Shea Growth And Retention Regimen 2019

[sunflora]

I will chime in on this and say that a very long time ago I found a blog post by someone who claimed to have completely eliminated her split ends by using grapeseed oil on her ends every night which is high in ceramides. I will have to see if I can find it again.

No way!? I must know. I'll do some research myself but that's a pretty big claim. My split ends are still around.

 

[yamilee21]

... But...I have no idea WHY Shea would be turning gray hair back to black. This is so interesting.
Most people have been delaying their dye process because the hair color is not fading. Now, you are saying that hair that used to grow in gray may be starting to grow in black again! Keep documenting for us, please!

I have a lot of grey, maybe 20-25%... shea butter has been good to me, but it absolutely does NOT make my hair any less grey. I have never dyed my hair or used henna/indigo/etc. though.

 

[yamilee21]

...
16 ounces Shea butter
16 ounces oil
1/2 ounce fragrance oil
...

Oh wow, no wonder my mixes never take on any scent... I use similar amounts of shea and oil, but no where near that much of the fragrance oil. I'll have to try increasing the amount in my next mix.

 

[Artemis24]

I did a search and found my own post on the 1st page of the old Shea thread LOL Here is a summary:


Ceramide Rich Oils and Shea Butter Tutorial(courtesy of @ElevatedEnergy ) Sure! You know I got my Shea Siblings! I love Ceramide rich oils and have been using them consistently in my routine for close to 3 years after being inspired by this particular thread and the OP documenting her progress.

https://longhaircareforum.com/threa...mony-and-the-evolution-of-my-bun-pics.488440/

And this:

http://www.bellemocha.com/2010/01/stronger-cuticle-layer-with-ceramides.html

I would highly recommend reading those but for a quick wrap up of them both: Ceramides are the "glue" that bind the cuticle and the cortex of the hair together. It helps in the prevention of split ends. Ceramides help protect the cuticle layer of the hair which in turn slows down moisture and protein loss. They are high in linoleic acid and helps to flatten the cuticle. When cuticles lay flat; hair is shinier, retains moisture better, feels smoother, porosity and elasticity are improved.

For my own personal experience, the biggest change I noticed right away was the difference in my split ends. I was transitioning and was dealing with tons of splits. Once I started using the ceramides, it was almost as if the splits just repaired themselves and I haven't had an issue with splits since.

My favorite Ceramide Oil hands down is Safflower Oil and I use it on my hair and face. However, here is a list of some Oils and their ceramide percentages:
Safflower oil 78%
Grape seed oil 73%
Poppy seed oil 70%
Sunflower oil 68%
Hemp oil 60%
Corn oil 59%
Wheat germ oil 55%
Cottonseed oil 54%
Soybean oil 51%
Walnut oil 51%
Sesame oil 45%
Rice bran oil 39%
Pistachio oil 32.7%
Peanut oil 32%
Canola oil 21%
Egg yolk 16%
Linseed oil 15%
Lard 10%
Olive oil 10%
Palm oil 10%
Cocoa butter 3%
Macadamia oil 2%
Butter 2%

I shoulda closed my eyes and quickly scrolled by because I don't need another oil but suddenly I have a cart full. I have too many herbs and oils, I'm really out of space but my hair is bleached and Safflower sounds like something I need, especially infused with catnip.

 

[icsonia22]

I like to go plum crazy with Shea butter. Back when I had about 4 inches of heat damage, I noticed that my hair that wasn't heat damaged was clumping together forming a silly straw curl pattern. That same thing happened tonight for the first time since I've cut my hair. Once water hit my hair, I noticed a uniform curl pattern. All the gel in the world can't replicate that. Normally water makes my hair turn into wet cotton, but Shea butter made it take a completely different turn. Now I'm over here questioning my curl pattern. Just when you think you know your hair, Shea butter shows you something different.

 

[CurlyWhoCrux]

Hi Ladies,

I think I want to give Shea one more try. But back at school I don’t have access to a mixer to whip shea butter up. I will be keeping my eye open for a nice on the ground substitute.

I’m still struggling with dryness and I’m just so so so tired of it.

 

[divinefavor]

Slather your hair with Shea before you get your crochet bob.

That’s a great idea, thanks so much!

 

[lalla]

Hello Everyone,
I will post my picture once I do a roller set.
After using scurl + shea butter for a few months:
- I have retained the most growth since 2003
- my hair is the longest it has ever been.

I will keep following that routine in 2019. It's easy, it works, it easy to do with wigs .

 

[Daina]

Demi-permanent color has a little peroxide to lift the cuticle before depositing the color. It’s supposed to last around 20 washes.

But now that I think abuout it, I don’t have any new gray growth around my hair line and it’s been almost 8 weeks since I had my hair dyed. Maybe the SB is actually preventing my hair from growing in gray. If that’s the case, I’m all the way in and I need to get better coverage when I use it. I think my mix is a bit thick. I’m going to add more oil next batch.

