Shea Growth And Retention Regimen 2019

[VictoriousBrownFlower]

Thank you! Over the last 2 years, I have experimented and done tons of DIY. Most include Shea butter....so I included some in the 2018 Shea thread. There is an OatMilk, Shea & Honey conditioner as well as a Shea butter conditioner made from scratch that includes BTMS. I love DIY. There is such power in knowing that you don't have to depend on premade products for your hair to thrive. If formulas change, or people go out of business....bye....I can still do what it do. These days, I use a mix of DIY & Premade mostly out of convenience but I definitely don't need to.

I have a journal of all things DIY...from hair, skin...even sacred baths....it's really a fun hobby.

I know what you mean. Making my own shea mix has really gotten me interested in diying it. Like you I will always use my premade products cuz I found the right ones that will ALWAYS do my hair right but it is super empowering to diy isn't it!!!! I love that I can buy super high quality ingredients and make it tailored to my specific hair needs at any given time.

I'm still a beg so i kinda pick and choose what recipes i try or not but MAYNNN some of these recipes you be blessing us with has me here with a pen and paper like I'm tryin that!!!!

I'd LLLOOOOVVVVVEEEEEE some sacred bath recipes!!!!!! I'ma bath person and love a good pamper session.

You should make an ebook or something with all of your hair/skin recipes. I bet it'd be a top seller on amazon!!!! Call it something like "Mixing your way to beautiful hair, skin, and nails"!!!

 

[caribeandiva]

You should make an ebook or something with all of your hair/skin recipes. I bet it'd be a top seller on amazon!!!! Call it something like "Mixing your way to beautiful hair, skin, and nails"!!!

I second that! @ElevatedEnergy Please!! Or at least a blog or something that has all of your recipes and ideas. I know you posted a few in the DIY thread but it’s not the same.

 

[BeautifulRoots]

I second that! @ElevatedEnergy Please!! Or at least a blog or something that has all of your recipes and ideas. I know you posted a few in the DIY thread but it’s not the same.

I third this! You have the best DIYs! @ElevatedEnergy

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

I know what you mean. Making my own shea mix has really gotten me interested in diying it. Like you I will always use my premade products cuz I found the right ones that will ALWAYS do my hair right but it is super empowering to diy isn't it!!!! I love that I can buy super high quality ingredients and make it tailored to my specific hair needs at any given time.

I'm still a beg so i kinda pick and choose what recipes i try or not but MAYNNN some of these recipes you be blessing us with has me here with a pen and paper like I'm tryin that!!!!

I'd LLLOOOOVVVVVEEEEEE some sacred bath recipes!!!!!! I'ma bath person and love a good pamper session.

You should make an ebook or something with all of your hair/skin recipes. I bet it'd be a top seller on amazon!!!! Call it something like "Mixing your way to beautiful hair, skin, and nails"!!!

Here is a Sacred Bath recipe that I shared on Instagram. It's one that I do monthly after my menstrual cycle ends. It's a way to honor my womb after the work she just put in.



It involves alot of intention, stillness & Self Love.



I don't have patience for an e-book though. I have been trying to finish writing a book about grieving & healing for over 5 years now. It's still not finished

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

I second that! @ElevatedEnergy Please!! Or at least a blog or something that has all of your recipes and ideas. I know you posted a few in the DIY thread but it’s not the same.

I third this! You have the best DIYs! @ElevatedEnergy

Thank you Ladies. I'll share what I can here as it's needed. I don't have many hair related recipes...most is in regards to Spiritual Wellness. It feels pretty weird to share that here though.

 

[VictoriousBrownFlower]

Here is a Sacred Bath recipe that I shared on Instagram. It's one that I do monthly after my menstrual cycle ends. It's a way to honor my womb after the work she just put in.

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It involves alot of intention, stillness & Self Love.

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I don't have patience for an e-book though. I have been trying to finish writing a book about grieving & healing for over 5 years now. It's still not finished

Def just what i was looking for but can i omit the rose quartz? It may clog the drain? Or is it essential to the routine? I love the idea of honoring yourself and womb especially. It's the literal access to life so it should be.

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

Def just what i was looking for but can i omit the rose quartz? It may clog the drain? Or is it essential to the routine? I love the idea of honoring yourself and womb especially. It's the literal access to life so it should be.

You can add or omit anything that doesnt resonate with you.

