Shea Butter Growth And Retention Thread 2020

Length Milestones you wish to Break Through in 2020

  • Pixie/Chin

    Votes: 3 2.8%
  • Neck length/Shoulder

    Votes: 17 15.9%
  • BSB/BSL

    Votes: 34 31.8%
  • Mid Back/Waist

    Votes: 38 35.5%
  • Hip/Whip

    Votes: 15 14.0%
  • BCL/TBL

    Votes: 8 7.5%
  • Classic

    Votes: 4 3.7%
  • Mid Thigh

    Votes: 2 1.9%
  • Knee

    Votes: 1 0.9%

  • Total voters
    107

MizzBFly

Well-Known Member
I have the same goals. What is Shea Yogurt? I’ve been using Shea nilotica & like the results so far but yogurt sounds lighter.
Shea Yogurt is from Alikay Naturals. It’s a fluffy Shea butter that keeps my 4c hair soft and manageable. I can get it on the ground a Target, which is a huge plus. @LavenderMint
Love the Nilotica since mine came a bit chunky I wanted to whip it without oil since already so light so hair application would be more light/fluffy in texture thus easier to apply...I’m undecided.

Alikay Naturals Sugar Yogurt Ingredients
Coconut, Moroccan Argan Oil, Shea Butter, Olive Oil
I don’t work well with Coconut Oil but the name of this product alone sparked a curiosity with my Shea to fluff the texture :afro:

ETA- needless to say... I’m in for 2020:clap:
 

LavenderMint

Well-Known Member
Oooooh :( I’m glad you posted the ingredients, thank you! As much as Shea can make my scalp itch, coconut oil is like setting it on fire :couchfire:

My nilotica (from 3CayG) was chunky & a bit grainy too. I thought about whipping mine with some rice brain oil.

Love the Nilotica since mine came a bit chunky I wanted to whip it without oil since already so light so hair application would be more light/fluffy in texture thus easier to apply...I’m undecided.

Alikay Naturals Sugar Yogurt Ingredients
Coconut, Moroccan Argan Oil, Shea Butter, Olive Oil
I don’t work well with Coconut Oil but the name of this product alone sparked a curiosity with my Shea to fluff the texture :afro:

ETA- needless to say... I’m in for 2020:clap:
 

Kiaray8

Well-Known Member
I used Shea butter for my wash and go this week. Honestly I was very surprised, I used the Shea butter in my moisturising stage before I apply my gel. I usually do a LOG method for my wash and gos so I was really happy with my hair. It was very soft and moisturised and made my curls clump more. I cleansed my hair today and was really happy that I didn’t shed that much hair either. I’m really happy I revisited using this. I think I’ll use Shea butter for the 2nd wash and go I do every week & as a refresher.
 

BeautifulRoots

Well-Known Member
My nilotica (from 3CayG) was chunky & a bit grainy too. I thought about whipping mine with some rice brain oil.

I noticed this too. My shea nilotica from 3cayg came a little grainy/harder this time around. The first time I ordered, it was super smooth and soft with no grains. Idk if it's the cold weather or the fact that it was sealed with a plastic inside the container? The last one I ordered was in the container without the plastic.
 

Mapleoats

Well-Known Member
No, you dont. Do you mind sharing how much oil was used in the mix as well as what oils you used?
I used roughly 1/3 olive oil, 1/3 fractionated coconut oil (MCT oil) and 1/3 shea butter, with some drops of essential oil.

The mix melts in my hands pretty quickly and does feel greasy in my hands as well.

I think I the MCT oil is the culprit. I use it primarily to remove my makeup and that thing goes on so greasy too

I'm using yellow shea butter from my local BSS if that makes a difference too
 
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niknakmac

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I'm in again. I bought some Shea in November from a new vendor I can say that I am not a fan of it. IDKW the texture just seems much heavier than the usual shea I buy. Maybe they are just from different regions???

Since my regular vendor is back in stock I am just going to make an order and maybe blend the two or something. Ordering this week.
 

Honeypot

Well-Known Member
I used roughly 1/3 olive oil, 1/3 fractionated coconut oil (MCT oil) and 1/3 shea butter, with some drops of essential oil.

The mix melts in my hands pretty quickly and does feel greasy in my hands as well.

I think I the MCT oil is the culprit. I use it primarily to remove my makeup and that thing goes on so greasy too

I'm using yellow shea butter from my local BSS if that makes a difference too
I tried several different methods and they were all too greasy for me. I had to stop sealing with it
 

guyaneseyankee

Well-Known Member
I'm in. I love my shea butter mixes. That's what I use to seal my hair. The first day it may be greasy, but I'm protecting my hair in a twisted bun until it fully absorbs in a few days. I add more to my ends to seal. I think that helps for length retention.

I have to wash my hair now I'll try again tonight.

I'm currently using Kreyol Essence shea butter mix; but I also make my own batches. When this container is done, I will mix a new batch.
 

mzteaze

Pilates and Yoga Kinda Gal
I'm not sure what's happening but I dunno if the raw shea butter is still working for my hair. Should I switch to a mix or blend?
 

CurliDiva

Well-Known Member
I think youre right. Luckily it was a small testing batch (~2oz) so I don't feel bad about discarding it.

Do you have any ratio recommendations? Would 1/2 shea and 1/2 oil still be too much?

Less! Think of cake batter - the batter is primarily shea butter and use the oils to "wet" the mix.

You can always use more oil as you whip up the batch.
 
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PlanetCybertron

Well-Known Member
I have made what I like to call my Double Butter Cedarwood Mix.

I’ll post pictures a bit later today, but here’s the recipe:

Note: I make my Shea in small batches, so if I want to tweak something I don’t have to wait as long, or feel the need to throw out or put aside an entire batch.


4oz. Shea Butter
1 oz. Salted/ or Unsalted Butter (I use Salted because that’s what I currently had in my fridge lol.)
1 tablespoon cedarwood oil.

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I use cedarwood oil because it’s been the only oil that’s helped with my scalp flare ups, and it’s what has allowed me to test this mix and put it on my scalp, without further irritating it.

If you want to make this mix in a large batch, just increase the increments in portion all to each measurement I used. So if you want to make, say, a 16 oz batch, add an additional 4 oz of Shea, 4 oz of butter, 4 tablespoons of Cedarwood oil. If you feel the need to
Adjust, by all means do.
 
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