@GettingKinky, not sure what post from last years thread but I had the same experience! I want to say it was around Jan or Feb. I use permanent jet black hair dye from SM and I think it was November 17 when I colored and noticed in Jan/Feb that my edges were still black. I don't know what in the shea is helping but it definitely slows down the gray coming back. I only colored my edges twice in 2018.

 

[ItsMeLilLucky]

I will say by it being so hot in my apartment, if I don’t cover my hair it starts to feel a little crunchy. Time to apply more DC and Shea.

 

[caribeandiva]

I did a search and found my own post on the 1st page of the old Shea thread LOL Here is a summary:


Ceramide Rich Oils and Shea Butter Tutorial(courtesy of @ElevatedEnergy ) Sure! You know I got my Shea Siblings! I love Ceramide rich oils and have been using them consistently in my routine for close to 3 years after being inspired by this particular thread and the OP documenting her progress.

https://longhaircareforum.com/threa...mony-and-the-evolution-of-my-bun-pics.488440/

And this:

http://www.bellemocha.com/2010/01/stronger-cuticle-layer-with-ceramides.html

I would highly recommend reading those but for a quick wrap up of them both: Ceramides are the "glue" that bind the cuticle and the cortex of the hair together. It helps in the prevention of split ends. Ceramides help protect the cuticle layer of the hair which in turn slows down moisture and protein loss. They are high in linoleic acid and helps to flatten the cuticle. When cuticles lay flat; hair is shinier, retains moisture better, feels smoother, porosity and elasticity are improved.

For my own personal experience, the biggest change I noticed right away was the difference in my split ends. I was transitioning and was dealing with tons of splits. Once I started using the ceramides, it was almost as if the splits just repaired themselves and I haven't had an issue with splits since.

My favorite Ceramide Oil hands down is Safflower Oil and I use it on my hair and face. However, here is a list of some Oils and their ceramide percentages:
Safflower oil 78%
Grape seed oil 73%
Poppy seed oil 70%
Sunflower oil 68%
Hemp oil 60%
Corn oil 59%
Wheat germ oil 55%
Cottonseed oil 54%
Soybean oil 51%
Walnut oil 51%
Sesame oil 45%
Rice bran oil 39%
Pistachio oil 32.7%
Peanut oil 32%
Canola oil 21%
Egg yolk 16%
Linseed oil 15%
Lard 10%
Olive oil 10%
Palm oil 10%
Cocoa butter 3%
Macadamia oil 2%
Butter 2%

I will be switching to grape seed oil for my next batch then. I’ll swap out the evoo.

 

[sarumoki]

No way!? I must know. I'll do some research myself but that's a pretty big claim. My split ends are still around.

From what I remember, it took a few months of daily use or something like that for her to see results. I've been searching for the exact post but I never found it. I also remember reading an old post on this forum by someone who made similar claims. I will see if I can find that one.

 

[caribeandiva]

Oh wow, no wonder my mixes never take on any scent... I use similar amounts of shea and oil, but no where near that much of the fragrance oil. I'll have to try increasing the amount in my next mix.

Same!

 

[caribeandiva]

Hi Ladies,

I think I want to give Shea one more try. But back at school I don’t have access to a mixer to whip shea butter up. I will be keeping my eye open for a nice on the ground substitute.

I’m still struggling with dryness and I’m just so so so tired of it.

You don’t have to whip it. Melt it down or microwave it or use it raw.

 

[metro_qt]

I bought my first tub of pure shea yesterday.
I slathered it into my curls last night and woke up with such moisturized hair.

I can't wait to start mixing shea recipes for my hair

 

[Sarabellam]

You don’t have to whip it. Melt it down or microwave it or use it raw.

@CurlyWhoCrux I agree with @caribeandiva!

Pre- whipping saves me about 5-10 mins during a full application of Shea butter because it melts faster in my hands.

However, I used unwhipped pure Shea butter for a long time. I would simply add whatever liquid oils I’m using to my hair section first then melt some Shea butter in my hand and apply. Most of my hair’s improvements were seen during this time.

I did this out of laziness and I wanted to experiment with different liquid oils.

Making mixed concoctions is fun and a small time saver but shea butter doesn’t need all that to work its magic!

 

[caribeandiva]

I bought my first tub of pure shea yesterday.
I slathered it into my curls last night and woke up with such moisturized hair.

I can't wait to start mixing shea recipes for my hair

Gurllll... once you get into the mixtress life ain’t no going back! Be careful...

 

[caribeandiva]

Making mixed concoctions is fun and a small time saver but shea butter doesn’t need all that to work its magic!

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Gurllll... once you get into the mixtress life ain’t no going back! Be careful...

@caribeandiva
PREACH!

