Shea Growth And Retention Regimen 2019

[ajoke]

I need motivation to get my behind up and wash my hair I need a protein treatment today.

 

[abioni]

Is zebu the same thing as the chebe that was discussed on this forum a while ago?

My friend is trekking in Madagascar and we both love afro textured hair. This a a woman from Madagascar. She doesn't have a butter in her hair. She is using grease of a zebu to lubricate her hair.

Look at how intricate the braiding style is. Those parts are perfection. They use sticks to part the hair. They brush the hair with minature "brooms" made of straw. Lots of finger detangling and no brushing or combing on the hair.



This is a zebu:

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[Chicoro]

Is zebu the same thing as the chebe that was discussed on this forum a while ago?

No, it's an ox, an animal similar to a cow.

 

[ajoke]

So, wash, done. And protein treatment , done and moisturising, done.

Had a few small pieces broken off though :/
Need to figure out the techniques to avoid that.

 

[NCHairDiva]

I finally ran out of my Whipped Shea and now I'm ready to make the magic happen again. I'm very interested in the Coffee infused oil!!!
Can someone give a bit more info? Is there a specific type of oil or beans? How long should I let it sit? What is the longest time? Should I infuse in a water filled crockpot?
My coffee infused Shea will be for my hair. I know caffeine can lead to increased growth so I wanna do the last 6 months using it in my whip!

 

[Chicoro]

I finally ran out of my Whipped Shea and now I'm ready to make the magic happen again. I'm very interested in the Coffee infused oil!!!
Can someone give a bit more info? Is there a specific type of oil or beans? How long should I let it sit? What is the longest time? Should I infuse in a water filled crockpot?
My coffee infused Shea will be for my hair. I know caffeine can lead to increased growth so I wanna do the last 6 months using it in my whip!

You may want to start with post #160 of this thread.

 

[Chicoro]

Back Left side January 1,2019
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Front left side length January 1,2019
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Back hair length January 1,2019
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Happy Hair Growing!

Lita, I think you need to be a Shea Made Hair Unicorn. What are your thoughts?

 

[Theresamonet]

Does anyone have a straight hair/blow out routine and use Shea regularly? When and how do you incorporate it?

 

[water_n_oil]

Does anyone have a straight hair/blow out routine and use she regularly? When and how do you incorporate it?

I actually use shea to straighten my hair whenever I decide to do it. Probably not advised but it works for me. When it's straight, every night I did maybe a dime size amount of oil on the length of my hair and then a pea size amount of shea on the ends then wrapped each half into a low bun.

 

[Theresamonet]

I actually use shea to straighten my hair whenever I decide to do it. Probably not advised but it works for me. When it's straight, every night I did maybe a dime size amount of oil on the length of my hair and then a pea size amount of shea on the ends then wrapped each half into a low bun.

Are you blow drying or flat ironing with the Shea? Your hair doesn’t come out greasy or stiff?

 

[water_n_oil]

Are you blow drying or flat ironing with the Shea? Your hair doesn’t come out greasy or stiff?

Flat ironing. I haven't used a blow dryer in forever. No stiffness or greasiness either. Sometimes I'll apply the shea well before I intend to flat iron (e.g., after washing then stretching) while other times I apply it during the process.

 

[Theresamonet]

Flat ironing. I haven't used a blow dryer in forever. No stiffness or greasiness either. Sometimes I'll apply the shea well before I intend to flat iron (e.g., after washing then stretching) while other times I apply it during the process.

Thank you. So no traditional heat protectant, just the Shea?

 

[water_n_oil]

Thank you. So no traditional heat protectant, just the Shea?

Yup. I've hated traditional ones I've tried but maybe because they were sprays vs like a serum or something. I used to use Oyin Burnt Sugar Pomade in the same way.

 

[Chicoro]

Easily to Take Down 7 Day Old Braids: Because they Got Shea in Them!
(Pre-Pooed Braids)​

I unbraided my 7 day old hair to get it ready for washing. I just dipped my ends in warm water and unbraided. I just had a few snags and twisted hair. It took me about 1 minute per braid. Prior to using Shea butter it could take my HOURS to unbraid my hair. No more matted hair, except at the nape sometimes.

