We need to give one another grace regarding the products we choose to use or not use. I do not use grease, but I don't see a problem with anyone using it as long as it is not causing any harm to their hair.

@ifshesopleases

Жыл бұрын

💯

Grease is a gift from heaven 😍🥹 nothing blesses my hair as much as good ol’ grease.

@ifshesopleases

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad it works for you!

@threetruths123

6 ай бұрын

Exactly 💯💯💯💯

@BlessingMayango

5 ай бұрын

You are right

Hair Grease is a miracle, it a game changer on my hair growth journey 🥰

@paulabandeira5542

Жыл бұрын

period

@ifshesopleases

Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad that it works for you!

My hair loves the cheap dollar hair grease

Grease didn’t work for my hair either. I noticed my hair became drier the longer I used grease. Shea butter was too greasy for my hair and it ruined my pillows and my bonnet. Mango butter is the best for my hair and sanity. It doesn’t ruin my pillows as much and my hair stays moisturized for several days 🙂

@ifshesopleases

Жыл бұрын

I've not really tried mango butter. I'm glad it works for you x

@AA-yc9dq

9 ай бұрын

I HATED shea butter. Raw or whipped with oils. My hair and skin just doesn’t like it. I wanted it to work for me so bad

@no.6377

7 ай бұрын

@@AA-yc9dq I hate shea butter. I apparently had an allergic reaction to it and my skin is still recovering 😭😭

@RichLadyThoughts

Ай бұрын

@TanyaTeaMaiden where do you get your mango butter from please?

I love grease.... oils.... butters... tho "the community" fights against alot of things.. I love to use what works for me. P.s. your hair is beautiful

@ifshesopleases

Жыл бұрын

Great point! Thank-you so much

I like grease, i use it heavily every 10 days. When i shampoo, i try to achieve ok, clean hair not super duper clean and stripped hair. Shampooing twice every section and rinsing thoroughly is enough for me even with grease and a moisturizing shampoo.

@ifshesopleases

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad that it works for you

@spratling87

3 ай бұрын

Same here 😊

What I've noticed while using grease is that its overall consistency really matters. There are some brands of grease that are just too solid and don't spread well, even if you warm it up before use. I also found this to be the case with shea butter and raw coconut oil, surprisingly. My must-have grease is the cantu one. It has a very soft consistency, which, in turn, means it's very spreadable.

@deborahobakpolo8651

Жыл бұрын

Exactly, i favor greases like the shescentit coriander fig balm, Eden bodyworks papaya castor hairdress and softee grease..blue magic grease is ok loll, but i dont like it that much

@ifshesopleases

Жыл бұрын

Great point! Thank-you for sharing

That Indian hemp grease from my childhood smelled lovely 😊 I started using it a few months ago, and my hair and scalp love it. I’m excited to see how it works over the long term.

I probably wouldn't try grease again only because I don't like how it feels on my hands. The greasy patches also drives me crazy. But I really love how it smells. 😍

when i realized shea butter melts with warm water it changed the shampoo game for me lol bc i was washing with cool water and it wasn’t washing out well

@ayomidebalogun2500

Жыл бұрын

Very helpful 🤍

@vicktoryscreech

Жыл бұрын

@@ayomidebalogun2500 happy to help!!

@ifshesopleases

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment, Vick! My hair LOVES hot water but I find it so hard to wash shea butter from my hands with cool water lol

I think grease has more to do with porosity. I have very dry high porosity hair and grease works great on my hair. If you have low porosity hair, I can see grease being a problem and/or hard to remove.

@lexnthecityyy

13 күн бұрын

Makes sense. I have higher porosity hair that gets dry easily

@ifshesopleases

6 күн бұрын

This makes a lot of sense! Thank-you for your comment

I love this video! I have very fine 4a/4b hair that tangles and breaks very easily. I tried to use the Blue magic indian hemp again for a braid out and it was moisturized for a couple of days, but by the end of the week my hair was dry and stiff, water was taking way longer to penetrate, and I also had to strip my hair with sulfates. However, the indian hemp grease does have coconut oil in it (which also makes my hair stiff and is proven to slow water absorption and release), so I may try again with another grease formula without coconut oil just to see if the same thing occurs.

You're so pretty and your hair is beautiful 💚

@ifshesopleases

Ай бұрын

Thank-you so much

My hair loves grease. I use the green blue magin when my hair is loose and blue when my hair is straight. Once a week is more than enough Im light handed in the front and the perimeter and a little heavier in the back and crown. I also wash my face neck behind my ears⁰ and shoulders every day

Grease is the truth.

Shea butter is great for the ends of my hair.

@ifshesopleases

Жыл бұрын

Same !

I love me some grease now. I just had to find the right leave in to pair it with.

@ifshesopleases

Жыл бұрын

Beautiful hair ❤ thank you for your info 😊

@ifshesopleases

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

Thank you for this video. Your hair is absolutely beautiful. I’ve been thinking of adding grease to my hair regimen. It’s good to hear the pros and cons. I mixed rhassoul clay powder, aloe Vera powder, water to clarify my hair. Hopefully this will removed the grease without drying out my hair.🧐

@ifshesopleases

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

It really works perfectly on our hair your hair is beautiful

@ifshesopleases

Ай бұрын

Thank-you so much!

