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What is the length barrier you would like to break through in 2019, with Shea butter's help?

  • Top of shoulder length

    Votes: 18 10.2%

  • Collar bone length

    Votes: 10 5.6%

  • Armpit length

    Votes: 18 10.2%

  • Between armpit and bra strap length

    Votes: 36 20.3%

  • Bra strap length

    Votes: 28 15.8%

  • Between bra strap and waist length

    Votes: 24 13.6%

  • Waist length

    Votes: 35 19.8%

  • Whip length

    Votes: 12 6.8%

  • Hip length

    Votes: 10 5.6%

  • Tailbone length

    Votes: 18 10.2%
  • Total voters
    177
I have been slipping big time and not taking care of myself. I haven’t been dealing my hair at all and it has suffered so. I don’t know why I keep getting lazy and avoiding what works for me.

Last night I made a fresh batch of whipped yellow shea and I’m rededicating myself to Queen Shea for healthy thriving hair. I hope she forgives and bestows her gift of everlasting moisturized hair upon me once more.
 
My Shea Nilotica is set to ship :headspin::pulpdance: I want to whip some of my Ivory Shea from 3CG for the fam but I want to mix something that would possibly be less agitating to my daughter’s skin, maybe Aloe? Without messing with the integrity of the Shea. Someone mixed with aloe up thread, help!
how do you compare shea butter aloe whipped vs. an Shea oil whip? :prettyplease:
 
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I mixed Shea with aloe A little while ago but unfortunately, I don’t have anything to compare it to. Plus, the Shea I used was not the best quality- sticky & refusing to melt, which was why I mixed it with the aloe. For my hair, I’ve been using Shea nilotica almost exclusively since I found it.

MizzBFly said:
My Shea Nilotica is set to ship :headspin::pulpdance: I want to whip some of my Ivory Shea from 3CG for the fam but I want to mix something that would possibly be less agitating to my daughter’s skin, maybe Aloe? Without messing with the integrity of the Shea. Someone mixed with aloe up thread, help!
how do you compare shea butter aloe whipped vs. an Shea oil whip? :prettyplease:
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BeautifulRoots said:
Target sells shea butter, you could try getting it there if you want some shea that you can have in hand today. I have no idea of the quality as I never tried it, but I saw it while perusing the hair aisle.
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Mine never has it. I think it's the OKAY brand that people usually find. Saw it in TJ Maxx once but every time I've looked since, they haven't had it either. I did find more black soap by that brand at least.
 
What is an oil that has some slip to it? My batch of Shea came out great to the touch, but when I spread it on my hair it was somewhat tacky and sticky. Is there anything I can add to the mix to make it less sticky and spread more easily?

I used olive oil, castor oil, 3cayg yellow Shea, and a little bit of mango butter.
 
BeautifulRoots said:
Yes! Please let us know when you do!
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I have like 15 hair books in my head, plus 100 newsletters I could write.

I need to get this stuff out of my head. It's weighing heavy on my mind. I'm trying to figure out how to organize my mental information and how I want to get it on paper.

I feel like once I start, I won't stop until everything has been regurgitated and externalized on paper. That's going to take a lot of my time. Instinctively, I know in order to not be overwhelmed this time around, I HAVE to be organized and have some kind of repeatable, effective process in place - BEFORE I start again.
 
fluffyforever said:
What is an oil that has some slip to it? My batch of Shea came out great to the touch, but when I spread it on my hair it was somewhat tacky and sticky. Is there anything I can add to the mix to make it less sticky and spread more easily?

I used olive oil, castor oil, 3cayg yellow Shea, and a little bit of mango butter.
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I find adding olive oil makes my mix like that. Castor oil is also quite thick so that may add to that feeling. I like using rice bran, safflower, hemp seed, sometimes almond, and more I can't think of right now. Maybe one or more of those could help.
 
Is it possible to add too much oil to your whipped shea? As far as ratios go . Say I add more olive then Shea butter . 2 cups to 1 cup ....Does that make it more of an olive oil butter ? Or am I over thinking things as usual
 
Honeypot said:
Is it possible to add too much oil to your whipped shea? As far as ratios go . Say I add more olive then Shea butter . 2 cups to 1 cup ....Does that make it more of an olive oil butter ? Or am I over thinking things as usual
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Yes, your mix will be way too runny in that case.
 
Chicoro said:
Your hair IS back to that super long length. Your pulled hair looks like it's about 1/2 or .5 inches away from your waist!

@lalla,
BUT that body though!!!! You are shrinking and tightening up. Your body looks GREAT! Weight lifting and whatever else you are doing is working and it looks incredibly GOOD on YOU! Lead us to wherever you are posting in detail about what you are doing in terms of exercise and nutrition. In fact, drop it here and help us out with inspiration and encouragement, please!
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Thank you @Chicoro

I am so happy my hair has grown back. I have never had this much retention and I've been on LHCF for more than 15 years. Scurl + shea butter works very well, I am trying to convert all my friends and family to this. It's even easier when you wear wigs or braids.

