Shea Growth And Retention Regimen 2019

[caribeandiva]

@Lita Welcome to the Shea made unicorn hall of fame!!

 

[Lita]

@Lita Welcome to the Shea made unicorn hall of fame!!
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@caribeandiva WHAT? ..Awwwwww Thank you I’m so full of emotions This is very exciting

Happy Hair Growing!

 

[Lita]

@Chicoro THANK YOU SOOO MUCH! This has made my day..





Happy Hair Growing!

 

[Chicoro]

I don’t like it! I look stupid. I’m going to do fewer braids tonight and see if it looks better tomorrow.

I doubt that you look, 'stupid'. But, there's always that style that makes us look, 'on fire'. Keep trying and you will find that fire style for yourself, sooner and not later! Hang in there.

 

[ashbash]

So I flat ironed last week and trimmed over the weekend
It’s not bone straight but also not weighed down by the Shea
I didn’t take off much but I did a search and destroy as well as a small trim only because I felt my ends really needed it

 

[ashbash]

Does anyone dye their hair?
I dyed my hair in January at the beginning of the month but the color did not take
I don’t know if it was because the Shea butter I had washed a couple days prior but I didn’t clarify
Do you think I need to clarify so that the color will take better?

I going blue black because I’m trying to eliminate red tones....
Or do you have another suggestion to emlinate red tones?

 

[mzteaze]

Does anyone dye their hair?
I dyed my hair in January at the beginning of the month but the color did not take
I don’t know if it was because the Shea butter I had washed a couple days prior but I didn’t clarify
Do you think I need to clarify so that the color will take better?

I going blue black because I’m trying to eliminate red tones....
Or do you have another suggestion to emlinate red tones?

Depends on a few factors :

1) what type of hair dye did you use?
2) Is your hair color resistant?

 

[ashbash]

1) what type of hair dye did you use? I used the ion intensive shine hair color kit from Sally’s in blue black. It was a permanent hair color kit that the lady working there recommended
2) Is your hair color resistant? I used to dye my hair black all the time and never had an issue but I stopped dying it for like 2-3 years. When I dyed it initially I thought the color took but then I realized only my ends stayed dark but the majority of my hair still has this brownish red tint

 

[Chicoro]

Who wants to be a
Shea Made Hair Unicorn
in 2019?

Come on down!

So I can hurry up
and create a post.

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[Chicoro]

@Natural-K got my Shea Senses tingling...​

 

[Chicoro]

Yoooowhooo!....
@Natural-K .....
Can you come over here for a minute, please...
I want to ask you something...

 

[Natural-K]

Yoooowhooo!....
@Natural-K .....
Can you come over here for a minute, please...
I want to ask you something...

Hi there!

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

Hold on now! Is that a Unicorn Award I see? Shea slide out my way for one sec....

Better yet, let me hop on the rocket for this one!
Congrats @Lita

Your Shea squad is rooting for you!!!

 

[water_n_oil]

Just made a new batch of ayurvedic shea sans glycerin this time and doing equal parts shea & oil. Will use it to braid my hair after I wash tonight.

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

My roller set hair is 8 days old and I've been rocking a Shea'd up ponytail. It's still fluffy and light.

 

[L.Brown1114]

I wanna join!! I used to use she’s butter all the time but got lazy with any DIY products. If anyone can suggest to me any companies with whipped Shea butter please let me know!!

Off to research. I’m currently in braids so I have about a month to figure it out and start using

 

[L.Brown1114]

Thoughts?

https://blackdoctor.org/470909/7-reasons-to-stop-using-coconut-oil-and-shea-butter-on-your-hair/amp/

 

[ashbash]

Thoughts?

https://blackdoctor.org/470909/7-reasons-to-stop-using-coconut-oil-and-shea-butter-on-your-hair/amp/

I read this earlier today

I think if not used properly any hair product can be bad for your hair

But this article all boils down to it’s too heavy and keeps moisture out of hair

But if you’re dealing moisture into the hair why is that so bad?
And I think most people know, at least the ladies in this thread, that hair needs to be clarified occasionally to remove build up


I’ve been using Shea since about November and my hair is thriving

I shampoo once a week
I cowash as needed and I’m not having any of the issues presented in this article
My hair is soft moisturized and happy

 

[water_n_oil]

Yeeeeep, definitely going back to braids/braidouts. Less maintenance, more predictable, and I only need shea after washing. Got a lovely green color and it melts easily in my hands.

 

[water_n_oil]

Thoughts?

https://blackdoctor.org/470909/7-reasons-to-stop-using-coconut-oil-and-shea-butter-on-your-hair/amp/

I've read this before and rolled my eyes. My hair doesn't like coconut oil but you're gonna have to pry shea butter from my cold, dead hands. I don't have the issues described in the article when it comes to shea usage. I've had more problems without it than with. The writer would probably die if they saw how much shea 22nd Century Natural Woman uses lol. Her hair is moisturized and crazy long and the same for her kids. Like literally every other product, ingredient, technique, etc, you have to use/do what works for you.

 

[MizzBFly]

Clarifying the LOC Process ​

I have stopped using my baggie concoction. I noticed my hair still sticks together, though. But, the great thing is that my hair stays moist in my baggie. I wet my hair, apply castor oil and then put the Shea butter over the top of my hair.

I see videos of people putting on oil first and then 'moisturizing' products on top of their hair. Then, they say that oil on the hair first doesn't make sense because it blocks out the moisturizing product that is water based.

THEY ARE MISSING THE POINT!

