This is amazing! I had no idea so many of you loved hair grease like me lol! Please be sure to SHARE this video! As always I appreciate you all and thank you for allowing me to serve you with my knowledge of cosmetic chemistry! ((sending you a virtual hug!!)) :-D
Would you ever make videos on the science of skincare? I’m trying to start making my own products but want to know what’s going on on a scientific level
you focused here on petrolatum, but what are your thoughts about lanolin and beeswax? i see it as the main ingredient in some diy grease/pomade recipes.
Curly Chemistry I saw that you recommend oils like coconut oil to penetrate into the hair first. I was just wondering what that looks like on a wash-day & going forward. Thanks in advance!!!
I haven’t been able to retain length in my nape since I was a kid. I kept trying to figure out why I had long hair as a child but can’t grow long hair now. It hit me, my mom used grease! I started using blue magic on my nape a month ago and the bald spots are filling in. I’m so mad I listened to the “natural community” and stopped using grease. Oils/butters don’t lock moisture into my high porosity hair at all. I’ve tried every natural/oil butter, LCO/LOC and 20 minutes later my hair is thirsty. Now I apply a leave in and some grease and my hair stays moist for a week. My hair also likes silicones and I use sulfates. I learned to stop listening to people and listen to my hair instead.
Hmmm interesting. I tried the LCO method on my high porosity hair, 24hrs later bone dry 😫. LOC method wirks better for me but lately that's been lasting only 3-4days when it use to be a week. I'm gonna try the LG method and see how that works
Girl, same thing with me, my mom warned me so many times that i was using products that dries my hair and i didnt listened hahah (mom always know the best) and these days i figure it out that my high porosity hair needs more than oils, butters, its crazy how my hair gets dry even with the LOC or LCO method, since i finished doing my hair is juicy but next day looks like i didnt put anything so i finally gave up all my products and im starting with old school products :)
I freaking hate creams on my high porsity 4c hair. I really wanna see the difference because they smell nice, the packaging is pretty but it feels like it does nothing. Hair grease be lit though.
Girl)l you are so right, I had hair down my back when I used to used dax in the green jar, everyone in my house used it. I've been using it 3 times a week, because my hair is very dry.
ALL OF US BLACK WOMEN were raised on hair grease! Now we act like it’s the devil. REMEMBER....our hair grew just fine as kids using it. We only start experiencing problems after that first relaxer or Jheri curl. I use SULFER 8 (the price is starting to sky rocket because it is stilll good)
@@curlslegitbaby2981 It grew, our hair broke off as a result of trying all of this stuff to try and change the texture.If you have EVER had a relaxer, you tried to change your texture. Aint nothing wrong with grease
Exactly! I was in middle school and begged my mom for a relaxer because all the other girls had one. 🙄 My mom kept telling me she didn’t think it was a good idea; that I didn’t need one. Well, unfortunately, my persistence paid off. Mom gave in and took me to a popular, licensed cosmetologist. Maaaan, my hair starting declining after that and regret eventually set in. 😩😔 I told my husband a few days ago, if we have a daughter and she wants a relaxer, I’m telling her NO! Even if I gotta do her hair up until she graduates college. 😆 I’ll also tell her why though (my story). Mothers really DO know best!
OH MY GODDD!! 😍As a S.T.E.M. biology Major, I immediately SUBSCRIBED. You said exactly what I thought for a longggg time! Seeing black women show off their intelligence in science is amazing!! Definitely supporting you! Stay blessed and know that you're amazing! 😍🤗♥️♥️♥️
I'm a RN, We don't have enough black people in the sciences. I find other races don't know or care to deal with us as patients. Teach your kids about a career in one of the sciences. This is URGENT !! We are dying unnecessarily.
Yes!!! I grew up in the 80s. My mom and generations past used hair grease. My hair was relaxed by the time I was six years old and my mom continued using hair grease and styling my hair with braids and/or roller sets. My hair was always thick and healthy. As an adult, I began to add color dyes, and heat. Thats when I began to experience breakage. I went natural 3 years ago and I have ONLY used natural products like shea butter and JBCO. My 4c hair eats it up! So I'm am happy that this video reminds me that grease is OKAY. It worked then and it will work now😊. Love the info💗
Right. If hair grease was good to my grandma's tresses, ushered us through the beautiful regal afro's of the 60's and 70's...its definitely good enough for me today. Think about that.
Thank you...grease grew our hair when our mom's took care of our hair. Get a little age on us and we all of a sudden know best. I have truly come back to what I know best.
I'm so glad that an actual chemist has spoken out about how hair grease does not clog the pores. There is some misinformation going on about grease being bad for the scalp because it clogs pores AND results in less blood circulation to the scalp! LESS BLOOD CIRCULATION! Yeah, I can't believe it either but this is the misinformation that is going around.
@@luciaescobarz Coconut oil is like a hit or miss. It seems like half of the people it works for, and the other half gets negative affects from it. I like coconut oil but it can't compare to grease, considering it doesn't keep my hair as moisturized for a longer period of time.
Ain't nothing wrong with grease. Grease was a friend to us back in the day. We have to stop treating our hair like our Asian and Caucasian sisters. Our hair is different and need to be treated with extra care.
Some white folks use hair grease, too. I was shocked to learn. My former landlady and her husband both used hair grease. Her husband came in with jar of Softee. They also a bunch Shea Moisture stuff too.
My daughter was practically bald for the longest while until I started using grease for her hair. Now everyone is excited about how long her hair has gotten and how good it looks, until I mentioned what I use. Now everyone is telling me to stop, because it's bad for her hair. And I'm like, really? Are you people serious? XD
Your story reminds me of Madame CJ Walker, before her product so many women suffered from scalp issues and baldness, until she (and also Annie Malone) came out with the Miracle Hair Grower, which contained petroleum as well. I'm glad you're seeing results with your daughters hair! :-)
Exactly. Like....our (well my) mother n grandmother used grease on our hair decades ago. Our hair flourished n grew nicely. Now all of a sudden it's a problem. Ppl start changing rules bout their natural hair like it's ur hair too and what we shouldn't do based on their experience. I still use grease to this day
I've officially went back to grease as of TODAY!! I have a jar of blue magic sitting in my bathroom for at least 2 yrs unopened. I should've never stopped using grease. I cracked it open and greased my scalp like it was 1983! I'm so sorry I fell victim to these new products over the last 25 years. I'm paying for it now! Smh
I recently started using hair grease as a sealant. It’s been 6weeks now and I am really pleased at how well it keeps my moisture locked in. I shampoo once a week so I have no issues with build up. So happy you made this video.
I’ve been cheating on grease with Shea Moisture ... forget that blue Majoc is the reason my hair grew crazy fast after I did a big chop when I was 16... all the black girls at my school started their natural hair journey because the saw how fast my hair grew and how healthy it was .... I’m coming back to you grease ... I’m not cheating anymore I’m a changed woman
I have been using hair gr on my hair since I was a little girl because that was so go to my mother always use from my hair and as I grow up I continue sticking with the old tradition it has worked wonders on my hair, my hair grease that I use is petroleum Vaseline I mix that with red iodine olive oil, and you can also use essential oils lavender oil rosemary oil and peppermint oil and makes all together and used in your hair and your scalp
My hair LOVES grease! I stopped using it due to the natural hair community and I started using oils on my scalp. My scalp does not thrive with oil, it sucks it up within a few hours. Hair grease keeps my scalp so happy and my hair lush and soft!
@@weirdmyst7963 yes Vaseline as well. Vaseline is the most popular name brand of petrolatum also known as petroleum jelly. Petrolatum also known as petroleum jelly is the active main ingredient in all the products listed above. I use Wal-Mart brand petrolatum. It's on the shelf right next to Vaseline brand petrolatum. It can also be used on the hair. Just no added ingredients. The brands above have more added like castor oil or beeswax. Lanolin, fragrance, herbs. But it's all mixed into petrolatum. If you want to use plain Vaseline it works pretty much the same. I knew people growing up who used nothing but water and Vaseline. Their hair was fine.
@@nuninuninu5095 I agree, plain Vaseline does so much for us. Having suffered from dry skin and living in a dry place like Alberta; I finally yielded to just plain Vaseline for my skin and I no longer itch. Couldn't believe how effective it is.
I stopped listening to the natural gurus awhile ago and went back to my grease and my hair loves it. I loving sulfur 8, doo groo, blue magic, and virgin hair fertilizer.
