Shea Growth And Retention Regimen 2018

[victory777]

@ElevatedEnergy
Looks so good!!
I'm definitely going to try this recipe this weekend!! Thanks for sharing so much knowledge so freely!!

 

[Chicoro]

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?

Thank you! Yes, she is gorgeous. She has a fabulous body, too. And she doesn't have on a smidgen of make-up.

I made the Shea butter mix for her little sister. Yes, she liked it. Her little sister went from saying she didn't like her hair, to liking her hair. I took pictures of the back of her head and showed her how shiny and beautiful her hair was. I won't be there to style her hair, but I did what I could while I was there.

Here is the little sister's hair as I am moisturizing it with water and locking
the water in with a cream leave-in and then putting the Shea butter mix on top. You can see the beautiful sheen come through. Her hair is jet, JET BLACK and super thick.





The little sister is the only one using Shea butter for her hair. I was trying to teach her how to keep her hair moisturized after releasing all that chemical relaxer. It was super, super dry.

 

[Chicoro]

@ElevatedEnergy
Looks so good!!
I'm definitely going to try this recipe this weekend!! Thanks for sharing so much knowledge so freely!!

@ElevatedEnergy ,

Also, thank you for taking the time to take so many clear pictures to document the process. Lastly, thank you for providing the ingredients and the recipe. To add to what @victory777 stated, it is very, very generous and kind of you! We appreciate you very much and what you give and share. It's a huge part of what makes this thread such a pleasure to read and in which to participate.

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

That looks amazing!! like the slip would be out of this world.

The slip is phenomenal! This was the conditioner that I talked about in another thread that made me throw all my store/online bought mediocre conditioners away.

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

Thank you! Yes, she is gorgeous. She has a fabulous body, too. And she doesn't have on a smidgen of make-up.

I made the Shea butter mix for her little sister. Yes, she liked it. Her little sister went from saying she didn't like her hair, to liking her hair. I took pictures of the back of her head and showed her how shiny and beautiful her hair was. I won't be there to style her hair, but I did what I could while I was there.

Here is the little sister's hair as I am moisturizing it with water and locking
the water in with a cream leave-in and then putting the Shea butter mix on top. You can see the beautiful sheen come through. Her hair is jet, JET BLACK and super thick.

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The little sister is the only one using Shea butter for her hair. I was trying to teach her how to keep her hair moisturized after releasing all that chemical relaxer. It was super, super dry.

Her hair soaked up Queen Shea! It is blinging and super hydrated!

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

@ElevatedEnergy
Looks so good!!
I'm definitely going to try this recipe this weekend!! Thanks for sharing so much knowledge so freely!!

My pleasure Sis! Let me know how it goes! I've tried this conditioner in so many ways and on a multitude of different hair types and it worked well on everybody. Hope it treats you right too!

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

@ElevatedEnergy ,

Also, thank you for taking the time to take so many clear pictures to document the process. Lastly, thank you for providing the ingredients and the recipe. To add to what @victory777 stated, it is very, very generous and kind of you! We appreciate you very much and what you give and share. It's a huge part of what makes this thread such a pleasure to read and in which to participate.

My hope is that everybody that reads this thread is able to reach their hair goals fully equipped with all the knowledge needed to be self sufficient in their hair journey! Student - Master - Teacher....and the cycle continues. I can't move to my next cycle without completing the one before. So I am too blessed by sharing.

 

[caribeandiva]

Update: So as you all know I whipped up a new batch of Shea butter 6 days ago with MUCH less oil. I used a pound of ivory Shea with 2 tbsp of olive oil and 1.5 tbsp of coconut oil. Here are the results so far:

Pros: my hair is not greasy AT ALL. Absorbs super quickly. Is more concentrated so I use less to get the same results. Hair is just as sealed and moisturized as when my mix had more oil. You can’t even tell I added oil to the Shea. It feels 100% pure.

