Shea Growth And Retention Regimen 2019

[Chicoro]

I love Ask a Mortician!! Been subscribed for a while now.

I've been missing out! Got to make up for lost time.

 

[Chicoro]

@Chicoro ^^^Looks nice rich,creamy and thick...Kudos!

*And it does look like ice cream

Happy Hair Growing!

Thank you, @Lita ! How is your hair doing with Queen Shea?

 

[caribeandiva]

Washed & Roller Set today. This is right after removing the rollers:

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But I got goals to meet so I seperated the curls, Shea'd it UP & bunned it DOWN!

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HOLLLLLLAAAAA!!!!!

*sorry if the pics are huge*

I don’t even roller set anymore but I’m still drooling!

 

[Lita]

Thank you, @Lita ! How is your hair doing with Queen Shea?

@Chicoro Hello! My hair is coming along very well..My order of Shea Nilotica Butter was delivered today & other Shea mix items..I notice when I apply Shea butter on on my ends & use a roller,My ends stay nice and silky with few to no knots..Shea Butter is really helping with retaining length/no single strand knots..Yep.

Happy Hair Growing!

 

[caribeandiva]

General Q: How do you guys strike a balance between manipulating your hair to care for it, and leaving it alone. For instance I try to M&S max 2x a week, and I wash my hair generally every 2 weeks (more often when necessary) - to reduce as much breakage as I can. But I’ve noticed many on here manipulate their hair more often with great results. How much breakage is too much breakage (not including shed hairs)? Please ‘splain

I finger comb my hair daily when I take my braids down in the morning to put my hair into a bun. I use a wide tooth comb to detangle during wash days.

 

[curly caress]

[QUOTE="Bun Mistress"

Braidouts with Shea butter hair lotion. I am trying to formulate my own Shea butter hair lotion, the previous prodcer is well, not to be mentioned on LHCF.
Would you please PM me the name of the producer of the shea butter hair lotion?

 

[Jade Feria]

Hey Jade!!!!

Hey gurl!!!!

 

[Chicoro]

@Chicoro Hello! My hair is coming along very well..My order of Shea Nilotica Butter was delivered today & other Shea mix items..I notice when I apply Shea butter on on my ends & use a roller,My ends stay nice and silky with few to no knots..Shea Butter is really helping with retaining length/no single strand knots..Yep.

Happy Hair Growing!

*Squeals in delight!*

How wonderful that Shea butter is helping you to combat knots and retain length. Let us know how that Shea Nilotica Butter is. I wish I could get me some of that here. Yes, happy hair growing!

 

[caribeandiva]

Hey ladies, I won’t be able to do the Shea trophies this year like I thought. I just don’t have as much time to check this thread like I did last year. @Chicoro I’m sorry. I’m not leaving the board or anything. I’ll be in and out of this thread just not as much.

If someone would like to take over making them it’s really simple. Just save this pic:

Download the app Cymera. To edit: go to decorate —-> text —> Aa (to select font: I used Snellroundhand —> then adjust and resize it. That’s it. Feel free to choose a different font if you’re so inclined. No worries.

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

Let the radiant Shea Skin begin! Alright @VictoriousBrownFlower and @ElevatedEnergy ,

I'm starting my exfoliating, applying Shea Coffee oil journey today! My burn scars are almost 2 years old, not 3 as I mistakenly thought. But still...I got on my furry onesy, so I'll keep all that greasy delight contained on my skin and covered - and not have it get on my sheets! And, can I add the fact that I have my electric blanket, too. Me and myself and I are going to be tearing UP some sleep tonight!

I count the hours until I can get back to my electric blanket for another night's GREAT sleep! I sleep so good now, one night I woke myself up because I was clapping so hard, with my hands in the air. I guess whatever I was dreaming about must have been an exciting performance.

Yay!!!!

Don't forget to take your starting pictures! I take progress shots of my skin seasonally. That's really how I noticed a difference.

