Shea Growth And Retention Regimen 2018

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
I've been growing my hair since about 1842. Like Jack Nicolson's character in the movie, "The Shining", had I been captured in the photo below, my hair STILL would likely be hanging around and above my shoulders, even after 1 full century of growth.

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To my Shea Sisters,

This is my hair after almost 2 full years of Shea butter usage. Don't hate the butter,
hate the game. No matter how long my hair gets, it NEVER hangs past my
shoulders. NEVER. This is hair pictured that has been washed and deep conditioned.
The mirror has stuff all over it because when I detangle with product, the
product goes everywhere.
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I take my own photos so they are struggle photos. There is
no product or leave in, on my hair.
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Here's a better angle with better lighting. If I leave my
hair to dry loose, it will shrink up to my ears.
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The fact that my hair shrinks up like it does is why I
have developed so many techniques to gain and retain
length. Hair that shrinks tends to tangle and break. Thus,
gaining length is quite a challenge.
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BUT, here below is my hair during the conditioner process and with me pulling it.
The difference is night and day. I washed and conditioned my
hair in twists for the first time ever, too. It worked out well. I usually use braids.
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  • When doing my wash and condition process, I noticed that my hair was super, super soft. My ends were tangle free and did not pop, catch or break in the comb. I had a lot of shedded hair only.
  • I fully detangled every braid using a comb during this wash session.
  • I love my Shea butter soft and buttery. I get it that way by adding LOTS of oil to my Shea butter when mixing it down!

Shea butter has helped the health, length and retention of my hair a lot. When wet and stretched I can see my length gains beautifully. When devoid of product and left to air dry loose, any length 'disappears' into the shrinkage.

I've learned an exponential amount of information about my hair and hair in general, in 2017 and in 2018. I'm still grateful and appreciative of the knowledge and hair growing imparted to me via Queen Shea!


Your hair is incredible @Chicoro and that shrinkage is insane but it’s the name of the game! Shrinkage means your natural hair is strong and elastic and healthy. I love how much you’ve analyzed your hair and the effects of products and techniques. I see great lengths n strength in your future
 
@Chicoro
FREAKING OUT ! NO WAY ! THANK YOU

I can’t believe I would be nominated I feel like I’m not even hair goals yet. But *geeked* y’all think my hair is beautiful and yes yes yes Shea hurts is gonna save protect and nourish this strands allll year going forward. Not to mention I just got a fresh press and feelin myself !! Pics. The length hasn’t grown astronomical but even others have noted the health of my hair. Shea butter enriches your hair, it is noticeably thicker and has got my edges growing in, Shea protects the stands from damage, and imparts a deep shine like my hair shines from the inside.

I’ll consider this my starting pic for next year I believe Shea butter will help me finally reach APL

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Hair like Silk and Butter! Gorgeous! I got, "Shea Butter Hair Eyes", :spinning::grinwink: because you got nominated for the Shea Made Hair Unicorn Hall of Fame BEFORE these pictures were posted of the fabulousness that is your hair!
 
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So I will say
Shea butter showed up and showed out again!

My hands have been benefiting when I apply Shea butter to my hair and other people have been commenting.

Last week while at work I introduced myself to a family by shaking each person’s hand. They were a middle aged dad, mom, and preteen daughter. I shook the dad’s hand last and he exclaimed “Your hands are so soft!” The daughter looked embarrassed and the situation was so extra my boss and mentor stopped typing on his computer. I just smiled and said “Thank you, it’s the hand sanitizer that we use here.” Because I know from history with my own happily married parents that situations like this are what trigger older wives to run out and buy half of Sephora. Later, I realized that I freshened up my hair that morning with my shea butter mix.

This morning my mom commented on how soft my hands were and I used shea butter yesterday morning! Shea butter has greater than 24 hour results for hair and skin!

Over time Shea butter has softened and reversed the wear and tear my hands have experienced over the last 7-8 years!
I have had a similar experience with my face and hands. It's been about 3 -4 weeks and my face and hands are are improving big time. My husband commented on a recent picture that I look the same age as I did on a ten year old photo we took together. I've read that it may take 6-8 weeks to see it but I see it already. I usually apply(slather) it on before bed and when I wake up plus through out the day as needed. I basically keep my hair, hands, and face moisturized at all time. I'm so thankful for this thread...
 
