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

ElevatedEnergy

Rooted Yet Flowing
Check out my link in my post #4245 of this thread. She trying to sneak in pictures in other threads. But, I'm the HAWK! I try to stay vigilant in my pursuit of Shea Made Hair Unicorns.

I will sneak it in here too.

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This was after a 2 inch trim.

My hair is frizzy and poofy, so not straight straight. You know the straight that most people expect when one uses a flat iron. My goal was hair that I could pass a comb through. LOL I didn't think y'all would care to see my big frizz ball hair from behind.
 

Chicoro

5 Year Shea Anniversary: Started Dec 16th, 2016!
I will sneak it in here too.

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This was after a 2 inch trim.

My hair is frizzy and poofy, so not straight straight. You know the straight that most people expect when one uses a flat iron. My goal was hair that I could pass a comb through. LOL I didn't think y'all would care to see my big frizz ball hair from behind.

 

Garner

Well-Known Member
I will sneak it in here too.

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This was after a 2 inch trim.

My hair is frizzy and poofy, so not straight straight. You know the straight that most people expect when one uses a flat iron. My goal was hair that I could pass a comb through. LOL I didn't think y'all would care to see my big frizz ball hair from behind.
Love Your Hair!!! Beautiful!!!
 

Garner

Well-Known Member
View attachment 431529 View attachment 431525 View attachment 431527 Is there a way to know wether yellow Shea has been dyed with borotutu powder or plain palm oil ?’

I use this Shea ^^
I also have some yellow Taha Shea it works well aswell but I prefer the pure raw organic one
@Kindheart Is this Ivory Shea that you whipped? (1st pic) If so you did a great job. The raw organic Shea would have the unique nutty smell we are accustomed to. Sometimes if Shea is old or outdated it could smell rancid or no longer have the nutty smell.
 
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Missjaxon

Well-Known Member
I whipped up some yellow Shea butter from cleopatras. That stuff is so gritty. I will never purchase the yellow one again. The ivory is much better.

@NicWhite
That's interesting. I have the yellow one and it's smooth and silky. It may have melted and resolidified in transit. Did you try melting it and placing in the refrigerator to become solid or in the freezer like @ElevatedEnergy does?
 

Garner

Well-Known Member
Gurl don’t say that! I’ll be whipping up my yellow Cleo Shea butter in a couple weeks. You’re scurring me. :crybaby:
@caribeandiva You know Cleo's Choice has a 90 day return policy. You can always call them. They are very accessible and will answer phone calls and e-mails in a timely matter. BTW...I have only tried the yellow and it is extremely creamy. I purchased this 10 lb batch, 1.5 years ago.
 

caribeandiva

Human being
@caribeandiva You know Cleo's Choice has a 90 day return policy. You can always call them. They are very accessible and will answer phone calls and e-mails in a timely matter. BTW...I have only tried the yellow and it is extremely creamy. I purchased this 10 lb batch, 1.5 years ago.
Thank you! I bought mine more than 3 months ago though. I’m keeping anyway. It felt very smooth in the jar. I’m not worried.
 

Keen

Well-Known Member
I’m just getting back in here because I’ve been wearing crochet for the last couple of months. I will probably continue with crochet through the summer. I still use Shea butter once a week. I’m here because I need to whip up a new batch.
 

reallynow

Well-Known Member
Today is wash day again! For the first time since going natural I'm actually looking forward to wash day because I can't wait to use my Shea mix again.

I also made a small batch of cuticle cream with Shea butter and lanolin. I absolutely love it.

Is the cuticle cream just shea and lanolin? What are the proportions? I suffer from dry cuticles and have been using a straight shea on them, which works well when I'm consistent.
 

sarumoki

Epicurean Empress
Is the cuticle cream just shea and lanolin? What are the proportions? I suffer from dry cuticles and have been using a straight shea on them, which works well when I'm consistent.
Yes it's just those two, plus a small amount of fragrance oil. I was using straight lanolin before, but it's pretty sticky so I could only use it before bed. Adding the Shea got rid of the stickiness. My ratio was about two parts Shea, one part lanolin. It absorbs well and isn't greasy at all.
 

Kindheart

Well-Known Member
@Kindheart Is this Ivory Shea that you whipped? (1st pic) If so you did a great job. The raw organic Shea would have the unique nutty smell we are accustomed to. Sometimes if Shea is old or outdated it could smell rancid or no longer have the nutty smell.
Hey yes it’s ivory Shea unrefined from Nigeria . I buy different kinds of Shea from eBay ,I only go for raw unrefined grade A Shea . So far I ve been lucky ! Lol I did get a moldy yellow Taha Shea once i removed the mold and used it up :D lol
 

ItsMeLilLucky

Aka Giveme D’Monee
I forgot to mention that I had some hair stuck deep under my nail bed from scratching my head after my hair cut. I kept trying to dig it out, but it wasn’t going anywhere. Finally I just gave up and left it alone. I started using Shea Butter not long after and I just randomly noticed that the hair isn’t stuck under there anymore :lol:

I’m happy because that hair was really really stuck under there.
 
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