Shea Growth And Retention Regimen 2019

[Chicoro]

 

[Chicoro]

No words needed...

 

[curly caress]

I would love some suggestions on how a fine/thin hair natural would incorporate shea butter in her regimen. Examples include: which pre-mixed shea butter to purchase and what order to use it. I currently don't have time for mixing anything but I do have some ayurvedic herbs that I want to use up. I do have regular shea butter, shea butter conditioners from Silk Dreams and if I need to purchase some pre-mixed shea butter I would like to know where I can purchase. Thanks in advance for all your help.

 

[CoilyArielBrowe]

I would like to join! I read some of last years posts and am excited by all the success stories. I feel like my hair has been stuck around APL/BSL for the past several years so I'm hoping incorporating Shea Butter will help. I would love to grow the front, side and crown this year. Currently my plan is to use Alikay Naturals Shea Yogurt to seal my twists and reapply to my ends a couple times a week.


These are my starting pics for the year.

 

[victory777]

Lurking in this challenge
Beautiful hair and skin ladies!!!
I"m considering buying another pail of 3 CAYG shea butter; My teen niece has been recruited over to the shea side.
ETA: Who's whipping up shea butter with shea oil?

 

[ItsMeLilLucky]

It gets really hot in my apartment with the radiator heat, and I slept with my hair uncovered, so it was a bit dry.

Here comes:

And


To the rescue!
My ends feel super luscious after working them both in. I’m currently testing it on my loose patch of hair. Every thing is wrapped up in a scarf to marinate. I think this is a far more cost efficient way to use the deep conditioner. I was also thinking about buying this



To help with the moisture and protein balance.

 

[Black Ambrosia]

I was following the 2018 thread for a good while then I stepped away from the forum and it was 20+ pages long. I never got back into it because I couldn't catch up. I see this one will have a lot of activity as well. I'll do better this time about staying on top of it though. I need more discipline and better regimens when it comes to my hair.

 

[Lita]

February 28,2018 Had a accident,in hospital for 2months..Hair cut into very short pixie bob style..The back was cut 2inches & the front was cut to my chin..This is my hair length today
January 1,2019

Right front side hair length



Back of my hair everything tuck under

Happy Hair Growing!

 

[Lita]

Back Left side January 1,2019

Front left side length January 1,2019

Back hair length January 1,2019



Happy Hair Growing!

 

[GGsKin]

That's some progress already @Lita Great stuff!

 

[Lita]

That's some progress already @Lita Great stuff!

@GGsKin Hi! Thank you..In late April of 2018,I started using
Natures Ego”Rice & Emu hair butter on my length and Hibiscus Tonic spritz on my scalp..After I would wash my hair,I would apply the Fenugreek hair food throughout my entire scalp/on my length as well..Put my hair in twist & pin it up/protective style..I also had my hair mini trimmed 3xs during that time..

Happy Hair Growing!

 

[Lita]

Front view

•Brina Organics-
Sea Moss Hair Food Sprtiz

•J.Monique-
Ginger Hair Leave in on length to seal in moisture..2nd ingredient is Shea Butter

Happy Hair Growing!

 

[Silverstreaks]

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!

I actually made one out of a tank top almost 10 years ago and never thought to use it for my length checks photos. Might be a winter thing because it’s sleeveless. Since I made one I should start using it more often.

 

[syrk]

Few questions to anyone who wants to share - any learnings from whipping up your own shea mixes in the prior year? Which specific oils do you like/dislike in your mixes? Do any of you bother to melt down the shea before whipping or do you find that is an unnecessary step? What is your staple mix?

 

[Chicoro]

Lurking in this challenge
Beautiful hair and skin ladies!!!
I"m considering buying another pail of 3 CAYG shea butter; My teen niece has been recruited over to the shea side.
ETA: Who's whipping up shea butter with shea oil?

Sucks teeth...like she had a choice. Don't you know. You can't resist the Shea. Girl, please!

 

[Silverstreaks]

Few questions to anyone who wants to share - any learnings from whipping up your own shea mixes in the prior year? Which specific oils do you like/dislike in your mixes? Do any of you bother to melt down the shea before whipping or do you find that is an unnecessary step? What is your staple mix?

Happy New Year!

I like to blend mine with castor oil and coconut oil to make it softer and easier to spread. Since coconut oil is solid below room temperature and Shea Butter is solid at above room temperature, I figured that would be a good blend to maintain a solid/soft balance, with the castor oil added to help with the moisture retention properties.

 

[caribeandiva]

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.

Agreed. I’ve been on Herlucidsky’s Fotki since yesterday. Reading her posts makes me realize how similar her regimen is to mine. We use almost the same things in our hair. No wonder I’ve been getting such great results! @Chicoro must’ve known this which is why she helped me put that particular regimen together. I’m so grateful for that.

 

[caribeandiva]

Happy new year ladies!! Here’s to growing our hair to uncharted lengths in 2019!

 

[Chicoro]

I was following the 2018 thread for a good while then I stepped away from the forum and it was 20+ pages long. I never got back into it because I couldn't catch up. I see this one will have a lot of activity as well. I'll do better this time about staying on top of it though. I need more discipline and better regimens when it comes to my hair.

