Shea Growth And Retention Regimen 2019
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Chicoro
5 Year Shea Anniversary: Started Dec 16th, 2016!
That shouldn't be a problem for too long!
ashbash
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What’s in this mix?
sarumoki
Epicurean Empress
Shea butter, mango butter, grapeseed oil, castor oil. Plus extra ceramides and vitamin E, and fragrance. This one has lavender vanilla.
ElevatedEnergy
Rooted Yet Flowing
Fresh Roller Set: I put Shea Oil on my ends only while DC'ing. I didnt rinse it out & used it as a leave in. My ends turned out so smooth after removing the rollers.
And of course, I put more Whipped Shea all over and smoothed it into a ponytail.
Gotta remember to keep putting the Shea Oil on my ends before setting. It actually made my ends stick to the roller better plus they feel so goodt!
*excuse any residue. I did an Ayurvedic Treatment as a prewash and apparently didnt get it all out. LOL*
And of course, I put more Whipped Shea all over and smoothed it into a ponytail.
Gotta remember to keep putting the Shea Oil on my ends before setting. It actually made my ends stick to the roller better plus they feel so goodt!
*excuse any residue. I did an Ayurvedic Treatment as a prewash and apparently didnt get it all out. LOL*
ashbash
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Sounds divine
ashbash
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ElevatedEnergy
Rooted Yet Flowing
Thank you!
MizzBFly
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water_n_oil
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I feel stuck in a styling rut again. I like my braidouts but the shortness of my crown means they look messy fast. Wngs require gel for me which I don't feel like fooling around with anymore. Contemplating blow dried hair but I'd have to buy a blow dryer first plus I don't want damage aaand I like wetting my hair often. Decisions, decisions.
Chicoro
5 Year Shea Anniversary: Started Dec 16th, 2016!
water_n_oil
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ElevatedEnergy
Rooted Yet Flowing
Roller Sets or Blow Dried hair may be out of the question then. I love styling and I hide from water LOL
Those other styles (WNG ponytails, braid outs, twist outs) do not last long enough for me so basically not worth the trouble. At my length, I need something long lasting. (Stretched and Smooth), so I can keep tangles/ssk away.
If you ever decide to try Roller Sets (or any one in the thread), Id recommend just to practice once a season. If it fails, you will at least have stretched hair that you can bun or do an updo with. Eventually you will get better and will want to do them more often.
water_n_oil
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Roller Sets or Blow Dried hair may be out of the question then. I love styling and I hide from water LOL
Those other styles (WNG ponytails, braid outs, twist outs) do not last long enough for me so basically not worth the trouble. At my length, I need something long lasting. (Stretched and Smooth), so I can keep tangles/ssk away.
If you ever decide to try Roller Sets (or any one in the thread), Id recommend just to practice once a season. If it fails, you will at least have stretched hair that you can bun or do an updo with. Eventually you will get better and will want to do them more often.
Lol I'm still on the fence so not totally out of the question. My hair was always blow dried when I was a kid. I still used heat like once a month in my early natural days (well, early curly days. I wore locs before then because I didn't want to style lol). Got lazier after kids.
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GettingKinky
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I hate styling too which is why I wear a bun 90% of the time. I wish I could make a true wash and go work. I don’t even like spending 15 minutes blow drying my wash and go. I’m hopeless.
GettingKinky
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My shea butter starts off light and fluffy but after a few days it gets heavy and dense. What am I doing wrong?
Chicoro
5 Year Shea Anniversary: Started Dec 16th, 2016!
You may want to consider adding more oil, whipping longer and keeping it away from warm places to prevent it from melting.
Other people may have some better suggestions. Please chime in peoples!!!!
I keep my mix in the hot bathroom. By the time I get to the bottom of the jar, the contents that rest are denser and darker and the texture is less fluffy.
ashbash
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I found that my mixes that use heavier oils do this faster than my mixes with lighter oils
I have a mix that’s mostly castor oil and wheat germ oil and it gets dense very quick
Sometimes I’ll re-whip but mostly I just use it as is
caribeandiva
Human being
Your roller sets are so beautiful!!
ElevatedEnergy
Rooted Yet Flowing
malachi74
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Hi everyone. I just reactivated my membership after a long hiatus. I've been reading the thread and decided to join in last month.
I've got my shea mix: just shea butter and olive oil, but I'm thinking of adding in some type of oil to lighten the shea smell.
Currently just below brastrap and want to try for waist length by year's end. During the work week, I usually wear my hair in a bun with gel on my edges. At night, I am trying to be consistent with taking down, finger detangling, light mist of water and leve-in, and then coat with shea and brush through with my Denman before braiding. I sleep in about 6 braids and take them loose and re-bun in the morning.
I've got my shea mix: just shea butter and olive oil, but I'm thinking of adding in some type of oil to lighten the shea smell.
Currently just below brastrap and want to try for waist length by year's end. During the work week, I usually wear my hair in a bun with gel on my edges. At night, I am trying to be consistent with taking down, finger detangling, light mist of water and leve-in, and then coat with shea and brush through with my Denman before braiding. I sleep in about 6 braids and take them loose and re-bun in the morning.
GettingKinky
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I keep my shea in the bathroom too.
For my next batch I’ll use my stand mixer instead of the hand mixer so I can mix for longer without getting tired/impatient.
@water_n_oil Re: rollersetting... an easy way to do it is by making one or more ponytails, and just rolling the hair in the individual ponytail on a few rollers (amount depends on the ponytail). You might not get your roots as smooth with ponytail rollersets, but it may not matter depending on how you choose to wear your hair.
MizzBFly
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2nd time using- not blowdried - stretched only by prior braidout, 1st set of twists with SM JMCO then 2nd set using Melanin Elongate Cream, Shea’d each section more heavily near my roots and her oil to unravel
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GettingKinky
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I made a nice fluffy, creamy mixture of equal parts shea/aloe/grapeseed oil. I mixed it for 20 minutes. I hope it stays fluffy.
Chicoro
5 Year Shea Anniversary: Started Dec 16th, 2016!
Of course! Everyone is welcome to join. Come on in!Can I still join?
Chicoro
5 Year Shea Anniversary: Started Dec 16th, 2016!
I, chicoro, on this 7th day of March 2019, nominate and induct @MizzBFly into the Shea Made Hair Unicorn Hall of Fame. She was outted in post #1225.
Congratulations!
@caribeandiva, please do your thing!
MizzBFly
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First let me thank my handheld blender
and you ladies describing how I gots to slather the Shea, don’t be scared of the Shea and well... it works 
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