Great video. Back in the old days, my mom and her mom used hair grease and their hair grew to tail bone length and remained healthy until they both crossed over to the other side. .#ripmomandgrandma
The key words are: it keeps the hair 1. Soft 2. Moisture retention 3. Preventing tangling as it allows hair strands to slide against each other I have re-introduced it to my regimen because of number 1 and 3. Thanks for confirming am not just confused 😃😃
It’s gotten to the point where I feel like a lot of these beauty gurus were fake and in partnership with larger brands who wanted to take advantage of us moving away from products that have always worked for us.
Thank you. A lot of them will talk about a product. When you go and check on the price price is high with a small amount of ounces. People will say. Support your black hair companies. How can you support them. Where products are too expensive.
People need to remember that Black women spend BILLIONS per year on hair products, more than any other ethnic group. So we should not be surprised that all these products are marketed to us. And away from hair grease that is inexpensive (and less money for them.) Sometimes old school is best.
Thanks for this video! I returned to hair grease a few months ago and my natural hair has totally become EVERYTHING that I thought it wasn't! I found out that I didn't have "bad" hair when I began to use hair grease as a sealant (I also use it on my scalp). I discovered that my hair was dry-not "bad". The "kitchen oils" have been returned to the pantry and are no longer running down my face and leaving my thick, high-density head of hair dry as a bale of hay 2 hours after applying as a sealant. 🤣🤣
blue magic team!! Castor oil. and indian hemp. Had a set back in my natural hair journey. this time im using grease to seal in all that good moisture. keeping my routine simple and cheap.
We have strayed away from what was working in the past to all these new and expensive products that don’t work. There is always new products on the market and it just so confusing , you buy these products and they don’t work. We are just wasting our our money because it ends up in the garbage. Do you ever wonder why they don’t have free samples anymore?
Growing up it was nothing but water, grease and a good brush. I had long pony tails. And nothing was better than getting a friend to grease your scalp...lol. I have curly hair and can't seem to keep it moisturized, or retain length even with a ton natural hair products. Now I realize I gotta take it back to the basics and it's way less expensive!!
The best "grease" I've ever used is actually the Mimosa Hair Honey pomade from Carol's Daughter. It isn't greasy at all, it instantly calms frizz, and it makes my hair more manageable.
chatwithchika I love Mimosa Honey Hair Pomade! It contains no petroleum or mineral oil, which are too much for my fine strands. It does a great job at sealing in moisture and it smells great!
Yh I got fed up with all this natural stuff and said to myself “back in the day my mom used grease, her mom used grease and it was ok!” My daughter’s 4c hair gets very dry but I find her hair loves grease so back to the grease it it. I spritz it with oil and water and seal it with Dax and her hair retains moisture for weeks. I am not allowing anybody to bad talk my grease!
I'm so happy you shared this.... I've been a licensed Cosmetologist for 20 years and I've been telling all my clients this forever......this is actually one of the first things I learned in cosmetology school when we were taught about the science of products and haircare. I personally have always used what works for my client. Every one of my client's regimen is different. I use product depending on how their hair and scalp react to the product. Also sometimes their hair will react well to a product for quite a while, and then it will stop reacting....so I learned early in my career to do what works for the client and their haircare needs. Thanks again for sharing. God bless!
how are you thanks for your comment because I just finished listening to 2 cosmetologist who work together that are bashing hair grease...I was totally confused after watching them..guess they went to a different type of cosmetoloy school
I think the reason why hair grease (mineral oil & petrolatum based products) became a taboo in the natural hair community is cuz when you do research on mineral oil (which are articles online authored by wyt people), they say it’s bad for hair and scalp. So I’m glad that thanks to your channel, people with Afro textured hair can be better informed on what’s good & bad for our hair instead of going off of what’s good & bad for the hair of people with Type 1-2 hair.
The mineral use is grease is in a very refined form so it does not hair to year hair....this is what people are getting confuse with...not like they take the raw petroleum and slap it in grease
I went back to hair grease, I was trying to follow the “no grease” hair movement but my hair wasn’t growing and it started to thin in the middle of my head like real thin so now I’m back to the basics and I’ve seen so much progress. Hair grease was the only thing my mom used on my head and I had thick hair
I just used grease for the first time. Washed, conditioned, moisturized then greased and twists. Soooo moisturizing. Rocking my twists right now. I used Blue magic. I purchased it about 2 months ago and never used it but I co washed my hair on Monday and the next day had flakes so I washed two days later and decided to try the grease. I like it. I used the Mielle Honey and Pomegranate Leave in water and blue magic. Pleasantly pleased.👌🏾
I think it's important to emphasize that grease is a sealant for use on damp hair and not to be used on dry hair. We want to seal in moisture not exacerbate dryness when using grease.
I use grease on dry hair right after I blow dry and mid week still on dry hair. The only water my hair sees is during the 1-2 times per week that I wash. My hair is just fine. You can use grease on dry hair if you aren't waiting 2+ weeks before washing again. Some of the jars even state to use on dry hair. It's a LUBRICANT as well and that's what I use it for.
My hair never could stand grease even growing up n I found it hard to understand that my hair simply didn't like heavy creams,butter n grease. But now I understand that what I want is not necessarily what my hair wants too ,you just have to give ur hair what it wants and let others give their hair what it wants. Period. Keep up the good work sis 🥂🙌
Our ancestors used hair grease for years, and I never stopped using it. Some of my favorite are as listed: Doo Gro, Nu Gro ( Black owned), Palmer's Olive Oil, and Blue Magic just to name a few. When a trend comes in, people are quick to follow what's popular. Im not into trends, and love my grease. Love your content!!!
When I was growing up that was the main product to apply to the hair. It kept the hair soft, moisturized and gave it sheen. Greased the scalp if it itched to sooth it.😊
honestly, my grandmother used grease in my hair as a child & i'm excited to say i've made my way back to it. it's definitely made my hair more healthy and manageable more than any other "natural hair care" back to the basics 💓
I use blue magic (the green one) on all my braid clients. All of my regulars have hair! Grease was always a black staple! I never fell for the no grease fad. Sometimes you have to use your own discretion! Idk anyone who grease has failed.
Fav greases so far are Blue Magic’s super sure gro and Africa’s Best Super Gro “Stay with what works” my mom always used pomades and hair grease and I never stopped. I love this channel because you use science to explain everything and I‘ll take that over following trends every time. The natural community is so fickle, I just appreciate your channel actually educating!
I was raised on "team DAX" and am about to go back to using it. As a child and teenager in the 80's and 90's my hair was not just long, it was thick. As an adult it's long but very thin. I'm going back to basics. Thank you for this video.
Stopped using hair grease. BUT, it was the only thing that stopped my tangles from getting the best of me. I recently found ORS hair grease, which is NOT a grease but a cream that melts away tangles. YAY!
@@DefineMorena Sorry it took some time before seeing your question. The one I have is called ORS "HAIRestore Hair Fertilizer." I used to use it years ago during my perm days, when it went by a different name. Recently saw a few RUclips ladies talking about Blue Magic (which I never used before.) I went looking for it but found the ORS and remembered how it took out (perm) tangles, and thought I'd try it again on my natural hair. It really works and I don't have greasy hair a couple days later. It seems to melt into my hair.
I'm going back to hair grease because I tried some of the natural hair products and they don't grow my hair much. Hair grease and water are the things that are helping me to grow back my hair. I'll keep using what works for me.
Grease is fabulous for length retention. It is great for sealing in moisture. I dont touch my hair until the next week when I wash. I ignore the community and do what works for me. Blue magic has a great variety and economical too.
I grew up on Ultra Sheen and Luster's Pink. I don't really like the new formula of Luster's, but Ultra Sheen (the blue one) loves me and I love her lol. My mom STILL uses Ultra Sheen and lays her edges with Luster's pink and water.
THANK YOU x Infinity! My GOODNESS I am SO sick of these "grease is bad for your hair it will clog your pores" natural hair fake knowledge heffas! Like you said, why quit something that has worked for YEARS? And you are right: I, too, believe it's only a matter of time before these natural hair care companies come out with their own versions of hair grease. I cannot thank you enough. This video is much needed and I really appreciate your time. THANK YOU! 😁
After trying in vain, looking for conditioners that would work on my hair, I started using hair grease a few weeks ago. Then I asked myself why it didn't cross my mind since I did the big chop in 2017. Growing up, both before we started using relaxers and after, it was the only one thing that we used that softened our hair...and I have very thick, high density, low porosity, kinky hair. The results were instant manageability. Just rub it in and boom! With that, I'm done wasting money on different condioners.