None of the ingredients will clog your drain. I like to put my epsom salt/rose petal mixture in tea bags. It's easier to clean up after. I also put a hair stopper in my drain when I let the water out. Any herbs/remnants left behind will get caught there.

 

[VictoriousBrownFlower]

You can add or omit anything that doesnt resonate with you.

None of the ingredients will clog your drain. I like to put my epsom salt/rose petal mixture in tea bags. It's easier to clean up after. I also put a hair stopper in my drain when I let the water out. Any herbs/remnants left behind will get caught there.

You're just full of great ideas!!!!! Thanks I'll def do that. Ima check out your instagram for other "sacred bathing routines" (love that phrase). I wanna do it once a wk preferably using different routines to wind down from last wk/ start my wk off right. It could be a sunday religious experience lol.....

 

[PlanetCybertron]

So I thought I could slack off a bit these few days and get away with my hair being loose in a bun. Sike!

Washed my hair tonight, lo’ and behold. Tangles! They weren’t as bad as what they’re capable of being, but nonetheless, they were there, and I did manage to get them out in the shower. I did notice a bit of breakage. It wasnt a lot, but I’m paranoid like that about my hair.

So it’s chop! Chop! Back on my braiding schedule. Which means no slacking on wash days. I’m finding six braids to be the new sweet spot for how many I can do, that my hair is comfortable with.

I also can’t find my one remaining small tub of Shea and Cupuaçu butter mix, and I used up my other container.

So this wash was...odd I guess you could put it. I’ve been pre-pooing with Shea Butter or another of my whipped butter, and only cleansing my scalp, so when the water runs down the longer parts of my hair it evenly coats the butter across my strands, which makes them behave, and not want to tangle up on each other.

Since I lost one Butter, and ran out of the other, I noticed a BIG difference in how my hair behaved, espeacially when I got out. I applied my leave-ins as usual, and used this fruit oil sample packet I had in my small stash. My hair felt so odd. It felt like I had a gel cast on my hair, which I didn’t like.

So I Ditched that, and mixed some JBCO with this IC Fantasia serum, and applied it from the ears down to get my hair to separate itself. Worked well enough.

Braided my hair into six braids, secured them in a braided bun, and put my satin wrap cap on under my beanie. Just going to keep my braids in until my order of Shea/Cupuaçu Butter comes in the mail. Don’t care how long it takes.

I’ve become very attached to my butters. They don’t disappoint me, or let me down, and I’m a bit sad that I straight up lost my last jar.

 

[water_n_oil]

@PlanetCybertron Loving the sound of your prepoo & wash routine. I was recently watching videos on capuacu. Sounds like a great butter.

 

[PlanetCybertron]

@PlanetCybertron Loving the sound of your prepoo & wash routine. I was recently watching videos on capuacu. Sounds like a great butter.

Thank you hun!
It’s proving to be the only method, that’ll stop tangling for me completely. I’ve tried almost everything else I can think of.

 

[water_n_oil]

Just finished my conditioner. It looks and smells fantastic. Fingers crossed it feels great.

 

[GGsKin]

Shea butter has kept my press intact and my hair feeling soft but it was definitely time to begin 'wash day'.

Tonight I mixed up my prepoo, with the recipe @ElevatedEnergy so kindly shared upthread, and my hair is in for a pampering. I used my Shea butter mix (this has a delightful lasting mousse texture since I rewhipped it with boabab oil), and Faith in Nature Hempseed & Meadowfoam for my thin, slippy conditioner.

I parted my hair in 6 sections snd worked the creamy mix in, beginning at my ends and working my way up. I let each section fall backwards and loosely twisted. As I moved on to another section, my previous twist would get fat and juicy from reversion and the prepoo. I wrapped my hair in cling film, and now it's bed time. TBC.

 

[water_n_oil]

Thank you hun!
It’s proving to be the only method, that’ll stop tangling for me completely. I’ve tried almost everything else I can think of.

Do you basically just coat your hair with the whipped butter and lightly wash it out?

 

[PlanetCybertron]

Do you basically just coat your hair with the whipped butter and lightly wash it out?

Pretty much yes.
I’m a bit meticulous when it comes to my roots and scalp, since my scalp gives me even more issues than my actual hair does.

But I will pre-poo in 4-6 sections, getting all the butter on my scalp all the way to the tips of my hair, and since I have a sensitive scalp, I do have to shampoo frequently, so I focus the shampoo solely on my scalp, maybe half an inch at most is as far I’ll let the shampoo reach my roots, then hop in the shower, and rinse with warm water.

