Shea Growth And Retention Regimen 2018

[caribeandiva]

I forgot to update on my adventures in trying to get Shea butter from Ghana.

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*throws purse against wall*

$150 total for 10 pounds of Shea butter from Ghana. I thanked her for being so gracious and looking into it all for me, but I had to pass.

That’s unfortunate that the shipping costs 10 times more than the product itself. There must be a way to work out a deal with the postal system over there.

 

[bjade757]

It's inferred here, the positive results of Vibranium Shea from Wakanda. I'm going to assume that is what T'Challa used on his own beard and hair. I believe he is in the 4A range. He has too much integrity to recommend something to his buddy that he himself has not had experience with. Thus, I'd say, Vibranium Shea Butter is a winner and a "GO!" for our hair.

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I'm done! Chicoro I need you to log off so I can catch my breath and get some work done!

 

[Chicoro]

I'm done! Chicoro I need you to log off so I can catch my breath and get some work done!

Night, night!

 

[Chicoro]

Yessss to vibranium infused Shea!! I’m ready to have hair down to my feet like Cousin Itt!
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You mean, you want your Hair Feets to be down to your feet, right?

 

[Chicoro]

Night, night for real!

 

[Froreal3]

Used water and glycerine spray, sealed with APB hair and body butter mix. Put into a bun. Hair is soft as ever.

 

[Garner]

@ElevatedEnergy Thanks for trying!!! Thanks for sharing your experiment using fewer proportions of oils. The pics were convincing, esp when rubbed on your arm. @Chicoro How much oils are you using now in your Shea mix recipe? This sounds interesting and would allow us to stretch our supply vs having to prepare a new batch every month. It is so easy to become heavy-handed and slather that goodness. Oops, I didn't noticed you signed off. Sorry.

 

[NappyNelle]

I added amber fragrance to my shea mix. I'll slather it on my body after my shower. I'm so excited!

 

[caribeandiva]

You mean, you want your Hair Feets to be down to your feet, right?

Yessss!!

 

[FadingDelilah]

I leave for a few days (because I love to treat myself to a nice long read in here) and come in to this thread to ya'll talking about vibranium laced shea. And why am I sitting here wanting badly for it to be real? I would rub it into my scalp everyday! Chicoro would be Ulysses Klaue leading the expedition to get her hands on the hidden jar of ancient vibranium laced shea in the museum (which the museum guide thinks is just a jar of normal fossilized shea - you have to watch the movie to get it), while ElevatedEnergy, ThatJerseryGirl and caribeandiva would be her backups shooting the security guards.

Chicoro when someone asks if they can have even a DROP of her vibranium shea.

These posts are too funny! I love this thread.

 

[caribeandiva]

I leave for a few days (because I love to treat myself to a nice long read in here) and come in to this thread to ya'll talking about vibranium laced shea. And why am I sitting here wanting badly for it to be real? I would rub it into my scalp everyday! Chicoro would be Ulysses Klaue leading the expedition to get her hands on the hidden jar of ancient vibranium laced shea in the museum (which the museum guide thinks is just a jar of normal fossilized shea - you have to watch the movie to get it), while ElevatedEnergy, ThatJerseryGirl and caribeandiva would be her backups shooting the security guards.

Chicoro when someone asks if they can have even a DROP of her vibranium shea.

These posts are too funny! I love this thread.

@Chicoro checking out the vibranium laced ancient Shea in the museum:


While @ElevatedEnergy , @ThatJerseyGirl and I stand guard outside waiting for our cue:



We get the signal, break in and make a run for it!

 

[Chicoro]

@ElevatedEnergy Thanks for trying!!! Thanks for sharing your experiment using fewer proportions of oils. The pics were convincing, esp when rubbed on your arm. @Chicoro How much oils are you using now in your Shea mix recipe? This sounds interesting and would allow us to stretch our supply vs having to prepare a new batch every month. It is so easy to become heavy-handed and slather that goodness. Oops, I didn't noticed you signed off. Sorry.

As long as you put @Chicoro after my name, I will see your note to me and respond!
So, don't worry if someone has signed off. It's not a problem. They'll answer the next time they sign on.

"How much oils are you using now in your Shea mix recipe?"

I don't really measure. I think I left out the coconut oil and I used 1/2 of what I usually use. So, think about how you mix down your Shea butter today, and keep the same amount of Shea butter in your mix as before. Then, put in less oil.

