Moisture Mixes

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I have 4a/4b hair and have been natural for about 2 years. I always wear weaves or braids and just now recently embraced my natural hair. Needless to say with the constant weaves etc. my hair hasn't grown much. Even when I was relaxed, I never was good about greasing my scalp (as my mom would call it) and now that I'm natural I'm seeing that keeping our hair moisturized is Key. I see all the different mixtures of Shea butter, EVOO, coconut oil, castor oil etc. which one do you use and in what frequency? Any advice given is greatly appreciated!!!!

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My leave in is coconut sublime conditioner by curls .. and my oil is EVOO and my butter is Jane Carter Nourish and Shine. My curls are pretty dry so I always use a moisturizer, oil, and butter.

I use these products every time I co wash which is every 3 - 4 days.

Thanks!

I work hard on keeping it very simple by buying my products on the ground and avoiding shipping. I moisture with Giovanni Direct-Leave in, Seal with an Oil then layer with a cream moisturizer like Jane Carter or Shea Moisture.

Im transitioning and i wear a lot of wigs or buns as me protective styles because those 2 textures are to tricky for me to try to style ... as far as moisture it is very important to keep our hair moisturize i think that's the key to natural hair
I use water as key element than i apply my whipped shea butter that i made a few weeks ago as my sealer , when my hair is cornrowed under my wig i spritz it daily with water than i apply my wild growth oil to my scalp and i use it to seal my ends

Oh i almost forgot i also use a leave in mixture each time i wash my hait or need an extra boost , i use my giovanni direct leave in , castor oil or olive oil , and aloe vera juice and i saturate my hair with that than seal with the whipped shea butter mixture i use to experience dry scalp (dandruff and itches ) not anymore my scalp is so healthy looking now that i moisture moisture moisture lol

@creole Thanks! That helps alot because I live in alaska (I know.... ) and needless to say the winters are harsh so I don't want to eliminate weaves altogether. It's good to know that it is possible to have the best of both worlds.

you are welcome you can use weaves , wigs braids as your protective styles but you must still moisturize and care for your hair i prefer wigs because i can wash, moisturize and protect my hair with no problems

i moisturize with giovanni 50:50 hydrating balancing condish, my black tea spritz or with aloe vera gel. i seal with shea butter, karen's body beautiful love butter, evco or castor oil.

i make a spritz of aloe juice/jojoba oil/olive oil/avocado oil/and condish. Seal w/ olive or coconut oil

I'm transitioning and after shampooing or DC'ing I always use a leave in moisturizer (I've tried Neutrogena Triple Moisture Silk Touch Leave in and Cantu Shea Butter), and seal with a mix of shea butter, olive, and jojoba oil and sometimes other oils. My hair, both natural and relaxed are super soft after this. Also I sometimes use the Kimmaytube leave in method for my leave in conditioner

Spray moisturizers: Fiji bottled water, my homemade leave-in spritz or Taliah Waajid Protective Mist Bodifier. Alternative for homemade leave-in: Hawaiian Silky Miracle Worker 14-in-1.

Creamy: My homemade whipped Shealoe butter or Shea Moisture Organic Curl Enhancing Smoothie.

Scalp oil: Mixture of Taliah Waajid African Healing Oyl, Safflower oil, EVOO, Tea Tree oil & Castor oil in applicator tip bottle. Scalp oil also used as a hot oil treatment twice a month for 15 minutes under hooded dryer.

After shampoo and deep conditioning or hot oil treatment, I use Shea Moisture smoothie as my leave-in and seal with whipped Shealoe butter.

Before beginning a style I moisturize/dampen with my homemade leave-in spritz which contains oil and other ingredients. To moisturize during the week, I use water or TW Mist Bodifier or Shea Moisture smoothie because they soften and moisturize perfectly and are not oily. When my hair requires oil again during the week, I use the Shealoe butter or my homemade leave-in spritz.