Team blue magic!! Since incorporating grease back into my regimen, my hair has grown tremendously and stayed healthy. I love blue magic Indian hemp grease.
Girl, I love you so much. I just have so much enjoyment seeing this beautiful, natural, educated black woman on the internet teaching people about common misconceptions in the natural hair community. Keep it up please!
I grew up and used, all the way into my late 30’, V05 hair dressing conditioner, in the gold box, until they stopped selling it in stores. That stuff was amazing. So lightweight and extremely moisturizing. I have thick 4a/4b hair and my mom used that on my hair from the time I was a toddler. I’m so sad I can’t get it in stores anymore. Only other grease used as a kid was Sufer 8 after I go the English version of Chicken pox (my family was stationed in England and I somehow avoided the shots) and it covered my entire body, even my scalp. I stared losing hair and someone told my about Sulfer 8. Hair grew back fast, thick, and long.
When I went natural 10 years ago, this was before some of today's brands were created. The natural community was trying to figure out the best way to take care of our hair with what was available. It's my opinion that the blind was leading the blind and someone stated that grease was bad. For some reason the community ran with that idea. I eventually started using grease again 5 years ago and haven't looked back. My favorites are the Softee line, Liv grease, and Kuza Indian Hemp.
Tonia682 I will say this - I haven’t been able to find the growth oil in a minute...but I always got it from Walmart for like $2. The grease I found at Dollar Tree...but I think Walmart has it too 💙
I have thick wavy hair and I love hair grease. I use blue magic Indian hemp. Are use natural oil’s in my hair but it tends to absorb them very quickly so it feels dry after a short while. Hair grease really does seal in the moisture. Lots of times I don’t even use the natural oils. Every now and then I’ll use a leave in conditioner before the grease. I love it. :-) I also use natural shampoos for the most part and it always gets the grease out of my hair.
I am on team Ultra Sheen Green (extra dry) hair grease which is a Black owned company...baby I had bald spots popping up all over my head using all natural products...then I thought about why I had so much hair as child - simple routine- shampoo, blow dry, grease scalp and refresh hair with water, grease and brush...now my hair is flourishing
I started to incorporate grease (Dax) the start of this year and it has helped me with my dry scalp tremendously. I also have low porosity hair and I use it to lock in moisture.
I am going to start making my own products because I am sick of how expensive black hair products have gotten. Nowadays, drugstore products cost the same as top brands. My favorite grease atm is DooGro. I've been back to using grease for a year and its great for moisturizing hair.
I am so glad to see that a Chemist has joined the ranks and blowing the whistle that hair grease is not bad for our hair. I just became a new subbie and I truly appreciate you taking the time to re-educate our people on the benefits of using hair grease. Growing up (I am in my mid-fifties) my mom would spend three to five or more hours every Saturday washing, conditioning and then oiling my two sisters and my hair with hair grease. We used Royal Crown, Blue Magic or B&B for years. It was not just our household, the entire neighborhood as well as all of my family members from grandmothers, aunts, nieces and even uncles were using the hot or as we called it back then, the straightening comb to get our hair looking good for Sunday service and to wear the majority of the week until next wash day. Just last night, I used my B&B Super Grow Hair Grease that I mixed with Sulfur 8 (The Original), The Hair Fertilizer, and another hair grease, alone with Jamaican Black Castor Oil, Wild Growth Oil, and some essential oils to camouflage the smell (I actually liked the smell.....) and lightly oiled my scalp because I have very fine hair, however, my scalp was itching (no dandruff, just dry scalp). I also used some of it on the lengths of my hair after I spritzed it with my home made Aloe Vera Juice, Hibiscus Leaf and Fenegreek Seed with Jamacian Black Castor Oil and essential oils for smell mix and put my hair in two Bantu knots to stretch my hair. I stopped listening to a lot of You Tubers because some of them just were not honest and I felt the best thing for me to do was to start educating myself on what was BEST for me to do with my body including my hair. KNOWLEDGE or actually TRUE KNOWLEDGE is POWERFUL. It is also helping me to keep money in my pocket. Thank you again for making this video and I look forward to watching more of them. Blessings💖💖💖
I use hair grease every other day. It makes my hair more moist and less matted when I take my plaits out. I use Softee Indian hemp. I use to use Blue Magic but my hair does not bloke coconut oil not Shea butter.
I'm glad a professional is saying grease is not bad. I get upset at these RUclipsrs that are saying grease is bad. My scalp in the front of my head was dry and some irritation and was flaking. I put a little grease yesterday to calm it down and it is no longer flaking or irritated! I'm heading right back to grease and using it with my Camille Rose products.
Those things that used to work for us worked for us because we had low manipulation styles as kids. I don’t recall my mom manipulating my hair often. Then again I was tender headed. I guess I’ll give that Mango butter Softee a try. Thank you for this video!
I used the Softee mango butter and indian hemp and honestly they are the best thing that has ever happened to my hair! I've never been a fan on blue magic greases but softee is amazing!
I was team Sulfur 8 as a kid and have recently went back… Blue Magic is cool too when I’m being cheap. Honey them twist outs be poppin my hair is always so soft with the grease!!!
Thank you for this video!!!! I've been back to using grease especially with protective styles and the winter and my hair is never dry when I use it! My favorite is doo gro and blue magic!
I just went back to BLUE MAGIC. Most products make my hair dry and dry looking especially since I wear an afro. thanks for the tip of doing the deep conditioning more often.
TEAM BOTH!! I started back using blue magic about a year ago. I use a leave in conditioner then seal with the grease. Leaves my hair so moisturized, is AMAZING. I also use sulfur 8 but on my scalp
My favorite hair grease is the qhemet biologics pomade..it pairs so well with most gels i use especially the tacky gels that have the tendency to flake..i love it..my high porosity hair loves grease, thick creams all of that so glad you're talking about this topic 🤗🤗
I have high porosity hair as well. My moisture level is fine, but I still experience frizz and my hair "looks" dry sometimes. Does the grease help with the frizzy and dry look?
@@sharondadottery6551 i just apply it as a curl aide pairing it with gels to give me a good definition. I used to apply it on my scalp daily to moisturize my hair with no problems. The size of the product is too expensive and too small to use it up everyday that's why i decided to use it as a curl aide 😁😁
Team Royal 👑. I use Blue Magic too. Went natural about 2 years ago. My crown area was so brittle and dry. I 💸💸💸 on products but nothing worked. Last night, grabbed the grease that's been collecting dust in my cabinet for years and GIRLLLLLL. That area is so soft and moisture. I had the answer the whole time.
Yess I love this! I used to moisturize my hair with only leave in and an oil and noticed that my hair would only stay moisturized for 1 or 2 days. After incorporating blue magic grease into my hair care routine, my hair is able to stay moisturized for days and my curls are more defined. I see grease being a product I just can’t live without! Love your videos!! ❤️❤️
Wow! I never thought I’d see the day we’d gravitate to grease again. But hey if it works, then by all means Use it😀 I just recently made my first Mane Choice purchase (long story) and I’m so pleased! I have the Daily Hair Dressing and it’s heavenly it makes me hair feel so soft and very moisturized for days without any greasy feeling at all.
Giiiiirl! I looove you! Thank you soo much for this! I washed my hair with low poo shampoo and it cleaned all the grease and I was thinking I was crazy! It took me more time to clean it, but it's clean! Thank you, thank you, thaaaaaank you! Petrolatum is what save my high porosity hair!
My shea butter is running out, and there’s no way I’m going to the African store at the mall to get some more! I guess my next sealant is gonna be some hair grease! 😅
I haven't used hair grease in a minute, but recently I've used blue magic super gro and OH MY GOODNESS. My hair could've been retaining length and down to my butt by now lol. I wish I could heart this video instead of giving it a thumbs up. Thank you
Love, Love, Love!!!! Take me back home to my hair grease. Here we go! Getting my grease this weekend. Thank you so much for this because I bought into the hype that it's not good for you, though I used it growing up. You are the best!!! 🙏🙏💓💓
I am so glad that I did not get rid of my hair grease at all. I am going back to what my grandma and ma did to my hair when I was younger: an updated version.
When I first went natural I was trying everything, and it was hard to grow my hair plus I didn't really know what I was doing. My mother told me a few time "Use hair grease" and I would use the lie that was told to many natural " Hair grease clog your pores" but it didn't acquire to me that many black mother back in the day was using grease on our hair before all this other stuff came out. One day I decided to start using Black magic and that's when my hair started really growing but at the same time I was still messing up because I didn't stick to a routine nor cut my end. Last week I had an appointment with my cousin to wash, condition, and cut my ends only to find out my ends was so bad. She recommended that I use Camille Rose but I will still use Blue Magic because it works on my hair. I just need to do better.
