Shea Growth And Retention Regimen 2019

What is the length barrier you would like to break through in 2019, with Shea butter's help?

  • Top of shoulder length

    Votes: 18 10.2%
  • Collar bone length

    Votes: 10 5.6%
  • Armpit length

    Votes: 18 10.2%
  • Between armpit and bra strap length

    Votes: 36 20.3%
  • Bra strap length

    Votes: 28 15.8%
  • Between bra strap and waist length

    Votes: 24 13.6%
  • Waist length

    Votes: 35 19.8%
  • Whip length

    Votes: 12 6.8%
  • Hip length

    Votes: 10 5.6%
  • Tailbone length

    Votes: 18 10.2%

  • Total voters
    177

ElevatedEnergy

Rooted Yet Flowing
Fresh Roller Set: I put Shea Oil on my ends only while DC'ing. I didnt rinse it out & used it as a leave in. My ends turned out so smooth after removing the rollers.

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And of course, I put more Whipped Shea all over and smoothed it into a ponytail.

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Gotta remember to keep putting the Shea Oil on my ends before setting. It actually made my ends stick to the roller better plus they feel so goodt!

*excuse any residue. I did an Ayurvedic Treatment as a prewash and apparently didnt get it all out. LOL*
 

ashbash

Well-Known Member
Fresh Roller Set: I put Shea Oil on my ends only while DC'ing. I didnt rinse it out & used it as a leave in. My ends turned out so smooth after removing the rollers.

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And of course, I put more Whipped Shea all over and smoothed it into a ponytail.

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Gotta remember to keep putting the Shea Oil on my ends before setting. It actually made my ends stick to the roller better plus they feel so goodt!

*excuse any residue. I did an Ayurvedic Treatment as a prewash and apparently didnt get it all out. LOL*


Your hair is gorgeous
 

water_n_oil

Well-Known Member
I feel stuck in a styling rut again. I like my braidouts but the shortness of my crown means they look messy fast. Wngs require gel for me which I don't feel like fooling around with anymore. Contemplating blow dried hair but I'd have to buy a blow dryer first plus I don't want damage aaand I like wetting my hair often. Decisions, decisions.
 

Chicoro

5 Year Shea Anniversary: Started Dec 16th, 2016!
I feel stuck in a styling rut again. I like my braidouts but the shortness of my crown means they look messy fast. Wngs require gel for me which I don't feel like fooling around with anymore. Contemplating blow dried hair but I'd have to buy a blow dryer first plus I don't want damage aaand I like wetting my hair often. Decisions, decisions.






Psssssttttt.....ask @ElevatedEnergy about roller setting!
 

ElevatedEnergy

Rooted Yet Flowing
@Chicoro Lol I feel like I'd be too lazy for that. I hate styling tbh. Love wash day until I get to that part. All those pics in the Setting to Success thread are tempting though.

I feel stuck in a styling rut again. I like my braidouts but the shortness of my crown means they look messy fast. Wngs require gel for me which I don't feel like fooling around with anymore. Contemplating blow dried hair but I'd have to buy a blow dryer first plus I don't want damage aaand I like wetting my hair often. Decisions, decisions.

Roller Sets or Blow Dried hair may be out of the question then. I love styling and I hide from water LOL :lachen:

Those other styles (WNG ponytails, braid outs, twist outs) do not last long enough for me so basically not worth the trouble. At my length, I need something long lasting. (Stretched and Smooth), so I can keep tangles/ssk away.

If you ever decide to try Roller Sets (or any one in the thread), Id recommend just to practice once a season. If it fails, you will at least have stretched hair that you can bun or do an updo with. Eventually you will get better and will want to do them more often.
 

water_n_oil

Well-Known Member
Roller Sets or Blow Dried hair may be out of the question then. I love styling and I hide from water LOL :lachen:

Those other styles (WNG ponytails, braid outs, twist outs) do not last long enough for me so basically not worth the trouble. At my length, I need something long lasting. (Stretched and Smooth), so I can keep tangles/ssk away.

