Shea Growth And Retention Regimen 2018

[Saludable84]

What’s the story on glycerin? Do you dilute it? If you use it straight does it dry your hair out? I keep reading mixed messages online about that.

Some people say if you dilute it then it draws moisture from the water you dilute it in. But that begs the question - what happens when that water has been soaked up or evaporated?

Thanks !!

I can only share my experience. I use it roughly 50/50 with water and apply it to wet or mostly damp hair. Then, I apply Shea Butter and then oil. In the past, I’ve done the glycerin mix, then Moisturizer, oil, Butter. As long as it’s sealed, it is fine with me.

It has not dried my hair out. Now, when I used it long time ago (7 years) on dried/styled hair, it did dry my hair out. This is why I now use it in wet or damp hair and I’ve had no issues.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

So.....
My favorite winter daily moisturizer (Hydratherma Natural Daily Moisturizer)

@mzteaze
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[NappyNelle]

Used shea butter mix for my bun and edges today.

 

[Lute]

I'm so glad this is a thing. I remember a long time ago a woman recommended to me using shea butter for my hair when she saw my hair. My response to her I didnt like how it made me feel. Such a fool I was.

I'm dealing with a very cold winter in nyc and in the beginning of December I was facing alot of dryiness and moisturizing daily. This past weekend after reading this thread I moisturized my hair with Talijah Wajid which the second ingredient in the list is Shea butter. and I also purchased The Mane Choice after someone recommended it in this thread. My hair hasn't dried out after 3 days. It still has that fresh look which I find very fascinating.

I have 4b/c hair soo I'm defintely going to be keeping tabs and notes on this. Thank you sooo much

 

[beauti]

A couple days ago I undid each twist, spritzed with oyin juices and berries, moisturized with oyin hair dew, and sealed with my shea butter mix. My ends are so smooth and hydrated.

 

[Chicoro]

I'm so glad this is a thing. I remember a long time ago a woman recommended to me using shea butter for my hair when she saw my hair. My response to her I didnt like how it made me feel. Such a fool I was.

I'm dealing with a very cold winter in nyc and in the beginning of December I was facing alot of dryiness and moisturizing daily. This past weekend after reading this thread I moisturized my hair with Talijah Wajid which the second ingredient in the list is Shea butter. and I also purchased The Mane Choice after someone recommended it in this thread. My hair hasn't dried out after 3 days. It still has that fresh look which I find very fascinating.

I have 4b/c hair soo I'm defintely going to be keeping tabs and notes on this. Thank you sooo much

No, you weren't. When we know better, we do better. I felt the same way. At the time, I didn't like how shea butter made my hair feel either. Today, if I were to apply the shea butter as I was applying it when I hated it, I would hate it now. I had to figure out that I didn't like it grainy, how to remove the graininess, how to get it fluffy and how to wear my hair so that I could enjoy having the shea in my hair. Simple but not easy to figure out! Hence, this thread to collect our experiences and document our recommendations, trials and tribulations.

 

[Chicoro]

A couple days ago I undid each twist, spritzed with oyin juices and berries, moisturized with oyin hair dew, and sealed with my shea butter mix. My ends are so smooth and hydrated.

You may see tailbone length in 2018!

 

[LivingInPeace]

Yesterday I spritzed my hair with water, sealed it with my whipped Shea butter mix and flat twisted. I haven’t taken it out yet because I played hooky from work. It was 7 degrees this morning and I didn’t think I should have to be subjected to that.

 

[Froreal3]

This morning I moisturized my twists (which were in turn in pinned up braids for under my wig) with a mix of AVJ, glycerine, and water. I put a little Redken Anti Snap on them, then sealed that in with my blended shea butter/olive/castor mix. I then braided the twists in two large braids on either side of my head again and pinned the braids behind my head for the next few days.

Love how creamy my shea mix is and how it makes my hair feel. I put it on my body also but I can't put it on my face like that because I put too much fragrance! It's scented with Pink Vanilla Kiss and Buttercream and I od'd with these light scents just to get it to smell strong enough. Next time, I will put a little of a much stronger scent since I like my butters to smell really strong and good.