My mom & grandmother used Blue Magic & Crown Royal on my hair growing up. I always had shoulder length hair. Went back to Blue Magic last year after my big chop in 9/2020. My hair was is shoulder length now. I’m never leaving Blue Magic again.
Did a experiment with hair grease, applied it twice, on dry hair after 2-5 days. My hair is soft and moist. With no water applied since last wash. Grease is not a sealant. I now know I don't need to wet my hair when I apply hair grease. It requires no additional moisture or water.
It's a sealant, petrolatum is used for its hydrophilic and occlusive properties. Moistness/moisture is only from water. Unless your grease contains some kind of water? Oils and grease can give the illusion of soft moisturised hair because of the slip, but after a while your hair is just getting drier and drier
@@daisiesandpandas1218 We aren't talking slip, there is no slip, just softness. Also, I am the child of a beautician. I got my hair wet once a month if lucky and combed every. Couldn't go outside with it not combed. My hair was waist length as a child. I know keep it mid-back. But recently cut it short in January now back long. My hair I know, like my mother taught me, you train your hair to what you want it to do.
@@daisiesandpandas1218 I stopped listening to RUclips folk about hair since forever. I have no issues with my hair and am very happy with it my hole life. I won the hair lotto from birth. She don't take much thanks to my mom.
Hybrid InfoDesk How's your hair now? I couldn't figure out why my hair is so dry yet I never had any issues growing up in Africa using grease and my hair was very long and thick
@Wanja Faith They keep changing the formula. I'm now in Egypt they use creams and gels. My hair is nice. Took a minute cause that hot sun was not its friend. I use their products, and now it can handle the heat and stay moist.
I’ve just discovered your channel and I’m loving the content. I am an Afro Latina with 3b, 3c curly hair. As a child, my mom would use hair grease in my hair (Posner bergamot, “the jar with the star”). After watching one of your videos suggesting hair grease as an option for sealing in moisture, I gave it a try, as my hair doesn’t like straight up hair oil. I’ve seen a tremendous improvement in moisture retention and shine. My hair is naturally very dry, and so is my scalp. I’ve been using Africa’s Best Super Gro. Thanks again for your scientific approach to hair care!
I love Africa’s Best with the herbs. I used to use hair milk from carols daughter while my hair is damp and seal it in with that grease for my twists outs, and my hair would last too. 😄
I’m glad I went back to using grease. I found for me it works best after I spritz my hair with water, apply my favorite curling cream then use the grease. I definitely noticed my hair isn’t dry like it was when I was wasting time trying to use oils. The only oil I use is peppermint oil for my scalp due to my scalp being itchy.
I just started to use grease again after over 35yrs! I'm so glad you made this video. I love to use it my hair was very dry curly but DRY. since i went back to basics.....shine baby shine..lol. im using good ole BLUE MAGIC
My hair has grown so much since going back to hair grease. The healthiest. I mix Sulfur8, Doo Gro and Blue Magic. I liquify it and use a dropper to apply it. ✨💕✨
I love Dax with hemp because it’s not too heavy and it smells great!! My hair loves it. I use it just the way you said when I have itchy scalp which is not often and definitely as the sealant in my hair regimen.👏🏽👏🏽
I have recently gravitated back to my hair grease. I was swayed in the past by other naturals who claim hair gease is a no go but I realize my hair responds well to it and it makes a huge difference when sealing in my moisture!!!! Love your content!!!🥰
great video, nothing works better for me. I totally destroyed my hair with all these so called 4c hair products. I am back to hair grease trying to recuperate my hair.
Yes, yes, yes to hair grease. About 5 years ago, a beautician told me that using "that stuff" was why black people hair would not grow. She believed that hair grease clogged the pores, causing hair damage. I made my own by combining several types and it worked wonders on everybody's hair that used it. My granddaughter's hair grew so much until people charged us so much more just to shampoo and style her hair. I still use my mixture as a sealant and sometimes I apply it to the scalp as needed. Needless to say,, you are my hero. Thanks for educating us on how to properly take care of our hair.
I have naturally high porosity hair. As a kid, my dad would take care of my hair and he’d always use Jergens body lotion 😂 He kept saying nothing else would work. Idk why he never used hair grease. I still appreciate the fact that he took time and effort to do my hair.
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This is amazing! I had no idea so many of you loved hair grease like me lol! Please be sure to SHARE this video! As always I appreciate you all and thank you for allowing me to serve you with my knowledge of cosmetic chemistry! ((sending you a virtual hug!!)) :-D
Would you ever make videos on the science of skincare? I’m trying to start making my own products but want to know what’s going on on a scientific level
you focused here on petrolatum, but what are your thoughts about lanolin and beeswax? i see it as the main ingredient in some diy grease/pomade recipes.
My fav hair grease is Royal Crown Hair Dressing. What do you recommend for moisturizing facial hair? Many of products on the market are quite pricey
Curly Chemistry I saw that you recommend oils like coconut oil to penetrate into the hair first. I was just wondering what that looks like on a wash-day & going forward. Thanks in advance!!!
@curlychemistry What type of hair grease do you recommend?
I haven’t been able to retain length in my nape since I was a kid. I kept trying to figure out why I had long hair as a child but can’t grow long hair now. It hit me, my mom used grease! I started using blue magic on my nape a month ago and the bald spots are filling in. I’m so mad I listened to the “natural community” and stopped using grease. Oils/butters don’t lock moisture into my high porosity hair at all. I’ve tried every natural/oil butter, LCO/LOC and 20 minutes later my hair is thirsty. Now I apply a leave in and some grease and my hair stays moist for a week. My hair also likes silicones and I use sulfates. I learned to stop listening to people and listen to my hair instead.
Hmmm interesting. I tried the LCO method on my high porosity hair, 24hrs later bone dry 😫. LOC method wirks better for me but lately that's been lasting only 3-4days when it use to be a week. I'm gonna try the LG method and see how that works
Girl, same thing with me, my mom warned me so many times that i was using products that dries my hair and i didnt listened hahah (mom always know the best) and these days i figure it out that my high porosity hair needs more than oils, butters, its crazy how my hair gets dry even with the LOC or LCO method, since i finished doing my hair is juicy but next day looks like i didnt put anything so i finally gave up all my products and im starting with old school products :)
I freaking hate creams on my high porsity 4c hair. I really wanna see the difference because they smell nice, the packaging is pretty but it feels like it does nothing. Hair grease be lit though.
My hair hates sulfate free shampoos. It dries my hair out and don't wash it out properly because my hair is thick.
Girl)l you are so right, I had hair down my back when I used to used dax in the green jar, everyone in my house used it. I've been using it 3 times a week, because my hair is very dry.
ALL OF US BLACK WOMEN were raised on hair grease! Now we act like it’s the devil. REMEMBER....our hair grew just fine as kids using it. We only start experiencing problems after that first relaxer or Jheri curl. I use SULFER 8 (the price is starting to sky rocket because it is stilll good)
If it grew what happened? I think y'all got a selective memory
@@curlslegitbaby2981 Im sorry,Im not understanding
@@curlslegitbaby2981 It grew, our hair broke off as a result of trying all of this stuff to try and change the texture.If you have EVER had a relaxer, you tried to change your texture. Aint nothing wrong with grease
Exactly! I was in middle school and begged my mom for a relaxer because all the other girls had one. 🙄 My mom kept telling me she didn’t think it was a good idea; that I didn’t need one. Well, unfortunately, my persistence paid off. Mom gave in and took me to a popular, licensed cosmetologist. Maaaan, my hair starting declining after that and regret eventually set in. 😩😔 I told my husband a few days ago, if we have a daughter and she wants a relaxer, I’m telling her NO! Even if I gotta do her hair up until she graduates college. 😆 I’ll also tell her why though (my story). Mothers really DO know best!
@@Reggaelibrarian Girl, we live and we learn! Glad you stood up for yourself when you were able to! :-)
OH MY GODDD!! 😍As a S.T.E.M. biology Major, I immediately SUBSCRIBED. You said exactly what I thought for a longggg time! Seeing black women show off their intelligence in science is amazing!! Definitely supporting you! Stay blessed and know that you're amazing! 😍🤗♥️♥️♥️
Hey fellow STEM!! Thank you so much, I appreciate your support! :-)
Queens supporting queens; I have NO choice but to Stan!