Last time, we had 1,000 posts before January 1st. This one is slow and steady. Now, it's not IF Shea can help, but how much length can you get in 12 months!

 

[Chicoro]

That's some progress already @Lita Great stuff!

Sho nuff!

 

[Chicoro]

February 28,2018 Had a accident,in hospital for 2months..Hair cut into very short pixie bob style..The back was cut 2inches & the front was cut to my chin..This is my hair length today
January 1,2019

Right front side hair length

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Back of my hair everything tuck underView attachment 440697

Happy Hair Growing!

Great growth! Glad you are with us today here in this Shea thread. If you got that much growth now, your hair feets may be on the floor by December 2019!

 

[Chicoro]

Few questions to anyone who wants to share - any learnings from whipping up your own shea mixes in the prior year? Which specific oils do you like/dislike in your mixes? Do any of you bother to melt down the shea before whipping or do you find that is an unnecessary step? What is your staple mix?

I mix mine with cheap stuff like castor oil and olive oil. I like my mix GREA- SAY! So, I use more oil. When you add coconut oil, you get a good WHIP! I only melt the Shea down when my butter comes out grainy.

 

[Chicoro]

I would love some suggestions on how a fine/thin hair natural would incorporate shea butter in her regimen. Examples include: which pre-mixed shea butter to purchase and what order to use it. I currently don't have time for mixing anything but I do have some ayurvedic herbs that I want to use up. I do have regular shea butter, shea butter conditioners from Silk Dreams and if I need to purchase some pre-mixed shea butter I would like to know where I can purchase. Thanks in advance for all your help.

You may want to start with your regular Shea butter. Tell us you process and what happened. We can help you from there.

 

[Chicoro]

I would like to join! I read some of last years posts and am excited by all the success stories. I feel like my hair has been stuck around APL/BSL for the past several years so I'm hoping incorporating Shea Butter will help. I would love to grow the front, side and crown this year. Currently my plan is to use Alikay Naturals Shea Yogurt to seal my twists and reapply to my ends a couple times a week.

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These are my starting pics for the year.

That's some long hair!

 

[Chicoro]

Agreed. I’ve been on Herlucidsky’s Fotki since yesterday. Reading her posts makes me realize how similar her regimen is to mine. We use almost the same things in our hair. No wonder I’ve been getting such great results! @Chicoro must’ve known this which is why she helped me put that particular regimen together. I’m so grateful for that.

Actually, I didn't. (If I understand your point correctly. Sometimes I get confused. Excuse me!)

Remember what I've said before, naturals with super long hair have regimens that are uncannily similar. It's not because we copy one another, either!

I came up with my own regimen. I've been using it for two years. But, there was some fine tuning I was missing. Once I figured out the fine-tuning, I was able to see the same process across the board of other long-haired naturals. Prior to tweaking my own process, I couldn't see or didn't notice these fine points and similarities. I taught my process to you after I was sure it was working for me. The main difference was the addition of Shea butter. The rest, I've been doing for years, but without the fine tuning and tweaks, I was staying at or above waist length for years!

 

[Lita]

@Chicoro Hi! Thank you..Thank you for keeping this thread going..The funny thing is,I didn’t relilize how much adding the Shea butter on my length had really help with retaining my hair growth..When I came out of the hospital,I kept my hair in protective styles and Shea butter on the length...

*Shea Butter is great..Even better when whipped right.

Happy Hair Growing!

 

[Chicoro]

Happy new year ladies!! Here’s to growing our hair to uncharted lengths in 2019!
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YES, indeed!

 

[Chicoro]

@Chicoro Hi! Thank you..Thank you for keeping this thread going..The funny thing is,I didn’t relilize how much adding the Shea butter on my length had really help with retaining my hair growth..When I came out of the hospital,I kept my hair in protective styles and Shea butter on the length...

*Shea Butter is great..Even better when whipped right.

Happy Hair Growing!

Which product were you using that had Shea in it? Or, were you using pure Shea butter?


@Lita said:
"Thank you for keeping this thread going.."

And, by the way,
It was peer pressure. Thank @sunflora , among others.

But next time....

 

[Chicoro]

One of my friends went home to Mali for vacation. Her village is about 2.5 hours outside of the Malian capital of Bamako. I asked her to PLEASE take a picture of a Shea tree in her village, for me. She did and sent it to me today. Let me share it with you:




Now, you all know I asked her to bring me some Shea butter. Her mother and grandmother make Shea butter by hand. If I have [some more], of that straight from the land to their hands Shea butter, there is no telling how much hair I'm going to grow.

Their Shea butter is gummy and clay like and it smells so good and earthy. I've had some before. I hope she can bring me some back. We'll see!

 

[Chicoro]

I thought this thread was just going to be a poor second to the thread in 2018.

But I was wrong.

There is a whole other vibe to this thread and the hair pictures at the start make the thread so beautiful rich!

I think most of us are convinced of the magic of Queen Shea already. Now, it's just a matter of optimizing all of our other hair processes so that Queen Shea can do her magic and give us maximum length and maximum moisture and maximum health in this short 12 month time frame. Believe me, 12 months is SHORT! It goes by soooo quickly.

Hold on to your seat...which may be difficult if you got greasy Shea butter on your hands. But just do the best you can...because it is going to be FAST!