HOME Grown Steam Treatment!

Have you done Steam Treatments???

  • Yes - Love them

    Votes: 132 32.4%

  • No - I have not

    Votes: 71 17.4%

  • No - but I will Try

    Votes: 200 49.1%

  • Yes - Hated them

    Votes: 4 1.0%
  • Total voters
    407
Well I was planning on doing this tonight and did eveything like instructed and went to use my heating cap and guess what it's not working :wallbash: My dryer isn't working either so I have no heat but I do have 2 towels and two plastic bags on and I will leave them on for about 1 1/2 hours and then rinse out. I will be going to Sallys this week to get me another heating cap.

This sounds so good and my hair needs all the moisture it can get.
 
Did it again this morning....

I'm 8 weeks post and I have Diana Ross hair...BIG!!!!!!!!!!! Usually at this point I just wear rollersets because it's too much to try to straighten. But my SO wanted me to wear it straight today, so I obliged.

It actually doesn't look bad. It's soft, moisturized my NG is manageable. It's not as flat as usual, but it's still cute.
 
arr1216 said:
I'm doing one now...did one on Monday night. I had MIchelle Obama hair afterwards. Got sooooooooooooo many compliments. This one dude kept staring at it, couldn't concentrate on his work...LOL

Tonight I'm doing it with my brand new conditioner mix after I co-washed my hair.
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OOOO! michelle Obama hair... Yea.. that is some awesome hairrrrr:lick:
 
Steaming is fantastic, it really keeps my new growth in check it is so soft and manageable and (hopefully) it will really aid me to stretch out my relaxer.
 
I've been steaming for a minute, but I FINALLY broke down and got me two Turbie Twists so I could stop using my handtowels (:lol:) - I can't wait til my next steam treatment - I plan on doing a lot of them over the winter to keep my hair lush in the cold air.
 
Many of these new showerheads act as a steamer so the one I have is like that so no need to buy one. But yes, steaming is good.

Best,
Almond Eyes
 
i got turbie twists to do mine with now. its weird cause i feel like it's not workin, but after a while i noticed long term results.
its kinda like how the first few days of baggying, you dont notice much, but after while you see how much it benefits.
 
I am steaming 3x's a week now. I don't really have a choice it's either steam 3x's a week or relax this MT/OCT induced growth every five weeks. I ran out of my Nexxus Humectress so I broke down and ordered the 5 lb. tub of KeraCare Humecto. I had been wanting to try it for a year or two but I kept on the the Nexxus because I could get it locally.

I have no idea why I waited. KeraCare Humecto + Steam Treatment = Hair Heaven!
 
I love steaming, and I suspect that the results are going to get increasingly better. I steamed again today, and my hair is just SO happy. I'll definitely be doing this once a week all winter long - it's fabulous! Thank you SamanthaJones - this is a keeper!!! :yep:
 
I tried this last week, and I LOVE it!!!

My hair came out so soft and smooth. I still have protein overload, so I know that I need to do this more often.

SJ, how often can I safely do this? I've been thinking about doing this once a week, but I worry it's not enough. Can I do this everyday for a few days? :look:
 
i do it every week, and i kinda feel like i need to do it more often cause my hair STAYS thirsty.
 
I'LL TRY THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME TONIGHT....I bought my turbies yesterday at Sallys...today I'm plan to pick up the bottled water and cleaning gloves from the Dollar Tree. From reading the past posts, it seems ladies with a Pibbs may not get the best results or it's doesn't get the towels hot enough? Please say it ain't so...!!' I may have to pull out the ole' trusty Table Top dryer that I'd abandon after buying the Pibbs...I don't want to spend money on a heat cap either..but who knows what I might pick up today.....
 
*~*UPDATE LADIES~*~

I steamed for the first time last night....let me tell you....I"M IN LOVE AGAIN (with my hair that is :grin:)

Here's how it went down......
1- I put my hair 6 in detangled plaits
2- I applied my beloved OCT to my entire head/plaits...I let that sit for about 5-6 minutes
3-I hopped in the shower and rinsed the OCT out, then followed up my OCT Color Therapy Shamjpoo (luv's this),,,then rinsed again
4--I applied my AO Honeysuckle Rose to my entire head..a lil extra on my ends...I also added some honeyquat to my ends..
5--Applied the turbie,plastic,turbie,plastic
6--Got under my Pibby514 for about 1 hour with the temp as high as it could go
7--Rinsed with cold water
9--Rollersetted with my Aveda Straig Lotion, distilled water, coconut oil and a tiny bit of Profectiv Anti-breakage creme on my ends only.
10--I got under the pibbs for about 30 minutes

I left my rollers in all nite...this morning when I took the rollers out..my hair was very shiny and moisturized...my ends were easy to separate...this is amazing!!