I love it too. I am an electrical engineer who owns a MEP firm....this is great!!
The intelligence that this woman gives off is attractive, amazing, and *inspiring* WE NEED MORE BLACK INTELLIGENCE LIKE THIS❤❤❤
I'm a RN, We don't have enough black people in the sciences. I find other races don't know or care to deal with us as patients. Teach your kids about a career in one of the sciences. This is URGENT !! We are dying unnecessarily.
This videos needs to go viral in the natural hair community. Tired of ppl bashing grease lol. it's been saving my hair since the 90s 🙏🏽
I agree! :-)
Yes!!! I grew up in the 80s. My mom and generations past used hair grease. My hair was relaxed by the time I was six years old and my mom continued using hair grease and styling my hair with braids and/or roller sets. My hair was always thick and healthy. As an adult, I began to add color dyes, and heat. Thats when I began to experience breakage. I went natural 3 years ago and I have ONLY used natural products like shea butter and JBCO. My 4c hair eats it up! So I'm am happy that this video reminds me that grease is OKAY. It worked then and it will work now😊. Love the info💗
Right. If hair grease was good to my grandma's tresses, ushered us through the beautiful regal afro's of the 60's and 70's...its definitely good enough for me today. Think about that.
Use what work best for you---
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Thank you...grease grew our hair when our mom's took care of our hair. Get a little age on us and we all of a sudden know best. I have truly come back to what I know best.
I'm so glad that an actual chemist has spoken out about how hair grease does not clog the pores. There is some misinformation going on about grease being bad for the scalp because it clogs pores AND results in less blood circulation to the scalp! LESS BLOOD CIRCULATION!
Yeah, I can't believe it either but this is the misinformation that is going around.
If that was true, we’d ALL be bald b/c that’s all our moms used back in the day.
@@HappyFeet216 Exactly!
True coconut oil is more dangerous for pores than grease😂
@@luciaescobarz Coconut oil is like a hit or miss. It seems like half of the people it works for, and the other half gets negative affects from it.
I like coconut oil but it can't compare to grease, considering it doesn't keep my hair as moisturized for a longer period of time.
Penelope416 it’s because it contains proteins. My hair is dyed snd needs more proteine because it is horribly high porosity 😱💀
Ain't nothing wrong with grease. Grease was a friend to us back in the day. We have to stop treating our hair like our Asian and Caucasian sisters. Our hair is different and need to be treated with extra care.
Magically different, indeed!
Even between us every hair is different. Grease just does not work for me. Not everything is for everybody.
Chinese people use oil not grease they use natural like olive oil.
I remember when they used to dab a little grease on each section of hair before pressing. And it would literally sizzle!
Some white folks use hair grease, too. I was shocked to learn. My former landlady and her husband both used hair grease. Her husband came in with jar of Softee. They also a bunch Shea Moisture stuff too.
My daughter was practically bald for the longest while until I started using grease for her hair. Now everyone is excited about how long her hair has gotten and how good it looks, until I mentioned what I use. Now everyone is telling me to stop, because it's bad for her hair. And I'm like, really? Are you people serious? XD
Your story reminds me of Madame CJ Walker, before her product so many women suffered from scalp issues and baldness, until she (and also Annie Malone) came out with the Miracle Hair Grower, which contained petroleum as well. I'm glad you're seeing results with your daughters hair! :-)
Grease that baby scalp 4ever!! Don't mind the critics xxx
Exactly. Like....our (well my) mother n grandmother used grease on our hair decades ago. Our hair flourished n grew nicely. Now all of a sudden it's a problem. Ppl start changing rules bout their natural hair like it's ur hair too and what we shouldn't do based on their experience. I still use grease to this day
Is you blind?💁🏾♀️🤣🤣🤣
@@blackmonalisa9732 who?
I'm a huge Softee fan right now. Indian Hemp, Herbal Gro, Hair Food, Argan Oil, Green Tea. Love them all. 1$ at dollar tree.
Yes!! I love the Indian Hemp!
That's what I use. I use the Softee herbal grow, Mango, and Indian hemp.
They’re all amazing!
Me too!
Softee mango is my go to grease
I've officially went back to grease as of TODAY!! I have a jar of blue magic sitting in my bathroom for at least 2 yrs unopened. I should've never stopped using grease. I cracked it open and greased my scalp like it was 1983! I'm so sorry I fell victim to these new products over the last 25 years. I'm paying for it now! Smh
Amazing comment, made me smile😊
I recently started using hair grease as a sealant. It’s been 6weeks now and I am really pleased at how well it keeps my moisture locked in. I shampoo once a week so I have no issues with build up. So happy you made this video.
What shampoo do you use to wash after using your hair grease?
Yeah what shampoo ?
@@crystaljackson240sulfate shampoo to get the grease out
I’ve been cheating on grease with Shea Moisture ... forget that blue Majoc is the reason my hair grew crazy fast after I did a big chop when I was 16... all the black girls at my school started their natural hair journey because the saw how fast my hair grew and how healthy it was .... I’m coming back to you grease ... I’m not cheating anymore I’m a changed woman
I use softee Indian hemp from dollar tree! It’s very light, seals great and it’s only a dollar!
If you ask me, that’s the best kind of hair product, the ones that are inexpensive.
@Baddie Kayladoll everyone is different! I’m sorry it didn’t work for you hopefully you can find something that works!! ☺️
Indian hemp grow my hair.
I have been using hair gr on my hair since I was a little girl because that was so go to my mother always use from my hair and as I grow up I continue sticking with the old tradition it has worked wonders on my hair, my hair grease that I use is petroleum Vaseline I mix that with red iodine olive oil, and you can also use essential oils lavender oil rosemary oil and peppermint oil and makes all together and used in your hair and your scalp
Me too, I just started using it.
Get ya BLUE MAGIC while you can! it's about to be 10.99 real quick!
Girl I'm stocked up, I went out to get 4 of them so I should be good for 2 years LOL
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Girl! I got my blue magic indian hemp! Only $2 at walmart 🤪 stock up while u can!
Lol! You know it...
YEP, Sis, I got 2 large Blue Magic$2.68 @ Family Dolla 1+ yrs old ‘’Rona ain’t got nutt’in on old school hair care🤣🤣
My hair LOVES grease! I stopped using it due to the natural hair community and I started using oils on my scalp. My scalp does not thrive with oil, it sucks it up within a few hours. Hair grease keeps my scalp so happy and my hair lush and soft!
I'll use any hair grease to seal my high porosity hair. Bergamont, Dax, Blue Magic, Royal 👑 Crown etc. you name it.
Royal Crown is the truth!!!🙌🏾
Vaseline?
Me too.
@@weirdmyst7963 yes Vaseline as well. Vaseline is the most popular name brand of petrolatum also known as petroleum jelly. Petrolatum also known as petroleum jelly is the active main ingredient in all the products listed above. I use Wal-Mart brand petrolatum. It's on the shelf right next to Vaseline brand petrolatum. It can also be used on the hair. Just no added ingredients. The brands above have more added like castor oil or beeswax. Lanolin, fragrance, herbs. But it's all mixed into petrolatum. If you want to use plain Vaseline it works pretty much the same. I knew people growing up who used nothing but water and Vaseline. Their hair was fine.
@@nuninuninu5095 I agree, plain Vaseline does so much for us. Having suffered from dry skin and living in a dry place like Alberta; I finally yielded to just plain Vaseline for my skin and I no longer itch. Couldn't believe how effective it is.
I stopped listening to the natural gurus awhile ago and went back to my grease and my hair loves it. I loving sulfur 8, doo groo, blue magic, and virgin hair fertilizer.
where can i find the virgin hair fertilizer?
@@crystalwaters513 I find mine at amazon or either Ebay
The virgin hair fertilizer helps hair growth?
@@gilliethepoet when I've used it by itself it did help thicken my hair and help with some scalp issues like itchiness.
Shaunta Dawson oh ok thanks for the info
Great video. Back in the old days, my mom and her mom used hair grease and their hair grew to tail bone length and remained healthy until they both crossed over to the other side. .#ripmomandgrandma
My condolences Doreen. :-)
@@CurlyChemistry thank you so much
The key words are: it keeps the hair
1. Soft
2. Moisture retention
3. Preventing tangling as it allows hair strands to slide against each other
I have re-introduced it to my regimen because of number 1 and 3. Thanks for confirming am not just confused 😃😃
It’s gotten to the point where I feel like a lot of these beauty gurus were fake and in partnership with larger brands who wanted to take advantage of us moving away from products that have always worked for us.
