Shea Growth And Retention Regimen 2018

[Chicoro]

Thank you! I’m blessed to have super thick hair! Thanks to both of my parents for that but especially my mother. I don’t know anyone who have hair thicker than that of my family. Stylists are baffled! As for my hair texture the crown is looser than the rest. It’s a 3C while the rest is 4A/B. I think. Who knows? This is a picture of my hair when years ago in a wash N go:
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Your hair! Your skin! You hadn't been touched by Shea in these photos , right? I've never put my hands in a head that didn't have at least 2 textures. Most women with afro-textured hair have usually 3 textures.

Interestingly, the scalp skin in the crown area is not the same as the scalp skin in other areas of the scalp. It's too late for me to look through my hair science book to cite it and put the page number. Hair is so amazing.

 

[Chicoro]

Well, that's enough of admiring Shea made hair and my own horn tooting for the evening.

Night, night ya'll!

 

[caribeandiva]

Your hair! Your skin! You hadn't been touched by Shea in these photos , right?

Thank you ! And Nope. I hadn’t met Queen Shea yet when I took these. I think I have on the Cantu leave in daily moisturizer and EcoStyler gel.

 

[icsonia22]

I've been avoiding wash day like the plague. I'm going to add my Shea butter mix to my detangling routine by mixing it with Aussie moist and vegetable oil. Hopefully by using a generous amount of this product combo under water, detangling will be a breeze. I'll come back with an update.

 

[Aggie]

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Wow, your hair is so pretty. Definitely lots of shine and thickness. The dark color is beautiful too. Like a young lady told me last week Saturday while I was at the mall "Your look gives you life." I say the same to you @caribeandiva - "Your look gives you life missy!"

 

[Aggie]

I've been avoiding wash day like the plague. I'm going to add my Shea butter mix to my detangling routine by mixing it with Aussie moist and vegetable oil. Hopefully by using a generous amount of this product combo under water, detangling will be a breeze. I'll come back with an update.

@icsonia22, this should work but whatever you do, don't mix a huge batch of this - just mix enough for one wash session. It is very possible that microbes/mold will grow in it if it just sits for a while because the Aussie Moist has water in it. All the best with your detangling session.

 

[caribeandiva]

Wow, your hair is so pretty. Definitely lots of shine and thickness. The dark color is beautiful too. Like a young lady told me last week Saturday while I was at the mall "Your look gives you life." I say the same to you @Caribbean - "Your look gives you life missy!"

Awww thank you!! I receive that 100%.

 

[caribeandiva]

I think I've had a bit of a drop in length this month. Every other month I notice a length gain.

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If this keeps up, the 'hair feets' of that braid are going to be touching my thigh by the final part of the year. The bottom of the braid is right below the frame of this photo. Hair is being pulled and stretched.

Your hair is #goals!! I’m sitting here with my jaw on the floor, drooling! Feeling like Gollum from Lord of the rings.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

@caribeandiva @Chicoro
Beautiful Ladies!...
Thank you for the Eye Candy!

 

[jennex]

@jennex ,

The 2 to 4 inches of length difference applies if you are wearing your hair in a heat straightened, style and wearing your hair loose. For braided hair, that you are not wearing out, it doesn't apply [as much].

Based on the picture, it looks to me like the shape of your nape hairline goes up a bit. That's natural for you. I will add that instead of having 2 braids in the back, you may want to have 3. You may want to consider eliminating that middle part since the hair is fragile in that area.

Oh, okay that makes sense. I rarely wear my hair out. Yes, that area is quite fragile. It's also very fine and soft compared to the rest of my hair. I'll try to treat it more gently. It's been screaming for my attention for years.

 

[Chicoro]

Wow, your hair is so pretty. Definitely lots of shine and thickness. The dark color is beautiful too. Like a young lady told me last week Saturday while I was at the mall "Your look gives you life." I say the same to you @Caribbean - "Your look gives you life missy!"

I love this!

 

[Chicoro]

Your hair is #goals!! I’m sitting here with my jaw on the floor, drooling! Feeling like Gollum from Lord of the rings.