@Chicoro
FREAKING OUT ! NO WAY ! THANK YOU

I can’t believe I would be nominated I feel like I’m not even hair goals yet. But *geeked* y’all think my hair is beautiful and yes yes yes Shea hurts is gonna save protect and nourish this strands allll year going forward. Not to mention I just got a fresh press and feelin myself !! Pics. The length hasn’t grown astronomical but even others have noted the health of my hair. Shea butter enriches your hair, it is noticeably thicker and has got my edges growing in, Shea protects the stands from damage, and imparts a deep shine like my hair shines from the inside.

I’ll consider this my starting pic for next year I believe Shea butter will help me finally reach APL

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Gorgeous hair!!! Drool worthy!
 
Your hair is incredible @Chicoro and that shrinkage is insane but it’s the name of the game! Shrinkage means your natural hair is strong and elastic and healthy. I love how much you’ve analyzed your hair and the effects of products and techniques. I see great lengths n strength in your future

I didn't think about this aspect!
 
Welcome everyone!!!! :welcome4:

This is the Shea Growth and Retention Regimen 2018 thread. Come on in! If you are using pure shea butter, a shea butter mix or shea butter with ayurvedic oils and powders or any other mix, you are probably going to get some great results!

Just come by and let us know how things are going for you. I will not be moderating this thread and there aren't any rules, except three: I would ask that we be kind, patient and supportive of one another.

I'm excited! Let's go!​
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https://longhaircareforum.com/threa...-butt-length-hair-3c-4a.742331/#post-20654287

(October 12th, 2014: @ThatJerseyGirl )​

"I know I have said this before, but I will say it again.
Shea butter seems to be the common denominator in hair growth. I can't think of this woman's name, I think Sera or something, but she used shea butter and so does Naptural85 and countless others."

"We should have a sheagrowth challenge with recipes, etc. just a suggestion."


"You know what I've noticed? All 4 naturals who have long thick healthy hair such as Sera, JazB, Naptural85, Africa Export, etc all have in common in terms of growth?
*drum roll*
SHEA BUTTER MIXES.
Im totally convinced that Shea Butter has A lot to do with growth."
(from 2013)


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The Award: 7 Pounds in a Gallon Pail of Golden Glory!

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Shea-Made Hair Unicorns 2018 Hall of Fame:flahssssss::cup:

@caribeandiva - Dec 2017 to Jan 2018 ~ 1 inch of retained hair
@lalla - January 20th, 2018 ~ New avatar 'outted' her as a Shea-made hair unicorn. (Snatched waist-extra points)
@ElevatedEnergy - January 10th, 2018~ Post # 2201 'outted' her as a Shea-made hair unicorn. (16 year old body after 4 babies-extra points)
@AbsyBlvd -February 24th, 2018~ Elegant Shea Made Updo identified her as a Shea-made unicorn.~ Post # 2543 'outted' her as a Shea-made hair unicorn.
@sgold04 - March 6th, 2018 ~ Post #2794 'outted' her as a Shea-made hair unicorn. Her colored hair is long, healthy and full.
@ArrrBeee - March 16th, 2018 ~ Post #2990 'outted' her as a Shea-made hair unicorn. She has made a tremendous shift as it relates to caring for her hair. She totally changed the way she thinks about and how she treats her precious afro-textured hair.
@tapioca_pudding - March 20th, 2018~ Post #3133 'outted' her as a Shea-made hair unicorn. She had the fattest, juiciest braids you ever did want to see.
@Chicoro - March 22nd, 2018 ~ Post #3215 'outted' her as Shea-made hair unicorn. Actually, it was @FadingDelilah who outted her.
@Daina -April 4th, 2018 ~ Post 2130 in the TBL Thread 'outted' her as a Shea-made hair unicorn. She went from mid back to waist length in 3 months, using shea butter, AND has almost eliminated single strand knots.
@NCHairDiva - April 16th , 2018 ~ Post #3659 'outted' her as Shea-made hair unicorn. Gorgeous, silky shine from root to tip!
@guyaneseyankee - April 16th, 2018 ~ Post #3641 'outted' her as a Shea-made hair unicorn. Juicy, thick, scrumptious Shea slathered hair!
@kupenda -April 24th, 2018~ Post #3654 'outted' her as a Shea-made hair unicorn. Pretty, coily twists in a picture.
@CurlyWhoCrux -April 24th, 2018~ Post #3665 'outted' her as a Shea-made hair unicorn. Long, thick shed-slathered braids that can't fit into the picture frame.
@Sosoothing -April 24th, 2018~ Post #3690 'outted' her as a Shea-made hair unicorn. Great progress and growth shown on her long, pretty, stretched hair, coily twists in a picture.
@SunySydeofLyfe - November 14th, 2018~ Post #4891 'outted' her as a Shea-made hair unicorn. Gorgeous, curls created on the ends of her lovely hair by the butter.
@sunflora - November 14th, 2018 ~ Post # 4884 'outted' her as a Shea-made hair unicorn. Beautiful, thick crown braids, that just get thicker.
@SunkissedLife -November 18th, 2018 ~ Posts #4755 and #4950 'outted' her as a Shea-made hair unicorn. Stunning color on silky, beautiful hair.


