Shea Growth And Retention Regimen 2018

[Alma Petra]

No, what happened?

I was planning to transition but I had a setback, severe shedding due to the medication isotretinoin followed by a long period of neglect. My hair got matted unsalvageably and I had to chop it all off.

I went from this

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[Chicoro]

I was planning to transition but I had a setback, severe shedding due to the medication isotretinoin followed by a long period of neglect. My hair got matted unsalvageably and I had to chop it all off.

I went from this

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to this

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Firstly, I hope you are feeling okay and that you have things stabilized in your body so that your health is on track. Regarding your hair, although it was a set-back, it looks gorgeous to me, even at the current length. Set-backs are never fun at the outset, but they can teach us things that smooth sailing can't. You have the knowledge and us, to help you continue on your hair journey. If your hair could get to that length once, it can get there and beyond, again. By the way, you have beautiful hair and skin. And, you have the most gorgeous, long, slender, swan-like neck! So, hang with us. You take of your health, and we will support you as it relates to your hair! All is not lost! Your are a still a newly crowned Shea-Made Hair Unicorn, in my book!

 

[Dominga11]

@Dominga11 ,

Yoo hoo! Can you share the process you used to get that twist out popping? What shampoo and conditioner did you use, please? Did you let your twists dry overnight?

The crazy part is that I didn’t even try. I had given up on twist outs a long time ago and these results have really shocked me. My goal was to keep the twists from unraveling, which has been a chronic issue with my attempt to protective style. I noticed that when I protective style on my days off, I have tremendously less shedding, so minimizing the manipulation of my hair on a daily basis was my chief goal.

I washed, conditioned and detangled my hair in the shower. I then sat under a hooded dryer with a generous amount of my deep conditioner for 15 minutes. I then rinsed out the deep conditioner and t-shirt dried my hair. I applied my DIY leave-in and let that soak in for about then minutes, then I then sectioned my hair, detangled, and began applying my Shea butter mix and Aunt Jackie’s Don’t Shrink gel to each section individually before 3-strand twisting. I twisted my hair around 3pm and left it alone for about 3 days before taking it down.

I really didn’t pay attention to how much I detangled my hair. I really focused on making consistent sized parts and applying an equal amount of product to each strand. I think if I actually pay attention to smoothing my hair as I twist, I will eliminate the frizz.

I was thinking about adding Mango butter to my Shea mix to add moisture, but I am scared now. I don’t want to mess up a good thing. What do you ladies think?

Products Used:

Herbal Essences® Color Me Happy Shampoo and Conditioner

SheaMoisture Manuka Honey & Mafura Oil Intensive Hydration Treatment Masque

DIY Leave in conditioner spray bottle: 1/4 cup each: Aloe Vera gel, Aussie Mega Moist Conditioner, Vegetable glycerin, and water

DIY Shea butter mix: I melt the Shea butter in a double boiler and add all of the non-essential oils to it once melted. I then mix the mixture in my Kitchen Aid mixer until well incorporated and then freeze for 15 minutes. I then mix, freeze and repeat 4 times, and the last time I mix, I add in the essential oils.

• 1 lb Shea Butter
• 5 drops Peppermint Essential Oil
• 1 drops Lavender Essential Oil
• 1 cup of my DIY Ayurvedic Oil Blend: I steep the following in a double boiler for 5 minutes
• ¼ cup Jojoba Oil
• ¼ cup Jamaican Black Castor Oil
• ¼ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• ¼ cup Safflower oil
• ¼ cup Sunflower Seed oil
• 2 tablespoons Fenugreek powder
• 1 teaspoon each of Henna, Amla, Aritha, Brahmi and Shikakai powder

Aunt Jackie’s Don’t Shrink Gel

 

[Prettyeyes]

I will be using a Shea butter DC!

 

[caribeandiva]

I went through this thread from post #1 until post #5035.

I missed several Shea Made Hair Unicorns!

@Coilystep post # 1375
@keranikki post #166
@NappyNelle post # 1366
@Alma Petra post # 2081
@flyygirlll2 post # 2623
@abioni post # 3335
@icsonia22 post # 3377
@LivingInPeace post # 3946
@sarumoki post #4380
@Dominga11 post # TBD

@caribeandiva ,
Can you create an award for all these ladies, please? The date can be today: December 2nd, 2018, please. It's a lot. We can wait until you have time!

I’m on it!

 

[brg240]

Thanks for liking a post of mine Chicoro! Bc of that I just used some Shea for the first time in a long time.

Going to try to wig it 3 weeks each month this winter and seal my hair really well with Shea

 

[caribeandiva]

Welcome to the Shea made unicorn hall of fame!! @keranikki @Coilystep @NappyNelle @Alma Petra @flyygirlll2 @abioni @icsonia22 @LivingInPeace @sarumoki @Dominga11

 

[caribeandiva]

I was planning to transition but I had a setback, severe shedding due to the medication isotretinoin followed by a long period of neglect. My hair got matted unsalvageably and I had to chop it all off.

