeks- to a month.
I used to spray water as usual and then moisturize with it.
This way one kg of shea butter used to last me like 4-6months
I did this for about a year and six months

I made an emulsified shea butter a little while back. I wanted a whipped butter, but I didn't add enough water. I added BTMS-225 and cetyl alcohol. It was pretty good.

Do you mind telling me how much water you used in your mixture?

 

[curly.123]

I’m almost out of shea butter. When I run out between orders, I usually get a $5 container from a shea butter man on the street... now I’m wondering how NYC’s shea butter street vendors have been holding up during the lockdown. On that note, who has the best shea butter prices online for very tight budgets?

I need to buy in bulk as I live in Asia lol not easy to find shea butter here

 

[curly.123]

Count me in ladies

Here's what I did on Saturday ==>>

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wow!

 

[Sheabutterboy]

I made an emulsified shea butter a little while back. I wanted a whipped butter, but I didn't add enough water. I added BTMS-225 and cetyl alcohol. It was pretty good.

Do you mind telling me how much water you used in your mixture?

Hi didn't measure, but I used the same bowl every time which would all fit into a 500ml jar, so I guess 500ml of water or a little less than that. Did you measure your preservative with a scale?

 

[caribeandiva]

Count me in ladies

Here's what I did on Saturday ==>>

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Gorgeous photos!

 

[Maracujá]

Gorgeous photos!

Thank you!!!

 

[snoop]

Hi didn't measure, but I used the same bowl every time which would all fit into a 500ml jar, so I guess 500ml of water or a little less than that. Did you measure your preservative with a scale?

Yes. When I do all of my emulsified mixes I measure everything by weight.