Mixtress Chronicles: Shea Butter Souffle Recipe

So most of you know, my hair is too fine for butters. It results in greasy hair for me; it's not a good look. My hair loves (lotion or) cream consistency products though. I learned of a shea butter souffle recipe from KeetaRay's blog:

1. 2 parts Coconut oil
2. 1/2 part Shea butter
3. 1/2 part Castor oil

For all the newbie mixers, there are different ways that you could mix this. You could melt the shea butter, add the other 2 oils, and then let it cool and solidify. You all know from my other shea butter mixes (used mostly on my body) that I like to whip the shea butter first, add everything else one by one and then whip it all together.


Now it wouldn't be me if I didn't want to "tweek" this recipe to my liking. I want to call mine "Koils n Kream: moisture sealer". Dope, right? You all know I gotta put my own spin on stuff. So here's how I would mix mine:

1. 2 parts Coconut oil (ooo, or maybe coconut cream? hmm...)
2. 1/2 part Shea butter
3. 1/2 part Grapeseed oil
4. A few drops of Peppermint or Tangerine essential oil and Vanilla for scent

I like that this recipe is mostly oil; light oils that my hair absorbs and respondes very well to. I want to add water to this to make it a moisturizing product so I know I will need to find a preservative (I'm learning that parabens may not be so bad/cancer causing afterall? But they are not eco-friendly so back to the drawing board). Until I get that figured out, I would just moisten my hair first before sealing with this. I hope to try it soon.

I also learned from KeetaRay's blog, a good site you can buy plastic containers to hold your mixes. I'll be stocking up on the white doublewall plastic jars.