 

[Chicoro]

Hey ladies, I won’t be able to do the Shea trophies this year like I thought. I just don’t have as much time to check this thread like I did last year. @Chicoro I’m sorry. I’m not leaving the board or anything. I’ll be in and out of this thread just not as much.

If someone would like to take over making them it’s really simple. Just save this pic:
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Download the app Cymera. To edit: go to decorate —-> text —> Aa (to select font: I used Snellroundhand —> then adjust and resize it. That’s it. Feel free to choose a different font if you’re so inclined. No worries.

We may retire this. It's just not the same without you.

 

[caribeandiva]

We may retire this. It's just not the same without you.

Nooooo... that’s what makes this thread so much fun! I don’t mind making them but I don’t know how to get notifications away from the board when a new unicorn is found without checking this thread often or at least keeping current with it. That’s the dilemma. Like I said I’ll still be here, just not all the time.

 

[Chicoro]

Nooooo... that’s what makes this thread so much fun! I don’t mind making them but I don’t know how to get notifications away from the board when a new unicorn is found without checking this thread often or at least keeping current with it. That’s the dilemma. Like I said I’ll still be here, just not all the time.

If that's the only issue, I know how to find you! How about I find you and tell you via our other way, outside the board, you and I communicate. Will that work?

 

[caribeandiva]

If that's the only issue, I know how to find you! How about I find you and tell you via our other way, outside the board, you and I communicate. Will that work?

Perfect!! Thank you!! Because I love our little Shea community and giving out the trophy is very important to me. Which reminds me is @ElevatedEnergy our first unicorn of 2019? Them curls are scrumptious!!

 

[water_n_oil]

Hi all. Lurker turned member here. Shea butter is definitely a girl's best friend. Certainly mine. Chopped my hair to my shoulders (stretched) back in early July out of "tired mom frustration" and now I'm growing it back out. I have two main mixes I like. One is shea and oils (safflower, castor, grapeseed) and the other is shea and glycerin. I like the former from head to toe while the latter is mainly on my hair. I generally alternate between puffs and braids/braidouts.

Profile pic = latest puff. Mix #1 on the length of my hair. DIY Ayurvedic oil on the roots to smooth the ponytail in conjunction with hot water.

File 1 = latest braidout w/ mix #1.
File 2 = Wng from a year and a half ago with mix #2 and eco krystal.
File 3 = Braidout from 2016 with mix #2 (8 braids is my go to).

Anywho, happy to join you all in this shea filled journey.

EDIT: Changed my forum name to match my IG name. Water & oil/shea are the keys to keeping my hair great.

 

[metro_qt]

My hair growth spurt is right on time. I was scheduled to 'see one' in December. In January, I can see that my hair has grown a little bit. It looks like a lot more hairs are thickening at the longer length I gained a few months back. I'll take it!

I'm expecting growths spurts in February and April. So, I'll probably do a thorough, visual length check around the first or second week in May!

It feels good when you put actions consciously in place and they start and continue to pay off. It's a nice feeling of empowerment.

I haven't read the rest of the thread yet, to see if you've answered, but how do you track and expect your growth spurts?
Do we all have similarly timed spurts, or is it something we have to watch and track ourselves, and how best would you track this?

 

[MizzBFly]

Hay Ladies!!
I’ve been lurking and now on page 6... before this train and pages gets ahead of me...COUNT ME IN!! Within the past two years Ive confirmed I’m high Porosity and sealing throughly is a must! My hair feels best when I seal with Shea & an oil. The goal of this thread speaks to me since I’m trying to make waist length or CLOSE
Styles: mini twists or blown out styled bun
Wash: sodium/calcium clay mix or rhassoul, I don’t know if I should ever use shampoo again
Need to start back with Henna *these greys, whew*
I’ve drawn a line right below my waist an an arrow to my waist...I want precision

 

[sunflora]

I haven't read the rest of the thread yet, to see if you've answered, but how do you track and expect your growth spurts?
Do we all have similarly timed spurts, or is it something we have to watch and track ourselves, and how best would you track this?