Shea Made Hair Unicorn 2018 Hall of Fame of Mixtresses (Added April 23,2018)
@IDareT'sHair recognized on April 23rd for all her incredible mixes and combinations.
@ThatJerseyGirl recognized on April 23rd for sharing photos of her Ayuverdic Shea Mixes.


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ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!!!

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Shea-Made Hair Unicorns 2018 Hall of Fame Extravaganza!


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Don't Miss This Once in a Life Time Event!

When: December 31st, 2018

Where: On YOUR Head

Entry Fee: 8 ounce Pot of Unrefined 100% Natural Shea Butter*

What: Shea-Made Hair Unicorns 2018 Hall of Fame Extravaganza!:dance7:
*All Shea-Made Hair Unicorns of 2018 Get in Free!
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Shea Butter 'Discoveries' We Have Made (Recapitulation): Added Feb 24, 2018
  • Shea butter can be unrefined or refined. We strongly recommend to use unrefined Shea butter that YOU mix up yourself. Or, if you are not into that Mixtress Life, use products from Cottage Industries like small companies and Etsy made products which are more likely to contain a higher percentage of unrefined Shea butter.
  • Shea butter can be gold or beige. The gold butter is mixed with a plant. The beige color does not have the plant or root added. Beware, some butters have been artificially colored.
  • Shea butter gets its yellow color from the Borututu Root, in Ghana. It is gives the Shea butter a naturally colored, bright yellow appearance. The Borututu Root has some antioxidant power.
  • Shea butter can be Western or Eastern. Shea Nilotica (East African- Oil is more prized, butter is softer and is sub-species of the Shea butter tree.) Most of us can easily get, use and have seen great results with the Western Shea butter.
  • Shea butter helps shed hairs slide out. Shea butter lubricates the hair so that that shed hair can be removed easily with finger detangling.
  • Shea butter clumps hair and minimizes frizz and tangles. Shea butter has gummy components that seem to clump the hair together. This is great if you don't use a comb or brush and rely on your fingers to detangle your hair. This keeps the hair stabilized and detangled. Tangles are almost completely eradicated.
  • Shea butter helps protect hair ends. Shea butter can be a go to product if you have an "Ends Routine" for your hair. If your ends are always dry, Shea butter can add extra lubrication and hold in moisture. It may be just what the ends of your hair need.
  • Shea butter strengthens finger nails. It fortifies the nail bed and may prevent nails from splitting. This benefit extends to hair, too. Shea strengthens and fortifies the hair strands.
  • Shea butter blends with a greater percentage of Shea absorb better. Your Shea butter blend may absorb faster and be less greasy if you use more Shea butter and add fewer oils to the blend. Ideally, 100% natural Shea butter by itself, on her own, may absorb better than Shea blended with any other oils and/or butters.
  • Shea butter - Creamy Mix. If you want a more creamy result, you may want to use a blender to mix your Shea butter blend.
  • Shea butter- Fluffy Mix. If you want a more fluffy result, you may want to use egg beater/whipping utensils.
  • Shea butter and mineral oil may dull and coat hair. Shea butter does not seem to mix well with products that have mineral oil in them. This may leave the hair coated with a gray cast and dull. It is suggested that no mineral oil based products be placed into your Shea butter mix.
  • Shea butter may need to be melted to remove graininess. If you find that your Shea butter mix is grainy, melt it down completely to a liquid. Do not cook it! Use a double boiler method. Then, refreeze the butter until it is hard. Then, blend again. The graininess should be mostly gone, if not totally gone.
  • Shea butter mixes well with hair conditioners. You can add Shea butter to any conditioner to turn it into a deeply moisturizing and lubricating product.
