3 Best Shea Butter Blends for Natural Hair, Starting at $7
CurlyNikki Says: My household has kept Oyin Whipped Pudding on deck for what feels like decades now. Always and forever. My mom uses it religiously on her silver twists, which have grown to mid-back length (with the thickness, too)! She layers the pudding over their Hair Dew moisturizer. The kiddos and I use it on our legs and arms. It’s rich, the fragrance is delicious, and so is the dessert-like texture. You will be tempted to taste it haha. I have never given in to those intrusive thoughts, and neither should you! We order directly from their site when we’re getting low so that by the time we run out, it’s arriving!
by Team CurlyNikki
Raw shea has its place, but a softer, premixed formula makes that rich conditioning step easier to spread through the hair (and onto the body, face and neck, too). The important difference is what has been mixed into it. An oil-and-butter blend behaves differently from a water-based cream, even when both come in a jar and leave the hair feeling softer. These three options give us different textures and sizes. The $7 BGLH option is a small trial size, clearly identified below. Compare the amount you receive as carefully as the price on the lid.
| Pick | Best for | Price |
|---|---|---|
| BGLH Unscented Whipped Shea Butter | Trying a three-ingredient butter blend | From $7 / 0.9-oz sample |
| Oyin Whipped Pudding | A shea-and-aloe moisturizing cream | $15.99 / 4 oz |
| tgin Butter Cream Daily Moisturizer | A larger jar for regular conditioning | $16.99 / 12 oz |
BGLH: for a softer butter without added fragrance
BGLH Unscented Whipped Shea Butter combines raw shea butter, coconut oil and almond oil. The whipped texture makes it easier to take a small amount and distribute it where needed. Unscented means no added fragrance here; shea still has its own mild, earthy aroma, thank God! It smells of great length retention and youthful under-eyes! The sample is perfect for checking if you like it before buying the full size, though I suspect you’ll love it at first scoop and can skip this cautionary step haha!
You know that rich butter you bought once from a farmer’s market, used up, and then never found again because the vendor disappeared, and you still dream about how soft it left your hands? That. But you know where to find it again. And behind it is Leila, the founder of Black Girl with Long Hair, whose work helped so many of us see what was possible for our natural hair. She deserves her flowers, and our continued support, forever evah!
Oyin: for a rich cream that spreads through damp hair
Whipped Pudding is a different kind of blend: water, shea butter, aloe and cocoa butter, with botanical oils and other conditioning ingredients. It has a chocolatey fragrance and a dense, creamy texture. It is not food. IT IS NOT DESSERT. It is hair care lol. It’s seriously your LOC routine (liquid, oil, cream) in one jar. Rain in a jar. Living waters!
Work a little between your palms, then smooth through damp sections while twisting or braiding. This is the jar to consider when a straight oil-and-butter blend does not give you the conditioning texture you want. The four-ounce size costs less than the larger jars, while still offering several applications depending on your hair and amount used.
tgin: for more cream in the jar
Butter Cream Daily Moisturizer combines shea and cocoa butter in a rich, conditioning, water-based cream. At $16.99 for twelve ounces, it gives us considerably more product than the smaller options here. It’s so rich, your twists will feel so juicy, that you won’t need a mid-week touch-up. Smooth it through the lengths and ends in manageable sections. Start lightly on fine hair and add more to the ends as needed. They will still be pliable, but nourished.
Takeaway-
You don’t have dry, sad twists. You just don’t have the right whipped shea butter yet. Applied to clean, conditioned, damp hair, your twists will feel incredible with any of these blends.
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