Shea Growth And Retention Regimen 2019

[sunflora]

I’ve never seen Afro textured hair this long before! Holy smokes! What’s her regimen?

Check her fotki for her regimen. I mentioned in the 2018 thread that I adopted a few tips and tricks from her regi and they've been saving me from my plague of ssks. Keeping hair stretched with braids and essentially wearing hair in a braidout is what has made a big difference for me. Also, I'm a pretty big fan of oil rinsing now, too.

 

[sgold04]

Your color is boss!!!!

Thank you! My colorist is an artist (her IG name is in the picture I posted). Olaplex and Shea has kept my hair healthy and thriving despite the bleach and my neglect.

 

[sarumoki]

Wait, why is this thread already four pages long? Let me go back and re-read!

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

Just took my bun down to show my hair & scalp some Shea Love! So here is my hair & starting length as of today Dec 31, 2018.

Fresh out the bun.



Stretched



I've trimmed alot this year to get rid of thin ends caused by postpartum shedding but overall I am happy with the state of my ends now. Ready to get this Shea Party started!

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

Dang those pics are blurry. Sorry....using my son's phone....which seems the only way I can upload pics here.

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

Lank?

https://longhaircareforum.com/threads/my-favorite-fotki-album-butt-length-hair-3c-4a.742331/

Hope that works!

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

Saving my spot for when I get to a computer. I will post pics and all.

Thank you @Chicoro for the tag! Nice to see some familiar faces also @ElevatedEnergy @caribeandiva @IDareT'sHair and others (I forgot their handles as I was typing, charge it to my mind, and not my heart)

I hope everyone had a grateful 2018 and is looking forward to the new year.

Hey Sis! Glad you are well!

 

[Chicoro]

@Chicoro True!

I have to protect my hair from myself. If I call myself HL I’ll want to see the proof. I’ll be yanking on those 4 poor strands every chance I get until ‘poof’ back to Whip length I go.

Leave them babies alone. They deserved to be nurtured not tortured.

 

[Chicoro]

https://longhaircareforum.com/threads/my-favorite-fotki-album-butt-length-hair-3c-4a.742331/

Hope that works!

Once again @ThatJerseyGirl was echoing in that thread about the Shea butter connection to super long hair. I knew herlucidsky but hadn't really seen the above thread. Funny how it can take forever and a day to connect things.

 

[Chicoro]

Wait, why is this thread already four pages long? Let me go back and re-read!

Last year by this time, the 2018 Shea thread was already 1,000 posts long! We all about that quality, this time around. It's time to grow some quality hair that breaks old standing length barriers with Shea butter!

 

[Prettyeyes]

Just ordered my Shea butter!!

 

[sarumoki]

Just made my first batch for the new year! Since finding the 2018 thread I've fallen completely in love with Queen Shea. She's turned my hair and skin around completely. I use her in four different mixes: hair, skin, cuticles, and a roller set mix.

 

[Chicoro]

@Chicoro True!

I have to protect my hair from myself. If I call myself HL I’ll want to see the proof. I’ll be yanking on those 4 poor strands every chance I get until ‘poof’ back to Whip length I go.

By the way, from the first few hairs, to having a significant amount of the bulk of your hair at that newer lengths, takes about 2 years. So, by December 2020 you should have a significant amount of your at hip length, barring no major setbacks or significant cuts.

 

[Silverstreaks]

My new starting point in the Shea Butter 2019 challenge. Hope to get waaay past this length by the end of next year. A few years ago I managed to get a few (and I mean a few) wispy ends to waist length. I know that trimming cuts into the terminal length to some degree, but when I feel that I could get away with not trimming as much where I know breakage won't be an issue, I will attempt to trim no more than maybe twice a year and remove as little as possible. I would eventually like to be able to dust only once a year or less. We will see what happens this coming year. My plan is to drop the number of trims to 3 times this year, as opposed to 4 times.

I want to wish everyone a very Happy New Year and much success in all your endeavors!

 

[ItsMeLilLucky]

I couldn’t find my beer shampoo (that has Shea in it), so I used my APB and my beer conditioner.. now I’m just waiting to (sings) step into the Shea siiiide, step into the Shea Shea side! I noticed my hair is starting to turn black instead of the dusty brown it’s been.

 

[Sarabellam]

By the way, from the first few hairs, to having a significant amount of the bulk of your hair at that newer lengths, takes about 2 years. So, by December 2020 you should have a significant amount of your at hip length, barring no major setbacks or significant cuts.

Wow I didn’t know that! Thanks @Chicoro you always have the best gems of knowledge!

 

[ArrrBeee]

I'm here. My goals are to continue growing my hair and keep it healthy. I've worn it in box braids or feed in braids for the last 6 months. Not sure what's next. Here's my starting pic loaded with conditioner.

 

[syrk]

Hoping to become a shea made unicorn in 2019. Thank you @SunkissedLife for pointing me towards the 2018 thread a few weeks ago.