It’s been back over 10 years now

I’ve started using grease 2 months ago and so far so good. I only use a bit of it after wash day and my hair is experiencing less breakage and stays soft the entire week until my next wash day

@ifshesopleases

12 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing!! Perhaps it's something for me to re-explore in the future :)

I know this question doesn't really relate to this video but do you detangle your hair before washing? Because some Naturals I see on KZread say detangling hair before washing helps to reduce knots and tangle before the deep conditioning process. Is this true?

@adeleisnamedafterme

Жыл бұрын

Yes it’s true

@coverednaturals

Жыл бұрын

I have to detangle before washing. It's a must. With oils and a basic conditioner

@tanyateamaiden

Жыл бұрын

I detangle before washing so I can spend less time in the shower. Doing this reduced the water bill.

@ifshesopleases

Жыл бұрын

I don't do that, no. One thing that helps me with this though, is the fact that I keep my hair stretched all week so that I don't get too many tangles in the first place

*YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO GO IN WITH A MOISTURIZING SHAMPOO AFTER USING A CLARIFYING SHAMPOO, AND YOU ONLY LATHER ONCE WHEN USING A CLARIFYING SHAMPOO*

Hey are you mixed or fully black? Because I wanted to see if I can find other black girls with 4a/4b hair like me!

@ifshesopleases

8 ай бұрын

I'm fully black 🥰

@vastya.3255

8 ай бұрын

She is fully Nigerian 🥰

The anti grease movement was propaganda that I am ashamed to say I fell for . I spent 100’s on ‘natural’ rancid oils and leave in and whatever fly by night product It was all nonsense Back to green dax and apogee Rosemary and peppermint oils I lost so much hair with the natural movement but it’s back now

@ifshesopleases

4 ай бұрын

I am so glad that it works for you

When the natural hair movement began, part of what was natural were ingredients. Petrochemicals aren’t natural. My concern was for the environment since my hair had been natural most of my life. Does it seem that this part of the movement has gotten discarded?

@Ingrid-jx7iz

Жыл бұрын

I’ve noticed that too… and I also remember the natural hair movement was more heavy on DIY, sustainable ingredients and treatments (olive oil, coconut oil) to take care of our hair, in part because of the lack of hair care products. Nowadays there’s so many hair care lines in the market that sell packaged “natural” ingredients meant to keep you buying more and more, that the environmental aspect of the movement has been less of a force. I am at a point where I’m trying to be completely sustainable in my journey (from using shampoo and conditioner bars to diy treatments), but I honestly don’t fault those who use grease because cost and value wise grease can be more sustainable for people who can’t afford the other route

@HeleneGLmarie

Жыл бұрын

Natural for the environment... The same story of people being vegan for the animals wellfare and not really for human health. What a joke... I tried the vegan diet, read books, invest a lot of money in the food and the fancy juicing/cooking items that were and are still popular. That was fun for a while. Then my body became very weak and i refused to let an ideology and a cult deprive me of my health because of the environment/the animals. I ate a burger and then went carnivore for a year before reintroducing carbs. My body thanked me. When i did my first big chop in 2015, it wasn't for the "environment" BUT i naively REALLY believed that silicones, petroleum, mineral oils and shampoos with sulfates were evils 😈. Of course that was also a big fat lie 😣. I bought tens of "organic" butters, oils, essential oils and trendy natural hair products from popular companies in natural hair community for years. All of this to try grease, silicones, sulfates and discover that my hair react better and thrives with those "unethical" and cheap products. I was never natural for the environment thank God so now my life is easier... The only good thing those years thought me is to have and maintain a good hair regimen and that protein from animals are necessary.

@vastya.3255

Жыл бұрын

Define natural? petrochemicals derive straight from the ground…

@chocolatediamonds5760

Жыл бұрын

@@HeleneGLmarie 💯💯

@jesusmywholehaschanged

11 ай бұрын

Please research petrolatum. Sure, it is a by-product of the petrochemical industry, however, it comes from deep in the ground. You really can't get more natural than that.

Would you say Shea butter is good for fine hair

@livelovely4681

Жыл бұрын

No

@Bekemer

Жыл бұрын

@@livelovely4681 yeah tried it the other day 😅 my hair was so dry and weighed down it’s not for me.

@ifshesopleases

Жыл бұрын

Try it and see how it works for your hair

How often do you suggest clarifying your hair every month if you’re using grease?

@vastya.3255

Жыл бұрын

Once a week or once every 10 days is fine until you’re fully comfortable using it

@MoniMeka

Жыл бұрын

I say clarify every wash day when using grease. So you can get it off before you apply more.

@cfoster6804

10 ай бұрын

Just use a regular sulfate shampoo. It's enough.

Sza??

@ifshesopleases

6 күн бұрын

hahaha I get that a lot :)

Huh.......SZAAAA

@ifshesopleases

Жыл бұрын

Not quite but thank-you < 3

I dislike grease. From not being able to lean with my head on a window without leaving a greasy stamp in public transport to having spots on my pillows. I also do not use oils for this reason

@ifshesopleases

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I remember the grease spots lol

@cfoster6804

10 ай бұрын

I would not be leaning my bare hair on anything in public transport!🤢

They difently lied about it they just wanted our money and their products never worked