I love coconut oil and in my particular Shea mix, I think it's the oil that makes my mix and my hair greasy. I think I will make a smaller batch with coconut oil. That will be used when I want a more luxurious, oily, lubricated feeling on my skin and hair~

 

[Chicoro]

That’s unfortunate that the shipping costs 10 times more than the product itself. There must be a way to work out a deal with the postal system over there.

This is a big part of the challenge of getting higher returns to the women who gather the product.

 

[mzteaze]

I'm sitting on a flight right now. I might have forgot every important thing but I DEFINITELY packed my Shea butter. Lol.

 

[Chicoro]

I'm sitting on a flight right now. I might have forgot every important thing but I DEFINITELY packed my Shea butter. Lol.

How much did you bring?

 

[Chicoro]

A little long hair inspiration and reminder of what 'could be' waiting for us in December 2018....Unicorn, but not Shea-Made

('Hair Feets' are at Whip Length)
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https://longhaircareforum.com/threads/whimsys-finally-back-to-hip-length-and.691395/
Post #1


Although she is not a Shea-Made Unicorn, she's still a Unicorn!

This is our very own Whimsy, from 2013. Her regimen is very simple. If you are looking for a process to follow, you can model it after her process. Her process is pretty consistent with most waist length and beyond hair growers do, who have afro-textured hair.

You can use Shea butter to amp and kick it up 5 notches!

Her Regimen:
Current Regimen

wash day one:
Shampoo and deep condition
Moisturize and oil
braid up, twist up or bun up

then following wash day (3-4 days later):
Cowash
Moisturize and oil
braid up, twist up or bun up

repeat

nightly:
moisturize and oil if needed
bun on top of head or pin braids up or otherwise put hair "away"
put on scarf and/or bonnet

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I'm pretty low maintenance. I believe it is what works for me...low manipulation and lots of moisture and coconut oil!!

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edited to add: i keep trying to make that photo smaller but it doesn't work. Sorry.

 

[mzteaze]

How much did you bring?

More than I will need for a 2 day trip. But at least 1 ounce. Plus my favorite Shea butter body balm. We just took off.

 

[Chicoro]

More than I will need for a 2 day trip. But at least 1 ounce. Plus my favorite Shea butter body balm. We just took off.

Safe travels!!!

 

[Chicoro]

More than I will need for a 2 day trip. But at least 1 ounce. Plus my favorite Shea butter body balm. We just took off.

@mzteaze
Queen Shea got you checking in even when your are on your flight!

Queen Shea is like: I need to know where you are at all times. Shea's the Queen and we're the serfs and peasants.

Queen Shea comes into the room like...

 

[Chicoro]

I added amber fragrance to my shea mix. I'll slather it on my body after my shower. I'm so excited!

How were the results? I love, love highly fragrant products. And the more close to natural they are, the better!

 

[Chicoro]

I leave for a few days (because I love to treat myself to a nice long read in here) and come in to this thread to ya'll talking about vibranium laced shea. And why am I sitting here wanting badly for it to be real? I would rub it into my scalp everyday! Chicoro would be Ulysses Klaue leading the expedition to get her hands on the hidden jar of ancient vibranium laced shea in the museum (which the museum guide thinks is just a jar of normal fossilized shea - you have to watch the movie to get it), while ElevatedEnergy, ThatJerseryGirl and caribeandiva would be her backups shooting the security guards.

Chicoro when someone asks if they can have even a DROP of her vibranium shea.

These posts are too funny! I love this thread.

We are struggling trying to work a deal with someone to get Shea butter. Imagine trying to get the Vibranium laced Shea.


I see you 'recognize' and understand the 'ground work' needed to be put in to GET THIS Shea Laced Vibranium.

Everybody, BACK UP Off the Shea -Vibranium Mix!​

 

[Chicoro]

@Chicoro checking out the vibranium laced ancient Shea in the museum:
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While @ElevatedEnergy , @ThatJerseyGirl and I stand guard outside waiting for our cue:

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We get the signal, break in and make a run for it!

Wait, you a math and technology major....break down this formula and see what you can do for us:

I'm needing that purple, Vibranium Laced Shea crack - STAT!

When you get the breakdown, or access, can you forward that on to our resident Mixtresses, @ThatJerseyGirl and @IDareT'sHair , please?