After I unbraid my hair, I put each unbraided section into its own bantu knot. Then, I go back and saturate the section with my prepoo and put it back up into a bantu knot to soak up the pre-poo. Then, I go back around again and I take down the pre-poo soaked bantu and loosely braid it. I then wash in those braids.

Here are my braids described as above, right before I washed them:



For my pre-poo I use:

1/4 cup of olive oil
2 tablespoons of almond oil
1/4 cup of glycerin
1 cup of Whole Leaf Aloe Vera Gel
Essential Oils:

• Sage 50 drops
• Rosemary 10 drops
• Lavender 10 drops
• Tea Tree 10 drops
• Thyme 10 drops

The essential oils help to cleanse and detoxify my scalp. I leave it on for about 10 minutes

 

[Chicoro]

Because of Shea butter, my hair is much more low -maintenance. I've learned so much about my hair in 2017 and 2018. It's the subtle, small things that seem to make such a huge difference over time.

Night, night!

 

[VictoriousBrownFlower]

Easily to Take Down 7 Day Old Braids: Because they Got Shea in Them!
(Pre-Pooed Braids)​

I unbraided my 7 day old hair to get it ready for washing. I just dipped my ends in warm water and unbraided. I just had a few snags and twisted hair. It took me about 1 minute per braid. Prior to using Shea butter it could take my HOURS to unbraid my hair. No more matted hair, except at the nape sometimes.

After I unbraid my hair, I put each unbraided section into its own bantu knot. Then, I go back and saturate the section with my prepoo and put it back up into a bantu knot to soak up the pre-poo. Then, I go back around again and I take down the pre-poo soaked bantu and loosely braid it. I then wash in those braids.

Here are my braids described as above, right before I washed them:

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For my pre-poo I use:

1/4 cup of olive oil
2 tablespoons of almond oil
1/4 cup of glycerin
1 cup of Whole Leaf Aloe Vera Gel
Essential Oils:

• Sage 50 drops
• Rosemary 10 drops
• Lavender 10 drops
• Tea Tree 10 drops
• Thyme 10 drops

The essential oils help to cleanse and detoxify my scalp. I leave it on for about 10 minutes

your hair is so beautiful @Chicoro . Its like i can see ur love for it in every strand.

 

[Chicoro]

your hair is so beautiful @Chicoro . Its like i can see ur love for it in every strand.

Aww, thank you!

 

[SunkissedLife]

I’ve been using her mango and avocado butter for about a year. She also has a protein product and something to help with damaged follicles. The follicle stuff is new, just came in the post last week. If it works for my edges, I will report back.

I would love to hear a review or ingredients for her protein treatment. That’s the one thing still missing as I’ve been nailing down my HG

 

[SunkissedLife]

@SunkissedLife

@PlanetCybertron && @caribeandiva

Awwww

Thank you for the beautiful birthday wishes!!!! It really means a lot. I had a wonderful birthday and I will definitely be giving my hair some TLC and prob doing some shea braids to help my hair recover after celebrating all weekend

 

[SunkissedLife]

Easily to Take Down 7 Day Old Braids: Because they Got Shea in Them!
(Pre-Pooed Braids)​

I unbraided my 7 day old hair to get it ready for washing. I just dipped my ends in warm water and unbraided. I just had a few snags and twisted hair. It took me about 1 minute per braid. Prior to using Shea butter it could take my HOURS to unbraid my hair. No more matted hair, except at the nape sometimes.

After I unbraid my hair, I put each unbraided section into its own bantu knot. Then, I go back and saturate the section with my prepoo and put it back up into a bantu knot to soak up the pre-poo. Then, I go back around again and I take down the pre-poo soaked bantu and loosely braid it. I then wash in those braids.

