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Anais Satin Stardust Offline Tailbone in March 2006, classic in March 2007 Posts: 1265 Bill Gates' backyard, WA Gender:	Shea Butter Aug 15^th, 2004 at 6:03pm Has anyone tried shea butter? Please post your reviews! 8) Anais
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Re: Shea Butter
Reply #1 - Aug 15^th, 2004 at 11:43pm

I love shea butter! It's great used pure (but remember a little goes a long way). I can't find the link right now, but this is a recipe someone on another long hair site made up:

1 part pure shea butter
1 part conditioner
1/2 part carrier oil (like jojoba, olive, etc)

This works very well. Pure shea butter works great on cracked heels, too, and other dry parts of your body.

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Re: Shea Butter
Reply #2 - Aug 16^th, 2004 at 6:33am

Hiya,

I've used shea butter to oil my hair, but I find it difficult to apply. It's impossible to oil wet, as the shea butter solidifies on my hands when I try to apply it to my cooler hair.

I've been meaning to mix some into my deep conditioner but haven't got around to it yet. I currently use my shea to grease my hair up the night before a wash (I have to have a towel on the pillow).

/Kate

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leia Diamond Offline Posts: 745 Dhaka, Bangladesh Gender:	Re: Shea Butter Reply #3 - Aug 16^th, 2004 at 2:07pm Quote: I've been meaning to mix some into my deep conditioner but haven't got around to it yet. Do try it! It's great!
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Kate Emerald Offline Posts: 328 Linköping, Sweden Gender:	Re: Shea Butter Reply #4 - Aug 16^th, 2004 at 2:13pm How should I do it Leia? Should I melt the shea butter first and warm the conditioner, then stir them together? What proportions are appropriate? /Kate
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Re: Shea Butter
Reply #5 - Aug 16^th, 2004 at 10:56pm

Hi Kate, I don't recommend warming your conditioner--just the shea. They should mix nicely if you do it real quick. Some people mix the shea and the conditioner at up to 1:1 ratio (and with other natural oils added, if you like). Less shea for oily hair, I'd think.

Thanks for everyone's comments.. I'm ordering ingredients to make lotion bars. The recipe is 4 parts shea butter, 4 parts beeswax, 2 parts jojoba oil, 1 part hemp oil, 1 part avocado oil, and a bit of vitamin E as a natural preservative. They should be suitable for lip and skin care. The ingredients really add up to be expensive, but these bars are supposed to last months. I bought my solid lotion tin last Christmas!!

Anais

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leia Diamond Offline Posts: 745 Dhaka, Bangladesh Gender:	Re: Shea Butter Reply #6 - Aug 16^th, 2004 at 11:45pm Kate, I agree with Anais. You could warm up the shea a bit in the microwave, and try a 1:1 ratio. Even less shea butter really.. you don't need that much. You could even add a few drops of oil or EO.
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Anais Satin Stardust Offline Tailbone in March 2006, classic in March 2007 Posts: 1265 Bill Gates' backyard, WA Gender:	Re: Shea Butter Reply #7 - Aug 17^th, 2004 at 3:32am So I guess y'all like Shea? anybody else have any shea experiences?
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Kate Emerald Offline Posts: 328 Linköping, Sweden Gender:	Re: Shea Butter Reply #8 - Aug 17^th, 2004 at 1:11pm Thanks Leia and Anais Satin. I'll try it for my next wash (probably tomorrow). /Kate
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Anais Satin Stardust Offline Tailbone in March 2006, classic in March 2007 Posts: 1265 Bill Gates' backyard, WA Gender:	Re: Shea Butter Reply #9 - Aug 21^st, 2004 at 4:10pm Kate, Did you try the Shea? Do you like the results? Anais
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Re: Shea Butter
Reply #10 - Aug 25^th, 2004 at 7:36pm

I FINALLY remembered to do the shea butter thing, I used about 1 tbs, nuked it and mixed it with my normal amount of conditioner. It certainly wasn't a 1:1 ratio, more like 1:4.

My hair feels quite soft, and there is no frizz. However, my hair looks a tad greasy up on the crown - I'll probably want to wash it again tomorrow. Also, it feels like the shea butter weighed my hair down, it's not as curly as it usually is, more wavy. Did I do something wrong? Was I supposed to recondition after washing with the shea/conditioner mixture?

/Kate

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Anais Satin Stardust Offline Tailbone in March 2006, classic in March 2007 Posts: 1265 Bill Gates' backyard, WA Gender:	Re: Shea Butter Reply #11 - Aug 26^th, 2004 at 12:29am Probably not... I think the other thing.. is that your hair isn't long enough to get really really super dry yet. But Leia put it perfectly: "a little shea goes a long way" and that's probably the case. I hope your second try(ies) go well : ) let us know Anais
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Re: Shea Butter
Reply #12 - Aug 27^th, 2004 at 9:26am

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I think the other thing.. is that your hair isn't long enough to get really really super dry yet.

Bah. You're right, of course. But that doesn't mean I have to like it. Roll Eyes

I have used the shea butter several times just to oil my hair (both wet and dry) but it really is too heavy for me. It weights my hair down too much. Nowadays I use it as an overnight deep conditioner, but I think I'll stick to almond oil for the time being. Hey! Maybe I'll mix *that* in my conditioner!

/Kate

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Anais Satin Stardust Offline Tailbone in March 2006, classic in March 2007 Posts: 1265 Bill Gates' backyard, WA Gender:	Re: Shea Butter Reply #13 - Aug 27^th, 2004 at 7:48pm Kate: I'm sorry if my last post on this thread sounded offensive... I didn't mean to make a comment against your hair length... in fact I sooooo wish I could cut off half my hair to start healthy again!!! again Kate I apologize; because to me it sounded awful in retrospect. love, Anais
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Kate Emerald Offline Posts: 328 Linköping, Sweden Gender:	Re: Shea Butter Reply #14 - Aug 30^th, 2004 at 6:20am Of course it wasn't offensive! I've had short hair for many years and now that I've decided to grow it, I get annoyed that it's taking so long. I usually express myself bluntly and with way too much sarcasm, especially in this sort of forum. But it takes a lot more than an honest comment to offend me. Hugs, Kate
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