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

Saga

The Generous Queen
I just whipped up my first batch. I added a tiny amount of grape seed oil and orange essential oil. It has a good texture but the smell still leaves something to be desired.
I honestly just use the amount of EO necessary to drown out the nutty smell. Don't care if it's 2 drops or 22, just keep smelling then I mix and smell again, until I get a nice fragrance.
 

SunkissedLife

basking in the sun
Undid my braids and saturated them with water and Scurl. Then, I slathered my Shea butter mix on my hair. Told myself and my hair, "You look fabulous, Darling!" My hair did the Shea Slide.

Then, I took a shower and slathered my skin with my Shea butter mix. I slithered out the bathroom. My body did the Shea Slither.


s/o to the Shea Slither! I will be retwisting my hair tonight - spritz, Giovanni Leave In (just bought on sale at Whole Foods) my whipped Shea Butter. I bought some aloe vera juice but too chicken to use it. My drinks up moisture for breakfast lol
this is a great idea though! I love cocoa butter on my body why not shea butter? I will be trying this tonight esp my roommate is not here so I can slide into bed booty naked :blush: yay for self care sundays <3
 

SunkissedLife

basking in the sun
Thanks Shea Sissy! My hair has been tangling at the roots and I couldn't figure out why. Its the aloe vera juice that I've been using for moisture. Gonna pour the rest in my bathwater or something.

My hair feets reach the top of my breast and when I pull the hair down in front, it touches my chin.

This wash I made a tea using Amla, Brahmi, Tulsi, Ashwaganda, Nettle leaf, Chamomile, Hibiscus and Rosehip. I used it as a spritz after I shampooed. Had a sample of Isoplus deep cleanse shampoo and I liked it.

OAN- I bought a big bag of Sour salt from Amazon Prime. Next day delivery. Easy peasy.

Have a great week Shea siblings.

Did you like the tea spritz better than the aloe vera spritz? What were your results?
 

bjade757

Active Member
What has helped me is to do the LOC method daily. I spritz my hair with water, apply S-Curl then seal with my whipped Shea Butter mix. My hair is soft, moisturized and retaining length like never before! Try that and see how your hair likes it.
I'm gonna try this too. My hair has been breaking and I'm in the process of trying to identify why and how to quickly stop it! I hope this works. I did a variation of this earlier this morning. I used oyin oh my glide, s curl and the rest of my shea butter mix. Need to blend up more stat!
 

NCHairDiva

WAIST LENGTH 2019
I love the way they look but taking them out is a nightmare!
I know. Im just keeping them moist with S-Curl and slathered with whipped Shea. I unwrap a cpl here and there and they come a loose easily as long as the WSB is on them and keep them slathered. So thats the plan. Im hoping to keep them on for 2 or 3 weeks at a time....continuing to check them for tangling.
 

NCHairDiva

WAIST LENGTH 2019
My twists are so soft they don’t even feel like hair! My hair feels like cashmere.
YES!!! Mine too! I'm loving them. They are soft and shiny. I won't dare show pictures because I have very fine hair and the twist makes my look like I really don't have much hair at all... I feel like I only have 30 twisty on my head (keep in mind they are micro twist, smh)
 

Daina

Well-Known Member
Didn't think I would use Queen Shea on my straight hair but once again she has proved me wrong! On week 2 of straight hair and did some flexi-rods. Moisturized and then sealed the ends with my pina colada SB. Thought it might be too heavy but I am whipping my hair back and forth like Willow! I can use shea for every style. :gorgeous::rocker:
 

ElevatedEnergy

Rooted Yet Flowing
On my last wash day, I added some whipped Shea butter into my treatment and deep conditioned overnight. Sealed my moisturizer in with Shea butter after washing. I havent touched my hair or added any product since then (Friday)
I have been outside in the heat everyday since then for hours at a time with the sun beaming down on top of my head. Usually when I do this, my hair gets a smoky almost burnt type of smell. Not this time. My hair still feels as soft as I did when I first applied Shea Butter. It does feel a bit greasy but I think the sun may have just melted the Shea butter in my hair. Homegirl was like...I got you...she melted and gave me extra SPF protection! :lachen:
 

ElevatedEnergy

Rooted Yet Flowing
If I start using shea butter regularly will I need to use shampoo to clean my hair and if so will sulfate free work or do I need one with sulfates?

When you wash, rinse well with warm water first for a minute or two. While you rinse, slide your hands down the length of your hair while rinsing to encourge the Shea butter to slide off. It rinses well with warm water as long as you don't go overboard with your application. My hair is long and anytime I use it, I usually only use a fingertip for my entire head. For cleansing, I alternate between shampoo bars and a sulfate free shampoo.
 