Here are my braids described as above, right before I washed them:

View attachment 449351 View attachment 449353

For my pre-poo I use:

1/4 cup of olive oil
2 tablespoons of almond oil
1/4 cup of glycerin
1 cup of Whole Leaf Aloe Vera Gel
Essential Oils:

• Sage 50 drops
• Rosemary 10 drops
• Lavender 10 drops
• Tea Tree 10 drops
• Thyme 10 drops

The essential oils help to cleanse and detoxify my scalp. I leave it on for about 10 minutes

Your hair looks so hydrated and defined and gorgeous. And these are 7 day old braids you say? Do you think your ends routine helps keep them so moist?

How many braids do you do on average? And how do you wear them to work? I feel like my hair isn’t thick or long enough to look good in a few braids. My biggest issue is styling because I be trying to be cute w super defined or super big hair I find that I end up over manipulating or drying out my hair. Legit been thinkin about maybe starting to wear it straight more often (but I love my curls! >.< ugh lol) because I can just do a little Shea butter wrap and go which would be much less manipulation and retain moisture. That incorporate headwraps so I can tuck my Shea butter braids away.

Sorry for all the questions! Also I agree you’ve definitely got a good routine down now. And thank you for all the wealth of knowledge we have been accumulating because you started this thread. Can’t wait to see what more gems you have in store for your book!

 

[Chicoro]

Your hair looks so hydrated and defined and gorgeous. And these are 7 day old braids you say? Do you think your ends routine helps keep them so moist?

How many braids do you do on average? And how do you wear them to work? I feel like my hair isn’t thick or long enough to look good in a few braids. My biggest issue is styling because I be trying to be cute w super defined or super big hair I find that I end up over manipulating or drying out my hair. Legit been thinkin about maybe starting to wear it straight more often (but I love my curls! >.< ugh lol) because I can just do a little Shea butter wrap and go which would be much less manipulation and retain moisture. That incorporate headwraps so I can tuck my Shea butter braids away.

Sorry for all the questions! Also I agree you’ve definitely got a good routine down now. And thank you for all the wealth of knowledge we have been accumulating because you started this thread. Can’t wait to see what more gems you have in store for your book!

Thank you!

Oh, no! Those are 7 day old braids WITH a pre-poo. Those braids are freshly wetted with an aloe vera based concoction.

I have 4 braids on each side, which is 8 all together. I wear my braids pulled back into one (1) bun. It is not very sexy.

Would it be possible for you to section your hair ONLY with your fingers, and then braid your hair at night? And with that braided hair, treat the ends?

 

[MyAngelEyez~C~U]

Been busy moving to a new apartment, but still have been using my Shea butter whip to seal my ends several times a week. I also did a fresh Chebe oil infusion to add to a Shea butter whip. Also did a fenugreek oil infusion for similar purposes.

 

[BeautifulRoots]

Been busy moving to a new apartment, but still have been using my Shea butter whip to seal my ends several times a week. I also did a fresh Chebe oil infusion to add to a Shea butter whip. Also did a fenugreek oil infusion for similar purposes.

Where do you purchase your chebe powder?

 

[SunkissedLife]

Thank you!

Oh, no! Those are 7 day old braids WITH a pre-poo. Those braids are freshly wetted with an aloe vera based concoction.

I have 4 braids on each side, which is 8 all together. I wear my braids pulled back into one (1) bun. It is not very sexy.

Would it be possible for you to section your hair ONLY with your fingers, and then braid your hair at night? And with that braided hair, treat the ends?

Oh wow. They look so juicy! I am always impressed w the integrity and health of your hair.

Yea I will have to try. I work in a corporate cubicle w predominantly black people and they be so extra about hair (it be your own people y’all smh) like won’t let me be great w my head wrap etc. some women do wear braid extensions I just wonder if they would consider a few braids w my own hair presentable (the dress code is pretty vague intentionally it’s really up to the managers). I might try to rock braids and then I could just wear it down in a braid out for the weekend.

