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
SunkissedLife said:
@AbsyBlvd and @YvetteWithJoy

Thanks ladies but Boooo. I guess I'll have to start whipping up some flax seed gels for the summer months. I like to premade alternative for traveling. Or let's be real when I'm being lazy lol

I've also been following the convo about scents. I'm personally not a fan of the coconut smell I prefer something more fruity or a little floral. Any recommendations? I'm in loooove w the alikay naturals shea parfait scent if anyone *cough @ElevatedEnergy cough* knows a dupe. If npt i was thinking to add lavender essential oil. I def feel whipped raw butters (my premade alternative are by bglh) are 10x no 100x better in terms of sealing in moisture and shine.
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@SunkissedLife (I just love this name btw)
I'm not familiar with the product mentioned. What does it smell like to you? Describe the notes to me if you can and we can try and dupe it together.
 
Aggie said:
@ElevatedEnergy, which pina colada and coconut fragrances are you using in your mixtures please? I may want to try that one for a body butter.
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I have it from several vendors, but the richest and most concentrated (So most expensive) are from

1) P & J Trading
2) Bulk Apothecary

I also have some from
3)Rustic Escentuals and 4) New Directions Aromatics but feel they are a bit watered down. Not bashing either one because they both still smell good and the smell is long lasting. However, you have to use more to get the scent power of the first two companies. It's also cheaper here.

Ranked in the order of what I'd recommend
 
I just bought an immersion blender strictly for butter purposes.

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AbsyBlvd said:
Psst! @caribeandiva we've got another one Shea-sliding on in here:woot:
:welcome: and hello @ArrrBeee. I hope we get to see your mix too. It sounds like it's going to be delicious.
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caribeandiva said:
:lol: yep! Shea slidin’ like:
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@ArrrBeee Welcome aboard!!!
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Thanks y'all! Cried a thug tear thinking about my Slip and Slide. It was my favorite toy back in the day.

It was destined for me to find this thread. I had 2 electric hand mixers and one was supposed to get donated to Goodwill but it fell out of the bag. Now it has a new purpose.

Found another Indian store and bought some Mahabhringraj oil. I'll take some starting pics later.
 
I finished off a batch of whipped Shea butter and was getting all excited to go whip more because I have some "London Fog" fragrance oil that I've been wanting to play around with. Well I got everything set up, pulled open my drawer where I keep all my blender attachments and found 2 x 16 ounce jars already whipped and ready to go. :lachen:It's a shame when you have so much butter that you start forgetting stuff :angeldevil:
 
tapioca_pudding said:
In other news, I wish I had ordered more of the Cayg Shea... That stuff is glorious so far. I'm also obsessed with Shea nut oil so I bought two bottles of that. Haven't tried it yet but I'm excited.
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Funny story. I was playing around with putting some butter in a cart from here so I could see how much shipping was for each of the big blocks. Well I went off to do something and just left the cart alone and eventually just clicked out of the site. They emailed me a $5 coupon off shipping to finish the purchase a few days later. Why did I get so excited about a lil $5 coupon?! :lachen: I was already impressed with their Shea butter and the price of shipping, so it didnt take much to send me over the edge. Needless to say, I'm fully stocked on Shea butter and probably wont need to repurchase for a solid 2 years. :look:
 
ElevatedEnergy said:
@Chicoro Hopefully this will make you feel better!

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I know you wanted to see inside but I dont want to break the seal on the pails, because I have a block on the way too. I'll be sure to let you know what it looks like when it gets here.
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I'll take it! I don't need to see inside. I see it says, "5 pounds"! That works for me. That's 5 pounds x 2!
 
SunkissedLife said:
Definitely! My roots, or rather everything except the ends at this point ( the growth has really picked up) is so much thicker and stronger feeling. my hair feels dense if you get what I mean. Detangling is always sooooo much easier when I use the butters, especially when using shea butter recently I now know what y'all mean by shea slide. my strands were slippin n sliding n smooth all over. My goal is to be more disciplined about using butter and M+S regularly.

I do notice while I get incredible shine (incredible!) there is no hold and shrinkage city. any suggestions for a natural gel to use in combo with shea butter? I was thinking about trying alikay naturals aloe berry gel..
and I need something more moisturizing underneath my butters. they will seal so amazing I feel if I had a more moisturizing leave in or spritz underneath my hair would stay hydrated for days.
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What leave in are you currently using today?
 
ElevatedEnergy said:
Funny story. I was playing around with putting some butter in a cart from here so I could see how much shipping was for each of the big blocks. Well I went off to do something and just left the cart alone and eventually just clicked out of the site. They emailed me a $5 coupon off shipping to finish the purchase a few days later. Why did I get so excited about a lil $5 coupon?! :lachen: I was already impressed with their Shea butter and the price of shipping, so it didnt take much to send me over the edge. Needless to say, I'm fully stocked on Shea butter and probably wont need to repurchase for a solid 2 years. :look:
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I see you @ElevatedEnergy ... Now you know you are going to want something Shea butter related next week!

For real, though. You are set and you've got quality butter that has been well sealed for long term storage. Great buying decisions!
 