We gone let @ElevatedEnergy sit this one out. She gathered intel for direct access to the Ghana Shea butter product. We'll put her back in the field when she's rested. There's nothing worse then burning through your best agents due to a lack of poor resource planning. We got you!

 

[Chicoro]

@Chicoro checking out the vibranium laced ancient Shea in the museum:
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While @ElevatedEnergy , @ThatJerseyGirl and I stand guard outside waiting for our cue:

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@caribeandiva said:


We get the signal, break in and make a run for it!

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@caribeandiva said:
We get the signal, break in and make a run for it!

Got it now punch it :
GO! GO! GO! GO!​

Ain't nobody running. Unicorns gallop!

 

[Chicoro]

Agent @AbsyBlvd ,

Can you be ready with the transport car? Something subtle, that the Vibranium can fit into unnoticed?

 

[NappyNelle]

How were the results? I love, love highly fragrant products. And the more close to natural they are, the better!

I absolutely love it. My skin looks quenched, it glistens, and is super supple to the touch. I added rose to the amber and I love the scent. Two men just complimented the scent on my commute.

 

[Chicoro]

I absolutely love it. My skin looks quenched, it glistens, and is super supple to the touch. I added rose to the amber and I love the scent. Two men just complimented the scent on my commute.

Girl, if men-zez say it's good, that works for me!

 

[caribeandiva]

Wait, you a math and technology major....break down this formula and see what you can do for us:

I'm needing that purple, Vibranium Laced Shea crack - STAT!

When you get the breakdown, or access, can you forward that on to our resident Mixtresses, @ThatJerseyGirl and @IDareT'sHair , please?

We gone let @ElevatedEnergy sit this one out. She gathered intel for direct access to the Ghana Shea butter product. We'll put her back in the field when she's rested. There's nothing worse then burning through your best agents due to a lack of poor resource planning. We got you!

Yeah I got nothing. Imma need Shuri and her lab to help me figure this one out. #Wakandaforever!!

 

[guyaneseyankee]

I've made a discovery. "Fractionated" coconut is the bomb. I made another batch last night for a friend.

 

[GGsKin]

Agent @AbsyBlvd ,

Can you be ready with the transport car? Something subtle, that the Vibranium can fit into unnoticed?

My phone won't let me be great and post a gif but you know I got you

 

[Chicoro]

Queen Shea Will Plug Your Bathroom Pipes!
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Okay, if you are using Shea butter, you are probably washing it out of your hair in either your bathroom sink, shower, tub or kitchen sink. Watch out!

I just got finished with a hope and a prayer and a plunger. I had a plug in my pipes. I don't think it was hair. It looked like all this gunky stuff.

So, if you are using Shea butter, I suggest that you treat your sinks, tubs and showers 1x per week. Of course you should use some kind of trap to capture hair. But hair was not my issue.

Got a Plug?

1. Pour citric acid powder (some people use baking soda) down the sink. Add a little water to ensure it bubbles and starts to work. I thought it was going to blow because it was seriously bubbling and smoking! I closed the door and crouched to the right of the door frame, with my back and palms pressed up against the wall, like I was bracing myself for an explosion. I've been watching too much Black Panther. Citric acid powder eats up grease and even minerals that create soap scum. It's natural and I had some in the house.
2. Then follow behind the citric acid or baking soda with some white vinegar.
3. Let that sit for 15 to 30 minutes.
4. Boil some water.
5. Plug up every drain in the bathroom, except where you think the clog might be. Think about what you use the most. If you do your hair using the bathroom sink, that is probably the drain you want to focus on. In my case, it includes the kitchen sink because it was all hooked together. Put very hot water in the tub or shower or sink where you DO NOT plan to be unclogging. Leave it in there.
6. Pour the hot BUT NOT BOILING water down the drain where you put the citric acid powder and the vinegar down the clogged pipe (if no water in the sink.)
7. Go to the clogged pipe. With all the other drains air tight, get the plunger and press down and slowly pull up. You are trying to dislodge that clog.

If there is standing water, then start pumping with the plunger.

Weekly Process

1. I use Shea butter daily. So, I have got to up my game.
2. 1 time per week, either do the baking soda/vinegar thing followed by hot water, or put some type of mild de-clogging product down the drain.
3. Use a trap for hair.

Hope none of you get a clogged up shower and sink like I did during the middle of the week. What a mess! But if you do, maybe this can help someone.

I will add this to the discoveries list on the first page!