Fox's Shea Butter Conditioning Cream

**Wanita** · July 15th, 2008, 10:35 AM

I just made a batch of this, using 2T shea butter, 2T Biolage conditioning balm, and 1T jojoba oil.

I hope this works well; between shea butter and cocoa butter, I have enough ingredients to last a lifetime!

**OR Cowgirl** · July 16th, 2008, 09:22 AM

n3m3sis42, you're very welcome! This combination seems to be working very well for me. Yesterday I coated my hair pretty well and braided it because today was wash day. Washed out easily with my usual routine!

**Firefly** · July 16th, 2008, 12:43 PM

I'm just wondering, is it best to use a protein free conditioner? My conditioner is cone-free but does have protein....

**Nightshade** · July 17th, 2008, 08:06 AM

That should be just fine

My Jason stuff has protein in it and it works like a dream. I know other's have used Henna and Placenta conditioner, which has lots of protein, with good results. So, so long as your hair likes protein, you should be good to go.

**Firefly** · July 17th, 2008, 06:50 PM

Excellent! Thank you, Nightshade!

**Tami86** · October 2nd, 2008, 08:07 AM

Question... Do you use your normal rinse-out conditioner for this mix? Or do you use some sort ofleave-in conditioner? Does it make a difference? And would it hurt if I use my normal rinse-out conditioner with the shea as leave-in?

**sky** · October 4th, 2008, 09:04 AM

Originally Posted by Bucatini

Is there any reason why one couldn't scrape off some coconut oil, some shea, and add a few drops of condish and just emulsify it in one's hands?

Don't see any reason that would not work. :-)

sky

**Patrycja** · October 4th, 2008, 10:25 AM

Ok...my hair hates shea.I've tried over and over again and it still just doesn't dig it. I've done this recipe before but my question is: Does anyone make this recipe without the shea and if you do,what do you replace it with?

**sky** · October 4th, 2008, 10:56 AM

Well, here I go! I used jessicurl.com's Too Shea conditioner, coconut oil and pure shea butter. I "oopsed" w/ the Too Shea, so it turned out pretty much equal parts, but I think that will be okay.

Have to share......I bought a neat little measuring device at my local Pyrex outlet store a while back. It's a little "shot" glass, but it has measurement lines all around it. Worked perfectly to both measure and heat the mixture! And if there's any left over, I can cover it and store in the refrigerator. I made only 3 teaspoons, so probably will use it all today.

I'm going to remove my nail polish before I start, and plan to condition my nails at the same time.

Wish me luck! The hard part is going to be rinsing it out. I will probably end up having to shampoo.....

sky

**eaglefeather71** · October 5th, 2008, 10:38 AM

I checked this thread out yesterday, but didn't post. Today is my wash day, but I couldn't oil last night. So, this morning I mixed up a small batch of "CV EarthBlend Shea Butter, Virgin Coconut Oil, and VO5 Vanilla Mint Tea Clarifying Conditioner" if I do this again, I'll probably use a more natural conditioner. I scritched my scalp, and then massaged the blend in to my scalp, and then added it to my length. I have not shed in months, but today I lost a ton of hair (worried). My hair is now up in a clip. I'm planning on keeping it this way all day and washing this evening. I have not used commercial shampoos for a year now, have a CV shampoo bar, but usually do CO or WO. My questions are:

How will I get this out of my hair tonight?

Why do you think I lost so much hair during the application?