What's up with Crisco?

I'm glad you like it. I LOVE IT!!

In a couple of months I want to intro it to my daughter. I waiting to be sure I don't explode, breakout or something first.
 
I would like to try this just to see, a small amount. If your crisco smells its rancid. I cook with it and it has no smell.
 
charmtreese said:
This is why I have fallen so hard for it!!! I mix mine with JBCO & walnut oil. I read your old posts about cris thats what made me decide to give it a try!!!:yep::yep::yep:
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Sigh. I am going to have to try this. I know if your hair likes it, my hair will as well.

CRISCO!!!! :sekret: DH is really going to think that I am off my rocker!
 
I used to use Crisco on my hair to seal while deep conditioning. It always left my hair super soft, but slightly oily. I also used it on my ends while twisting for a twist out/bantu knot out. I love the way it made my hair feel. Not sure why I stopped using it...

The thing I really really really love Crisco for is my skin. I live in New England and in the winter, I get craaazy dry skin and itchy skin--so bad that I have a few scars from scratching my legs. This winter, I decided I was going to give up lotion and only use Crisco. OMG what an amazing difference!! My skin is insanely soft and smooth all of the time. I never use lotion anymore and my skin is never ashy.

I think the important thing is you have to use it on your skin fresh out of the shower while you are still wet or damp. For me, this was also true with my hair. I didn't like Crisco on dry hair.
 
Hmmm...:scratchch So many ideas are popping into my head..
I can mix it with some shea butter,oils and EO's...hmm.. This seems like such a good idea :yep: I think I'm going to have to try this.
 
DAMN DAMN DAMN!!!! I DON"T need another product!!! I guess if it doesn't work, I can fry up some wings with the rest!! I can't say that for half my stash under the cabinet. Kroger, here I come!
 
I made a pre-poo with half crisco, half coconut oil. Detangling was easier and my hair was MUCH softer.
However the tree hugger in me won out, and i stopped using because of the palm oil and its carbon footprint :perplexed
 
mscocoface said:
I just tried this from head to toe. I did a cowash and put in on my ends so I will let you know how that feels tomorrow.

As for the rest of my skin. This is the first time in a looong time I did not have to put lotion on TWICE on my hands!

I think I am going to add one of parma violet carrier oils just to give it a hint of a scent.

This is a keeper so far. I can now scratch ordering shae aloe butter from my list now.

:yep:
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I was just thinking i need to get somethin to add scent. Where can i find that?
 
Lola Laughs said:
I made a pre-poo with half crisco, half coconut oil. Detangling was easier and my hair was MUCH softer.
However the tree hugger in me won out, and i stopped using because of the palm oil and its carbon footprint :perplexed
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Damn nah i gotta try this when i straighten my hair... HMMMM if the key is dc'ing moisture, then umm i think crisco just MIGHT be the answer to our problems yall! How much is it again? I havent bought it in sooooo long.
 
What's the situation regarding clogging pores from using this stuff? It's mostly hydrogenated so I'd imagine it's probably not going to make your body very happy in the long run.

Now, I'm obviously not a stickler about ingredients or their environmental consequences so I don't want to come off as a hypocrite, but this just does not seem like a good idea ya'll. Here's something I just dug up on online...

I just found this on another food forum...dated Aug 14, 2008
If you look at the ingredients in Crisco you'll notice that it now contains fully hydrogenated cotten seed oil. Sheep in India fed cotton seed oil died. Every single one of them. Heavy metal pesticides and toxic fertilizers are used in growing cotton as it isnt a food product...till now. Please people check your labels on your products you use consistantly, as many now contain lethal cotton seed oil. Fruit snacks, dessert cakes from a little girl named company, crisco and the list goes on and on. Peanut butter, most every brand.

They could've updated the ingredients since then. I couldn't find any on their website.
 
I looked at my can. I don't see cottonseed oil, only palm oil and soybean oil.

For fragrance I have added a little body spray I had or you can try essential oils like jasmine.
 
I've noticed that crisco is very moisturizing to my hair, so much so, that it was hard to straighten my hair (with a pressing comb) after using crisco when I was natural.
 
Hmm...Crisco. I think my hair would like that. My hair likes Hellman's mayonnaise, and the main oil in that is soybean oil, the same oil that's in crisco. How do you ladies use it? As a deep treatment?
 
I don't know what's worse? Me, thinking you all are crazy? Or me, knowing I am going to buy some Crisco tomorrow for the first time in my life? :lachen:
 
Filmatic said:
My fam and friend didn't want to believe me either but when they touched my hair they couldn't stop. That stuff can keep my hair soft for days without a retouch. It also helped me with SSKs.
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This part got my attention. Being natural, these are the ememy. I don't like them :nono: So would you use this on just washed hair, or after it has dried?
 
I want to try it on my skin. It doesn't leave you greasy or oily? It doesn't come off on your clothes? I'm going to buy some and try it, but not on my face and not on my hair.
 
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imaccami said:
I want to try it on my skin. It doesn't leave you greasy or oily? It doesn't come off on your clothes? I'm going to buy some and try it, but not on my skin and not on my hair.
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It doesn't stain and leave my skin greasy. I guess if you use alot of it, maybe.
 
I'm not sure if my post count for anything but I have heard of crisco being used on hair. I have never used crisco, probably never will since I use very little oil, but I do however remember growing up a girl from my grade school class used to use crisco on her hair and she was taunted by other kids...mainly guys(immature) because she used (in their opinion) too much. She didn't have much when it came to taking care of her self(strung out mom) but she would grab that crisco and slap it on her natural hair. I guess she knew what'll work even at a young age. I think had she knew to use it sparingly, the guys would have left her alone. She was a nice girl and did the best she could with herself.
 
The carrier oils you can get at many stores.

I got my parma violet from online. You can pick up carrier oils in places like Trader Joes, Wholefoods, Henry's, etc.

I am not sure what you are around. Also online stores.

Soapersupplies
From Nature With Love

Those two are some of my favorites.

As for having oily skin it is the same as when I use coconut oil or any other oil. It didn't leave an oily feeling or marks on my clothes.

I am using the shortening but what I have done is placed in one of my empty container jars with a twist lid so I can leave it on the counter and not that large bucket or even the smaller bucket container you get from the store.

I bought my empty containers from online but you can pick them up from Sally's or even the drugstore where you pick up travel containers for make up or creams you want to take with you while traveling.

It is multi purpose like coconut and olive oil, so it will be a keeper for me unless I see anything that says the ingredients have changed which may be harmful.
 
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