Thank you for the compliment, but please don't get spit on me. You have more hair in your Hair Feets than Gollum has on his entire body.

 

[Chicoro]

Oh, okay that makes sense. I rarely wear my hair out. Yes, that area is quite fragile. It's also very fine and soft compared to the rest of my hair. I'll try to treat it more gently. It's been screaming for my attention for years.

Do a mind switch! Pretend like your entire head of hair is like that one patch in the back. Usually, whatever that soft patch responds to in terms of products and treatments and processes, the rest of the hair will respond. If you give it the loving attention it's been asking for, you might be surprised how fast and beautifully it responds to you.

 

[Chicoro]

I've been avoiding wash day like the plague. I'm going to add my Shea butter mix to my detangling routine by mixing it with Aussie moist and vegetable oil. Hopefully by using a generous amount of this product combo under water, detangling will be a breeze. I'll come back with an update.

You may not need the Aussie Moist. That's a lot of hair you got there!!

 

[icsonia22]

Wash day was an epic fail. It's going to have to continue tomorrow because I ran out of a few products that I needed. The whipped Shea butter makes a great prepoo. It instantly softens the hair and works well with dry finger combing. However, it didn't aid in my quest for more slip when I started detangling with a comb in the shower under running water. I'll stick to using it as a prepoo and a sealant.

 

[scarcity21]

This is pretty much my story. @scarcity21 must be my long lost twin. The last time I cut was March of last year.



The bolded is what I am asking for clarification on.

Here's a picture if that helps.

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@jennex i thought I was looking at my pic until I made the pic bigger
@Chicoro thank you so much for the advice...I'll have to continue to give that section some TLC!!!

 

[icsonia22]

@Chicoro I just watched your YouTube tutorial on whipping aphogee 2 step protein treatment. You don't know how much easier this makes my life. Thank you! You're the whip queen

 

[Chicoro]

@jennex i thought I was looking at my pic until I made the pic bigger
@Chicoro thank you so much for the advice...I'll have to continue to give that section some TLC!!!

With love and attention the hair seems to turn around pretty quickly.

 

[Chicoro]

@Chicoro I just watched your YouTube tutorial on whipping aphogee 2 step protein treatment. You don't know how much easier this makes my life. Thank you! You're the whip queen

Thanks! I'm glad you found it helpful. Once you whip it:

• The smell dissipates
• It's no longer sticky
• It's not runny
• It goes on evenly
• It dries faster (about 5-8 minutes faster)

Just an all around improvement of the product. I made the video because @MileHigh suggested I do it!

 

[Chicoro]

Two girls from America stopped by my house. I greased them both down with Shea butter.

 

[Chicoro]

My Shea Butter Length Retention Schedule

I didn't start seeing or noticing the length retention until around August 2017. Interestingly, that is when I started using shea butter on a daily basis. After that, I started to see length gains every 2 months: September, November and January. I expect to see length gains in:

-March 2018 (length gains seen!)
-May 2018
-July 2018
-September 2018
-November 2018
-January 2019

 

[kupenda]

^peeks in^

Just a tiny shea update. After washing and deep conditioning last night, I moisturized my hair and slathered it in shea butter before putting in a few large flat twists to wear my wig today. I just went to the bathroom to scratch my scalp properly (had to remove my wig ) and my hair was super soft and still a bit damp. Definitely happy with that.

^slides back into the slippery shea corner from which I came^

 

[Chicoro]

^peeks in^

Just a tiny shea update. After washing and deep conditioning last night, I moisturized my hair and slathered it in shea butter before putting in a few large flat twists to wear my wig today. I just went to the bathroom to scratch my scalp properly (had to remove my wig ) and my hair was super soft and still a bit damp. Definitely happy with that.

^slides back into the slippery shea corner from which I came^

It's the tiny Shea updates and discoveries that keep that addiction SKRONG. How wonderful that your hair is soft, moist and deeply moisturized!