It’s so hard like I want healthy hair but I also want sexy hair lol gotta find the happy medium. For the 4th I rocked braids for 2 days then a braid out and I definitely think shea butter braids are the secret to maintaining moisture and preventing breakage - while not that defined (I think I overdid it w the Shea butter) my hair was so soft and shiny

 

[SunkissedLife]

Not the 4th it was like a couple weeks ago. In fact my hair was so soft and felt so good and protected I rocked that braid out an unreasonable amt of time and almost had a set back because I didn’t want to wash lol pics for reference

Shea butter braids be so juicy !!!! Make your hair so healthy!! I just gotta find a good routine and time frame that works for me and my schedule

 

[BeautifulRoots]

Oh wow. They look so juicy! I am always impressed w the integrity and health of your hair.

Yea I will have to try. I work in a corporate cubicle w predominantly black people and they be so extra about hair (it be your own people y’all smh) like won’t let me be great w my head wrap etc. some women do wear braid extensions I just wonder if they would consider a few braids w my own hair presentable (the dress code is pretty vague intentionally it’s really up to the managers). I might try to rock braids and then I could just wear it down in a braid out for the weekend.

It’s so hard like I want healthy hair but I also want sexy hair lol gotta find the happy medium. For the 4th I rocked braids for 2 days then a braid out and I definitely think shea butter braids are the secret to maintaining moisture and preventing breakage - while not that defined (I think I overdid it w the Shea butter) my hair was so soft and shiny

This! This is my struggle recently. I love my braidouts and twistouts, but I'm reconsidering how often I do them. I notice those with great length retention have their hair in buns, braids, twists and keep it up and off their clothes for the most part. I love my hair out and down, though lol.

 

[Chicoro]

Not the 4th it was like a couple weeks ago. In fact my hair was so soft and felt so good and protected I rocked that braid out an unreasonable amt of time and almost had a set back because I didn’t want to wash lol pics for reference

Shea butter braids be so juicy !!!! Make your hair so healthy!! I just gotta find a good routine and time frame that works for me and my schedule

Those braids do look luscious!

 

[Chicoro]

Oh wow. They look so juicy! I am always impressed w the integrity and health of your hair.

Yea I will have to try. I work in a corporate cubicle w predominantly black people and they be so extra about hair (it be your own people y’all smh) like won’t let me be great w my head wrap etc. some women do wear braid extensions I just wonder if they would consider a few braids w my own hair presentable (the dress code is pretty vague intentionally it’s really up to the managers). I might try to rock braids and then I could just wear it down in a braid out for the weekend.

It’s so hard like I want healthy hair but I also want sexy hair lol gotta find the happy medium. For the 4th I rocked braids for 2 days then a braid out and I definitely think shea butter braids are the secret to maintaining moisture and preventing breakage - while not that defined (I think I overdid it w the Shea butter) my hair was so soft and shiny

Yes, it is hard. I was looking at flat irons and blow dryers yesterday. When I KNOW I plan on waiting to get my hair done in Feb 2020. I also KNOW I CAN'T trim my hair without it turning into a butcher fest. I tried to save 35 dollars on a trim and set my hair back 7 years with butchery I did.

Sometimes you do have to make a choice. There are days when I feel and look like Frump Fran with my hair pulled back and my glasses. But...

I when I unleash my mane and take off them glasses and put on some make-up, I be blowing folks out the way. Some of us go for a little sexy daily, and some of us go for a big sexy periodically. There is no wrong or right, just a matter of making a choice!

 

[Chicoro]

This! This is my struggle recently. I love my braidouts and twistouts, but I'm reconsidering how often I do them. I notice those with great length retention have their hair in buns, braids, twists and keep it up and off their clothes for the most part. I love my hair out and down, though lol.

This is what I see as well.

 

[water_n_oil]

This! This is my struggle recently. I love my braidouts and twistouts, but I'm reconsidering how often I do them. I notice those with great length retention have their hair in buns, braids, twists and keep it up and off their clothes for the most part. I love my hair out and down, though lol.

I guess I'd be an anomaly there lol. I hate protective styling. I only wear braids for 2 days then a braidout until my next wash day. I exclusively did wngs for years until I got the hang of braidouts.