I know you didn't ask me, but I know that I have growth spurts in the winter. I just always have since I've been alive, so I expect them then. I think if you have a hard time noticing what your growth rate is, you can try measuring every month and record these measurements in a journal. Do this for as long as you want until you see a trend.

I take a lot of pictures of my hair now and keep them filed so that I can easily follow along, as I am more of a visual person. Even just random phone pictures helped me realize what my trends were earlier on, as each year I'd find a picture of my hair past my collarbone in the winter and in a bob in the summer (I used to cut my hair a lot). HTH.

ETA: No, we don't all have the same growth spurts or similarly timed at all. Most people say that they have theirs in the spring or summer. I think mine is attributed to all of the curry and chai I eat and drink in the winter LOL. But yeah everyone's different.

 

[icsonia22]

I've been giving indigo a lot of flack lately for my tender scalp. The pain had just started to ease off a little about a day or 2 ago when I noticed that someone else in the group posted about Shea butter making their scalp sore. I never tied 2 and 2 together so I experimented with a fresh application of Shea butter on my scalp. Sure enough the soreness returned. I had just recently started greasing my scalp with Shea butter but apparently my scalp isn't feeling it. I'll stick to smothering my actual hair with it after moisturizing.

 

[Chicoro]

How are we at 500 posts on January 15th? Ya'll aren't playing with this Shea butter.

 

[Chicoro]

Okay, so are going to formally advise against placing Shea butter on the scalp
@icsonia22 and @ElevatedEnergy ?
Meaning:

"It is contraindicated to grease your scalp with your Shea butter mix."

 

[Chicoro]

Perfect!! Thank you!! Because I love our little Shea community and giving out the trophy is very important to me. Which reminds me is @ElevatedEnergy our first unicorn of 2019? Them curls are scrumptious!!

@ElevatedEnergy gorgeousness is a holdover from 2018! I have a feeling she's going to outperform herself in 2019. So, let's give her some more time to bake so that she can REALLY shine!

Also, I think we can wait until March 2019 before we start nominating Shea- Made Hair Unicorns. That will give everybody about 3 months worth of time to see if Shea is making a difference for them in 2019. From there, I think the unicorns are going to explode. Also, maybe around then YOU, @caribeandiva may find that you got more time to come around. If not, I do understand. You are working THEM Goals, ain't 'cha, Girl!

So just to give everybody a chance, let's start the nominees in March 2019. Of course there are always exceptions and we can address those as they pop up!

If you all think different, please let me know. I want to level the playing field, hence the nomination starting in March suggestion.

 

[Chicoro]

Hi all. Lurker turned member here. Shea butter is definitely a girl's best friend. Certainly mine. Chopped my hair to my shoulders (stretched) back in early July out of "tired mom frustration" and now I'm growing it back out. I have two main mixes I like. One is shea and oils (safflower, castor, grapeseed) and the other is shea and glycerin. I like the former from head to toe while the latter is mainly on my hair. I generally alternate between puffs and braids/braidouts.

Profile pic = latest puff. Mix #1 on the length of my hair. DIY Ayurvedic oil on the roots to smooth the ponytail in conjunction with hot water.

File 1 = latest braidout w/ mix #1.
File 2 = Wng from a year and a half ago with mix #2 and eco krystal.
File 3 = Braidout from 2016 with mix #2 (8 braids is my go to).

Anywho, happy to join you all in this shea filled journey.

EDIT: Changed my forum name to match my IG name. Water & oil/shea are the keys to keeping my hair great.

We see you peeking in, girl! Glad you decided to participate. Your hair: So pretty!

