That sounds similar to mine. Without the heat my shea stayed in
little tiny pieces, but they get plenty of oil in them I guess, and
they melt in my hands on the days when my hands are warm (on cold
winter days sometimes I'm not warm enough to melt them very
well!). Heating them still probably makes them less messy to mix
together than getting it all over an electric mixer though, I think I
will still do it your way next time.
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Ok, I was wrong it is not a solid. It is very creamy, and cloudy looking when before it cooled it was transparent. It is like a very thick liquid with a little bitty bit of pieces floating around. the pieaces are so small that they melt on contact when you rub it between your hands.It is a lot easy to apply than straight shea butter,but it still feels like it when it is dry.so far I think I really like it.
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Jojoba doesn't do that to my hair. It makes it really soft. The mixture solidified over night, but I have not used it yet today. AS soon as I do, I will let you know if I still like it.
Yay! I'm glad it mixed. Keep us updated about how you like
it. It works great for my hair type and doesn't make my ends feel
crunchy like jojoba, but I'm curious if it works that well for everyone
(I'd imagine it must since jojoba makes so many people's hair types
feel crunchy).
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This morning I mixed shea butter with jojoba oil. I used a double boiler method with a glass measureing cup and a small pan of water on the stove. I started with the shea and when it was completing melted, I added the jojoba. It mixed completly. It has not cooled quite all the way yet, but it is still very liquidy. I put quite alot of the jojoba oil in, hoping to get the shea butter the be easier to apply. So far it was very easy. It made it to be more of an oil vs a butter. It still fells like I have shea butter in my hair though, which is good because I like the way it holds my curl pattern.
I hope you don't mind me posting a non hairboutique link after yours
Dave, but since the hairboutique shea seems to currently be out of
stock, here is where I usually get mine.
You can get a pound for about $7, and choose between the easy to mix
but possibly smelly unrefined, and the not so easy to mix but has no
smell ultrarefined. (Click on "butters" in the left hand
menu). They do ship worldwide.
Edited by Susan W - January 30 2007 at 7:25am
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I am still experimenting with Shea butter, but I also really do like jojoba oil. I use it on my daughter's hair as well. She had pretty thin fine hair, and it helps with any fly aways.
gypsydoll, glad I could help. Let us know your results!
I found jojoba oil online for about $20 for a 20oz. bottle and started right away. WOW is my hair ever shiny now! And I have found it much easier to comb. I finger some through the ends on day two, wear it up that night and wash it regularly in the morning. So far so good.
Jen, (1a/f/ii)
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I melt mine in the microwave. Come to think of it, that may kill off good nutrients and such. Maybe put it in a bowl then place it in a bigger bowl of hot water.
I have refined Shea butter. I wasn't sure so I had to look. I thought it was the unrefined, but I was wrong. I have heard that it mixes better if you warm it up first. I personally have never mixed anything with it, but I plan on making a few things with it. I am going to try to mix some tomorrow when I have some more time.
Ya know, I didn't warm mine - its possible that will help it be less
lumpy when blended. I will try that next time I make some up, if
you do it first, let me know how it goes. I know the unrefined
shea is supposed to mix in better, but since I heard that smelled bad I
never bought any, so if you have that kind already it may work better
for the mix.
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I think we have a pair that came with electric trimmers.... does it matter that they aren't brand new and have been kept in a cupboard for a while... would that blunten them? Would trimming all the splitends make my hair look uneven from where i have cut them?
Much appreciated :)
Nope, doesn't matter that they aren't brand new. The blades only go dull with excess or improper use (such as using them to cut paper or other things).
Trimming individual split ends, no matter how many you have, will not make your hair look uneven! Don't worry, you're good.
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Suan W- I have been thinking of doing the same thing, I just wasn't sure if it would mix well. Do you warm The shea butter up at all before you mix them? I think I might try to make a batch this weekend.
I think we have a pair that came with electric trimmers.... does it matter that they aren't brand new and have been kept in a cupboard for a while... would that blunten them? Would trimming all the splitends make my hair look uneven from where i have cut them?
Much appreciated :)
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well that makes me feel better... i thought it was just me resorting to doing that! haha
Actually, I discovered the technique on my own too, since I started growing my hair long -- and using S&D to trim splits -- way before I even knew the internet existed.
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I normally sit and pick at my split ends... does that make them worse? Woops What would you recommend?
Cringe. Definitely makes them worse.
Splits. Ignore them, they get worse. Pick at them, bite them off, trim them with dull scissors -- they get worse. Only trimming them with a sharp pair of hair-trimming scissors reduces them. I got this pair many years ago and continue to be happy with it.
I agree with AnaisSatin -- once you've isolated the strand you want to trim, make a decisive snip. Usually, I just poise the tips of the blades over the end, anyway, since I want to avoid shortening other (healthy) strands.
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It has not cooled quite all the way yet, but it is still very liquidy. I put quite alot of the jojoba oil in, hoping to get the shea butter the be easier to apply. So far it was very easy. It made it to be more of an oil vs a butter. It still fells like I have shea butter in my hair though, which is good because I like the way it holds my curl pattern.
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What would you recommend?