Shea Growth And Retention Regimen 2019

Lita said:

@Chicoro I was using regular plain Shea Butter that had melted..Switch to Natures Ego because it contained Rice & Emu oil,my hair always responds well to both ingredients...

@sunflora Thanks for keeping Shea Butter alive..

*I will stay on the “Shea Butter” train.

Happy Hair Growing!

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• the ingredients
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• the process

ElevatedEnergy said:

*Blows whistle*

Alllllllll aboard the Shea Express....come on Shea Fam!

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syrk said:

Few questions to anyone who wants to share - any learnings from whipping up your own shea mixes in the prior year? Which specific oils do you like/dislike in your mixes? Do any of ?you bother to melt down the shea before whipping or do you find that is an unnecessary step? What is your staple mix?

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Chicoro said:

Shea Train is back on track! Washed, oiled and full of vacant seats. Hop on board!

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Chicoro said:

You may want to start with your regular Shea butter. Tell us you process and what happened. We can help you from there.

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ElevatedEnergy said:

Stretch mark buster:

Ceramide Rich oil....I like Ricebran for my skin

Of course, Shea Butter!

And some dark roasted coffee beans. Steep in oil on low heat. I like to use my candle/wax warmer for a few days and then leave it for a few months in the top of my closet. Here is one I've been infusing since Nov.

Make your whipped shea as you usually do. Just use the coffee infused oil (after straining of course) instead of your normal oil.

Get you an exfoliating cloth and use in the shower on the area you want to bust stretch marks from. I got this one from Walmart for around $3.00. It's extra long.

Use your coffee Shea mix and rub it in well. I use from head to toe. Yes, you can also use this in your hair!!! All in One!

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sarumoki said:

Side note: is this gif from that Hey Arnold episode with the train driver? That episode scared me so much as a kid. That and the one with the ghost bride.

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ElevatedEnergy said:

Stretch mark buster:

Ceramide Rich oil....I like Ricebran for my skin

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Of course, Shea Butter!

And some dark roasted coffee beans. Steep in oil on low heat. I like to use my candle/wax warmer for a few days and then leave it for a few months in the top of my closet. Here is one I've been infusing since Nov.

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Make your whipped shea as you usually do. Just use the coffee infused oil (after straining of course) instead of your normal oil.

Get you an exfoliating cloth and use in the shower on the area you want to bust stretch marks from. I got this one from Walmart for around $3.00. It's extra long.

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Use your coffee Shea mix and rub it in well. I use from head to toe. Yes, you can also use this in your hair!!! All in One!

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sarumoki said:

I just used the batch I made yesterday. No lie, this is the best one I've made yet! And I actually measured this time so I can replicate what I did!

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Chicoro said:

Last year by this time, the 2018 Shea thread was already 1,000 posts long!...

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ItsMeLilLucky said:

Well I’m glad you climbed back on Gotta watch your steps, life will trip you up every time

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myhairgrowstoo said:

I'm in for 2019. I've hit a length plateau. This picture attached is my hair now. It is blown out and not all of my hair is pushed forward but the hair that is shows where my hair lays blown out. It is difficult to measure my hair and it is so humid I can't get my hair completely straight. I measured my blown out hair and it is 19 or 20 inches but everytime I measure it the length varies. My end goal is for my blown out hair to rest underneath my boobs without having to pull a strand for a check.

The 2nd picture attached is my hair in my #1 protective style for 2019, two strand twists. I'm working on getting better at them but the picture is my first attempt. I will have them in for 6 weeks, have a one or two week break and will have my hair in a bun and do a whole bunch of hair loving, then teo strand twists again. I am in university and graduate in April so I want a style where I won't neglect my hair and can focus on both uni and haircare.

So my regime is blowdrying using revair then two strand twists.

I want to keep them in for 6 weeks then wash, condition, henna or aphogee 2 step protein treatment (alternate every 6 weeks).

After I wash and condition my hair I apply shea butter. It is whipped. And I only apply it once after wash day because I have fine hair that is easily weighed down. I only want to "reactivate" it nightly by saran wrapping my hair.

This is my regime to reach my goal which will hopefully be waist length on me.

More pics. Excuse the chocolate stain on my white shirt. Im so clumsy

I stretched the length in front of me to try to be more specific

My boyfriend then helped me measure it. If you can see, it says around 19 inches. This length has been varying which is why I give up on giving accurate measurement

Then we measured the inches to my hips, which is one of my goals, which is about 7.5 inches.

My shampoo and conditioner has been Apghogee Damaged Hair Shampoo and Balancing Moisture Conditioner.

My deep conditioner is Obia Naturals Babassu Deep Conditioner

I keep my hair stretched via blowdry and/or two strand twists. I try to keep stretched all the time because of major ssk. I am working on end care and hope that lessens tangling.

I detangle in the shower using Conair shower head detangling brush and a wet brush during wash day.

During wash day I also S & D before applying DC (if it is DC time. I DC as a prepoo) or prepoo (coconut oil)

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Black Ambrosia said:

Please break down your recipe. I'm on board and ready to get started.

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Black Ambrosia said:

Anytime I see a food product used this way I become concerned about a science project growing in my closet or applied to my hair. Won't it start fermenting?

I don't have a candle/wax warmer so I'm not sure how they work. You can heat something in it for days at a time? What would be a comparable substitute?

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icsonia22 said:

a shed hair just slipped right on out without trying to take any friends with it

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syrk said:

Few questions to anyone who wants to share - any learnings from whipping up your own shea mixes in the prior year? Which specific oils do you like/dislike in your mixes? Do any of you bother to melt down the shea before whipping or do you find that is an unnecessary step? What is your staple mix?

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victory777 said:

My teen niece has been recruited over to the shea side.

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keranikki said:

I only feel the need to melt down Shea butter if the batch I have is grainy; otherwise, I don’t bother.
My staple mix is Shea butter and my homemade Ayurvedic oil. I prefer a creamier consistency for my fine strands.
Neem oil is the only oil I can’t stand. I’d rather smell like garlic and onions, than Neem.

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