 

[Honey Bee]

I made my first batch today: shea butter, broccoli butter, and mahabringraj oil. I'll report back on how my hair feels once I take down these twists.

 

[Saludable84]

I made my first batch today: shea butter, broccoli butter, and mahabringraj oil. I'll report back on how my hair feels once I take down these twists.

That sounds decadent.

 

[Honey Bee]

That sounds decadent.

My goal in all things is decadence.

 

[caribeandiva]

All this talk about Ayurveda got me wanting to make Curly proverbz’s hair growth oil... hanging out with y’all is bad for my wallet.

 

[beauti]

You may see tailbone length in 2018!

You got me like..

 

[Honey Bee]

Ok! So! I liked it! It didn't feel to greasy. My twists usually tangle at the ends and they didn't. Overall, a delightful experience. I will repeat.

I'm bout to grow me some hair, yall!

 

[Chicoro]

All this talk about Ayurveda got me wanting to make Curly proverbz’s hair growth oil... hanging out with y’all is bad for my wallet.

Girl, don't let us mess up your financial goals for 2018! So plan those purchases and allocations! Then, go get you some more hair stuff. I have hair care products budgeted and have an envelope for them.

 

[Chicoro]

You got me like..

This tickled me and made me chuckle.

 

[Chicoro]

Ok! So! I liked it! It didn't feel to greasy. My twists usually tangle at the ends and they didn't. Overall, a delightful experience. I will repeat.

I'm bout to grow me some hair, yall!

Isn't it a pleasantly and wonderously amazing experience ! This happens when you understand what formulation you prefer and in what style you like to wear your hair when using shea butter. Shea butter lubricates the ends of the hair and clumps the hair which helps to minimize tangles. Beyond having hair that is chronically dry, the other issue for afro-textured hair is its tendency to tangle. So shea butter helps us combat two serious hair issues: chronic dryness and tangled ends/hair.

 

[caribeandiva]

So shea butter helps us combat two serious hair issues: chronic dryness and tangled ends/hair.

Absolutely! Thank you for turning me on to it. Those problems were the bane of my hair existence. I simply wasn’t moistuzing my hair properly (or even sealing with oil at first ). Thank you!

 

[Honey Bee]

Absolutely! Thank you for turning me on to it. Those problems were the bane of my hair existence. I simply wasn’t moistuzing my hair properly (or even sealing with oil at first ). Thank you!

Me neither.

 

[Chicoro]

Absolutely! Thank you for turning me on to it. Those problems were the bane of my hair existence. I simply wasn’t moistuzing my hair properly (or even sealing with oil at first ). Thank you!

Me neither.

It is so simple to do. I pretty much give the same process to everyone. It always works. It's just that one has to be consistent.

 

[caribeandiva]

Me neither.

Whew! I don’t feel so silly now. I really thought deep conditioning and using leave ins were enough. Now we know better so we’ll do better. Long hair here we come!!

 

[Jade Feria]

I'm currently making a list of all of the products that I have, that have shea butter in them.

 

[grownwomanaz]

Whipped my first batch eeeevvvveeeer, lol! I think I need a deeper bowl. Anyway, my mix: unrefined shea butter, unrefined cocoa butter, amla infused coconut oil, olive oil, camellia oil, and vitamin E. Added lavender, sweet orange, and geranium essentials.

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[Chicoro]

Whipped my first batch eeeevvvveeeer, lol! I think I need a deeper bowl. Anyway, my mix: unrefined shea butter, unrefined cocoa butter, amla infused coconut oil, olive oil, camellia oil, and vitamin E. Added lavender, sweet orange, and geranium essentials.

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Congratulations! Is the butter inside plastic in the jars? Or did you put it directly in the jars? I ask because I don't see the butter touching the sides of the glass. How does it smell? Does it smell as delicious as it sounds? How does it feel on your skin? Is it smooth and buttery? Have you used it on your hair, yet? Please come back and let us know how it felt to use your concoction!

Everything is so neat and clean looking in your photograph. Whenever I make shea butter, that beater thing spins out of control, flicking shea butter on me, on my walls and all over the bowl. I be squinting when I make it. Protecting my eye from the inevitable splatter. My stuff never comes out all neat and clean like in your photo!

