Joico Kpak New steam Iron

[Oyekade]

girl I woke up this morning and he was poof out my siggy! I'm glad you enjoyed it

aww it sucks that they poofed(sp) it, I guess it was too hot to take

 

[The Princess]

Im going to pick this up for my B-Day gift. (great excuse to buy it).

Hopfully Trade Secrets has this.

 

[Dauntless]

This is the status of the LCHF discount as of yesterday afternoon (I'll follow up on Monday):



Ok, here's more of a review of my experience with the iron last night (actually, the wee hours of this morning LOL): the iron seems to be of high quality and well-constructed. It compares very well to the T3 in that regard. I had a hard time getting the vapor fuel reservoir out of the iron for the first use, but I was finally able to pop it out. The reservoir doesn't hold much vapor fuel. Despite their claims of the fuel lasting for several uses, I had to refill it about 2/3 through my flat ironing session. That was kind of annoying, but I didn't care because . . .

the vapor fuel rocks! My hair felt so silky and moisturized after each pass of the iron. And yet it wasn't weighted down at all (and I have baby fine blonde hair that looks oily after about 3 days without washing, people!) It just felt . . . plump, rich, I'm not sure how exactly to describe it. Basically, my hair didn't have that slightly dehydrated feeling that it usually has after flat ironing despite my best efforts. I had no guilt touching up my hair with the iron this morning. I won't make it a habit, though--this is still a heat appliance, after all. Another thing I noticed is that it didn't create that "flat iron" smell. Now I'm not talking about the "burnt hair" smell, I'm talking about that smell of "slightly cooked" hair that you often get in salons or girls' dorms LOL. There was no flat iron smell. I used the iron at about 360 degrees F.

I know this review is worthless without pics, so I'll take some today. But really, my hair doesn't look much different than it always does when I flat iron. So it looks like it does in my avi and siggy, really. It just feels a lot better. That's all I have for now.

Anyone else have a review they'd like to share?

Did you use any heat protectant or is it unessescary?

 

[la mosca]

Did you use any heat protectant or is it unessescary?

I did use heat protectant. The vapor fuel alone doesn't seem to be quite enough to provide the level of heat protection I want. I look at the vapor fuel as heat protection insurance. Plus it moisturizes the hair as you flat iron.

 

[gymfreak336]

I need to stay out of this thread. Lawd....I have more plans for my hair than hair on my head.

 

[LadyRaider]

Well nm. I would bid on the one on ebay. I don't know who lhcf with 0 ratings is.

 

[MahoganyJazz]

Im going to pick this up for my B-Day gift. (great excuse to buy it).

Hopfully Trade Secrets has this.

This was my early gift to myself.

 

[Minty]

I wonder if I can use this when I seal in Keratin. Can anyone tell me if the vapor fuel contains any salt (sodium chloride)?

That's great info, that the iron doesn't leave that post iron smell. Thanks.

 

[Auburn]

Can we get a humidity test from someone? Im natural

 

[la mosca]

I wonder if I can use this when I seal in Keratin. Can anyone tell me if the vapor fuel contains any salt (sodium chloride)?

No, it doesn't. Here are the ingredients:

Water/Aqua/Eau, PEG-12 Dimethicone, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Aleurites Moluccana Seed Oil, Hydrolyzed Keratin, Cocodimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Keratin, Hydrolyzed Keratin PG-Propyl Methylsilanediol, Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract, Oenonthera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Tocopheryl Acetate, Allantoin, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Glycerin, Glycolipids, Hyaluronic Acid, Thioctic Acid, Citric Acid, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, DMDM Hydantoin.

 

[hola_lo2002]

I'm natural too! Isn't the steam going to make my hair poof? In their site, the testers of the flat iron already have straight hair, so I'm not sure if this thing works on curly hair. Thanks for the reply

 

[winnettag]

I'm natural too! Isn't the steam going to make my hair poof? In their site, the testers of the flat iron already have straight hair, so I'm not sure if this thing works on curly hair. Thanks for the reply

A lot of naturals use the maxiglide, which is a steam iron, and it doesn't make their hair poof, so I don't see why this one would.
I do wonder how long the flat ironing would last in a humid environment though.

 

[ElegantExotic]

LHCF is such a bad influence. I NEED one of these irons!!! (And I just purchased a Rusk iron last month) *sighs*

 

[tomnikids3]

Heres my review. Love this iron, very well constructed, solid not cheap looking and when i used it i could feel my hair was not as dry much softer. I wet set first and mainly flat iron the roots, I also used Joico, Cuticle Sealer, Intense Hydrator and Reconstructor, and noticed much less breakage. Im glad I go this iron.