Cons: yields less when you whip it. Also my mix ain’t creamy no mo!! It solidified a little bit the day after whipping it. It’s harder to spread so I gotta make sure to rub it well between my palms before applying it to my hair. It doesn’t feel as fun and luxurious to me as when it was fluffy.

So pick your poison. Do you want your Shea to be fluffy, super fun to apply but be leaving you feeling greasy? Or the non-greasy almost 100% pure Shea mix that gets the job done super effectively but is more like Walmart less like Louis Vuitton luxury wise? Decisions decisions..

 

[Jade Feria]

I feel like I need to amp up my clarifying with all this Shea butter. What's everyone using to clarify?

 

[Chicoro]

Update: So as you all know I whipped up a new batch of Shea butter 6 days ago with MUCH less oil. I used a pound of ivory Shea with 2 tbsp of olive oil and 1.5 tbsp of coconut oil. Here are the results so far:

Pros: my hair is not greasy AT ALL. Absorbs super quickly. Is more concentrated so I use less to get the same results. Hair is just as sealed and moisturized as when my mix had more oil. You can’t even tell I added oil to the Shea. It feels 100% pure.

Cons: yields less when you whip it. Also my mix ain’t creamy no mo!! It solidified a little bit the day after whipping it. It’s harder to spread so I gotta make sure to rub it well between my palms before applying it to my hair. It doesn’t feel as fun and luxurious to me as when it was fluffy.

So pick your poison. Do you want your Shea to be fluffy, super fun to apply but be leaving you feeling greasy? Or the non-greasy almost 100% pure Shea mix that gets the job done super effectively but is more like Walmart less like Louis Vuitton luxury wise? Decisions decisions..

These are my feelings exactly! It is about decisions. I think I'm going to have me a greasy batch and non-greasy batch. The greasy one for sliding around the house and leaving hair grease prints, and the non-greasy one for my job.

I was leaving embarrassing greasy finger prints on all the manilla folders at work!!!!!! Not funny.

 

[Chicoro]

I feel like I need to amp up my clarifying with all this Shea butter. What's everyone using to clarify?

I use Karo Syrup to clarify.

 

[NicWhite]

I feel like I need to amp up my clarifying with all this Shea butter. What's everyone using to clarify?

I use clay washes.

 

[victory777]

@Jade Feria
Curly Proverbz black soap recipe
Redken hair cleansing cream
and
@AbsyBlvd inspired clay wash with bentonite

 

[caribeandiva]

I feel like I need to amp up my clarifying with all this Shea butter. What's everyone using to clarify?

Karo syrup

 

[Chicoro]

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!!!

What's the purpose or function of the powder in the recipe @ElevatedEnergy ? Thanks!

 

[bjade757]

I feel like I need to amp up my clarifying with all this Shea butter. What's everyone using to clarify?

ORS creamy aloe shampoo or Giovanni 50/50

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

What's the purpose or function of the powder in the recipe @ElevatedEnergy ? Thanks!

I find fruit to be very moisturizing to my hair. I've been on a banana kick lately and was looking for a way to include it in my deep conditioner without using the actual fruit so that's when I came across using a powdered version. I was still able to get the full benefits of the fruit but without worrying about chopping up a real banana or even shelf life as the powder lasts so much longer (for storing).

Then I started playing around with other powders...coconut milk, henna, guava fruit, Amla, Bhringraj, oat powder, rose clay...some of my favorite things. They all just add a little extra uummmph and bring their own individal quality to the conditioner...and the one I use really just depends on what I need at the moment. For moisture, I usually stick to fruit powders. For strength...Ayurvedic powders.

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

I feel like I need to amp up my clarifying with all this Shea butter. What's everyone using to clarify?

I use a DIY African Black soap shampoo to clarify. Not too often though because I find it does strip my indigo a bit faster than I would like. So I only use it as needed.

