Thank you for the recipe, Feral! I'm going to Whole Foods tomorrow. I'm going to see if they have babassu oil.
Thank you for your recipe, physicschick.
The Oyin Whipped Pudding looks nice, too. The castor oil would make it too heavy for my hair. But I like that it has aloe in it. Maybe I'll add aloe the next time I make hair butter.
I love the fragrance of sweet orange oil.
I need to try hair butter. Thank you for this information.
I have thin hair and the hair butter helps my hair to look more alive. Usually I use hair butter 20 minutes before my shower to nourish and protect hair. And sometimes afrer shower I put the hair butter on my wet hair to make it shine. Now I use "Naturally Smitten Moisturizing Hair Butter" and it suits my hair well.
I wonder, Neoma, does a "curl cream" qualify as hair butter? I don't think a leave-in would, but a curl cream has a thicker consistency and often does have butters in it.
Interesting question, lapushka. Since my hair is stick straight, I had to look up what's in curl cream. It looks like the ingredients are very similar, though the purpose is different.
Thank you for sharing your experience, Michaella4b! That hair butter looks very nutritious!What exactly IS a curl creme? ... Curl creams aide in providing a soft hold and definition to curls. They can often be more nourishing then gels and leave less build up. They don't have a “crunch” effect when your hair dries, as some gels and even mousses may leave behind
I have, for instance, the "Curl Enhancing smoothie", by Shea Moisture, or the "Frizz-Taming smoothie", by Shea Moisture. Love these both and they might technically do the same thing, I don't think I apply nearly as much as someone using a plain butter cream would? I use about 2 dollops (about 2 coins' worth) and scrunch it in.
The reason I asked is because physicschick mentioned the Oyin, and I thought that was a curl cream? Or, used as such... at least, I think.
I think the amount varies according to hair length / type and what you’re doing with the cream. My understanding is butters and salves are richer than creams, and probably contain fewer ingredients? With my salve I apply a fingernail sized amount and melt between my palms to then distribute through damp ends on one half of my hair, then repeat on the other side. It’s very concentrated so I only need that amount.
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This is such an intriguing thread! It seems like so far people use it as a leave-in. Can it also be used for deep conditioning?
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