You can purchase shea butter at african markets and there are sites, just look online to compare prices. Sometimes health food stores have it, i'm not sure if its refined or unfined tho.
and is it okay to use on my ends without melting or will it be too hard?
It has a nutty scent usually, yes u can use it on.
Yes u can use it on your ends, I would rub it in my hands first tho (it melts from our body heat), or u will have white chunks on your hair. A little goes a long way, so it won't take much for your ends.
@Honeydo, your recipes sounds good honeydoo, i really want to try it.
update...i tried making my shealoe, just a small amount. I melted a 1tbsp shea and added a 1tbsp of aloe vera gel (perchased from health store/GNC. I mixed it and then let it sit, cool off and i put it on 2 sections of hair that I braided up. My braid out is very defined, and feels moisturized. I added it only to 2 sections because I wanted to feel the difference from the rest of my hair. Although all of my hair is soft, this feels softer and like i said is more defined. I would suggest anyone to try it, relaxed and natural. I believe i will use it only for harsh cold winter tho, I really don't like alot of stuff in my hair.
Mash the avocado in a bowl and add the honey and the oils (You can substitute with any oil you wish. ) If you have a blender you can puree this or just mix until creamy. Apply to your hair wet or dry under a plastic cap, then let sit for about 20 minutes. Rinse and wash hair as normal.
Today I was messing around with some hair stuff trying to make my own custom moisturizer.Well really something to put in my hair for blowdrying So I got out my spray bottle of Infusium 23 and poured a good amount of it out. I then added John Frieda Frizease Relax Texture Correcting serum, Elasta QP Oil Recovery Moisturizer, Ginseng Miracle Wonder 8 Oil, Lustrasilk Moisture Maxx and some water. Shook it up and went to blow-dry my hair, but decided against it, because I’ve resisted about a month and a half and didn’t want to go back, so I let it air dry, and my hair has never felt softer. And to have mixed such different products the smell was great. This all was of course after a conditioner wash. I’m about 9 weeks post perm and am trying to minimize the shedding.So I've been cond washing and airdrying in a puff, and keeping my hair super mosturized. But the perm has got to be done this weekend. So I plan on going shopping for hair stuff. Saturday hopefully I can keep some money in my pocket.
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Coconut oil Beewax (this gives it a solid form, so the more you use the more solid it would be) Olive oil Honey FO (I used blueberry fragrance oil, found it at a local soap store in Norway)
Melt oils, waxes and honey. Whisk well or the honey would settle at the bottom of the jar. Experience.
Or you can wait for it to cool and mix with a spoon or a fork. It's best to pour the oils in your container and let it cool there. Less mess
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Ok i got this from nappturality...I am going to try this this weekend also.
i'm recently in love with this from head to toe for winter 'ash season' thick & rich body oil / hair milk 1 Tb Shea butter, melted 1/2 cup coconut oil 1/4 cup sweet almond oil 1/4 cup olive oil
mix together. add fragrance. put into 8oz bottle with a disk top, b/c as it cools the mixture will thicken too much for one of those flip-spout top bottles.
if you don't have this exact ratio of oils, the main idea is mixing a Tablespoon or two of melted shea butter into about 1 cup of liquid oil.
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Shealoe... haven't made it yet but did find that it is an equal amount of shea butter and aloe vera gel.
o and i found this recipe too...this one uses an emulsifier bringing the oils and liquids together.
Sheaaloe.
I have tried to make sheaaloe with FOTE and it has separated. Here is something that worked for me.
1/2 cup shea butter 1/2 cup 100% aloe jelly/juice (I used Lily of the Desert) 1Tbs emulsifying wax 1Tbs honey 10-40 drops e.o.'s to your hearts content (i like ylang ylang and lavender.
Melt shea butter, honey, and wax in double boiler for 20 min. Add aloe and e.o.'s and simmer for 3 min. Let it cool naturally mixing with habd mixer every half hour or so. Should take a couple of hours to harden.
I think i will try making this sometime over the weekend.
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jasmine2g3 wrote:
. Sometimes health food stores have it, i'm not sure if its refined or unfined tho. 
. A little goes a long way, so it won't take much for your ends.
Experience.
