Shea Growth And Retention Regimen 2018

[ItsMeLilLucky]

@ArrrBeee I am at that towel wrapped around your face. I think I see some ear

 

[caribeandiva]

View attachment 440495 View attachment 440497 Checking in for the end of the year. I've worn my hair in box braids and feed in braids since June. I slather my hair with Shea before I get it braided.

I didn't get great photos before I got it redone but March pic and December pictures are below.

Great progress!!

 

[caribeandiva]

I’m here for the Shea extravaganza!! Let’s party!

 

[caribeandiva]

Okay so here are my end of the yr photos. It's a comparison from apr 2018 to dec 2018. I did a huge chop in Apr of this yr to get rid of ALL of my damaged ends and started using shea butter and protective styling in twists majority of the time. In this time my hair has done something it's NEVER done before !!!!! I've retained 1/2 in a month since then. Here are my comparison pics.
Apr 2018
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Dec 2018
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Apr 2018
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Dec 2018
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Apr 2018
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Dec 2018
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Great progress!! Your braided pony got bigger!!

 

[Chicoro]

Money Machine is blowing in the club.
When you're a Unicorn, you get things for free.

Thumping to the beat on the dance floor!​

Look who's on the dance floor!

Happy New Year 2019, Everyone!​

 

[metro_qt]

How is one diagnosed with this? I was convinced I had them because my mom did, and when I say my periods are heavy and painful it's no joke. But no doctor has found anything, they said they needed to do a laproscopy and I didn't trust that. My current gyn just says 'you just have bad periods' and I'm like.... ok, you gonna write that on my sick leave note once a month? -_-

Not that it isn't possible, but yeesh, I rarely see that as a factual diagnosis for all the issues I have.

hey @sunflora , I was diagnosed because I always had heavy periods... very heavy, but 2 years ago, I had lumps in my abdomen which they thought was a hernia.
I got an ultrasound and it turned out to be a whole pile of fibroids... which have now grown and grown and grown.

no pain.
just lots of bleeding... and cramps during that time of the month

 

[Chicoro]

 

[VictoriousBrownFlower]

Great progress!! Your braided pony got bigger!!

Yeah i was shocked when i took the pic. They're actually twists in a bun. I can't believe the comparison in just a few months!!!! You've made awesome progress too. I swear shea is a God send.

 

[ItsMeLilLucky]

Now you we gotta do the Shea sliiiide.

 

[Chicoro]

Yeah i was shocked when i took the pic. They're actually twists in a bun. I can't believe the comparison in just a few months!!!! You've made awesome progress too. I swear shea is a God send.

Will you be posting your Shea pictures in the 2019 thread?

 

[Chicoro]

Now you we gotta do the Shea sliiiide.

Hey!!!!

 

[Chicoro]

@ItsMeLilLucky

It's 1:13 am in these French streets and just as quiet as can be. The last time I looked at the clock it said was 10:30. Time is flying. Ya'll hold down the Shea Made Hair Unicorn Extravaganza for me. I'm out!

 

[ItsMeLilLucky]

Well it’s 6:17pm in these Midwestern skreets, so I got chu’

Pleasant dreams, Shea slide into dream land.

 

[Lita]

Its 7:34 PM in the North East..

Happy Hair Growing!

 

[ItsMeLilLucky]

Waiting to apply my Shea like:

I washed and conditioned my hair, now I’m deep conditioning in my Hot Head.

 

[ArrrBeee]

Great progress!!

Thanks! You too.

@ArrrBeee I am at that towel wrapped around your face. I think I see some ear

I'm trying to be incognegro.

 

[caribeandiva]

Yeah i was shocked when i took the pic. They're actually twists in a bun. I can't believe the comparison in just a few months!!!! You've made awesome progress too. I swear shea is a God send.

Yes it is!! @VirtuousGal calls me a Shea televangelist and I own it!!

 

[caribeandiva]

Now you we gotta do the Shea sliiiide.

Sliiide to the right...

 

[caribeandiva]

Me on the dance floor at the Shea extravaganza!!

 

[ItsMeLilLucky]

Me on the dance floor at the Shea extravaganza!!
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Break it down witcha bad self

 

[VictoriousBrownFlower]

Will you be posting your Shea pictures in the 2019 thread?

HAPPY NEW YRS ALL!!!!
@Chicoro Sure I will!!!! I'm def a convert and will be in the 2019 thread for sure!!!! I'm in love with this journey thanx to you all. I'm constantly learning something new about my hair. I'm even in love with my shea mix for my skin. It's improved my skin game by leaps and bounds. I swear it's even tightening up and fading my stretch marks. My skin is radiant for the first time in my life. I follow the routine in the skin care vid you posted but don't use the clay. Just wet brushing once a wk to exfoliate and then shea mix or a scrub then shea. It's great for oily facial skin too!!!!