  • Shea butter mixes well with Ayuverdic Powders. Shea butter absorbs and captures the color of powders such as amla, brahmi, etc. Not only are the powders absorbed in the mixes, there is no graininess. These mixes are great for deep conditioning treatments.
  • Shea butter sources like Cleopatra's Choice may be a reliable choice. They have small and bulk sizes that can be ordered and the quality of Shea butter and their services have been good thus far. Here is the link: https://www.cleopatraschoice.com/ooa-0043.html
  • Shea butter works great on heat straightened hair, too. You can even use Shea butter on your straightened hair styles. Just don't be too heavy handed with the product.
  • Shea butter may work better with damp hair and skin. Shea butter may spread better and hold in more moisture when the substrate (hair or skin) is damp.
  • Shea butter should have a nutty, earthy smell. If your Shea butter smells 'funky' or there is a 'stench', it is very likely that your Shea butter was made with fermented or rotten Shea nuts.
  • Shea butter may darken the hair. Although Shea butter does not turn gray hair black, it can darken the hair in general. It makes the natural, hair color richer, darker along with creating super moisturized hair.
  • Shea butter residue can plug your pipes. Be sure to clean your sink and pipes weekly with a mild de-clogging product. Don't wait until you have a clog. Shea butter run off from hands and hair can be quite greasy and gummy. Treat your sink, tub, or shower weekly to avoid clogged drains. If anyone is looking for citric acid in the grocery store it was found and labeled as “sour salt” in the Jewish foods section.
  • Shea butter needs time for a scent to 'cure' within the mixture. Fruits, florals, beach, or nature type scents can get very overpowering if too much is used. For a 8 ounce Shea mix, start with 15 drops, mix in good, let it rest for a few days then test it on the hands. If it is not strong enough, add in another 5 drops. However, it is suggested to stop at 15 drops. For sweet, bakery scents, it is suggested to start at 25 drops and follow the same procedure. The scent usually settles in and attaches onto the butter after a few days. It's just like adding fragrance to wax, it needs time to "cure".
  • Shea butter seedlings are being successfully cultivated in the Shea Belt, specifically in Burkina Faso. Shea trees have been considered wild and not able to be cultivated. 108,000 seedlings have been cultivated. Although these seedlings have yet to grow into trees and become fruit producing, this is a tremendous and impactful paradigm shift in the production of Shea butter.
  • Shea butter may extend the life of your hair color. Some have reported that their color is lasting 2 times longer than usually. The only difference in their regimen was the addition of Shea butter.
  • Shea butter may make porous hair greasy. Porous hair is not dry hair. Porous hair is hair that has been damaged by coloring, chemicals or heat. [I, Chicoro] define porosity as either HIGH or NORMAL. Conditioners and leave in products with dimithecone and behentrimonim chloride may change and improve the porosity of the hair. This will allow for Shea butter to better adhere to the hair with less greasiness.
  • Shea Butter Overall Hair Benefits (Which is the reason for this thread)
    • Softens hair
    • Stops tangles
    • Hair is easier to detangle
    • Minimizes dry-ness
    • Eliminates knots
    • Minimizes split ends
    • Hair hangs heavier
    • Darkens hair color
    • Infuses hair with moisture (if moisturizing products are applied first)
    • Hair retains more length
    • Thickens the hair
    • It minimizes breakage
    • Beautifies the hair
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TUTORIALS:

Keeping Your Pipes Grease Free!

Chicoro's Process for Plugged Pipes (Plugged with Grease)

Most plumbing has a connection of pipes. Meaning, your kitchen, bathroom and washer and dryer area may be connected. This, you'll have to determine for yourself. In my place, the kitchen sink, shower and bathroom sink are connected. The toilet is separate and not connected.

