Excellent link on SHEA BUTTER - PICS included

[pookeylou]

This is the best link of the week!

It shows how shea butter is made with pictures and list the benefits of it. I SWEAR BY IT for my hair. It makes it super soft. I have been using black soap on my skin (made with shea) and my skin loves it. I also use it as my moisturizer. So far my skin is evening out nicely!

Take a look. How to make shea butter

 

[Lisa]

Thanks for the information Pookeylou

 

[patience]

Wow! Thanks for the info!

 

[Bublnbrnsuga]

I saw that from nature with love recommends warming up the butters before using them. Pookeypoo,is this necessary? What do you do to use the butter? Does it come hard? Do you know if I can find some that's whipped?

 

[UmSumayyah]

I just bought some shea butter. This thread is making me exicted to use it even more!

 

[SherryLove]

Pookeylou - this link is fantastic--very informative. I love the visuals.......thanks for sharing.....

I will add this to my haircare archives.....

 

[pookeylou]

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Bublnbrnsuga said:
I saw that from nature with love recommends warming up the butters before using them. Pookeypoo,is this necessary? What do you do to use the butter? Does it come hard? Do you know if I can find some that's whipped?

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My shea butter has always been room temperture. So it stays very soft and pliable. There are tubs of it that I keep in the fridge. When I am about to run out of a tub that I am using...I take a new tub out a few days early and leave it on the counter. It is ready to use for my twist in a day or so.

If you want to melt shea butter to use in your own concoction...then it is essential to melt it in a double boiler. I use a pot of boiling water and a glass bowl. I put the shea in the glass bowl and fit the bowl over the pot of water. I turn the stove on high to boil the water. The heat will eventually melt the shea. After it is completely melted...LET IT COOK FOR AN ADDITION 20-30 minutes. If you dont...there are solids that you cant see that will stay solid. When it solidifies again...your shea will feel like it has grains of sand in it. It is still good to use...but it will not be smooth. After the continued melting...you can pour it into your own jars...add flavor/fragrant oils to it, make soap from it etc and then use it.

When I do my 2 strand twist into a bantu knot...I put a little bit of shea (a little goes a long way) on each section then twist. The next morning I fro it out and my fro is SUPER soft...all day.


Forgot to add: I have not seen whipped shea butter...other than Irresistables recipe. I am considering doing it...especially since I am kind of heavy handed with the stuff and it creates more volume.

I love me some shea butter!

 

[Irresistible]

Where do you get your Shea Butter from Pookeylou?

 

[pookeylou]

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Irresistible said:
Where do you get your Shea Butter from Pookeylou?

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Two places:

FromNatureWithLove.com

and an African Gentlemen who had a booth at a local Liquidators Outlet. His was yellow. I also bought the black soap from him.

 

[gabrielle2]

u can get whipped shea butter from www.nasabb.com LOVE IT! been using it now for close to a year..on my hair and MOST definitely on my skin.

the butters (shea and others) i buy from FNWL and http://www.crabapplesoap.com/ <<u can get a pound of shea butter for 4.95>> i melt down and make my own hair butters also adding in some EOs

 

[patience]

Gabrielle2, do you have another link for that site. The one posted isn't working.

(

 

[Irresistible]

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pookeylou said:
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Irresistible said:
Where do you get your Shea Butter from Pookeylou?

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Two places:

FromNatureWithLove.com

and an African Gentlemen who had a booth at a local Liquidators Outlet. His was yellow. I also bought the black soap from him.

[/ QUOTE ] oh ok, how do you like the fromnaturewithlove one? I tried the unrefined and the refined from fromnaturewithlove , i love them both for different reasons though. the unrefined seems to be more moisturizing , or more oily i should say. but aslo gooky lol , and i think i saw some dirt in mine when i melted it

fromnaturewithlove's is cleaner and still soft , i dunno i just have mixed feelings about both and cant decide which one i like better, i guess i gotta have both

btw my daughter loves the black soap...i havent used it yet though, but she uses it on her back for break outs and it works good

btw , talk about even skin....oh my just from puttin on my SheaCocoaButterCream on my face, i already see a difference

, and i didnt think i needed any skin evening out, but i see it still

hope this stuff doesnt clog pores cause im using it all the time from now on

 

[patience]

*Off Topic*

What's black soap used for?

 

[pookeylou]

Love, Love, love the FNWL stuff. But Gentelmans stuff I found at the booth is HEAVEN. I am going to have to hunt him down for REAL!

I bought some soap made with shea from the crab apple site...but I have still yet to receive it. It's been two weeks! I was hoping that their service would swing me over to a new "supplier" but the broken promises of when the stuff will get here is starting to annoy me.

I am the type of person...you may have what I need cheaper...but if it takes forever to get here...I will go to someone else, even if it is more expensive.

