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    Posted: July 14 2006 at 2:26pm
I saw that on anitagrant.com that she was selling pure whipped shea butter and I was like hey I have shea butter let me whip it myself. Wow! I know it sounds strange but the shea butter felt more moisturizing than before. I didn't add anything to it just beat and it turned a nice creamy texture. It helped define my waves when I did the scarf method so I thought I would pass it along
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Anita has some wonderful looking products.  If shipping wasn't so costly I would definitely order from there.  I want to try whipping my shea butter also.  Did you just use a hand mixer?
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I think you should probably use a mixer like this one..
Let me know how it turns out Poki.
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What kind of mixer is that?
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Originally posted by Vanity3 Vanity3 wrote:

I think you should probably use a mixer like this one..
Let me know how it turns out Poki.
 
Ok, I will.
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I know her products look wonderful, I am going to have to save up I used a regular beater (like one to beat eggs) because my shea is soft but not that soft to use a electric mixer....maybe after user the beater to get it smooth you can use the electric to really beat it but I used the beater with no problem HTH
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The one vanity put a pic of is a electric mixer...I have one of those too got it from target for like $20...however I used a regular hand beater to whip my shea
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Originally posted by blackhoney112 blackhoney112 wrote:

The one vanity put a pic of is a electric mixer...I have one of those too got it from target for like $20...however I used a regular hand beater to whip my shea
 
did you heat it up a bit first?
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Originally posted by blackhoney112 blackhoney112 wrote:

I know her products look wonderful, I am going to have to save up I used a regular beater (like one to beat eggs) because my shea is soft but not that soft to use a electric mixer....maybe after user the beater to get it smooth you can use the electric to really beat it but I used the beater with no problem HTH
 
Ok, thanks.  I'm gonna try this soon.
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No I didn't heat it up...just whipped it at room temp. but I will try that next time
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I heated mine up for about 15 sec then whipped it, whipped it good ()
 
Now does it stay at the whipped texture or does it revert back to being hard?
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Lol Vanity mine has remained the whipped texture
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mine reverted?  what do I do now?
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NOTE:  I've added coconut oil and whipped it again, and it has remained the whipped texture.  I guess it was just trial and error. 
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Lol I hear that...I am going to try adding other oils to my shea too let me know your results Also I didn't heat mine so that might be why too
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How do you guys use the shea butter in your hair. I have a BIG jar of it, but only use it on my skin. I used to use it in my hair to smooth back in a ponytail but found that it made my hair feel really greasy! And I would always get that shiny film at the top of my forehead!!
Is it a good moisturizer? Hair oil? Conditioner?....
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I love unrefined shea butter It can be heavy so a very little bit goes a long way and I found that whipping it helps it absorb better. It looks like you have relaxed hair so I would suggest using it for braid outs, pre-poo treatments (really helps soften dry hair), or to seal the ends of your hair. Shea has alot of moisture it it so it is both a good moisturize and hair oil. HTH




Originally posted by ladyflash ladyflash wrote:

How do you guys use the shea butter in your hair. I have a BIG jar of it, but only use it on my skin. I used to use it in my hair to smooth back in a ponytail but found that it made my hair feel really greasy! And I would always get that shiny film at the top of my forehead!!
Is it a good moisturizer? Hair oil? Conditioner?....
    

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