I swapped the castor oil that I was using to seal my twists with almond oil and shea butter and I am loving it.

I wore mostly twist outs for the last year and was struggling with single strand knots. Because of how sticky castor oil is, I think it was making my hair tangle up on itself more. It would be a mess by the end of the week. The swap to shea butter is looking promising. It helps my ends to clump more and stay together and I also realized that I'm better off not separating the twists as much so it stays clumped which means less chance of tangling and knotting.

The plan is to also protective style more in 2019. With that combined with shea, I have no doubt that I'll be able to retain a few inches of healthy length

For my first batch, I just grabbed a jar of Now brand shea butter from Vitamin Shoppe because I was anxious to get started. It was grainy, but I whipped it with some almond oil and it's doing the job. Haven't gotten through that batch yet, but I couldn't help myself and ordered some better quality stuff from 3CayG. So excited, probably going to keep it simple and whip it up with some sweet almond oil and jojoba.

Thanks @Chicoro for this thread!

Didn't post my starting pics. Really want to grow out those top layers that are so much shorter than the bottom. I measured my hair yesterday and it's ~9 inches at it shortest to ~13.5 at the longest, all over the place due to chopping off heat damage which was was the worst in the front. Excited for 2019!

 

[keranikki]

You were inducted into the 2018 Shea Made Hair Unicorn Hall of Fame. Did you know that?

I did not! I fell off the face of the earth for a while, lol. I will go review the 2018 thread.

I'm a unicorn!!!

 

[ItsMeLilLucky]

I did not! I fell off the face of the earth for a while, lol. I will go review the 2018 thread.

I'm a unicorn!!!

Well I’m glad you climbed back on Gotta watch your steps, life will trip you up every time

 

[ItsMeLilLucky]

I did not! I fell off the face of the earth for a while, lol. I will go review the 2018 thread.

I'm a unicorn!!!

Now shake that glorious Shea made mane

 

[keranikki]

Well I’m glad you climbed back on Gotta watch your steps, life will trip you up every time

True Story! Definitely have to watch my step, lol.

 

[myhairgrowstoo]

I'm in for 2019. I've hit a length plateau. This picture attached is my hair now. It is blown out and not all of my hair is pushed forward but the hair that is shows where my hair lays blown out. It is difficult to measure my hair and it is so humid I can't get my hair completely straight. I measured my blown out hair and it is 19 or 20 inches but everytime I measure it the length varies. My end goal is for my blown out hair to rest underneath my boobs without having to pull a strand for a check.

The 2nd picture attached is my hair in my #1 protective style for 2019, two strand twists. I'm working on getting better at them but the picture is my first attempt. I will have them in for 6 weeks, have a one or two week break and will have my hair in a bun and do a whole bunch of hair loving, then teo strand twists again. I am in university and graduate in April so I want a style where I won't neglect my hair and can focus on both uni and haircare.

So my regime is blowdrying using revair then two strand twists.

I want to keep them in for 6 weeks then wash, condition, henna or aphogee 2 step protein treatment (alternate every 6 weeks).

After I wash and condition my hair I apply shea butter. It is whipped. And I only apply it once after wash day because I have fine hair that is easily weighed down. I only want to "reactivate" it nightly by saran wrapping my hair.

This is my regime to reach my goal which will hopefully be waist length on me.

More pics. Excuse the chocolate stain on my white shirt. Im so clumsy

I stretched the length in front of me to try to be more specific

My boyfriend then helped me measure it. If you can see, it says around 19 inches. This length has been varying which is why I give up on giving accurate measurement

Then we measured the inches to my hips, which is one of my goals, which is about 7.5 inches.

My shampoo and conditioner has been Apghogee Damaged Hair Shampoo and Balancing Moisture Conditioner.

My deep conditioner is Obia Naturals Babassu Deep Conditioner

I keep my hair stretched via blowdry and/or two strand twists. I try to keep stretched all the time because of major ssk. I am working on end care and hope that lessens tangling.

I detangle in the shower using Conair shower head detangling brush and a wet brush during wash day.

During wash day I also S & D before applying DC (if it is DC time. I DC as a prepoo) or prepoo (coconut oil)

 

[blazingbeauty]

Personal Challenge Rules:
At least one of my leave ins (LCO) must contain a substantial amount of shea butter/I must seal with Shea Butter Mix :
Current Staples:
Leave In: SM Raw Shea Restorative Conditioner (Shea: second ingredient)
Cream: Creme of Nature Pure Honey Cream/Lottabody Curl & Style (Shea: second ingredient)
Oil (1 of 3): MyBelovedChild’s Whipped Butter
Curl Fashion Nourishing Butter Whip
Kindred Butters Black Vanilla Butter

ETA:
Per @Chicoro ‘s suggestion:
I will switch out the grease when I order a full size batch of whipped shea butter (so in a few weeks). Thank you!