The layering has NOTHING to do with getting the moisture from the 'moisturizing' product into the hair. It has EVERYTHING to do with retaining the plain water in the hair, that you added FIRST!

The purpose of the layering is to hold in the plain WATER you initially put on the hair, which is the ONLY true moisturizer, in the hair.

GOAL:

1. Retain the plain water you put in your hair for as long as possible.
2. And, slow down the evaporation of that SAID water by layering with a liquid, oil and and then an emulsion (cream).

Here's the image I created and posted in December 2008 in my Fotki:

It has over 17,000 views. Somebody, not me, changed my emulsified base label to a 'cream'.And this process was then called, "LOC" for liquid, oil and cream. Here is the fotki link:

https://public.fotki.com/Chicoro123/hair-care/tutorials/how-to-strategicall/006.html

I originally saw people on LHCF using cream and then oil. I did research for my own crispy, dry, hair ends and the picture above is what I came up with.


The LOC process does not work for everyone and that is okay. But, it is important to understand it so you can figure out why it may or may not be working for you and provide you with information to find what does work for you. Remember, I always say that gaining length on afro-textured hair is a THINKING game that requires analysis and understanding. It is NOT a guessing game.

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The liquid, oil and cream are SEPARATE and apart from the water you place on the hair [substrate]. The goal of putting on liquid, oil and cream based products is to hold in the water that you put on the hair FIRST. It is not important if the 'moisturizing' product penetrates the hair or not. Most 'moisturizing products' are lubricating products anyway, as they contain oils and fake silicones.

By the way, my favorite liquid is whole aloe vera gel, which is water based, but NOT water. And of course, Shea butter is my favorite emulsion (cream), as it contains both wax and gums along with its other yummy, buttery components.

Exactly! which helped me understand my porosity. Water evaporates from my hair quickly. As I tried both methods the oil after water kept me moisturized for one day! But using Shea after water and oil last I could maintain for 3 days. I lessened my manipulation thus preventing breakage. It was an aha moment for me and helped me select products by ingredients my hair prefers- I love your thoroughness

 

[I Am So Blessed]

@Chicoro Grease is better than Shea Butter .




J/k

 

[sarumoki]

My roller set hair is 8 days old and I've been rocking a Shea'd up ponytail. It's still fluffy and light.

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I need to know everything about your roller setting process. What kind of rollers do you use? How do you arrange them? How long does it take you?

 

[Chicoro]

@Chicoro Grease is better than Shea Butter .




J/k

You beautiful Hair Unicorn you, that grew her hair super long with grease! You can stay if you respect Queen Shea, though.

 

[Chicoro]

Hi there!

@Natural-K

Can you please post those two photos here that you posted in that other thread, please? Since you know...well, that ...you've been using Shea butter for awhile....

 

[Chicoro]

Thoughts?

https://blackdoctor.org/470909/7-reasons-to-stop-using-coconut-oil-and-shea-butter-on-your-hair/amp/

@L.Brown1114 , we LOVE YOU!!!!!

But, regarding the article that's posted, which has been posted in the 2018 Shea thread and mentioned before....

Actually, I personally don't care [for the article]. There is some
food for thought presented in the article. Yet, I don't accept the
logic behind the arguments.

I will say that of course everything DOES NOT work
for everyone. There are some very real reasons that coconut oil
and/or Shea butter don't work for many heads of hair. We've got
many gorgeous heads here on LHCF and some of them eschew the
use of oil of any kind.

The gorgeous @FoxxyLocs comes to mind. Her hair hates oil and butter
and her hair is magnificent and beautiful.

BUT I can't speak for the rest of the ladies here, though regarding their opinions on the article. There was a discussion in the Shea 2018 thread.

I did read the article. Also, there is a product and service being sold associated with that article. I am one person and we are all entitled to and especially in this thread, invited to express our own opinions. So, I welcome everything even if I personally don't agree. As long
as it is done in kindness and respect for others.

 

[PlanetCybertron]

I....I wanna be a Shea Made Unicorn!

Although I am waiting until mid year to do a comparison of everything while using Shea Butter/Other Butters.

 

[I Am So Blessed]

You beautiful Hair Unicorn you, that grew her hair super long with grease! You can stay if you respect Queen Shea, though.

Much respect & love for the Shea for Sho. [Inserts fist to chest gif]

How do y'all post gifs anyway? I wanna join the fun. I use to post gifs all the time, but on a phone I can't.

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

I need to know everything about your roller setting process. What kind of rollers do you use? How do you arrange them? How long does it take you?

I use Curl Junkie products to cleanse & condition...leaving my DC (Curl Rehab) in as a leave in. Set with a spray bottle of distilled water using the mohawk method. I have many different kinds of rollers I've collected over the past, but my favorite hands down are just the plain 2 inch Magnetic Rollers from the beauty supply. They make it super easy to get smooth hair without a lot of fuss. I make sure my hair is really wet, apply the roller...rolling a bit, then pull & continue doing so until all the hair is on the roller. After rolling, I sit under my LCL hooded dryer for 1 hour and 20 mins. Apply Whipped Shea Butter then cross wrap to maintain a straight style or a low bantu knot bun to maintain a loose curly look.

To maintain my sets in between wash days, all I apply is Whipped Shea butter every 3 to 4 days. Gel around my hairline as I prefer a sleek more polished look to that area. My roller set typically can last 3 weeks if I let it.

 

[Chicoro]

My roller set hair is 8 days old and I've been rocking a Shea'd up ponytail. It's still fluffy and light.

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Hair looking uber soft on that nape and jet black, too!