 

[Irresistible]

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gabrielle2 said:
u can get whipped shea butter from www.nasabb.com LOVE IT! been using it now for close to a year..on my hair and MOST definitely on my skin.

the butters (shea and others) i buy from FNWL and http://www.crabapplesoap.com/ <<u can get a pound of shea butter for 4.95>> i melt down and make my own hair butters also adding in some EOs

[/ QUOTE ]www.nasabb.com Thats where i got my unrefined from...i had a love/hate thing goin on with it. i saw dirt in it , but yes its very soft/whipped and moisturizing....i used it anyway , im like a little dirt wont hurt

the fnwl one is cleaner, yet different. like i was saying i have mixed feeling on which on i like better, so im thinking , just get/have both

 

[Irresistible]

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pookeylou said:
Love, Love, love the FNWL stuff. But Gentelmans stuff I found at the booth is HEAVEN. I am going to have to hunt him down for REAL!

I bought some soap made with shea from the crab apple site...but I have still yet to receive it. It's been two weeks! I was hoping that their service would swing me over to a new "supplier" but the broken promises of when the stuff will get here is starting to annoy me.

I am the type of person...you may have what I need cheaper...but if it takes forever to get here...I will go to someone else, even if it is more expensive.

[/ QUOTE ] yeah the FNWL one is suitable for cosmetic grade use, i think its best for those with any possible sensitivies/allergies

and i agree, nothing worse than bad customer service and waiting on orders forever. so far i havent had to go through that, Thank God. I hope you get your stuff soon, that soap sounds good

 

[Irresistible]

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patience said:
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What's black soap used for?

[/ QUOTE ] here is what it says on the site i got mine from

Sensational natural skin care soap. Helps improve & clear skin. Not oily or scented. Used for centuries. Black Soap helps to relieve acne, oily skin, clear blemishes & more.  Ghanaians have also used black soap for bathing and washing their hair. Black Soap will leave your skin soft, clear and smelling delicious. Nature's best.

and here is more info
http://www.nasabb.com/nasabbnew/blacksoap2.htm

 

[gabrielle2]

www.crabapplesoap.com

@pookey...sorry to hear about your trouble. i would drive over there and beat 'em down since they are here in metro atl...BUT GAS IS TOO HIGH! SORRY!

@irresitible..lol..sorry to hear that. my last container wasnt the best..but it is still with me. i guess that was just a bad one out of the bunch. nothing major..just a few lil lumps..they spoiled me with the smooth whipped butter. i want it perfect e'er time now..lol

@patience..i use black soap on my face and occassionally wash my hair with it. i LOVE IT! ( of course when i wash my face with it..i follow up with the shea butter) i do know those who use black soap as a body soap. (done that too)

 

[pookeylou]

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patience said:
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What's black soap used for?

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"Traditional black soap, imported recently from Ghana, West Africa is 100% vegetable-based natural.

Black soap is actually a dark brown. It gets it's color from the burning and boiling of various ingredients including cocoa pod powder, plantain peel powder, healing herbs, native palm kernel and coconut oil.

Black Soap is used for most skin conditions such as eczema, psoriasis, acne, and rough, dry skin.

It is naturally unscented and uncolored."

When I bought my bar...the name on the box was called Dudu something. I showed my husband the soap and he was like

! Cause it looks like....well you know.

But it is made from black paste, shea butter, honey. My skin and hair love it!!! Have no break outs whatsoever!

Heres how to make it:

Black Soap Recipe:
You will need to have Coconut and Palm or Palm Kernal Oil
on hand and cook OUTSIDE.

1. 4 oz. of black paste and 15 oz. of oil will give a good amount of soap.
2. Oil and the black paste is mixed up and heated till it start boiling.
3.Stir continuesly till it hardens up.
4.You have to stir to have a smooth soap.
5. Keep stiring till it becomes dark.
6. Darkness will depend on the oil used.
(Coconut will give a Black Soap, Palm a lighter brown)


@gabrielle...I will GIVE you $2.39 for a gallon of gas to go talk to Jennifer and find out what is going on!

I just sent her an email. I will be going away for my anniversary, so if it is coming this weekend...I dont want it sitting on my porch melting while I am away! Then you will hear about someone being HOT!!!!

 

[Irresistible]

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gabrielle2 said:
www.crabapplesoap.com

@pookey...sorry to hear about your trouble. i would drive over there and beat 'em down since they are here in metro atl...BUT GAS IS TOO HIGH! SORRY!

@irresitible..lol..sorry to hear that. my last container wasnt the best..but it is still with me. i guess that was just a bad one out of the bunch. nothing major..just a few lil lumps..they spoiled me with the smooth whipped butter. i want it perfect e'er time now..lol

@patience..i use black soap on my face and occassionally wash my hair with it. i LOVE IT! ( of course when i wash my face with it..i follow up with the shea butter) i do know those who use black soap as a body soap. (done that too)

[/ QUOTE ] I read about it for hair use, how did you like it on your hair? did it dry it out at all?

 

[Irresistible]

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pookeylou said:
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patience said:
*Off Topic*

What's black soap used for?