 

[Chicoro]

Personal Challenge Rules:
At least one of my leave ins (LCO) must contain a substantial amount of shea butter:
Current Staples:
Leave In: SM Raw Shea Restorative Conditioner (Shea: second ingredient)
Cream: Creme of Nature Pure Honey Cream/Lottabody Curl & Style (Shea: second ingredient)
Oil: Blue Magic Coconut Oil Grease (no shea)

Danger! Danger!

Shea butter and mineral oil/paraffin/petroleum DO NOT MIX! It will leave a gray cast on your hair. You may be one of the lucky one's who doesn't have this issue. Unfortunately, you may have to choose between Shea butter and you Blue Magic. But let us know how it works out for you.

 

[Chicoro]

I bought a length T-Shirt and paid for it and shipping and handling. When I received it, my hair was already beyond the marked lengths. Silly Me.

So, I came across this by accident, then I thought of the aforementioned story above. But anyway,
I can make one of these. I can get me a cheap man...t-shirt... with some stretch and pull that thing over my booty.

So for all you breaking your old hair length barriers, this might be of some interest to you. Because for some of Shea Made Hair Unicorns, and those who have yet to decide, there may not be a t-shirt in existence to measure all the length you currently have and plan to have or aspire to have. You may need to just make it yourself!

 

[Chicoro]

I did not! I fell off the face of the earth for a while, lol. I will go review the 2018 thread.

I'm a unicorn!!!

Yes, you are.

 

[icsonia22]

I think I've made a discovery...or maybe someone else discovered this and I'm just becoming hip to the knowledge. A few nights ago, I blew out my hair with the revair on the highest heat and tension setting using only chi silk serum. Then I did a light press with my babyliss prima 3000 flat iron on 340 degrees. My hair wasn't dried out but it wasn't moisturized either. I decided to experiment with Shea butter on super stretched hair, so I put an ok amount on it and did 2 french braids. After a day, I noticed that the braids felt smooth instead of dry so I took the experiment a step further and went crazy with the Shea butter. I melted it down and drenched it on my hair in small sections. Then I put my hair back into 2 french braids. I took them out last night and wore my hair in a ponytail out into the cold winter air thinking that would be the final straw that made my hair feel dry. NOPE! Hair is greasy as all get out but it feels amazing! I can't even tell that I haven't used a moisturizer. My hair is soft and moisturized as if I sealed in the moisture of s curl minus the automatic reversion that would've happened. Bonus points go out to Shea butter because I can manipulate my hair without breakage. As I was taking my hair down last night and putting it into 4 pinned down twist before bed, a shed hair just slipped right on out without trying to take any friends with it.

Now on the flip side, the bottom half of my hair is growing out from an undercut. I used a non glycerin based moisturizer on it and sealed it in with Shea butter and the hair back there feels rough to the touch. I couldn't fully stretch that part of my hair due to the length.

So from my experiment, it seems that there is some kind of positive correlation between the excessive use of Shea butter on super stretched hair and moisture retention on stretched hair that doesn't lead to reversion.

 

[Chicoro]

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I think I've made a discovery...or maybe someone else discovered this and I'm just becoming hip to the knowledge. A few nights ago, I blew out my hair with the revair on the highest heat and tension setting using only chi silk serum. Then I did a light press with my babyliss prima 3000 flat iron on 340 degrees. My hair wasn't dried out but it wasn't moisturized either. I decided to experiment with Shea butter on super stretched hair, so I put an ok amount on it and did 2 french braids. After a day, I noticed that the braids felt smooth instead of dry so I took the experiment a step further and went crazy with the Shea butter. I melted it down and drenched it on my hair in small sections. Then I put my hair back into 2 french braids. I took them out last night and wore my hair in a ponytail out into the cold winter air thinking that would be the final straw that made my hair feel dry. NOPE! Hair is greasy as all get out but it feels amazing! I can't even tell that I haven't used a moisturizer. My hair is soft and moisturized as if I sealed in the moisture of s curl minus the automatic reversion that would've happened. Bonus points go out to Shea butter because I can manipulate my hair without breakage. As I was taking my hair down last night and putting it into 4 pinned down twist before bed, a shed hair just slipped right on out without trying to take any friends with it.

Now on the flip side, the bottom half of my hair is growing out from an undercut. I used a non glycerin based moisturizer on it and sealed it in with Shea butter and the hair back there feels rough to the touch. I couldn't fully stretch that part of my hair due to the length.

So from my experiment, it seems that there is some kind of positive correlation between the excessive use of Shea butter on super stretched hair and moisture retention on stretched hair that doesn't lead to reversion.

@icsonia22 said:

"So from my experiment, it seems that there is some kind of positive correlation between the excessive use of Shea butter on super stretched hair and moisture retention on stretched hair that doesn't lead to reversion."

Yes, that would be correct!

 

[Chicoro]

I'm here. My goals are to continue growing my hair and keep it healthy. I've worn it in box braids or feed in braids for the last 6 months. Not sure what's next. Here's my starting pic loaded with conditioner.

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Looking like a real Shea Gangster! We know you are sweet, though.