Shea Growth And Retention Regimen 2018

Has Shea Butter 'got you'?

  • Let me look over my investment portfolio and see if I have room for shea related stocks.

    Votes: 21 12.8%

  • I've got 8 pounds in the house, I need to order me some more because I don't want to run out.

    Votes: 29 17.7%

  • 1 Day without sealing my ends is just unthinkable.

    Votes: 12 7.3%

  • It works for me for now.

    Votes: 45 27.4%

  • Nah, I can take it or leave it.

    Votes: 12 7.3%

  • Meh, I'm here for the posts.

    Votes: 28 17.1%

  • That stuff just weighs down my hair. No thanks!

    Votes: 17 10.4%
  • Total voters
    164
I've just noticed that fusionofcultures religiously uses a shea butter blend.
I apply shea butter on my new growth and ends after moisturizing with S curl. I do this every other day.
I am 10 weeks post and I have no breakage when I finger detangle and very few tangles. No breakage means fewer than 10 broken strands. I am happy so far with my shea regimen.
 
Edited to say: Shea butter continues to help me retain length. Hair is 24.5 inches in crown area.

On a whim, I decided to measure my braids. I was pleasantly surprised to find that my loosened hair is measuring 24.5 inches in the front crown area. The crown area is the top of the head. There are two braids there.

This is the right side of my head. I have my top front braid pulled over to the left, but let's assume it is part of the right side of hair.

All my hair at the top of my head[ front crown right, front crown left, back crown right, back crown left] which is four (4) braids, is all longer than the braids at the bottom, which also consists of four (4) braids. This fits the data that I documented below from the Chemical and Physical Behavior of Hair book.

Hair has wisdom, because the in result is that if I were to straighten my hair, it would be even. The hair in the crown has to be longer because it has a farther distance to grow. Another way to look at it is that all my braids 'look' the same length and they hang to the same length.

Updated Hair Length Statistics

Front Length:
  • Front Crown - 24.5 inches
  • Front Side[burns] - 22 inches
Back Length:
  • Back Crown - 24 inches
  • Back Nape-21.5 inches
"... hair grows at approximately 14-cm/year or 5.5-inches/year on the vertex or the crown area of the scalp of Caucasian* female adults; [hair grows] a slightly slower rate at the temples..." page 10

Chemical and Physical Behavior of Human Hair
by Clarence R. Robbins, 5th Edition​

*There is no data for females of African descent with this particular statistic. With some extrapolation, I'd say it still applies to us.

HairCrown Sides Growth .jpg
 
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lalla said:
I've just noticed that fusionofcultures religiously uses a shea butter blend.
I apply shea butter on my new growth and ends after moisturizing with S curl. I do this every other day.
I am 10 weeks post and I have no breakage when I finger detangle and very few tangles. No breakage means fewer than 10 broken strands. I am happy so far with my shea regimen.
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And you will continue to find that this is the common denominator for women with super long afro-textured hair: they use Shea butter.

This is that incredible, critical, intelligent, observation that @ThatJerseyGirl made! This is why I have and will continue to sing her praises-forever! That remark was like the missing Rosetta Stone [for me] to understand the pattern for growing, super-long afro hair.

Shea Butter seems more impactful when it is used at the BEGINNING of one's hair journey. Why? Because if you use it at the beginning of your journey and then you stop, it seems like the shea butter continues to 'preserve' that initial length on the hair strand. How, I do not know. I have some ideas, though.

Wherever you may pick up Shea butter in your journey, it tends to have a very positive effect [result]. I'm an example. I just started using my hair in 2017 on hair that was close to waist length. My hair is flourishing as it gains length past my waist and onwards to my tailbone and beyond.
 
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I would like to join. I’ve used Shea Butter on and off the last few years but never really found a mix that truly worked well on my hair. I recently purchased a SB mix that is whipped to perfection and just melts into my hair. I have it in my hair now and it feels great!

I plan to continue to use it as a sealant.
 
flyygirlll2 said:
I would like to join. I’ve used Shea Butter on and off the last few years but never really found a mix that truly worked well on my hair. I recently purchased a SB mix that is whipped to perfection and just melts into my hair. I have it in my hair now and it feels great!

I plan to continue to use it as a sealant.
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Would you mind sharing the brand and the product you are using? I think it would help some of the ladies here who are not mixtresses.
 
Currently Using:
Texture Me Natural's Healing Hair Butter that is:

UnReSB, Kpangan Butter, Avocado Butter, EVOO infused w/Basil, Sesame Seed Oil, JBCO, Virgin Palm Kernel Oil, Avocado Oil, Bhringraj Oil and Ayurvedic Infused Coconut Oil, Vitamin E and Essential Oil Blend

In case anyone's interested in whipping this up.
 
@Chicoro & @IDareT'sHair

I thank you for those kind words. I really do! I believe that if used consistently, just like anything else, you will see results. I know I did and I wasn't looking for length I'm even thinking about making a shea butter deep conditioner once I remove this install which will probably be sooner rather than later, considering all of this new growth that I have from CP's hair growth oil.