  1. I plug up all the connected pipes except the one I want to unclog. Do this by putting in the stoppers and putting an inch or two of very hot water in the sink. You want to create pressure. If you need to put something in the basins/tubs to hold that plug in place, like a heavy object on top of the plug, do that.
  2. Then I use an old fashion plunger (a flanged plunger is high tech if you can find them) and I plunge the stopped up sink to bring up the goop.
  3. If more than one sink is stopped up, I may plunge that too.
  4. You may have to plunge for 20 minutes to 45 minutes.
  5. Once the gunk comes up, put some baking soda and vinegar down the pipe.
  6. Then follow up with some very hot water. Be careful, boiling water may mess up your particular pipes.
  7. Then, go and release the water where you had it plugged.
Ideally, I suggest you do something EVERY TIME you do your wash and condition process as this is when the largest amounts and quantities of greasy gunk goes down the sink.

Weekly Preventive Maintenance (Or monthly, etc...depending on how often you wash your hair)


  1. Do hair.
  2. Pour in some baking soda and white vinegar.
  3. Boil some water and let it cool.
  4. Pour it down the sink to move the greasy gunk through.
Ceramide Rich Oils and Shea Butter Tutorial (courtesy of @ElevatedEnergy )
Sure! You know I got my Shea Siblings!

I love Ceramide rich oils and have been using them consistently in my routine for close to 3 years after being inspired by this particular thread and the OP documenting her progress.

https://longhaircareforum.com/threa...mony-and-the-evolution-of-my-bun-pics.488440/

And this:

http://www.bellemocha.com/2010/01/stronger-cuticle-layer-with-ceramides.html

I would highly recommend reading those but for a quick wrap up of them both:

Ceramides are the "glue" that bind the cuticle and the cortex of the hair together. It helps in the prevention of split ends.
Ceramides help protect the cuticle layer of the hair which in turn slows down moisture and protein loss. They are high in linoleic acid and helps to flatten the cuticle. When cuticles lay flat; hair is shinier, retains moisture better, feels smoother, porosity and elasticity are improved.


For my own personal experience, the biggest change I noticed right away was the difference in my split ends. I was transitioning and was dealing with tons of splits. Once I started using the ceramides, it was almost as if the splits just repaired themselves and I haven't had an issue with splits since.

Then I added Ayurvedic powders a year and a half later to my routine and I noticed my need to do protein treatments was almost non-existent. So ceramides plus Ayurvedic powders equal a lovely fortifying and strengthening treatment. (Particularly Brahmi or Bhringraj)

Then I added Mango Butter a few months later and I noticed my need to moisturize in between washing was few and far in between. Its high fatty acid content makes it an intensive moisturizer for hair.

Then around the fall of last year, Shea butter hit the scene and my hair journey has been a wrap. Ceramides, Ayurvedic powders & butters have been my hairs saving grace.

So ceramides are great alone but when used with certain ingredients are almost magical.

How I use them:
*In an Ayurvedic Herbal Oil
*A Ceramide Buttercream Hair Treatment
(I use this pre-wash on the last 6 inches of my hair after spritzing my hair with very warm water. I leave the treatment in overnight) It has a Ceramide Oil, Mango Butter, Shea butter, An Ayurvedic powder, Argan oil & Coconut Cream Concentrate (which has a high fat content & also has the ability to penetrate deep within the hair strands to plasticize the cortex, making hair stronger)
*In my Shea Butter Blends

My favorite Ceramide Oil hands down is Safflower Oil and I use it on my hair and face. However, here is a list of some Oils and their ceramide percentages:

Safflower oil 78%
Grape seed oil 73%
Poppy seed oil 70%
Sunflower oil 68%
Hemp oil 60%
Corn oil 59%
Wheat germ oil 55%
Cottonseed oil 54%
Soybean oil 51%
Walnut oil 51%
Sesame oil 45%
Rice bran oil 39%
Pistachio oil 32.7%
Peanut oil 32%
Canola oil 21%
Egg yolk 16%
Linseed oil 15%
Lard 10%
Olive oil 10%
Palm oil 10%
Cocoa butter 3%
Macadamia oil 2%
Butter 2%

Tightening the Skin
  • Dry brush your body
  • Cover body in wet clay and let it dry
  • Apply pure Shea butter or a mix of Shea butter and castor oil

I've added the newest three (3) Shea-made hair unicorns. Interestingly, all of them have the word "SUN" as the first part of their screen names. @SunkissedLife is the only Shea-made hair unicorn who has two posts in her nomination.
 