 

[Prisangela]

I went to bed thinking about that coffee infusion Shea and woke up racking my brain trying to figure out where to get some quality coffee beans. I'm excited about that mix!!!!!!

Wholefoods

 

[keranikki]

Hello Everyone,
I will post my picture once I do a roller set.
After using scurl + shea butter for a few months:
- I have retained the most growth since 2003
- my hair is the longest it has ever been.

I will keep following that routine in 2019. It's easy, it works, it easy to do with wigs .

I did this combination this evening. I forgot about S-curl until I found a full bottle in the back of my cabinet. I don’t remember why I stopped using it.

 

[Saga]

For installing my kinky twists, I decided to moisturize with ECO Style Black Castor Oil Flax Seed Leave In Conditioner, followed up by sealing with shea butter.

When I tell you that this combo was magical! I need to go to the BSS and stock up on this tuff before it goes poof like HE LTR Leave in did many years ago.

So I used some Let's Jam condition and Shine Gel (Which was less like their black protein and had more of a thick lock/twist gel consistency) to lay down my fly aways and keep it neat in the Marley hair, and finished the style by oiling my scalp with my ayurveda oil. Overall, I'm happy wit how my hair felt with the products I combined with the Shea butter and I hope it'll fortify my strands enough to withstand the drying attributes of the fake hair.

 

[Bun Mistress]

ok I am in. I am planning to go back to may pre kid regieme.

Braidouts with Shea butter hair lotion. I am trying to formulate my own Shea butter hair lotion, the previous prodcer is well, not to be mentioned on LHCF.

I did braidout with keratin treatment 2 or 3 times a year to cut down on the frizz for years and got to tail bone length. This was so easy for me and I will be going back to this. I just got my first keratin treatment, I will henna in a week then braidout and continue with braidout from there.

 

[CurlyWhoCrux]

@CurlyWhoCrux I agree with @caribeandiva!

Pre- whipping saves me about 5-10 mins during a full application of Shea butter because it melts faster in my hands.

However, I used unwhipped pure Shea butter for a long time. I would simply add whatever liquid oils I’m using to my hair section first then melt some Shea butter in my hand and apply. Most of my hair’s improvements were seen during this time.

I did this out of laziness and I wanted to experiment with different liquid oils.

Making mixed concoctions is fun and a small time saver but shea butter doesn’t need all that to work its magic!

Thanks for the input ladies. I will try melting it down. I’ve tried using it raw before and that didn’t work. I assumed melting it wouldn’t work because regular oils never seem to work for my hair. But I don’t want to give up so easily.

 

[ItsMeLilLucky]

ok I am in. I am planning to go back to may pre kid regieme.

Braidouts with Shea butter hair lotion. I am trying to formulate my own Shea butter hair lotion, the previous prodcer is well, not to be mentioned on LHCF.

I did braidout with keratin treatment 2 or 3 times a year to cut down on the frizz for years and got to tail bone length. This was so easy for me and I will be going back to this. I just got my first keratin treatment, I will henna in a week then braidout and continue with braidout from there.

Dang, they must’ve up

 

[ItsMeLilLucky]

My experimenting with the DC and Shea is over for now until I wash my hair. And find my frocking Oyin Hair Dew.

 

[Artemis24]

I shoulda closed my eyes and quickly scrolled by because I don't need another oil but suddenly I have a cart full. I have too many herbs and oils, I'm really out of space but my hair is bleached and Safflower sounds like something I need, especially infused with catnip.

I forgot that I already had a big bottle of Safflower oil that I planned to infuse with herbs. Good thing I checked before ordering more lol. I like my current shea mix so I'll apply Safflower oil to just the ends of my hair and slather shea on the whole length afterwards. I did that with hemp seed oil today and I liked it.

 

[sarumoki]

Hi Ladies,

I think I want to give Shea one more try. But back at school I don’t have access to a mixer to whip shea butter up. I will be keeping my eye open for a nice on the ground substitute.

I’m still struggling with dryness and I’m just so so so tired of it.

I whip mine by hand. It won't be as creamy but I prefer a stiffer texture. Mine comes out almost like cookie dough.

 

[sarumoki]

Braidouts with Shea butter hair lotion. I am trying to formulate my own Shea butter hair lotion, the previous prodcer is well, not to be mentioned on LHCF.

Can I get a pm to know who this is? I'm so nosy.

 

[sunflora]

Thanks for the input ladies. I will try melting it down. I’ve tried using it raw before and that didn’t work. I assumed melting it wouldn’t work because regular oils never seem to work for my hair. But I don’t want to give up so easily.

Just remember to try in very small amounts first. When I first started using shea, I would only use the amount that could fit on my fingertip per section of my hair. I use perhaps a large pea size now, so not much more than that. If you're low po like me, a little feels like a lot and you'll still get results just fine - if it's not enough you can use more later.