Sort of. My last touch up was in February and I will be getting my next one on Thursday. Daily co-washing, leave in conditioner and steaming has helped..I put coconut oil and a leave in conditioner on my hair(which is just regular conditioner) and steam for about 20 minutes once per week..I don't wash it out, I just slap my hair back in a ponytail and go. So I can't say that the steaming alone helped to make stretching easier, but it has helped. I have not had any breakage at all and I don't even look like I'm 5 months post.The steaming did loosen the curl pattern of my new growth though.