 

[Chicoro]

Hay Ladies!!
I’ve been lurking and now on page 6... before this train and pages gets ahead of me...COUNT ME IN!! Within the past two years Ive confirmed I’m high Porosity and sealing throughly is a must! My hair feels best when I seal with Shea & an oil. The goal of this thread speaks to me since I’m trying to make waist length or CLOSE
Styles: mini twists or blown out styled bun
Wash: sodium/calcium clay mix or rhassoul, I don’t know if I should ever use shampoo again
Need to start back with Henna *these greys, whew*
I’ve drawn a line right below my waist an an arrow to my waist...I want precision
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@MizzBFly
Based on that photo with the line drawn, you don't have far to go to get to waist length. I counted about 4 inches MAXIMUM. It is certainly possible for you to get to waist length by December 2019. This is assuming your retain all your length and that you don't have any major setbacks. See you at waist length!

 

[Chicoro]

I know you didn't ask me, but I know that I have growth spurts in the winter. I just always have since I've been alive, so I expect them then. I think if you have a hard time noticing what your growth rate is, you can try measuring every month and record these measurements in a journal. Do this for as long as you want until you see a trend.

I take a lot of pictures of my hair now and keep them filed so that I can easily follow along, as I am more of a visual person. Even just random phone pictures helped me realize what my trends were earlier on, as each year I'd find a picture of my hair past my collarbone in the winter and in a bob in the summer (I used to cut my hair a lot). HTH.

ETA: No, we don't all have the same growth spurts or similarly timed at all. Most people say that they have theirs in the spring or summer. I think mine is attributed to all of the curry and chai I eat and drink in the winter LOL. But yeah everyone's different.

@sunflora said,
"I think if you have a hard time noticing what your growth rate is, you can try measuring every month and record these measurements in a journal. Do this for as long as you want until you see a trend."

@metro_qt , I agree with this bolded above, 100 %! I would add to take a picture on the day you take your measurements so you can have a written measurement and a visual aid. Also, date them and write down what your process or regimen is.

Like I always say, gaining length on afro textured hair requires analysis. It is a 'thinking game', not a guessing game.

 

[Chicoro]

I've been giving indigo a lot of flack lately for my tender scalp. The pain had just started to ease off a little about a day or 2 ago when I noticed that someone else in the group posted about Shea butter making their scalp sore. I never tied 2 and 2 together so I experimented with a fresh application of Shea butter on my scalp. Sure enough the soreness returned. I had just recently started greasing my scalp with Shea butter but apparently my scalp isn't feeling it. I'll stick to smothering my actual hair with it after moisturizing.

Okay, let us know how it goes. Please tell me if you think I should a warning on the first page, in the first post that it is not a good idea to grease the scalp with Shea butter.

 

[Chicoro]

I haven't read the rest of the thread yet, to see if you've answered, but how do you track and expect your growth spurts?
Do we all have similarly timed spurts, or is it something we have to watch and track ourselves, and how best would you track this?

1. No, everyone doesn't have the same timed spurts. (I like to measure my braids and re-measure the same braids each month. That's how I discovered my growth spurts.)
2. Yes, you have to watch and track your own hair to identify your own growth spurts.
3. How best to track is a personal choice. I keep my hair in the same section when I measure. I have eight braids and four on each side. I measure each braid and label them.

Maybe some other ladies can chime in on how they measure their hair?

 

[Chicoro]

Ladies, how are you baselining your hair length? How do you initially measure your hair? Do you keep visual, photo records? Do you measure? Do you keep a journal? How often do you measure?

How do you realize/know that you have had growth????????

 

[Chicoro]

We have lots of Shea Saplings, in this thread in 2019.
So, let's help our Shea Sapling Sisters out if we can, please!

 

[water_n_oil]

Ladies, how are you baselining your hair length? How do you initially measure your hair? Do you keep visual, photo records? Do you measure? Do you keep a journal? How often do you measure?

How do you realize/know that you have had growth????????

I typically just go by pics and what my braids look like on wash day. Since I'm usually doing the same 8 braids it's easy to tell if there has been growth that way. As far as journaling, I only keep track of recipes and overall regimens via One Note as I do a lot of DIY.