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

Update: So as you all know I whipped up a new batch of Shea butter 6 days ago with MUCH less oil. I used a pound of ivory Shea with 2 tbsp of olive oil and 1.5 tbsp of coconut oil. Here are the results so far:

Pros: my hair is not greasy AT ALL. Absorbs super quickly. Is more concentrated so I use less to get the same results. Hair is just as sealed and moisturized as when my mix had more oil. You can’t even tell I added oil to the Shea. It feels 100% pure.

Cons: yields less when you whip it. Also my mix ain’t creamy no mo!! It solidified a little bit the day after whipping it. It’s harder to spread so I gotta make sure to rub it well between my palms before applying it to my hair. It doesn’t feel as fun and luxurious to me as when it was fluffy.

So pick your poison. Do you want your Shea to be fluffy, super fun to apply but be leaving you feeling greasy? Or the non-greasy almost 100% pure Shea mix that gets the job done super effectively but is more like Walmart less like Louis Vuitton luxury wise? Decisions decisions..

Like Chicoro, I make 2 versions now. The greasy one, I use on my body just because of the reasons you listed. It was too hard to spread and wasn't as enjoyable. I still use the less oily verson on my hair. It just works best for allowing me to extend my wash days, have non-greasy hair, and I only need to apply twice in between wash days.

 

[Alma Petra]

I feel like I need to amp up my clarifying with all this Shea butter. What's everyone using to clarify?

I cowash with a Herbal Essences conditioner.

 

[Chicoro]

I find fruit to be very moisturizing to my hair. I've been on a banana kick lately and was looking for a way to include it in my deep conditioner without using the actual fruit so that's when I came across using a powdered version. I was still able to get the full benefits of the fruit but without worrying about chopping up a real banana or even shelf life as the powder lasts so much longer (for storing).

Then I started playing around with other powders...coconut milk, henna, guava fruit, Amla, Bhringraj, oat powder, rose clay...some of my favorite things. They all just add a little extra uummmph and bring their own individal quality to the conditioner...and the one I use really just depends on what I need at the moment. For moisture, I usually stick to fruit powders. For strength...Ayurvedic powders.

EXCELLENT!

 

[ArrrBeee]

I use Karo Syrup to clarify.

How?

 

[caribeandiva]

How?

Mix 1 part Karo syrup into 2 parts of your regular shampoo. Done

 

[Chicoro]

How?

Mix 1 part Karo syrup into 2 parts of your regular shampoo. Done

Yes, to what @caribeandiva said!

 

[Aggie]

I feel like I need to amp up my clarifying with all this Shea butter. What's everyone using to clarify?

I've been using Nairobi Detoxifying Shampoo. It does a super job of removing the greasiness and oils from my hair without stripping my strands. I love this shampoo and will try my best to keep it in my stash as long as I can find it. I bought it from sleekhair.com about a couple years ago.

 

[FadingDelilah]

I use Karo Syrup to clarify.

I've never heard of this method. Can you give me the info on where you found It? I tried googling it but I couldn't find anything. Or did someone you know in real life tell you about it?

 

[SunkissedLife]

@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.

thanks so much, you're amazing!
it's super fruity and smells like candy, like yummy jolly ranchers or something

 

[Aggie]

I've never heard of this method. Can you give me the info on where you found It? I tried googling it but I couldn't find anything. Or did someone you know in real life tell you about it?

I believe you can find it as pancake or corn syrup in your local grocery store. It looks like this:

or this:

 

[FadingDelilah]

I believe you can find it as pancake or corn syrup in your local grocery store. It looks like this:

or this:

Oops, my original comment wasn't written clearly enough. I meant information on where she found the method. I know they have it at my local supermarket. Thank you anyways for taking time out to help

 

[Aggie]

Oops, my original comment wasn't written clearly enough. I meant information on where she found the method. I know they have it at my local supermarket. Thank you anyways for taking time out to help

Oh okay gotcha! You're welcome hon.