 

[Chicoro]

HAPPY NEW YRS ALL!!!!
@Chicoro Sure I will!!!! I'm def a convert and will be in the 2019 thread for sure!!!! I'm in love with this journey thanx to you all. I'm constantly learning something new about my hair. I'm even in love with my shea mix for my skin. It's improved my skin game by leaps and bounds. I swear it's even tightening up and fading my stretch marks. My skin is radiant for the first time in my life. I follow the routine in the skin care vid you posted but don't use the clay. Just wet brushing once a wk to exfoliate and then shea mix or a scrub then shea. It's great for oily facial skin too!!!!

Congratulations, lovely lady! I can see you 'radiating'. Keep going!

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

HAPPY NEW YRS ALL!!!!
@Chicoro Sure I will!!!! I'm def a convert and will be in the 2019 thread for sure!!!! I'm in love with this journey thanx to you all. I'm constantly learning something new about my hair. I'm even in love with my shea mix for my skin. It's improved my skin game by leaps and bounds. I swear it's even tightening up and fading my stretch marks. My skin is radiant for the first time in my life. I follow the routine in the skin care vid you posted but don't use the clay. Just wet brushing once a wk to exfoliate and then shea mix or a scrub then shea. It's great for oily facial skin too!!!!

And if you really want the stretch marks to fade to nothing-ness (I know thats not a real word ), incorporate coffee in your Shea Mix. I have some coffee oil that I originally made for my hair, but I started using it in my body Shea mix and you can barely see my stretch marks now. And some of them are super old (like over 20 years old).

Get you some dark roasted coffee beans....I like to grind a few up too & steep them in a Ceramide rich oil (Safflower, Sunflower, grapeseed or Ricebran). And use that oil in your body shea mix. Especially after you've done your body brushing and all that new skin is exposed.

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

Me on the dance floor at the Shea extravaganza!!
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I swear this lady looks like my Auntie!

 

[Loving]

How is one diagnosed with this? I was convinced I had them because my mom did, and when I say my periods are heavy and painful it's no joke. But no doctor has found anything, they said they needed to do a laproscopy and I didn't trust that. My current gyn just says 'you just have bad periods' and I'm like.... ok, you gonna write that on my sick leave note once a month? -_-

Not that it isn't possible, but yeesh, I rarely see that as a factual diagnosis for all the issues I have.

I had a vaginal ultrasound done and that’s when they were discovered. And when I say they, I mean in excess of 10.

 

[caribeandiva]

And if you really want the stretch marks to fade to nothing-ness (I know thats not a real word ), incorporate coffee in your Shea Mix. I have some coffee oil that I originally made for my hair, but I started using it in my body Shea mix and you can barely see my stretch marks now. And some of them are super old (like over 20 years old).

Get you some dark roasted coffee beans....I like to grind a few up too & steep them in a Ceramide rich oil (Safflower, Sunflower, grapeseed or Ricebran). And use that oil in your body shea mix. Especially after you've done your body brushing and all that new skin is exposed.

*adding coffee beans to my shopping list* @ElevatedEnergy you and this thread never cease to amaze me! Btw how long do you soak the coffee beans in oil?

 

[VictoriousBrownFlower]

And if you really want the stretch marks to fade to nothing-ness (I know thats not a real word ), incorporate coffee in your Shea Mix. I have some coffee oil that I originally made for my hair, but I started using it in my body Shea mix and you can barely see my stretch marks now. And some of them are super old (like over 20 years old).

Get you some dark roasted coffee beans....I like to grind a few up too & steep them in a Ceramide rich oil (Safflower, Sunflower, grapeseed or Ricebran). And use that oil in your body shea mix. Especially after you've done your body brushing and all that new skin is exposed.

great idea!!!! I can use a french coffee press too!!!! It will make it really strong!!!!

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

*adding coffee beans to my shopping list* @ElevatedEnergy you and this thread never cease to amaze me! Btw how long do you soak the coffee beans in oil?

I put it all in a large glass mason jar, stick it on top of my wax/candle warmer for around 3 days, shake it all up then move it to the top of my closet for a few months. But you don't have to wait that long. However, the longer it sits....the stronger it will be. I do all my herbal oils this particular way.

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

great idea!!!! I can use a french coffee press too!!!! It will make it really strong!!!!

Yum!!!

 

[Chicoro]

And if you really want the stretch marks to fade to nothing-ness (I know thats not a real word ), incorporate coffee in your Shea Mix. I have some coffee oil that I originally made for my hair, but I started using it in my body Shea mix and you can barely see my stretch marks now. And some of them are super old (like over 20 years old).

Get you some dark roasted coffee beans....I like to grind a few up too & steep them in a Ceramide rich oil (Safflower, Sunflower, grapeseed or Ricebran). And use that oil in your body shea mix. Especially after you've done your body brushing and all that new skin is exposed.

I need this as of yesterday!