Shea Growth And Retention Regimen 2018

[Aggie]

I finally ran out of my hair butter
I made this batch at the end of November I believe.


Will be making a new batch this weekend. Just going to remake this batch since it was so good to me. Might add a splash of Jardin oil as well.

I'm loving braid outs these days. So easy and keeps my hair stretched. I keep my ends lubricated with the butter and it just looks better every day.





Up in a pineapple for bedtime

More eye candy @tapioca_pudding. Love your braids.

 

[GGsKin]

@AbsyBlvd
....

Nice Sis. Love the Style too!

Thanks Aggie. The shine is all Shea lol

 

[Chicoro]

Thanks Aggie. The shine is all Shea lol

Giving the Queen her due and her props! The level of moist hair popping through the screen. It looks like your hair dipped its straw in somebody's 'drank' and sucked up all the juice.

 

[TopShelf]

I was having some styling challenges once i took my braids out and then i remembered that my hair twists best in two strands instead of flat and damp as oopsed to soaking wet or dry. So i used my mist spray bottle and wet my hair and then slathered on my shea products. My hair felt moisturized as well as nice and heavy.

 

[Taleah2009]

I finally ran out of my hair butter
I made this batch at the end of November I believe.

Will be making a new batch this weekend. Just going to remake this batch since it was so good to me. Might add a splash of Jardin oil as well.

I'm loving braid outs these days. So easy and keeps my hair stretched. I keep my ends lubricated with the butter and it just looks better every day.



Up in a pineapple for bedtime

Sis look at those juicy twists!

 

[Taleah2009]

Retwisted my hair and slathered them shea butter after I wet each one with water. I am sooo heavy handed with the butter and I love it!

 

[Sosoothing]

There is no knot or tangle that Shea Butter can't handle.

 

[Saravana]

finally removed my braids after 2 months. My hair feels strong and moisturized with that shea butter regimen I did on them each time I redid individual braids.

Normally, I wash my hair right away after removing braids, but there is something about having crinkly, lace-like hair I am going to enjoy for a few days before washing. I did not add any more moisturizer or lotion or cream or nothing, just finger detangled and I put up my hair in a not-tight bun that looks fluffy, just the way I like my buns.

 

[GGsKin]

@AbsyBlvd
....

Nice Sis. Love the Style too!

Thank you @IDareT'sHair I keep upcycling. That Shea butter will have us like

 

[GGsKin]

I like your fluffy bun @Saravana. It looks so touchable. I agree with you about the strength I feel Shea butter has imparted upon my hair, and nails too.

 

[GGsKin]

Giving the Queen her due and her props! The level of moist hair popping through the screen. It looks like your hair dipped its straw in somebody's 'drank' and sucked up all the juice.

Got to give credit where it's due. My hair be like .

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

Just purchased 16oz for $7.49. This will last a very long time since I'll only be scooping out 2 tablespoons per DC session which is every two weeks. To melt and give my DC slip.

I just saw this same container at my local grocery store! The GROCERY store y'all! Queen Shea taking ova!

 

[Saravana]

I like your fluffy bun @Saravana. It looks so touchable. I agree with you about the strength I feel Shea butter has imparted upon my hair, and nails too.

I have never used it on my nails!! Is that something you recommend? My nails tend to be weak and brittle and could use all the natural help they can get.

 

[imsovain]

Does the shea butter have to be put on top of damp hair or is it just as good on dry hair?

 

[Saravana]

Does the shea butter have to be put on top of damp hair or is it just as good on dry hair?

for me, shea butter works best on damp hair. It even works best on damp skin. What it does is that it seals in the moisture and it is also easier to spread if the skin or hair is moist.

I used to struggle with shea butter on dry hair and skin, and once I decided to wet the hair or skin before applying, shea butter was like gold!!!

 

[GGsKin]

I have never used it on my nails!! Is that something you recommend? My nails tend to be weak and brittle and could use all the natural help they can get.