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"Traditional black soap, imported recently from Ghana, West Africa is 100% vegetable-based natural.

Black soap is actually a dark brown. It gets it's color from the burning and boiling of various ingredients including cocoa pod powder, plantain peel powder, healing herbs, native palm kernel and coconut oil.

Black Soap is used for most skin conditions such as eczema, psoriasis, acne, and rough, dry skin.

It is naturally unscented and uncolored."

When I bought my bar...the name on the box was called Dudu something. I showed my husband the soap and he was like

! Cause it looks like....well you know.

But it is made from black paste, shea butter, honey. My skin and hair love it!!! Have no break outs whatsoever!

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it does kinda look like that, and its kinda soft too lol... where did you get yours from? dang , i guess i been sleeping on using it for hair....i was too scurred

 

[gabrielle2]

@pookey...urs come as a bar? the first one i bought was that way, but if i order from nasabb's or go down to little five points mine looks like a clump of something. lol
Traditional Black Soap is brownish-black in color. It is soft with an organic shape. It has a delicate texture & a natural earthy smell. It is not oily or scented. Black Soap has been used for black hair care & black skin care for centuries. Today people from all walks of life are benefiting from this amazing African soap. African black soap is mostly found in Ghana. However, other countries have their own version of African black soap. Nothing compares to the original African black soap from Ghana. Remember this African soap is not the mass produced soap in boxes all over the market.




for more info
info on black soap

 

[pookeylou]

I use it in my hair. I rub the bar over my hair and get a nice lather. Then I take my Suave Coconut conditioner (with coconut milk added) and put a handful in my hair. I lather it up again and rinse.

The only moisturizer I follow up with now is CDHair Milk if I am doing a shake and go puff...or shea butter if I am twisting my hair.

 

[Allandra]

I agree. This IS the best link of the week. Very interesting. Thanks for sharing it with us.

 

[Irresistible]

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pookeylou said:
I use it in my hair. I rub the bar over my hair and get a nice lather. Then I take my Suave Coconut conditioner (with coconut milk added) and put a handful in my hair. I lather it up again and rinse.

The only moisturizer I follow up with now is CDHair Milk if I am doing a shake and go puff...or shea butter if I am twisting my hair.

[/ QUOTE ] dang Pookeylou, you are over there doin thangs....

i haven tried the coconut milk yet , im gonna though and i forgot you got the Carol's daughter stuff now....soooooo how do you like it? i never heard/saw what you had to say about it

 

[gabrielle2]

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pookeylou said:
I use it in my hair. I rub the bar over my hair and get a nice lather. Then I take my Suave Coconut conditioner (with coconut milk added) and put a handful in my hair. I lather it up again and rinse.

The only moisturizer I follow up with now is CDHair Milk if I am doing a shake and go puff...or shea butter if I am twisting my hair.

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i do the same (only mine isnt a bar) a little GOES A LONG WAY!

it lathers very quickly..i wash and my hair feels clean..NOT stripped...very soft and my curls are more defined.
i follow up with carol's daughter healthy hair butter or shea butter

 

[Irresistible]

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gabrielle2 said:
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pookeylou said:
I use it in my hair. I rub the bar over my hair and get a nice lather. Then I take my Suave Coconut conditioner (with coconut milk added) and put a handful in my hair. I lather it up again and rinse.

The only moisturizer I follow up with now is CDHair Milk if I am doing a shake and go puff...or shea butter if I am twisting my hair.

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i do the same (only mine isnt a bar) a little GOES A LONG WAY!

it lathers very quickly..i wash and my hair feels clean..NOT stripped...very soft and my curls are more defined.
i follow up with carol's daughter healthy hair butter or shea butter

[/ QUOTE ] dang i just really thought if it was good for skin problems like acne, that it would be stripping....i must try it now, i still got a new pack of it too

 

[gabrielle2]

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i really thought if it was good for skin problems like acne, that it would be stripping....i must try it now, i still got a new pack of it too

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me too! that is why the day i tried it..i said a quick prayer.

 

[pookeylou]

@ gabrielle..mine came in a bar that looked like a Dove Bar of soap...except of course it was dark brown. I'm getting kind of nervouse cause it is running low and my shampoo bars have not come in yet...and I dont know that man still has his booth!

I cannot believe we have almost the exact same routine. I told you we were related!

@Irres...I am loving the CDHM. I bought a small bottle first. Used it up and just got my 8 oz. I want to make my own hair milk though cause CDHM is SOOOO expensive. I am also waiting to see what is in Surges new Nourish Aide...supposed to be all natural moisturizer with a consistency of the Hair Milk. If theirs is similar...then I am switching. It it is not...I will experiment with making my own.

I tried the coconut milk one night after I had some left over. I was amazed at the softness. I will use it again.

 

[Irresistible]

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gabrielle2 said:
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i really thought if it was good for skin problems like acne, that it would be stripping....i must try it now, i still got a new pack of it too

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me too! that is why the day i tried it..i said a quick prayer.

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