Thank you. A lot of them will talk about a product. When you go and check on the price price is high with a small amount of ounces. People will say. Support your black hair companies. How can you support them. Where products are too expensive.
That may be true.
Same way pharmaceutical companies are behind some major sicknesses out there then they sell drugs to cure the same diseases they sponsored
"Establish your heart for the coming of the Lord draws near" - James 5:8 God loves you💗
Amen
People need to remember that Black women spend BILLIONS per year on hair products, more than any other ethnic group. So we should not be surprised that all these products are marketed to us. And away from hair grease that is inexpensive (and less money for them.) Sometimes old school is best.
Thanks for this video! I returned to hair grease a few months ago and my natural hair has totally become EVERYTHING that I thought it wasn't! I found out that I didn't have "bad" hair when I began to use hair grease as a sealant (I also use it on my scalp). I discovered that my hair was dry-not "bad". The "kitchen oils" have been returned to the pantry and are no longer running down my face and leaving my thick, high-density head of hair dry as a bale of hay 2 hours after applying as a sealant. 🤣🤣
I know you know this already, but I just had to say it... there's no such thing as "bad" hair. All hair is good hair. 😉👍
blue magic team!!
Castor oil. and indian hemp.
Had a set back in my natural hair journey. this time im using grease to seal in all that good moisture. keeping my routine simple and cheap.
Me too
We have strayed away from what was working in the past to all these new and expensive products that don’t work. There is always new products on the market and it just so confusing , you buy these products and they don’t work. We are just wasting our our money because it ends up in the garbage. Do you ever wonder why they don’t have free samples anymore?
Yep and I add coconut and tea tree oil to the list
Growing up it was nothing but water, grease and a good brush. I had long pony tails. And nothing was better than getting a friend to grease your scalp...lol. I have curly hair and can't seem to keep it moisturized, or retain length even with a ton natural hair products. Now I realize I gotta take it back to the basics and it's way less expensive!!
The best "grease" I've ever used is actually the Mimosa Hair Honey pomade from Carol's Daughter. It isn't greasy at all, it instantly calms frizz, and it makes my hair more manageable.
chatwithchika I love Mimosa Honey Hair Pomade! It contains no petroleum or mineral oil, which are too much for my fine strands. It does a great job at sealing in moisture and it smells great!
Yes! I really like it 🙌🏽 I wished the jar was at least 10oz, though.
Yes! It melts beautifully. I used it when I did my cornrows this week.
I have a small jar sample and I love it ! I need to get the original size!
I love it too!!
Yh I got fed up with all this natural stuff and said to myself “back in the day my mom used grease, her mom used grease and it was ok!” My daughter’s 4c hair gets very dry but I find her hair loves grease so back to the grease it it. I spritz it with oil and water and seal it with Dax and her hair retains moisture for weeks. I am not allowing anybody to bad talk my grease!
I'm so happy you shared this.... I've been a licensed Cosmetologist for 20 years and I've been telling all my clients this forever......this is actually one of the first things I learned in cosmetology school when we were taught about the science of products and haircare. I personally have always used what works for my client. Every one of my client's regimen is different. I use product depending on how their hair and scalp react to the product. Also sometimes their hair will react well to a product for quite a while, and then it will stop reacting....so I learned early in my career to do what works for the client and their haircare needs.
Thanks again for sharing.
God bless!
how are you thanks for your comment because I just finished listening to 2 cosmetologist who work together that are bashing hair grease...I was totally confused after watching them..guess they went to a different type of cosmetoloy school
I think the reason why hair grease (mineral oil & petrolatum based products) became a taboo in the natural hair community is cuz when you do research on mineral oil (which are articles online authored by wyt people), they say it’s bad for hair and scalp. So I’m glad that thanks to your channel, people with Afro textured hair can be better informed on what’s good & bad for our hair instead of going off of what’s good & bad for the hair of people with Type 1-2 hair.
The mineral use is grease is in a very refined form so it does not hair to year hair....this is what people are getting confuse with...not like they take the raw petroleum and slap it in grease
I love your Super-quick-straight-to-the-point video. I'm a Team Blue Magic girl.
I went back to hair grease, I was trying to follow the “no grease” hair movement but my hair wasn’t growing and it started to thin in the middle of my head like real thin so now I’m back to the basics and I’ve seen so much progress. Hair grease was the only thing my mom used on my head and I had thick hair
It’s definitely a staple in my regimen! Thank you for sharing! ☺️
I just used grease for the first time. Washed, conditioned, moisturized then greased and twists. Soooo moisturizing. Rocking my twists right now. I used Blue magic. I purchased it about 2 months ago and never used it but I co washed my hair on Monday and the next day had flakes so I washed two days later and decided to try the grease. I like it. I used the Mielle Honey and Pomegranate Leave in water and blue magic. Pleasantly pleased.👌🏾
hey did u use a cream or only a leave in/milk and then the grease?
Maria Ouedraogo I used the Mielle Pomegranate and Honey Leave in and the Blue Magic grease. That was it and it’s still soft and shinny,
@@Listen2me400 thank you really much :))
do you have others leave in recommandation?
Hi how do you remoisturise?
I think it's important to emphasize that grease is a sealant for use on damp hair and not to be used on dry hair. We want to seal in moisture not exacerbate dryness when using grease.
I use grease on dry hair right after I blow dry and mid week still on dry hair. The only water my hair sees is during the 1-2 times per week that I wash. My hair is just fine. You can use grease on dry hair if you aren't waiting 2+ weeks before washing again. Some of the jars even state to use on dry hair. It's a LUBRICANT as well and that's what I use it for.
@@cfoster6804 Good point. 👍🏿
My hair never could stand grease even growing up n I found it hard to understand that my hair simply didn't like heavy creams,butter n grease. But now I understand that what I want is not necessarily what my hair wants too ,you just have to give ur hair what it wants and let others give their hair what it wants. Period. Keep up the good work sis 🥂🙌
Our ancestors used hair grease for years, and I never stopped using it. Some of my favorite are as listed: Doo Gro, Nu Gro ( Black owned), Palmer's Olive Oil, and Blue Magic just to name a few. When a trend comes in, people are quick to follow what's popular. Im not into trends, and love my grease. Love your content!!!
Thank you!😊🤗💗💗💗💗, same here.
When I was growing up that was the main product to apply to the hair. It kept the hair soft, moisturized and gave it sheen. Greased the scalp if it itched to sooth it.😊
Yep! That is all that was used after washing hair. That was the leave in, oil and cream.#loc #3in1 😁
@@driaannbull that's true
honestly, my grandmother used grease in my hair as a child & i'm excited to say i've made my way back to it. it's definitely made my hair more healthy and manageable more than any other "natural hair care"
back to the basics 💓
I just start using the super gro hair grease on my daughter and boy was I missing out. Her hair is still glossy and sooooooo moisturized
I use blue magic (the green one) on all my braid clients. All of my regulars have hair! Grease was always a black staple! I never fell for the no grease fad. Sometimes you have to use your own discretion! Idk anyone who grease has failed.
Fav greases so far are Blue Magic’s super sure gro and Africa’s Best Super Gro “Stay with what works” my mom always used pomades and hair grease and I never stopped. I love this channel because you use science to explain everything and I‘ll take that over following trends every time. The natural community is so fickle, I just appreciate your channel actually educating!
I was raised on "team DAX" and am about to go back to using it. As a child and teenager in the 80's and 90's my hair was not just long, it was thick. As an adult it's long but very thin. I'm going back to basics. Thank you for this video.
Stopped using hair grease. BUT, it was the only thing that stopped my tangles from getting the best of me. I recently found ORS hair grease, which is NOT a grease but a cream that melts away tangles. YAY!
What's the name of it?
@@DefineMorena Sorry it took some time before seeing your question. The one I have is called ORS "HAIRestore Hair Fertilizer." I used to use it years ago during my perm days, when it went by a different name. Recently saw a few RUclips ladies talking about Blue Magic (which I never used before.) I went looking for it but found the ORS and remembered how it took out (perm) tangles, and thought I'd try it again on my natural hair. It really works and I don't have greasy hair a couple days later. It seems to melt into my hair.
@@gloriaa.4858 Thanks for your reply! 🤗
They still have the grease to. Purchase it at my local Dollar General.