I would recommend Shea. My nails are quite firm/hard but tend to split (I think because they dry out). Ever since I've been using Shea, I rub the excess into my hands and nail beds and I've been noticing how they've been looking moisturised and not splitting as they grow longer.

 

[Aggie]

Used my SSI Marula Hemp Hair Cream and sealed with my beloved Shea blend.

 

[mzteaze]

I sprayed my CP tea on my hair then sealed with my Shea mix. Seems to be working for me.

 

[Chicoro]

I just saw this same container at my local grocery store! The GROCERY store y'all! Queen Shea taking ova!

Shea coming for 'em! Shea is barreling through every thing and every body.
She's unstoppable.

Shea DID NOT COME TO PLAY!

 

[Chicoro]

Shea Butter 'Discoveries' We Have Made (Recapitulation)
​

• 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 can be Western or Eastern. Shea Nilotic (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.

• 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 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

Note:
I put this in Post #1 so that we don't have to dig and crawl through this humongous thread to see our discoveries. I will add any new 'discoveries' to Post #1 of this thread to make it easy for anyone to see and find them, in the future.

 

[Aggie]

Shea Butter 'Discoveries' We Have Made (Recapitulation)
​

• 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 can be Western or Eastern. Shea Nilotic (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.

• 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 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

Note:
I put this in Post #1 so that we don't have to dig and crawl through this humongous thread to see our discoveries. I will add any new 'discoveries' to Post #1 of this thread to make it easy for anyone to see and find them, in the future.

This is fantastic @Chicoro. Thank you for the breakdown of our discoveries. This makes it so easy to comprehend in a nut shell.

 

[caribeandiva]

Shea Butter 'Discoveries' We Have Made (Recapitulation)
​

• 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 can be Western or Eastern. Shea Nilotic (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.

• 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 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

Note:
I put this in Post #1 so that we don't have to dig and crawl through this humongous thread to see our discoveries. I will add any new 'discoveries' to Post #1 of this thread to make it easy for anyone to see and find them, in the future.

Bravo!! Thank you for encapsulating our discoveries so well!

I can personally attest to the fact that Shea Butter does darken hair color. Dunno if I shared this here yet or not. I didn’t notice it but those around me definitely did. My brother who lives in London did say he noticed my hair looks healthier, wavier and he meant to ask me what I’m doing differently now (hence the Shea Butter discussion that followed). My sister then asked me if I dyed my hair cuz it looks much darker. I looked at her sideways because we live together. So if I colored my hair she’d be the first to know!

 

[IDareT'sHair]

@Chicoro
I might have missed this:
BEWARE of the Funk Butta' could be rotten or fermented Shea-Nuts

 

[Sharpened]

Just bought some Ghanaian ivory shea butter from eBay. Now, how to use it for wash & goes...

 

[IDareT'sHair]

@Sharpened
I hope you didn't buy the one I did that smells like Cow Manure!

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Getting ready to whip up a batch of: Unref SB, Emu Oil and maybe Mango Powder?

 

[Sharpened]

@Sharpened
I hope you didn't buy the one I did that smells like Cow Manure!

Nope, not the same seller.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Nope, not the same seller.

@Sharpened
Great!

 

[Saravana]

Shea Butter 'Discoveries' We Have Made (Recapitulation)
​

• 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 can be Western or Eastern. Shea Nilotic (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.

• 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 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

Note:
I put this in Post #1 so that we don't have to dig and crawl through this humongous thread to see our discoveries. I will add any new 'discoveries' to Post #1 of this thread to make it easy for anyone to see and find them, in the future.

You have been working hard in this thread. This right here is GOLD

 

[Chicoro]

@Chicoro
I might have missed this:
BEWARE of the Funk Butta' could be rotten or fermented Shea-Nuts

You didn't miss it. I forgot all about this. Thank you for reminding me. I added this very important information to the above post and to post #1 of this thread.

The funky Shea mention is the 2nd to the last entry!

Learning about fermented or rotten Shea nuts truly was a discover that we were gifted with in this thread. Prior to this thread, I was not aware of this at all. Thank you again, @IDareT'sHair !