Shea blessings...


I went to Northern France to see a friend. We stopped by her mother's house. My friend said her mother makes Shea butter and they busted out with this 20 pound container. This particular batch was made by the grandmother and brought by someone on the plane, from Mali. My friend and her family are from Mali, in Africa.

My friend doesn't know I've been trying to connect with women on the continent, as it relates to Shea butter. She mentioned that she is trying to figure out how to get the product to France, to have a business. I mentioned that it is expensive to get Shea butter shipped.

Interestingly, they do not have a tradition of using Shea butter on their hair! They use it mainly on their bodies. Her mom was like, "It is for your skin!" I whipped up a batch for her little sister, because I did her hair. She has just chopped off her relaxer.

This is me opening the bag with the butter and showing the depth of the container.
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A close up of their handmade Shea butter! It doesn't have a strong nutty smell. In fact it has very little odor. It is very gummy and not oily at all. Her mom gave me about a pound. She tried to give me more, but I was happy with the sack and I didn't want to take all of her precious butter.
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At the movie theater!
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This is my friend, her mom and I at the movies, waiting to see Black Panther. My friend always has her head shaved. This is not a look she copied from the movie.

Her mom is very traditional and came with us to the movies because I invited her to come with us. Going to the movies is not something she does. I've seen the movie before, but it was their first time. The experience was deeply moving for me because they recognized the music from Mali, Ghana and Senegal and their comments and commentary made the movie even richer for me.

Her mom said the movie made her very proud to be African and that the film was all Black and that the Black people did a great job. She told me that her worries had been lifted and removed and that the movie brought her joy.

Talk about experiencing some blessings. I sure did.
 
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DIY Shea Butter Deep Conditioner made from scratch!

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What you will need:

Distilled water or herbal tea - 4 ounces
(I used Burdock root tea)
Raw Shea butter - 12 grams
Penetrating oil - 15 grams
(I used a fenugreek infused avocado/apricot mix)
Emulsifying wax - 8 grams
I used BTMS 50 as it's able to penetrate strands
Powder of choice - 1 tsp
(I used banana powder but others that work well are: rose clay, any Ayurevedic powder, guava powder, Coconut Milk Powder, colloidal oat powder etc)
Humectant- 5 grams
(I used honey)

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Optional: fragrance
Also this is a small batch that I use up in one use so I don't use a preservative. However, you should preserve it if you make it and plan to use it at a later date. I would not recommend optiphen for this particular deep conditioner as it will cause it to de-mulsify. (Don't know if that's a real word, but what I mean is it will thin out and become almost like a liquid) Ask me how I know. LOL

Directions:
Separate oils from liquid and put in a water bath together. I usually make my tea at the same time and when the oil phase is around 75% melted, I stir in whatever powder I'm using.

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Add liquid phase to oil phase and use an immersion blender to blend.

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Every 10 minutes or so, while it is cooling down...give it a few more bursts with your immersion blender. It will thicken up as it cools down and you blend. Don't go too wild, just blend enough to get to thickness of choice.

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Once it is cool, add your fragrance/ preservative or any hydrolyzed proteins if you wish. Follow directions on how much to use based on weight of 4 ounces.

Enjoy!!!
 
Chicoro said:
Shea blessings...


I went to Northern France to see a friend. We stopped by her mother's house. My friend said her mother makes Shea butter and they busted out with this 20 pound container. This particular batch was made by the grandmother and brought by someone on the plane, from Mali. My friend and her family are from Mali, in Africa.

My friend doesn't know I've been trying to connect with women on the continent, as it relates to Shea butter. She mentioned that she is trying to figure out how to get the product to France, to have a business. I mentioned that it is expensive to get Shea butter shipped.

Interestingly, they do not have a tradition of using Shea butter on their hair! They use it mainly on their bodies. Her mom was like, "It is for your skin!" I whipped up a batch for her little sister, because I did her hair. She has just chopped off her relaxer.

This is me opening the bag with the butter and showing the depth of the container.
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A close up of their handmade Shea butter! It doesn't have a strong nutty smell. In fact it has very little odor. It is very gummy and not oily at all. Her mom gave me about a pound. She tried to give me more, but I was happy with the sack and I didn't want to take all of her precious butter.
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At the movie theater!
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This is my friend, her mom and I at the movies, waiting to see Black Panther. My friend always has her head shaved. This is not a look she copied from the movie.

Her mom is very traditional and came with us to the movies because I invited her to come with us. Going to the movies is not something she does. I've seen the movie before, but it was their first time. The experience was deeply moving for me because they recognized the music from Mali, Ghana and Senegal and their comments and commentary made the movie even richer for me.

Her mom said the movie made her very proud to be African and that the film was all Black and that the Black people did a great job. She told me that her worries had been lifted and removed and that the movie brought her joy.

Talk about experiencing some blessings. I sure did.
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Beautiful story!! Your friend and her mom are beautiful! Your friend could be a model (if she’s not one already). Love the shaved head. I’m glad you gave her niece whipped Shea butter. Did she like it? Are they all gonna use it on their hair now?
 
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