If you wanna give that technique a try, I’d highly encourage it, even without shampooing.

 

[blazingbeauty]

Wash day was yesterday, sealed with MyBelovedCrown’s Shea Hair Butter. Still enjoying her product (it just hardened a little).

@ElevatedEnergy Does your 2 ingredient recipe stay nice and fluffy like in the pictures you posted? It seems so nice AND cost effective.

 

[Chicoro]

This is the Shea butter my friend from Mali picked up for me when she went home to her village during the Winter vacation in December 2018. Each of the two buckets is 1 kilogram which is approximately 2.2 pounds.

She also brought me two Shea nuts. The one to the right is the whole Shea nut with the fruit intact. The one to the left is the kernel where the fruit has been peeled away. It is this part, the one that looks kind of like a striated pecan to left, that is used to make Shea butter.

She took this photo because I asked her to do it. I thought I wouldn't be able to get to her for a few weeks. She's in town and coming by tonight and she has my Shea butter. YES!

She forgot to bring the little nuts, though. I'll have to pick those up from her later.​

 

[Chicoro]

Here is a Sacred Bath recipe that I shared on Instagram. It's one that I do monthly after my menstrual cycle ends. It's a way to honor my womb after the work she just put in.

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It involves alot of intention, stillness & Self Love.

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I don't have patience for an e-book though. I have been trying to finish writing a book about grieving & healing for over 5 years now. It's still not finished

Gorgeous photo and post on instagram.

 

[Chicoro]

The Global Shea Alliance will be holding its European conference in Paris, on April 1st, 2019. That is on a Wednesday.

 

[Chicoro]

The Global Shea Alliance International Conference will be held in Ghana on
March 11th - 13th, in 2019.​

 

[Chicoro]

My Shea stock is going up again. Right now, I still have an almost full 500 gram bucket of Shea butter from Senegal. I also have a 1/2 kg bucket and a full 1 kg bucket from Mali that were gifted to me by another beautiful Malian woman. So these three added to my new ones, which is about 4 kg of Shea, will put me at about 9 pounds of Shea butter.

Amazingly, it is as if my [supply] of Shea has been 'touched', in the Biblical sense. I am not being sacrilegious, either. I just never seem to run out of it!

I have given away countless, buckets and buckets of Shea mixes to women who have asked me for help with their afro-textured hair. Yet, I haven't bought any Shea butter in almost 1 year. And here I am going into 2019 with a supply of 9 pounds! The only one I bought was the 500 gram bucket which I bought about 14 months ago.

My Shea supply seems infinite!

I didn't think about until now. I guess this is the exemplary and
epitome of giving and then receiving back 10x what you originally gave.
Amazing.





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[Chicoro]

You looking in the mirror, emotional and touched, realizing that Shea butter has helped you detangle your matted hair in under 30 minutes AND left it shiny, soft
and super moisturized with very little breakage.

 

[Chicoro]

Then, you realize that Shea butter really does work,
even for your hair!

 

[Chicoro]

Being the model LHCF member you are, you document your findings immediately:

 

[Chicoro]

Then you sip your tea, thinking about nosey Sheila at work gone be asking you about
your hair on Monday.

 

[Chicoro]

All Sheila needs to know is that you a Shea Gangsta and you riding that Shea train fo' Life!
(Or, just until Shea butter no longer works for your hair.)

 

[water_n_oil]

These Kermit gifs . I've been using my latest batch of shea in its raw state but I think I want to whip something today. I'm mad I accidentally delete the ratios used for my last mix but I guess that means I get to experiment. I'm oddly enough not a fan of protective styles (never really have been) so I think I might go back to shea & gel wngs. I got super moisturized hair that stayed detangled. Length retention was also not an issue I guess because I wasn't doing much manipulation.

 

[Chicoro]

How Sheila be looking at your hair, with her weave , when you walk away with your gorgeous , fluffy, twist out done on your REAL hair. Don't be stingy, though. Drop some knowledge and some Shea on Sheila. There's plenty of both to go around.

 

[Chicoro]

My second batch of coffee oil is going on week 3 of marinating. I still have 1/2 of the first batch I of Shea Coffee Butter that I made. I love to use it after my shower at night. Although I can't smell the coffee, I can smell the lemongrass essential oil I put in it. It is so thick and feels decadent dipping into the jar and slathering it on my skin.

 

[PlanetCybertron]

Nah Sheila better mind her ‘ bidness. Haha!