 

[grownwomanaz]

OMG, I love it on my skin and hair. A little goes a long way, it smells good too. Lol, I was flinging it everywhere at first. I did put it in a plastic ziplock and piped it into the jars.
@Chicoro

 

[keranikki]

I completed my wash day today, since I was snowed in. Instead of continuing my experiment with S-Curl/shea mix and Keravada Souffle/shea mix, I used Oyin Hair Dew/shea mix to seal my hair. So far I have realized that the S-Curl and the Keravada Caramel Souffle work the same with my shea mix. The difference between the products is the components that give them slip. If you want a product that has more natural components, go with Keravada. If you don't mind the -cone and you enjoy a lower price point, go with the S-Curl. I will continue to use the Hair Dew/shea mix this week and report back. When this experiment is complete, I will be able to determine which product is HG status and what is a back up in a pinch.

 

[NCHairDiva]

Ok ladies here is a huge question. I've been looking into it and wanted to know if anyone else has hard of Chebe?
I was thinking of incorporating it into my protective styling...

 

[keranikki]

Ok ladies here is a huge question. I've been looking into it and wanted to know if anyone else has hard of Chebe?
I was thinking of incorporating it into my protective styling...

I have heard of Chebe. Someone started a thread about it a few months ago. I will try to find it. I think by using our shea mixes, we are doing our own form of chebe, except we wash more often.

https://longhaircareforum.com/threa...itional-product-and-non-chebe-product.822335/

 

[Jade Feria]

Here's my list! These are mainly products that I currently have, and several that I've used in the past. Product names & the order of shea butter on the current ingredient list.

HAIR PRODUCTS WITH SHEA BUTTER

APB
Peach Hibiscus Daily Moisturizer - 6th
Blueberry Cheesecake DC - 8th
Creamy Oil - 6th
Ayurvedic Mud Mask - 12th
Hair Creme - 8th
Creamy Hair Pudding - 6th
Hair & Body Butta - 1st

NATURELLE GROW
Sweet Plantain Leave-In - 3rd
Hibiscus & Honey Leave-In - 3rd
Pure Hydration Leave-In - 6th
Mango & Berries Cleansing Cream - 4th
Marshmallow Root & Slippery Elm Cleansing Conditioner - 3rd
Coconut Water Cleansing Conditioner - 6th
Natural Aloe & Avocado DC - 7th
Marshmallow Root & Slippery Elm DC - 4th
Intense DC - 5th

SSI
Seyani Hair Butter - 1st (whipped)
Coco Creme Leave-In - 5th (?)
Tahitian Vanilla & Coconut Leave-In Spray - 13th
Coconut Quench Daily Moisturizer - 8th

CURL ORIGIN
Hibiscus Shea Curl Hydrating Conditioner - 8th
Hibiscus Shea Curl Hydrating Leave-In - 14th
Coconut Kukui Curl Enhancing Moisture Butter (discontinued?) - 4th

J. MONIQUE’S
Body Butters (Can also be used for hair)- 4th
Irish Moss & Cocoa DC - 4th
Hibiscus & Broccoli DC - 5th
Triple Seaweed DC - 8th
Peppermint Pre-Poo - 7th

AS I AM
Long & Luxe Growash - 23rd
Long & Luxe Curl Enhancing Smoothie - 8th
Long & Luxe Scalp Serum - 17th

JAKEALA
Nappy Hair Butter - 2nd
Hibiscus Flaxseed Marshmallow Conditioner - 7th

SHEA MOISTURE
Coconut & Hibiscus Curl Enhancing Smoothie - 2nd
Coconut & Hibiscus Curl & Style Milk - 2nd
Yucca & Plantain Anti-Breakage Conditioner - 2nd
Yucca & Plantain Anti-Breakage Styling Milk - 2nd

The Mane Choice Doesn’t Get Much “Butter” Than This - 1st
Hairveda Whipped Creme Hair Moisturizer - 5th
Eden Bodyworks Coconut Shea Curl Defining Creme - 8th
Obia Naturals Twist Whip Butter - 4th
Carol’s Daughter Rhassoul Clay Softening Mask - 6th
Jessicurl DC - 3rd
Moroccanoil Restorative Hair Mask - 6th