More importantly, it always feels good when something you do deliberately, consciously and purposely works out exactly how you hoped and anticipated. It removes the guessing out of a situation or a practice.

It gives you the confidence to transfer this ability and analysis, to other areas of your life. This in turn helps to creates success in all aspects of one's life. Success is contagious. All that from just a tiny update!

 

[Chicoro]

Global Shea Alliance 2017 Annual Report




“All these years, we have been told you cannot plant shea. Today, not only can I tell people this is not true, I have the nurseries here, and they can see for themselves”

Ouedraogo Aïssata, Békuy, Burkina Faso

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Check out this new tool the women have
been given to collect Shea nuts. It allows
Senior citizen women to continue
to collect and earn income.
And hopefully minimize Snake bites while collecting.
See below:










Global Shea Alliance 2017 Annual Report
http://www.globalshea.com/resources/library/371/2017-Annual-Report

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“With the support I have received from the GSA, I produce better quality kernels and I am assured of a buyer. Today, I am confident in my ability to pay for my children’s education.”
- Sahada Akakpo, Benin

 

[Chicoro]

Additional Note About My Length Gains: Documenting My Statistics
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• I think I am gaining 1/2 inch of growth every month. It is not necessarily in the BULK or MAJORITY of my hair, and that is okay.

• So, when I notice the length gains every other month, or every 2 months, that is because I have gained one inch in total. This is great!

• Every two months, I seem to gain an inch of growth.

• That translates to me being on track to gaining possibly six (6) inches minimum in 2018.

• With the use of Shea butter, I have the possibility of actually RETAINING 6 Inches in 2018, by December 2018.

What are your Shea POSSIBILITIES for 2018? You may want to write them down so you can see and review your progress, just right before the Shea Extravaganza in December 2018!

There is no pressure to share with anyone.
It's nice to have definitive information
with which you can truly use
to marvel at your
progress!
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[Chicoro]

Have these been posted on anyone's street, yet?
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[Chicoro]

“All these years, we have been told you cannot plant shea. Today, not only can I tell people this is not true, I have the nurseries here, and they can see for themselves”

I'm going to add this to the discoveries page. I have always read that Shea could not be cultivated either. But technically, it still has not been. These are seedlings. We have yet to see what type of fruit they will produce, or even if they will produce a fruit. Also, we have yet to see what kind of Shea butter comes from these seedlings. We are going to go with it, nevertheless!

Here's what I posted:

"Shea butter seedlings are being successfully cultivated in the Shea Belt, specifically in Burkina Faso. Shea trees have been considered wild and not able to be cultivated. 108,000 seedlings have been cultivated. Although these seedlings have yet to grow into trees and become fruit producing, this is a tremendous and impactful paradigm shift in the production of Shea butter. "

 

[Sarabellam]

“All these years, we have been told you cannot plant shea. Today, not only can I tell people this is not true, I have the nurseries here, and they can see for themselves”

I'm going to add this to the discoveries page. I have always read that Shea could not be cultivated either. But technically, it still has not been. These are seedlings. We have yet to see what type of fruit they will produce, or even if they will produce a fruit. Also, we have yet to see what kind of Shea butter comes from these seedlings. We are going to go with it, nevertheless!

Here's what I posted:

"Shea butter seedlings are being successfully cultivated in the Shea Belt, specifically in Burkina Faso. Shea trees have been considered wild and not able to be cultivated. 108,000 seedlings have been cultivated. Although these seedlings have yet to grow into trees and become fruit producing, this is a tremendous and impactful paradigm shift in the production of Shea butter. "

Is this a good or bad thing for future product quality and work opportunities for African women?

 

[Chicoro]

Is this a good or bad thing for future product quality and work opportunities for African women?

I'm not sure how it bodes for the future. You never can tell with these things. The one thing I DO believe is that the African women must INFILTRATE the value stream. That means, they've got to OWN things, like nurseries etc. If they stay collectors, I think that it will be more challenging as the years go by.

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

Still Shea sliding! I put on a light coating this weekend with a little extra goodness on the ends and edges.