For my body:
- I had gained some weight when I came back to France (too much good food)

- I have no hormonal or health problems, so I deduce the problem was my exercise level (fewer than 8k steps a day, some lotte berk / Callanetics) and the amount of calories I ate

- For exercise: I decided to walk at least 10k everyday, and aim at 12k. I take the metro everyday (7k), walk all the time in the office, try to dance everyday (2k) and never use uber except to go to the airport. I am currrently at 10.5k on average. I also decided to lift weights, in addition to Lotte berk, in order to change my body composition. It is hard to build muscle, but relatively easy to maintain. I didn't want to look like a "man" (very developed upper body and shoulders - it's nice to have round shoulders and lean arms, but I don't like to add too much mass) so I decided to follow the Strong Curves program. I do that + some exercises from Lotte Berk two to three times a week. I focus on good form and on setting PRs at every session (either a weight PR or volume PR). I am very proud of my progress, my body looks much better and I can do pushups now :). I feel strong and I have a lot more energy. I think I consume a bit more calories at rest now.

- Nutrition: I spent 3/4 months counting calories. I found out I was underestimating the amount I ate everyday, and it's good to know that a croissant or a madeleine is a 100kcal. Eating 6 madeleines is easy but it amounts to 600kcal. Fruit juices are actually as healthy as sodas and sometimes contain more sugar.. I tried to aim for 1200 kcals, but I am more relaxed today and I have stopped counting calories. I try to eat more protein (between 100 and 120 g a day) and a lot of vegetables. I have replaced my breakfast with a protein shake (a yoghurt, baobab powder, two scoops of brown rice protein). For lunch, I no longer have traditional desserts everyday, and replace them with yoghurt or fromage blanc (a type of cottage cheese). I usually have a salad or a soup at night. I still eat desserts, just not as often. I like animal fats for cooking (duck fat, butter). I don't have forbidden foods. I also look for healthy and tasty recipes that I can cook very easily. Thai beef salad, pho, lao, laab khai, leek and potato soup, aguachile, leafy vegetables with garlic and chile, roast beef etc. It's a lifestyle change and it would have been very hard to sustain if I felt deprived. I go to the restaurant two to three times a month and I try to balance my caloric intake over the week (instead of the day).

I have lost 7 to 8kgs in 8 months. I have gained strength and muscle. I want to lose another 6 kilos before having kids :).
 
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Re-doing some of my twists last night I noticed that the water and Shea mix alone had some sections of my hair super defined. I also notice that no matter how much I cut, the sections of hair by my ears seem to grow the fastest and most even, while some parts of my hair feets feel like they have hardly moved since the start of the year. I'm not cutting. I'm going to let crown/ canopy section try and catch up if it can.

I'll leave my hair twisted for another 3 months.
 
GGsKin said:
So did mine for the most part until I found my 'Goldielocks' mix lol. I used to melt my Shea and then chill, so longwinded for me. Now I use the beater attachment before changing to the whisk and get a light, airy and moisturising mix that just melts into my skin and feels good on my hair.
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I never melt mine . What's in your mix? Do you have measurements? I'm trtrying to get on your level
 
Honeypot said:
I never melt mine . What's in your mix? Do you have measurements? I'm trtrying to get on your level
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Unfortunately, I rarely, if ever measure anything. Only when baking lol. I use more Shea than oil.

For the mix I made this week, I used about two (normal dinner size) spoons of hemp seed oil, one spoon of rice bran oil, one spoon of safflower oil, a little baobab oil, even less of sacha inchi oil, as well as about two spoons of my coffee and fenugreek infused oil mix lol. Then I added fragrance and essential oils, vanilla bean (majority), 'pink kisses', tea tree, lavender and ylang ylang. I think that was it.
 
GGsKin said:
Unfortunately, I rarely, if ever measure anything. Only when baking lol. I use more Shea than oil.

For the mix I made this week, I used about two (normal dinner size) spoons of hemp seed oil, one spoon of rice bran oil, one spoon of safflower oil, a little baobab oil, even less of sacha inchi oil, as well as about two spoons of my coffee and fenugreek infused oil mix lol. Then I added fragrance and essential oils, vanilla bean (majority), 'pink kisses', tea tree, lavender and ylang ylang. I think that was it.
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Understood lol
 
GGsKin said:
Unfortunately, I rarely, if ever measure anything. Only when baking lol. I use more Shea than oil.

For the mix I made this week, I used about two (normal dinner size) spoons of hemp seed oil, one spoon of rice bran oil, one spoon of safflower oil, a little baobab oil, even less of sacha inchi oil, as well as about two spoons of my coffee and fenugreek infused oil mix lol. Then I added fragrance and essential oils, vanilla bean (majority), 'pink kisses', tea tree, lavender and ylang ylang. I think that was it.
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So it's fluffy without coconut oil
 
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