ArrrBeee

Well-Known Member
Did you like the tea spritz better than the aloe vera spritz? What were your results?

Results were great. Shampooed with Cream of Nature Argan Shampoo and conditioned with Design Essentials Coconut and Monoi deep moisture mask. Going to use my tea again.

There was only one tiny section that was slightly tangled. I will not use aloe vera juice on my hair again.
 

kupenda

Well-Known Member
Hi ladies! Just a quick update.

Last week after washing I moisturized my damp hair with care free curl gold and sealed with shea butter. I’ve remoisturized my Wack Patch twice since then to prevent any drama there. I’ve styled my hair slightly different each day, but always with my heat damaged bangs pulled back. Today is a Bantu knot out. I’m surprised at how much I like my hair in this new fluffy, less defined state. Normally my twist outs and Bantu knot outs were defined and almost crunchy at take down. But now my hair seems to swell throughout the day. Is that good? I like it. But I don’t want to inadvertently hurt my strands. Either way, my ends don’t feel crispy and overall my hair very happy. It’s becoming difficult to get excited about new products because shea butter isn’t going ANYWHERE. And since today’s Bantu knot out was done on five day old hair that was re-moisturized about three days ago and just dampened in the shower last night to prep it for my shea butter application, it’s really difficult for me see any reason why I would need to stray. Maybe for some Oyin Hair Dew (cuz it smells good) but that’s about it. I’m so happy ladies!!!!! :cloud9:
 

CurlyWhoCrux

Well-Known Member
My progress so far!

Hey, great progress!

A question I have for you: do you feel like part of your progress is that your hair lays flatter? I was wondering if this makes your hair feel longer simply because your hair is going down and not out (I don’t mean growing I mean when it’s at rest, if that makes sense). Not to take away any of your inches, I’m just curious. Thanks!
 

Chicoro

5 Year Shea Anniversary: Started Dec 16th, 2016!
@CurlyWhoCrux ,
I know you were not asking me, but at first I wondered the same. If you look at the very ends of @caribeandiva hair, it is thicker in her after photo. More and more hairs are dropping to the newer and longer length. This is the pattern I see in all her update photos. This is why I strongly encourage her NOT to trim or cut her hair.

It is always good to question and analyze. That's a great way to understand a situation and really delve into it. After all, if Shea butter is claimed to be some kind of unicorn balm, the proof needs to be in the pudding on a regular and consistent basis!
 
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CurlyWhoCrux

Well-Known Member
@CurlyWhoCrux ,
I know you were not asking me, but at first I wondered the same. If you look at the very ends of @caribeandiva hair, it is thicker in her after photo. More and more hairs are dropping to the newer and longer length. This is the pattern I see in all her update photos. This is why I strongly encourage her NOT to trim or cut her hair.

It is always good to question and analyze. That's a great way to understand a situation and really delve into it. After all, if Shea butter is claimed to be some kind of unicorn balm, the proof needs to be in the pudding on a regular and consistent basis!

I agree, I notice the thickness too! I guess I was just asking because for myself it seems like I’m not seeing length necessarily but rather the characteristic of flatter hair which makes my hair seem longer. With that being said, I’m not focused on length so much as I am alleviating my chronically dry hair (although I don’t cut my hair often; have never been someone who cuts often). I know the length will come with the moisture because my hair tends to retain length easily.

I guess my whole point of this is to say that the benefits of Shea manifest themselves differently in each one of us.
 

caribeandiva

Human being
Hey, great progress!

A question I have for you: do you feel like part of your progress is that your hair lays flatter? I was wondering if this makes your hair feel longer simply because your hair is going down and not out (I don’t mean growing I mean when it’s at rest, if that makes sense). Not to take away any of your inches, I’m just curious. Thanks!
@Chicoro answered it perfectly! At first I didn’t see much difference either. Thank goodness for pictures!
@CurlyWhoCrux ,
I know you were not asking me, but at first I wondered the same. If you look at the very ends of @caribeandiva hair, it is thicker in her after photo. More and more hairs are dropping to the newer and longer length. This is the pattern I see in all her update photos. This is why I strongly encourage her NOT to trim or cut her hair.

It is always good to question and analyze. That's a great way to understand a situation and really delve into it. After all, if Shea butter is claimed to be some kind of unicorn balm, the proof needs to be in the pudding on a regular and consistent basis!
I took new pics just now. I hope it answers your questions @CurlyWhoCrux and shows you what @Chicoro explained so beautifully above.
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