Anyone use Shea Butter as a pomade?

[RawPaw]

I recently bought and used an organic Shea Butter shampoo from Whole Foods and it made my dull, oily hair shiny, soft and completely clean. I want to buy Shea Butter to use as a pomade to style with, but I'm not sure if it would work. Any experiences?

[Conscious Midwife]

depends on the quality and purity of the product and the environmental temp plus your own body temp

Pure shea butter is a smooth solid at room temp.

Rubs easily between hands and provides non greasy moisture to skin, scalp and hair

in the winter I use pure food grade cocnut oil. Another solid at room temp. A bit oilier but it acts like a stiff styling gel w/ misture on my hair when I'm out a lot in the cold and wind

I mix shea and olive oil for spring and summer months.

I love it!!!

[RawPaw]

Cool, I'll have to try coconut oil. I want to replace my Sebastian Molding Mud.

[juliebove]

I use shea during the winter months. Just a wee bit on the ends and then smoothed over my hair. My hair is about shoulder length, layered and wavy.

[RawPaw]

Shea only for the winter. I guess I'll use my Mud until winter if I don't get coconut oil.

[oai]

how do you guys use coconut oil to style? i use just a tiny bitty in my hair, and it makes it really oily. http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q94/SHOE_tutorials/current%20emo/confused.gif

[cara4art]

Various oils and butters, especially coconut, olive, shea, etc., can be great if your hair is on the dry, naturally wavy-to-curly side! But if you have oily, straight hair, not a good idea. In that case you're better off with apple cider vinegar, baking soda rinses, etc.
Don't know about styling aids for straight hair, as my hair is naturally-curly. What I do once a week or two is to apply my own shea butter-coconut oil concoction to my hair as an intense pre-shampoo conditioner, after spritzing it with some water, scrunching it through the hair and leaving it in for a day or so. Has the added benefit of reviving curls!

[juliebove]

how do you guys use coconut oil to style? i use just a tiny bitty in my hair, and it makes it really oily. http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q94/SHOE_tutorials/current%20emo/confused.gif


I don't. I use it as conditioner. I put it in, let it soak for a few minutes, then wash it out.

[oai]

But if you have oily, straight hair, not a good idea. In that case you're better off with apple cider vinegar, baking soda rinses, etc.


that's my hair right there! http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q94/SHOE_tutorials/current%20emo/lovechan.gif i guess i'll find some other alternatives to style my hair with or just wait for my hair to behave itself.

for now, coconut oil is very good as a moisturizer. the smell is so heavenly! http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q94/SHOE_tutorials/current%20emo/thlove.gif