Jul 12, 2010

Mixing It Up: Whipped Shea

  
Ahhhh.....My perfected* whipped shea butter mixture.  The finished product really resembles whipped cream, smooth and silky.  Here is my recipe:

- 1 part Shea Butter
- 2 parts Carrier Oil (olive, coconut, jojoba) This seem like a lot of oil, but it's needed in order to get this
consistency.  As stated in an earlier post, my hair cannot take heavy oils and butters, so this light mixture    works perfectly for my grain of hair.  I used a mixture of olive and jojoba for this mix.  
- 20-30 drops of an Essential Oil (I love the smell of anything citrus, so I used a combination of lemon and orange oils)
- 3-4 Tbsp. of Aloe Vera Gel (Or more if I feel it needs it)

These are approximate measures.  I usually eyeball the amount of ingredients I add into mixtures because it's less time consuming and I know what I want the finished product to look like.  I will use this on my hair to seal in moisture and on my skin after a shower.  What's in your mix?




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