One of my favorite Shea-made naturals on YouTube, Naturally_Nica, doing a length check. She measures 34 inches maximum length. But, I feel like she left some inches on the table and I would say she is at about 35 inches in some places. By the way, she is 6 feet tall. Her back is long as she has the svelt, long body of a fashion model, thus 35 inches hits her a couple of inches past tailbone. (On other people, 35 inches, almost 3 feet of hair, would likely hit at thigh length.)

 
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Do you mix with a fork or with a blender or an electric whisk? I see that long hair in your avatar. I SEE you with all that hair! Trying to sneak in under the radar...

I just realized that my response that I wrote ended up as a single letter. I’m sorry.
I make my blend using a hand held electric mixer. I melt the butter using the hot water bath method first, then add the other oils to it then blend. I then place it in the freezer to solidify it more quickly. The firmness retained when then left out in room temperature will depend on the amount of liquid oil used. I like to have coconut oil in it as it helps make the final result softer or firmer based on room temperature.
I hope to have gained a decent amount of length by the end of December. I promise I won’t hide it from you :hide:. I will post here and in the Classic Length thread, my fantasy full length goal. I don’t like radar, especially when it’s followed by sirens! :busted:
 
My first shea butter 3 strand twist out! Yay, so excited. I used Aunt Jackie's gel instead of Ecostyler and the curl pattern held quite well. My hair usually looks like a wavy puff ball, but my new BFF shea butter has given me so much definition. I need to use my detangler brush a little bit more to smooth out the frizz but I am still quite pleased.



 
I just realized that my response that I wrote ended up as a single letter. I’m sorry.
I make my blend using a hand held electric mixer. I melt the butter using the hot water bath method first, then add the other oils to it then blend. I then place it in the freezer to solidify it more quickly. The firmness retained when then left out in room temperature will depend on the amount of liquid oil used. I like to have coconut oil in it as it helps make the final result softer or firmer based on room temperature.
I hope to have gained a decent amount of length by the end of December. I promise I won’t hide it from you :hide:. I will post here and in the Classic Length thread, my fantasy full length goal. I don’t like radar, especially when it’s followed by sirens! :busted:

No problem! It's good to see progress. You are always welcomed over here!
 
This weekend marks the end of November. The Shea train is coming to the end of the ride in about 30 days. To Queen Shea, I'd like to say thanks for the ride, Lady!

I've secured the location for the Shea Made Hair Unicorns Extravagaza at the Cite du Cinema, in Paris. It overlooks the Seine River. The Shea Made Unicorns in the 2018 Hall of Fame will be flying first class. Although we will have an economy class, the plane is reserved exclusively for Shea hair challengers and participants. Shea products will be at your disposal aboard and during your entire flight.

Let me know if you will be requesting a vegetarian plate!
 
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Thank you. The shipping is kinda high but I trust your advice :yep: I'll start with 5 lbs.

I didn't know her shipping was high. I just know that people are super satisfied with the products they get. I spoke to her for about 15 minutes on the telephone once. She talked about how important it was to get the shipping process correct, from Africa to North America, because that is where so much of the [other] brands get damaged. All this to say that she seems to respect her suppliers, the product and her customers! You can't beat that.
 
I’m running out of whipped Shea. I better get on the 3cayg train so I’m caught unprepared. I’m too lazy to measure Shea though. That’s why I’ve been buying the 1 lb tubs at my local bss. If shipping is expensive then it’s not cost effective to get anything less than 5 lbs from 3cayg.

I wish I could buy me some from her. But, I received 7 kgs of Shea butter from Mali in 2018. So, I've been well stocked with some good stuff. In fact, I don't think I've bought in Shea in all of 2018.
 