I think a good mix for a shea butter deep conditioner would have the following:

Unrefined shea butter
A conditioner of your choice (now would be a good time to put your cheapies to good use such as Suave or VO5)
Rosemary Essential hair oil
Lavender Essential hair oil
Jamaican Black Castor oil
Sweet Almond Oil
One Egg(for protein)
Apple Cider Vinegar
Aloe Vera Gel

I would just make enough for one deep condition session as opposed to letting it sit in a 'fridge. I would work this blend in section by section by massaging those good oils into the scalp. IF you want to opt out of protein, omit the egg. Don't use heat with the egg. Might mess round and have an omelet lololol....
 
IDareT'sHair said:
@ThatJerseyGirl
That DC'er sounds good.:goodpost:

I have a Dabur Egg Protein DC'er I could use as a base (as my cheapie) and mix some UnRef SB and the other stuff you mentioned in it.
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any conditioner would work and especially that one because you don't have to waste an egg that you could potentially have for breakfast lololol....

It's just a matter of melting down the shea butter and mixing it to a whipped consistency for an easier application from the scalp all the way down to the ends of the hair. I place emphasis on the ends of hair for mending split ends. Also, with the goodness of those oils and a good conditioner, I would massage it in my scalp and leave it on for a few hours. Now that I think about it, I guess one could omit the egg if they want to do a protein treatment and just use a protein based conditioner. Wow...i just dummied up lolololol......I think it was the Jack Daniels and Coke tho that helped lolololol....

I have been thinking of ways to utilize the Shea Butter to its fullest potential in our hair because after all, it was GIVEN to US by GOD to be used by US in Africa. I don't think it grows anywhere else. Can I get an amen.....
 
"I have been thinking of ways to utilize the Shea Butter to its fullest potential in our hair because after all, it was GIVEN to US by GOD to be used by US in Africa. I don't think it grows anywhere else. " @ThatJerseyGirl said

The shea tree only grows in Africa, based upon what I know. In contrast, the cocoa tree grows in Latin America, the Caribbean and Madagascar and Africa.

I know a person from South Africa and she told me she has never heard of shea butter until I mentioned it to her today. I was quite surprised, taken back and thought it very odd that she would not have knowledge of the shea tree and shea butter coming from South Africa.
 
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I want to make something with the consistency of an ointment. (My hair used to love that VO5 grease.) And I don't want it to feel greasy, so I'ma use a dry oil. (I have apricot kernel oil. If it's still too greasy, I'll add some isopropyl myristate.) Also, some kinda preservative since I'll probably have wet hands when I use it.
 
Chicoro said:
What were your exact ingredients and recipe? What were the measurements of each ingredient you put in your recipe? What was your process?
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Hi
I added about 100 g of shea butter, then 2 tablespoons of grapeseed oil, one tablespoon of vitamin E oil, and a few drops of a vanilla essence. I whipped with an electrical whisk.
 
Alma Petra said:
Hi
I added about 100 g of shea butter, then 2 tablespoons of grapeseed oil, one tablespoon of vitamin E oil, and a few drops of a vanilla essence. I whipped with an electrical whisk.
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Not enough oil! Add more oil, please!

Coconut oil is the key and critical to giving it that whipped textured. Some people don't like it on their hair and don't put it in their mixes. I don't know what is the alternative. Maybe someone in this thread can tell us.

My suggestion is to add 8 tablespoons of olive oil. If you like coconut oil, add 1-2 tablespoons of that, too.
 
I'm loving my SheaVada Itchy Scalp Formula:lachen:I whipped it to sheer whipped perfection and added T.ea Tr.ee & Pe.ppermint EO's. I also added a few drops of glycerin to this blend.

I'm thinking about adding a drop of Rosemary to it. Love the Consistency. I couldn't have bought a better pre-made formulation.:love:

@Chicoro
Thank you for mentioning Coconut Oil. I think I'll add Fractionated CO into one of my next blends.:up:
 
IDareT'sHair said:
I'm loving my SheaVada Itchy Scalp Formula:lachen:I whipped it to sheer whipped perfection and added T.ea Tr.ee & Pe.ppermint EO's. I also added a few drops of glycerin to this blend.

I'm thinking about adding a drop of Rosemary to it. Love the Consistency. I couldn't have bought a better pre-made formulation.:love:

@Chicoro
Thank you for mentioning Coconut Oil. I think I'll add Fractionated CO into one of my next blends.:up:
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What does glycerin bring to the blend? Why are people adding it?
 
I am not a mixtress either but I found a great Black-owned Etsy Shop that allows you to purchase whipped shea butter made with coconut oil, olive, OR sweet almond oil. I need something more noncomedogenic that coconut oil and I picked the sweet almond blend. You’re also allowed to add an essential oil and fragrance. It was the first time I’ve found whipped shea without coconut oil so I was quite excited. The product is buttery, light, and melts in your hands. Very pleased. I am not affiliated with this store in any way but I hope it might help others. Shipping was super quick as well.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/AmeerahsNaturals
 
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