I went from this

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to this

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You’re very pretty!

 

[sunflora]

*screams*

My shea mix turned out awesome! Super simple:
Unrefined ivory shea butter
Rose powder (1-2 tbsp?)
Sunflower oil (1-2 tbsp?)
A bit of innate life Rose Elixir
10 drops Rose EO

It smells like chocolate roses, but somewhat faint. And it's super duper rich. I need to use less of it on my hair than I used with my other mix.



My skin loves it!!

 

[brg240]

Chicoro has a point here. I have an area to the right of my head that is far more coarse than the rest of my hair. I range from 3c - 4a, but this area may be 4b, or is simply just dry. Wash day was yesterday and it took me a significantly longer time to detangle this side. I used to try to detangle it at the same speed of the rest of my hair, but the frazzled ends are evidence that this was not the way to go. It was a lengthy process of very slowly working through the hair, stopping if any tangling happened, using my fingers to prevent knots, etc. Took forever, but the hair has been given what it needs to stop breaking.

Second, my front of hair area suffers and my bangs have trouble growing back due to heat and mechanical damage. Unknowingly, when I would straighten my hair, the frontmost part of my hair would be the part with leftover product (like deep conditioner, and it only takes a tiny bit to start cooking) or that I would go over more times to get the 'look' I wanted. It's been the shortest part of my hair for as long as I can remember, but the things I did to it were so in my subconcious that I didn't pay any attention to it. Mechnical damage was wearing buns - I would use my BBB to sweep that part into the bun every day when I bunned. This can and will cause damage! A lot of people aren't aware that brushing the hair /smoothing it out the same way frequently can cause mechanical damage, especially when it is wet and something like a hard bristle brush is used. I've hence stopped using the BBB on that section, instead I twist it and pin it back with a bobby and it creates a rather elegant looking bun.

All that to say is, it may sound silly, but yes you do have to take a step back, go through your motions and really pay attention to what it is you're doing with your hair to figure out these 'mysteries'.

Can you post a pic by what you mean by your bun method?

My hair is broken in the very front and I know it’s because of buns and ponytails you’d think 10 years in I’d have figured out a hairstyle that works well but not yet

 

[sunflora]

Can you post a pic by what you mean by your bun method?

My hair is broken in the very front and I know it’s because of buns and ponytails you’d think 10 years in I’d have figured out a hairstyle that works well but not yet

I wish I had a better pic but here:



I just rolled the hair back.

I know your pain, I've been doing that hair style for maybe 6 years, wondering where my fringe and edges went. Oh well, at least we're learning.

 

[Chicoro]

The crazy part is that I didn’t even try. I had given up on twist outs a long time ago and these results have really shocked me. My goal was to keep the twists from unraveling, which has been a chronic issue with my attempt to protective style. I noticed that when I protective style on my days off, I have tremendously less shedding, so minimizing the manipulation of my hair on a daily basis was my chief goal.

I washed, conditioned and detangled my hair in the shower. I then sat under a hooded dryer with a generous amount of my deep conditioner for 15 minutes. I then rinsed out the deep conditioner and t-shirt dried my hair. I applied my DIY leave-in and let that soak in for about then minutes, then I then sectioned my hair, detangled, and began applying my Shea butter mix and Aunt Jackie’s Don’t Shrink gel to each section individually before 3-strand twisting. I twisted my hair around 3pm and left it alone for about 3 days before taking it down.

I really didn’t pay attention to how much I detangled my hair. I really focused on making consistent sized parts and applying an equal amount of product to each strand. I think if I actually pay attention to smoothing my hair as I twist, I will eliminate the frizz.

I was thinking about adding Mango butter to my Shea mix to add moisture, but I am scared now. I don’t want to mess up a good thing. What do you ladies think?

Products Used:

Herbal Essences® Color Me Happy Shampoo and Conditioner

SheaMoisture Manuka Honey & Mafura Oil Intensive Hydration Treatment Masque


DIY Leave in conditioner spray bottle: 1/4 cup each: Aloe Vera gel, Aussie Mega Moist Conditioner, Vegetable glycerin, and water

DIY Shea butter mix: I melt the Shea butter in a double boiler and add all of the non-essential oils to it once melted. I then mix the mixture in my Kitchen Aid mixer until well incorporated and then freeze for 15 minutes. I then mix, freeze and repeat 4 times, and the last time I mix, I add in the essential oils.

• 1 lb Shea Butter
• 5 drops Peppermint Essential Oil
• 1 drops Lavender Essential Oil
• 1 cup of my DIY Ayurvedic Oil Blend: I steep the following in a double boiler for 5 minutes
• ¼ cup Jojoba Oil
• ¼ cup Jamaican Black Castor Oil
• ¼ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• ¼ cup Safflower oil
• ¼ cup Sunflower Seed oil
• 2 tablespoons Fenugreek powder
• 1 teaspoon each of Henna, Amla, Aritha, Brahmi and Shikakai powder

Aunt Jackie’s Don’t Shrink Gel

I say don't change your process just yet. Repeat it and see what happens!