@Dominga11 ,

Yoo hoo! Can you share the process you used to get that twist out popping? What shampoo and conditioner did you use, please? Did you let your twists dry overnight?
 
I’m running out of whipped Shea. I better get on the 3cayg train so I’m caught unprepared. I’m too lazy to measure Shea though. That’s why I’ve been buying the 1 lb tubs at my local bss. If shipping is expensive then it’s not cost effective to get anything less than 5 lbs from 3cayg.

I ordered 5 lbs and let me tell you, that is a lot of Shea! I don't think I'll need to restock for a long while! It comes well sealed but is too big to store in the fridge, think the size of those round gallon ice creams at the grocery story. I just keep mine tucked away in my bedroom.

I would definitely suggest ordering from her though. She has great quality Shea Butter. I use an ice cream scoop to get mine out and don't worry about too much measuring as I've been making my mixes mostly Shea Butter based on @Chicoro suggestion a while back. I use ~1-2 tablespoon of sweet almond oil or EVCO to 1 scoop of Shea Butter and whip it to the gods until smooth/creamy. Once done I add lavender essential oil and whip it once more to incorporate everything and store in small jars. My whipped mix usually lasts me at least a month before I need to whip up a new batch and I'm heavy handed.

I have been thinking about adding castor oil and/or sunflower oil for my next batch...
 
I ordered 5 lbs and let me tell you, that is a lot of Shea! I don't think I'll need to restock for a long while! It comes well sealed but is too big to store in the fridge, think the size of those round gallon ice creams at the grocery story. I just keep mine tucked away in my bedroom.

I would definitely suggest ordering from her though. She has great quality Shea Butter. I use an ice cream scoop to get mine out and don't worry about too much measuring as I've been making my mixes mostly Shea Butter based on @Chicoro suggestion a while back. I use ~1-2 tablespoon of sweet almond oil or EVCO to 1 scoop of Shea Butter and whip it to the gods until smooth/creamy. Once done I add lavender essential oil and whip it once more to incorporate everything and store in small jars. My whipped mix usually lasts me at least a month before I need to whip up a new batch and I'm heavy handed.

I have been thinking about adding castor oil and/or sunflower oil for my next batch...
I just had an idea. I could order 5 one pound batches. That should solve everything.
 
I ordered 5 lbs and let me tell you, that is a lot of Shea! I don't think I'll need to restock for a long while! It comes well sealed but is too big to store in the fridge, think the size of those round gallon ice creams at the grocery story. I just keep mine tucked away in my bedroom.

I would definitely suggest ordering from her though. She has great quality Shea Butter. I use an ice cream scoop to get mine out and don't worry about too much measuring as I've been making my mixes mostly Shea Butter based on @Chicoro suggestion a while back. I use ~1-2 tablespoon of sweet almond oil or EVCO to 1 scoop of Shea Butter and whip it to the gods until smooth/creamy. Once done I add lavender essential oil and whip it once more to incorporate everything and store in small jars. My whipped mix usually lasts me at least a month before I need to whip up a new batch and I'm heavy handed.

I have been thinking about adding castor oil and/or sunflower oil for my next batch...


Where are the photos of this scoopable golden goodness?
 
Today's butter:
2 ounces cocoa butter
4 ounces mango butter
8 ounces of Madam Shea
4 ounces of coconut oil
4 ounces of moringa oil

fragranced with lavender, cinnamon and orange essential oils.

I'm in love

I see you respected the Queen and let her rule the butter with the 8 ounces! I am sure your butter smells delicious. Don't hurt anyone sniffing you, though.
 
It's getting super cold now. Both my skin and hair are asking for a thicker shea butter whip. Guess I'll get that done tonight! I'll mix in what's left of my Innate Life Rose Elixir for fragrance since I got two more bottles on black friday. Hope the scent takes a least a little!
 
It's getting super cold now. Both my skin and hair are asking for a thicker shea butter whip. Guess I'll get that done tonight! I'll mix in what's left of my Innate Life Rose Elixir for fragrance since I got two more bottles on black friday. Hope the scent takes a least a little!

If you go to post #1, and scroll down, there are some tips from one of our posters on how to scent your concoctions and creations. Let me know if you look for it and you can't find it!
 
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