I'm going back to hair grease because I tried some of the natural hair products and they don't grow my hair much. Hair grease and water are the things that are helping me to grow back my hair. I'll keep using what works for me.
Grease is fabulous for length retention. It is great for sealing in moisture. I dont touch my hair until the next week when I wash. I ignore the community and do what works for me. Blue magic has a great variety and economical too.
I grew up on Ultra Sheen and Luster's Pink. I don't really like the new formula of Luster's, but Ultra Sheen (the blue one) loves me and I love her lol. My mom STILL uses Ultra Sheen and lays her edges with Luster's pink and water.
I agree. I'm back on it. My hair used to grow and was the healthiest when I used it. So I decided to go back.
THANK YOU x Infinity!
My GOODNESS I am SO sick of these "grease is bad for your hair it will clog your pores" natural hair fake knowledge heffas! Like you said, why quit something that has worked for YEARS? And you are right: I, too, believe it's only a matter of time before these natural hair care companies come out with their own versions of hair grease.
I cannot thank you enough. This video is much needed and I really appreciate your time. THANK YOU! 😁
You're so welcome!! :-)
After trying in vain, looking for conditioners that would work on my hair, I started using hair grease a few weeks ago. Then I asked myself why it didn't cross my mind since I did the big chop in 2017. Growing up, both before we started using relaxers and after, it was the only one thing that we used that softened our hair...and I have very thick, high density, low porosity, kinky hair. The results were instant manageability. Just rub it in and boom! With that, I'm done wasting money on different condioners.
Team blue magic!! Since incorporating grease back into my regimen, my hair has grown tremendously and stayed healthy. I love blue magic Indian hemp grease.
Girl, I love you so much. I just have so much enjoyment seeing this beautiful, natural, educated black woman on the internet teaching people about common misconceptions in the natural hair community. Keep it up please!
I grew up and used, all the way into my late 30’, V05 hair dressing conditioner, in the gold box, until they stopped selling it in stores. That stuff was amazing. So lightweight and extremely moisturizing. I have thick 4a/4b hair and my mom used that on my hair from the time I was a toddler. I’m so sad I can’t get it in stores anymore.
Only other grease used as a kid was Sufer 8 after I go the English version of Chicken pox (my family was stationed in England and I somehow avoided the shots) and it covered my entire body, even my scalp. I stared losing hair and someone told my about Sulfer 8. Hair grew back fast, thick, and long.
Amazon has that V05 conditioner. Great reviews. I think I may try it. I love the green Blue Magic.
Charmaine Davis I know 😩. I hate ordering things. Ugg. COVID is forcing me to succumb to the order online world. 😞
When I went natural 10 years ago, this was before some of today's brands were created. The natural community was trying to figure out the best way to take care of our hair with what was available. It's my opinion that the blind was leading the blind and someone stated that grease was bad. For some reason the community ran with that idea. I eventually started using grease again 5 years ago and haven't looked back. My favorites are the Softee line, Liv grease, and Kuza Indian Hemp.
Yes, mines was K7 and ultra sheen.
Same story here. My favorite is kuza beeswax.
I absolutely love Softee!!! Their signature line thickening growth oil, and their argan oil hair grease...life!!!
@@hindenburg2006 I'll have to try those!
Tonia682 I will say this - I haven’t been able to find the growth oil in a minute...but I always got it from Walmart for like $2. The grease I found at Dollar Tree...but I think Walmart has it too 💙
I have thick wavy hair and I love hair grease. I use blue magic Indian hemp. Are use natural oil’s in my hair but it tends to absorb them very quickly so it feels dry after a short while. Hair grease really does seal in the moisture. Lots of times I don’t even use the natural oils. Every now and then I’ll use a leave in conditioner before the grease. I love it. :-) I also use natural shampoos for the most part and it always gets the grease out of my hair.
I am on team Ultra Sheen Green (extra dry) hair grease which is a Black owned company...baby I had bald spots popping up all over my head using all natural products...then I thought about why I had so much hair as child - simple routine- shampoo, blow dry, grease scalp and refresh hair with water, grease and brush...now my hair is flourishing
I started to incorporate grease (Dax) the start of this year and it has helped me with my dry scalp tremendously. I also have low porosity hair and I use it to lock in moisture.
Yessss!! It's great! :-)
I am going to start making my own products because I am sick of how expensive black hair products have gotten. Nowadays, drugstore products cost the same as top brands. My favorite grease atm is DooGro. I've been back to using grease for a year and its great for moisturizing hair.
I am so glad to see that a Chemist has joined the ranks and blowing the whistle that hair grease is not bad for our hair. I just became a new subbie and I truly appreciate you taking the time to re-educate our people on the benefits of using hair grease. Growing up (I am in my mid-fifties) my mom would spend three to five or more hours every Saturday washing, conditioning and then oiling my two sisters and my hair with hair grease. We used Royal Crown, Blue Magic or B&B for years. It was not just our household, the entire neighborhood as well as all of my family members from grandmothers, aunts, nieces and even uncles were using the hot or as we called it back then, the straightening comb to get our hair looking good for Sunday service and to wear the majority of the week until next wash day.
Just last night, I used my B&B Super Grow Hair Grease that I mixed with Sulfur 8 (The Original), The Hair Fertilizer, and another hair grease, alone with Jamaican Black Castor Oil, Wild Growth Oil, and some essential oils to camouflage the smell (I actually liked the smell.....) and lightly oiled my scalp because I have very fine hair, however, my scalp was itching (no dandruff, just dry scalp). I also used some of it on the lengths of my hair after I spritzed it with my home made Aloe Vera Juice, Hibiscus Leaf and Fenegreek Seed with Jamacian Black Castor Oil and essential oils for smell mix and put my hair in two Bantu knots to stretch my hair.
I stopped listening to a lot of You Tubers because some of them just were not honest and I felt the best thing for me to do was to start educating myself on what was BEST for me to do with my body including my hair. KNOWLEDGE or actually TRUE KNOWLEDGE is POWERFUL. It is also helping me to keep money in my pocket. Thank you again for making this video and I look forward to watching more of them. Blessings💖💖💖
I’m so glad you made this video. I’m especially glad to know that you don’t need a super strong shampoo to wash the grease out.
Science and natural hair care 😍 this is my new fav channel!
Yay! Thank you! :-)
I use hair grease every other day. It makes my hair more moist and less matted when I take my plaits out. I use Softee Indian hemp. I use to use Blue Magic but my hair does not bloke coconut oil not Shea butter.
When i used coconut oil and shea, my hair responds with : "what manner of witch craft is this!@$%"
nissimusic2 lol mine too
The blue blue magic had no oil in it, it doesn't have those fruity candyish scents everyone likes though
Grease is great. Im currently using DAX. Its a childhood staple. My hair's moisture stays locked in for several days
I'm glad a professional is saying grease is not bad. I get upset at these RUclipsrs that are saying grease is bad. My scalp in the front of my head was dry and some irritation and was flaking. I put a little grease yesterday to calm it down and it is no longer flaking or irritated! I'm heading right back to grease and using it with my Camille Rose products.
Yess! Grease is amazing! ☺️
Those things that used to work for us worked for us because we had low manipulation styles as kids. I don’t recall my mom manipulating my hair often. Then again I was tender headed. I guess I’ll give that Mango butter Softee a try. Thank you for this video!
I used the Softee mango butter and indian hemp and honestly they are the best thing that has ever happened to my hair! I've never been a fan on blue magic greases but softee is amazing!
@@DatSmile1 Blue Magic stinks too. I like my hair smelling like food lol.
I second the mango butter Softee! Good stuff! :-)
I was team Sulfur 8 as a kid and have recently went back… Blue Magic is cool too when I’m being cheap. Honey them twist outs be poppin my hair is always so soft with the grease!!!
Thank you for this video!!!! I've been back to using grease especially with protective styles and the winter and my hair is never dry when I use it! My favorite is doo gro and blue magic!
I just went back to BLUE MAGIC. Most products make my hair dry and dry looking especially since I wear an afro. thanks for the tip of doing the deep conditioning more often.
TEAM BOTH!! I started back using blue magic about a year ago. I use a leave in conditioner then seal with the grease. Leaves my hair so moisturized, is AMAZING. I also use sulfur 8 but on my scalp
Started using heair grease this summer. Game changer. It keeps my high porosity hair moisturized. It shampoos out earily.. Blue magic baby!