 

[la mosca]

First of all, WHO DAT! (Sorry--had to get it out of my system.)

Anyhoo, it looks like Salon Source has re-listed the vapor iron on eBay for $99.95. Unfortunately, they still haven't corrected the listing to make it a "buy it now" item. I'll check on this in the morning.

 

[Supergirl]

La Mosca,

Thank you for staying on top of this for us. I know you want us all to share in your joy of owning this iron!

 

[MonaLisa]

I love all things Joico,I will have to purchase this.

Chica...you know I feel likewise.....and..I did..

*Team Joico*

Charm, thanks for this thread!!! Mosca, thanks for the feedback!

*thumbs up*

 

[4mia]

First of all, WHO DAT! (Sorry--had to get it out of my system.)

Anyhoo, it looks like Salon Source has re-listed the vapor iron on eBay for $99.95. Unfortunately, they still haven't corrected the listing to make it a "buy it now" item. I'll check on this in the morning.

WE DAT! i know how u feel, im in new orleans and its crazy here. thanks for the update

 

[4mia]

bump!! anymore reviews?

 

[la mosca]

Quick update: Salon Source is aware of the technical issue with the eBay listing, and I am told that they have someone working on it. I'll keep checking back.

 

[chocolatethai]

Quick update: Salon Source is aware of the technical issue with the eBay listing, and I am told that they have someone working on it. I'll keep checking back.

oh ok , maybe thats why when i went to search for it nothing came up, we just search "vapor iron " right?

 

[la mosca]

oh ok , maybe thats why when i went to search for it nothing came up, we just search "vapor iron " right?

The item appeared when I searched "vaporiron" (one word). Also, you can search for items listed by the seller name they are using, "longhaircareforum."

 

[MahoganyJazz]

Got mine yesterday! In a huge box with lots of padding, might I add! I can't wait to yank all these twists out and get my hair cut! I'm gonna ask my stylist to use it on me!

 

[Mzz Mac]

Fedex delivered today.....even with the start of the snowfall.
If I would have waited another day, my delivery probably would have been delayed!
I will be washing, dc'ing and vapor ironing my hair this evening after I help shovel "some" of this snow up and work out.

 

[Supergirl]

Okay, they are having no trouble putting these up for bidding but they won't put them on buy it now like they said. There are currently 2 up for bids.

 

[tomnikids3]

I have listed many items on ebay and it only takes 1 click of the button to add "Buy It Now" to an auction, takes only a few seconds to log in and change that and it should have been done before bidding.

 

[Mizani_Mrs]

Her name was Dominique, she was really pleasant. FYI: I ordered from Salon Sounce & received my flat iron today. Yay! I see they gave me a free 10oz refill, and I also paid for one as well. So basically, i got the flatiron 3oz refill, plus the 10oz refill for $109. Then i paid 9.99 for another 10oz refill. plus $5 something S&h. verrrry good price!!!

Did anyone order from ebay yet? I'm wondering if the ebay deal includes the free 10oz refill? that's probably why it's $10 cheaper...

@ la mosca - were you able to get close to the roots without it burning?


Oh and thanks for the review!

By the way, to all the ladies that ordered and got the cheaper deal....what was the customer service rep's names? I think they are doing some shady stuff with the prices.
One person gets it for $109, then the next for $119 (like me)
then another person gets free refill, the next gets it for $10 and me..$20.

What is up with that?

 

[MizzCoco]

Aw man...I need this in my life ASAP!

 

[Mizani_Mrs]

QUESTION FOR: Mzz Mac, Mahoganyjazz, La Mosca, tomnikid3, or anyone else who have received their iron....
Can you confirm if one of your ceramic plates slightly move in/out? The flat ceramic plate, not the steam plate.... the flat plate feels like it has like a spring in it. Mines is slightly moving, so i just wanted to confirm this is the design, and it's not a defect with my iron. I'm noticing that the plates do seal perfectly so perhaps it's designed that way. My sedu didn't seal perfectly, and my FHI barely seals perfectly.


Also, FYI: There is a line of 6 steamholes down the middle of only 1 plate, so i would think that it would be impossible to steamburn your scalp.

I'm too tired to give it a whirl tonight but i'll give it a shot tomorrow morning. Yay!

 

[la mosca]

Okay, they are having no trouble putting these up for bidding but they won't put them on buy it now like they said. There are currently 2 up for bids.

I know . . . I'm getting a little aggravated, especially since I was told that the issue would be fixed by today. I will definitely follow up on this.