 

[Chicoro]

Another Shea Made Hair Unicorn to add to the list for her mixes:

@Jade Feria

@caribeandiva , please!

 

[Chicoro]

As this thread winds down and as we come to the end of the year, I want to say a big

Thank you!
Thank you for the Joy!
You all made this thread so much Fun!
What a pleasure it was to host this thread!


To all who have participated and those who lurked,
I read this thread from beginning to end yesterday.
The overwhelming kindness, support and love given
to one another in this thread was amazing to read.



May you and yours always stay blessed.

Chicoro
circa Monday, December 3rd, 2018

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[Coilystep]

Thanks @Chicoro and @caribeandiva I’ve learned a lot about Shea butter and had a lovely time in here this year.

 

[flyygirlll2]

Thank you @caribeandiva and @Chicoro for starting this thread. I’ve learned a lot and still have more to learn. I even began making butters for others which they enjoy.

 

[caribeandiva]

@Jade Feria To one of the OGs of this thread, welcome to the Shea made unicorn hall of fame!!

 

[Dominga11]

I say don't change your process just yet. Repeat it and see what happens!

Thank you for your feedback! I will not change a thing.

 

[Hairties]

I haven’t been using Shea too much lately but I have some chebe Shea mix coming. That should take me into the new year.

I was pretty content with the softer east Shea, but weather and water changes have pushed me back to the other Shea.

 

[GGsKin]

My hair needs washing but I don't have time so last night, I moisturised with water and TMC leave-in, before smoothing my ends (and most of my length) with Shea butter. Been baggying my ends since last wash day almost 2 weeks ago, so back under the baggy they went.

 

[Karmi]

Did you make it to MBL ?

I'm not ending the year at MBL
I got really good growth this year but had to chop it off back BSL because my ends really thinned out.
My typical go to style is WNGs that can last me 6-7 days. This year I mostly wore twist outs and braid outs which resulted in a lot of mechanical damage. I'm going to back to what I know works for my hair that causes the least amount of damage. I'll keep shea butter in my regimen as my sealer after leave-in then gel.

 

[sunflora]

I'm not ending the year at MBL
I got really good growth this year but had to chop it off back BSL because my ends really thinned out.
My typical go to style is WNGs that can last me 6-7 days. This year I mostly wore twist outs and braid outs which resulted in a lot of mechanical damage. I'm going to back to what I know works for my hair that causes the least amount of damage. I'll keep shea butter in my regimen as my sealer after leave-in then gel.

How did twist-outs and braidouts cause mechanical damage? Did you re-twist or re-braid frequently? Did you re-wet hair when you retwisted?

Just trying to figure out. Some people say these are damaging and others say they are not. I'd like to know.

 

[PlanetCybertron]

I was planning to transition but I had a setback, severe shedding due to the medication isotretinoin followed by a long period of neglect. My hair got matted unsalvageably and I had to chop it all off.

I went from this

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to this

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Are you on The Long Hair Community too? I swear I’ve seen those curls on there before. Lovely.

 

[PlanetCybertron]

I'll take some Shea butter with that egg. I thank you, Queen Shea. I'm going to keep on going and see where it leads me.

Wanna hop on board the Classic length train with meh? Huh? Huh? Huuuh? Lol

 

[Chicoro]

Hey Ms @PlanetCybertron ,
How are you? Is there a challenge for classic length? Are you talking about the Hip Length and Beyond Challenge 2019, or are you referencing another different challenge? What's the tea?
Girl, I got about 5 hairs at beyond tailbone length. But, I count them anyway!

 

[PlanetCybertron]

Hey Ms @PlanetCybertron ,
How are you? Is there a challenge for classic length? Are you talking about the Hip Length and Beyond Challenge 2019, or are you referencing another different challenge? What's the tea?
Girl, I got about 5 hairs at beyond tailbone length. But, I count them anyway!

I could post a Classic Length Challenge, granted i feel like I’m mainly be the only one in there lol but I was mainly just referencing doing so in the HL 2019 challange.

The hairs still count! Lol

 

[VictoriousBrownFlower]

I could post a Classic Length Challenge, granted i feel like I’m mainly be the only one in there lol but I was mainly just referencing doing so in the HL 2019 challange.

The hairs still count! Lol

Yup!!!! I strongly believe in lead hairs and if 5 hairs are there the rest will soon follow!!!!

 

[Hairties]

Well I finally got my Chebe shea mix from the etsy site. Don't know if I really like it. I'll be making my own shea mix this week.

 

[BeautifulRoots]

Will this challenge continue into 2019?

 

[Chicoro]

Will this challenge continue into 2019?

I don't know.
I hosted the 2018 Challenge. But I won't be hosting it in 2019.