My favorite hair grease is the qhemet biologics pomade..it pairs so well with most gels i use especially the tacky gels that have the tendency to flake..i love it..my high porosity hair loves grease, thick creams all of that so glad you're talking about this topic 🤗🤗
I have high porosity hair as well. My moisture level is fine, but I still experience frizz and my hair "looks" dry sometimes. Does the grease help with the frizzy and dry look?
@@sharondadottery6551 i just apply it as a curl aide pairing it with gels to give me a good definition. I used to apply it on my scalp daily to moisturize my hair with no problems. The size of the product is too expensive and too small to use it up everyday that's why i decided to use it as a curl aide 😁😁
Team Royal 👑. I use Blue Magic too. Went natural about 2 years ago. My crown area was so brittle and dry. I 💸💸💸 on products but nothing worked. Last night, grabbed the grease that's been collecting dust in my cabinet for years and GIRLLLLLL. That area is so soft and moisture. I had the answer the whole time.
Yess I love this! I used to moisturize my hair with only leave in and an oil and noticed that my hair would only stay moisturized for 1 or 2 days. After incorporating blue magic grease into my hair care routine, my hair is able to stay moisturized for days and my curls are more defined. I see grease being a product I just can’t live without! Love your videos!! ❤️❤️
Wow! I never thought I’d see the day we’d gravitate to grease again. But hey if it works, then by all means Use it😀
I just recently made my first Mane Choice purchase (long story) and I’m so pleased!
I have the Daily Hair Dressing and it’s heavenly it makes me hair feel so soft and very moisturized for days without any greasy feeling at all.
Giiiiirl! I looove you! Thank you soo much for this! I washed my hair with low poo shampoo and it cleaned all the grease and I was thinking I was crazy! It took me more time to clean it, but it's clean! Thank you, thank you, thaaaaaank you! Petrolatum is what save my high porosity hair!
I grease my scalp lightly once a week with grease and It feels sooo good. My hair and scalp looks better since I went back to doing this
My shea butter is running out, and there’s no way I’m going to the African store at the mall to get some more! I guess my next sealant is gonna be some hair grease! 😅
I haven't used hair grease in a minute, but recently I've used blue magic super gro and OH MY GOODNESS. My hair could've been retaining length and down to my butt by now lol. I wish I could heart this video instead of giving it a thumbs up. Thank you
Love, Love, Love!!!! Take me back home to my hair grease. Here we go! Getting my grease this weekend. Thank you so much for this because I bought into the hype that it's not good for you, though I used it growing up. You are the best!!! 🙏🙏💓💓
I am so glad that I did not get rid of my hair grease at all. I am going back to what my grandma and ma did to my hair when I was younger: an updated version.
When I first went natural I was trying everything, and it was hard to grow my hair plus I didn't really know what I was doing. My mother told me a few time "Use hair grease" and I would use the lie that was told to many natural " Hair grease clog your pores" but it didn't acquire to me that many black mother back in the day was using grease on our hair before all this other stuff came out.
One day I decided to start using Black magic and that's when my hair started really growing but at the same time I was still messing up because I didn't stick to a routine nor cut my end.
Last week I had an appointment with my cousin to wash, condition, and cut my ends only to find out my ends was so bad.
She recommended that I use Camille Rose but I will still use Blue Magic because it works on my hair. I just need to do better.
My mom & grandmother used Blue Magic & Crown Royal on my hair growing up. I always had shoulder length hair. Went back to Blue Magic last year after my big chop in 9/2020. My hair was is shoulder length now. I’m never leaving Blue Magic again.
Did a experiment with hair grease, applied it twice, on dry hair after 2-5 days. My hair is soft and moist. With no water applied since last wash. Grease is not a sealant. I now know I don't need to wet my hair when I apply hair grease. It requires no additional moisture or water.
It's a sealant, petrolatum is used for its hydrophilic and occlusive properties. Moistness/moisture is only from water. Unless your grease contains some kind of water?
Oils and grease can give the illusion of soft moisturised hair because of the slip, but after a while your hair is just getting drier and drier
@@daisiesandpandas1218 We aren't talking slip, there is no slip, just softness. Also, I am the child of a beautician. I got my hair wet once a month if lucky and combed every. Couldn't go outside with it not combed. My hair was waist length as a child. I know keep it mid-back. But recently cut it short in January now back long. My hair I know, like my mother taught me, you train your hair to what you want it to do.
@@daisiesandpandas1218 I stopped listening to RUclips folk about hair since forever. I have no issues with my hair and am very happy with it my hole life. I won the hair lotto from birth. She don't take much thanks to my mom.
Hybrid InfoDesk How's your hair now? I couldn't figure out why my hair is so dry yet I never had any issues growing up in Africa using grease and my hair was very long and thick
@Wanja Faith They keep changing the formula. I'm now in Egypt they use creams and gels. My hair is nice. Took a minute cause that hot sun was not its friend. I use their products, and now it can handle the heat and stay moist.
I’ve just discovered your channel and I’m loving the content. I am an Afro Latina with 3b, 3c curly hair. As a child, my mom would use hair grease in my hair (Posner bergamot, “the jar with the star”). After watching one of your videos suggesting hair grease as an option for sealing in moisture, I gave it a try, as my hair doesn’t like straight up hair oil. I’ve seen a tremendous improvement in moisture retention and shine. My hair is naturally very dry, and so is my scalp. I’ve been using Africa’s Best Super Gro. Thanks again for your scientific approach to hair care!
Great video. I am using hair grease because I am sick and tired of new products coming out. It is too expensive. They do not give amount of products.
I am definitely both Blue Magic & Sulfer 8, I mix the two 😊
I love Africa’s Best with the herbs. I used to use hair milk from carols daughter while my hair is damp and seal it in with that grease for my twists outs, and my hair would last too. 😄
Yesssss this is what I do as well! Love it
I’m glad I went back to using grease. I found for me it works best after I spritz my hair with water, apply my favorite curling cream then use the grease. I definitely noticed my hair isn’t dry like it was when I was wasting time trying to use oils. The only oil I use is peppermint oil for my scalp due to my scalp being itchy.
Just because of this I am going back to Doo Gro and will try Virgin Hair Fertilizer, even getting back to Sulfur 8!! Thanks!!
Same here!!! Heading to the store tomorrow to pick up the products you've mentioned.
I just started to use grease again after over 35yrs! I'm so glad you made this video. I love to use it my hair was very dry curly but DRY. since i went back to basics.....shine baby shine..lol. im using good ole BLUE MAGIC
My hair has grown so much since going back to hair grease. The healthiest.
I mix Sulfur8, Doo Gro and Blue Magic. I liquify it and use a dropper to apply it.
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Silly question - how do you liquefy them?
Praise the Lord for this video!!! Going to buy some grease now.
I love Dax with hemp because it’s not too heavy and it smells great!! My hair loves it. I use it just the way you said when I have itchy scalp which is not often and definitely as the sealant in my hair regimen.👏🏽👏🏽
Yesss! :-)
All I needed to know on The subject. It seals in moisture best for ME. Thank you.
I have recently gravitated back to my hair grease. I was swayed in the past by other naturals who claim hair gease is a no go but I realize my hair responds well to it and it makes a huge difference when sealing in my moisture!!!! Love your content!!!🥰
great video, nothing works better for me. I totally destroyed my hair with all these so called 4c hair products. I am back to hair grease trying to recuperate my hair.
Never stopped using it cause my Momma used it! I have beautiful long hair! Oh I'm a cosmetologist also!
Yes, yes, yes to hair grease. About 5 years ago, a beautician told me that using "that stuff" was why black people hair would not grow. She believed that hair grease clogged the pores, causing hair damage. I made my own by combining several types and it worked wonders on everybody's hair that used it. My granddaughter's hair grew so much until people charged us so much more just to shampoo and style her hair. I still use my mixture as a sealant and sometimes I apply it to the scalp as needed. Needless to say,, you are my hero. Thanks for educating us on how to properly take care of our hair.
Thank God someone has said something positive about hair grease. I still use it now that I am natural and it really helps, not henders.
I have naturally high porosity hair. As a kid, my dad would take care of my hair and he’d always use Jergens body lotion 😂 He kept saying nothing else would work. Idk why he never used hair grease. I still appreciate the fact that he took time and effort to do my hair.
Lol
Praise the lord! I always loved hair grease and I remember back in the day people would use grease and water. I am team blue magic!
Praise the Lord? Sooo,,, The video is about God?
Hallelujah!
@@Michelle-pn9xt God is interested in every area of our lives... This woman knows how to give thanks
I make my own all natural grease and my hair is growing like crazy
How do you make it?