If you ever decide to try Roller Sets (or any one in the thread), Id recommend just to practice once a season. If it fails, you will at least have stretched hair that you can bun or do an updo with. Eventually you will get better and will want to do them more often.

Lol I'm still on the fence so not totally out of the question. My hair was always blow dried when I was a kid. I still used heat like once a month in my early natural days (well, early curly days. I wore locs before then because I didn't want to style lol). Got lazier after kids.
 
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GettingKinky

Well-Known Member
@Chicoro Lol I feel like I'd be too lazy for that. I hate styling tbh. Love wash day until I get to that part. All those pics in the Setting to Success thread are tempting though.

I hate styling too which is why I wear a bun 90% of the time. I wish I could make a true wash and go work. I don’t even like spending 15 minutes blow drying my wash and go. I’m hopeless.
 

Chicoro

5 Year Shea Anniversary: Started Dec 16th, 2016!
My shea butter starts off light and fluffy but after a few days it gets heavy and dense. What am I doing wrong?

You may want to consider adding more oil, whipping longer and keeping it away from warm places to prevent it from melting.

Other people may have some better suggestions. Please chime in peoples!!!!

I keep my mix in the hot bathroom. By the time I get to the bottom of the jar, the contents that rest are denser and darker and the texture is less fluffy.
 

caribeandiva

Human being
Fresh Roller Set: I put Shea Oil on my ends only while DC'ing. I didnt rinse it out & used it as a leave in. My ends turned out so smooth after removing the rollers.

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And of course, I put more Whipped Shea all over and smoothed it into a ponytail.

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Gotta remember to keep putting the Shea Oil on my ends before setting. It actually made my ends stick to the roller better plus they feel so goodt!

*excuse any residue. I did an Ayurvedic Treatment as a prewash and apparently didnt get it all out. LOL*
Your roller sets are so beautiful!!
 

malachi74

Well-Known Member
Hi everyone. I just reactivated my membership after a long hiatus. I've been reading the thread and decided to join in last month.

I've got my shea mix: just shea butter and olive oil, but I'm thinking of adding in some type of oil to lighten the shea smell.

Currently just below brastrap and want to try for waist length by year's end. During the work week, I usually wear my hair in a bun with gel on my edges. At night, I am trying to be consistent with taking down, finger detangling, light mist of water and leve-in, and then coat with shea and brush through with my Denman before braiding. I sleep in about 6 braids and take them loose and re-bun in the morning.
 

GettingKinky

Well-Known Member
You may want to consider adding more oil, whipping longer and keeping it away from warm places to prevent it from melting.

Other people may have some better suggestions. Please chime in peoples!!!!

I keep my mix in the hot bathroom. By the time I get to the bottom of the jar, the contents that rest are denser and darker and the texture is less fluffy.

I keep my shea in the bathroom too.

For my next batch I’ll use my stand mixer instead of the hand mixer so I can mix for longer without getting tired/impatient.
 

MizzBFly

Well-Known Member
2nd time using- not blowdried - stretched only by prior braidout, 1st set of twists with SM JMCO then 2nd set using Melanin Elongate Cream, Shea’d each section more heavily near my roots and her oil to unravel
 

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Chicoro

5 Year Shea Anniversary: Started Dec 16th, 2016!
2nd time using- not blowdried - stretched only by prior braidout, 1st set of twists with SM JMCO then 2nd set using Melanin Elongate Cream, Shea’d each section more heavily near my roots and her oil to unravel

I, chicoro, on this 7th day of March 2019, nominate and induct @MizzBFly into the Shea Made Hair Unicorn Hall of Fame. She was outted in post #1225.

Congratulations!

@caribeandiva, please do your thing!
 

MizzBFly

Well-Known Member
I, chicoro, on this 7th day of March 2019, nominate and induct @MizzBFly into the Shea Made Hair Unicorn Hall of Fame. She was outted in post #1225.

Congratulations!

@caribeandiva, please do your thing!
:cup: First let me thank my handheld blender:look::lachen:and you ladies describing how I gots to slather the Shea, don’t be scared of the Shea and well... it works :afro:
 
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