Good ways to make use of these ingredients? Aloe vera, Shea butter?

[Leslieslsa]

So I have aloe vera, coconut oil, olive oil, and shea butter. I am new to using the aloe vera and shea butter. I am looking to add some moisture to my hair. I have heard the oil and shea butter only seal in moisture that's already there? Maybe I could put aloe vera on first and then use shea butter over the aloe vera? Any good ideas?

[Saproxylic]

Yumm, Aloe vera and shea butter are my two favorite things for beauty. I have never used tham simultaneosly on my hair though. I use aloa vera gel mixed with water and a few drops of almond and jojoba oils in a mister bottle both on damp hair after washing and to dampen second and third day hair to tame frizzies. I haven't used shea butter in a while, but last summer and the one before I used a little bit on damp hair as a leave in when I was spending a lot of time outdoors in sun and wind, and it seemed to be fairly protective. I guess some aloe vera first and shea butter on top in damp hair could work!

[Colochita]

For me,

Coconut oil works best as a pre-shampoo treatment.
Olive oil works best as a stand alone hot oil treatment (although it can be mixed into anything for conditioning if your hair likes it).

I used to use shea butter as a sealant to style. You would probably only need a very small amount of it. I've stopped using it because it's hard to remove with mud washes.

I now use it on my skin.

I also use aloe vera as a standalone and as a mix-in. I always leave it in my hair. I think it's something you need to see if you like before you jump into it though.

And yes, oils and butters can only seal in existing moisture.

[Lady Mary]

I use the shea butter on my skin, works wonders.

[Aderyn]

Maybe try mixing the oils and the shea butter together and use a tiny bit on the ends daily, or as a pre-poo treatment.

Or mixing the oils + shea butter + aloe gel in with some conditioner you have, like a modified SMT and see how your hair reacts. Really, though, the only way you will know how your hair responds is to actually try the stuff out on your hair. :)