I had bouncy, healthy looking hair. I plan to do this again next Saturday..since I'm using OCT/MT the more moisture I can get the better :grin::grin:
 
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I did the steam treatment again last night. I had great results!

This time, I did the oil rinse, then used a cheapie condish (VO5 with Chamomille Tea) to rinse the oil out, then followed it up with PM Supercharged Conditioner. I put the shower cap on then applied the first turbie, then cap again, turbie again, followed by another shower cap. I get better results this way.

I rinsed the PM conditioner, and rinsed and detangled with Infusium conditioner (which has great slip). I then detangled and rollersat with PM the Conditioner Leave-In.

**I sat under the hooded dryer for about 20 minutes on high, then kept it on medium for the remainder of the time. I also used a bit of Chi Silk for heat protection.

My hair came out super soft and moisturized. I've been trying to get my hair out of protein overload....without doing a relaxer. I want to braid my hair, and can't do it when it's in PO land. I plan to keep doing every 2-3 days to get there faster. :grin:
 
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I just thought of something....has anyone ever done this with braids in their hair? I think I'm going to do this once or twice a month when I braid my hair. :yep:
 
Ok, I'll just see what will work for me. I know that braids can be drying, so I guess I'll do it twice a month or so.

Thanks again, SJ.
 
I've been doing it once a week :grin:

HOWEVER....I have problems with my towel not staying HOT for long enough :ohwell: Any suggestions anyone? I am placing the towel in BOILING hot water, then I ring about 75% of the water out, and wrap it around my hair immediately, then place the shower cap over it.

I swear like 5 minutes later, if I touch the very front part of my hair, it's turning cool already...what gives? As a result, I only stay under my "home-made steam cap" for 15 minutes, cuz I feel like all of the steam/heat is gone by then....
 
zzirvingj said:
I've been doing it once a week :grin:

HOWEVER....I have problems with my towel not staying HOT for long enough :ohwell: Any suggestions anyone? I am placing the towel in BOILING hot water, then I ring about 75% of the water out, and wrap it around my hair immediately, then place the shower cap over it.

I swear like 5 minutes later, if I touch the very front part of my hair, it's turning cool already...what gives? As a result, I only stay under my "home-made steam cap" for 15 minutes, cuz I feel like all of the steam/heat is gone by then....
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Are you under a dryer? the heat source must be maintained.
 
zzirvingj said:
I've been doing it once a week :grin:

HOWEVER....I have problems with my towel not staying HOT for long enough :ohwell: Any suggestions anyone? I am placing the towel in BOILING hot water, then I ring about 75% of the water out, and wrap it around my hair immediately, then place the shower cap over it.

I swear like 5 minutes later, if I touch the very front part of my hair, it's turning cool already...what gives? As a result, I only stay under my "home-made steam cap" for 15 minutes, cuz I feel like all of the steam/heat is gone by then....
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Are you under a dryer? the heat source must be maintained.
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Yeah that, and are you only using one towel/shower cap layer? I always use two, and stay under the dryer, and my head is literally still steaming when I take it off an hour (or so :look: ) later....
 
^^^No, I have not been under the dryer :blush:

I will definitely sit under the dryer when I do it this weekend. I can't wait to see the difference that it makes.

And yes, I've only been using one towel so maybe next time I'll use two. Thanks for the advice!
 
zzirvingj said:
^^^No, I have not been under the dryer :blush:

I will definitely sit under the dryer when I do it this weekend. I can't wait to see the difference that it makes.

And yes, I've only been using one towel so maybe next time I'll use two. Thanks for the advice!
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Sorry sweetie! I did not see that - I only presumed that you were using two towels... The recipe/method works as I described it pretty well. Of course - it is not the only way - But it works for me:yep:
 
Samantha, I want to thank you for sharing this technique with us. Since September or October, I've doing the steam treatment during my weekly deep conditioning. I'd used two hand towels (I like the thickness), a processing cap, and grocery bag. It worked really well. However, with my last two deep conditioning treatments, I'd decided to go under the dryer as you'd suggested. I only did this because of the responses to Zzirvingj's post. I didn't think it would make a difference, but I was wrong! O.M.G.!!!!!! :eek: :love: :drool:, my hair felt wonderful! :grin:.






p.s. I had to use a second processing cap instead of a grocery bag when I went under the dryer. The grocery bag's plastic wasn't reacting favorably to the external heat.
 
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MJ said:
Samantha, I want to thank you for sharing this technique with us. Since September or October, I've doing the steam treatment during my weekly deep conditioning. I'd used two hand towels (I like the thickness), a processing cap, and grocery bag. It worked really well. However, with my last two deep conditioning treatments, I'd decided to go under the dryer as you'd suggested. I only did this because of the responses to Zzirvingj's post. I didn't think it would make a difference, but I was wrong! O.M.G.!!!!!! :eek: :love: :drool:, my hair felt wonderful! :grin:.






p.s. I had to use a second processing cap instead of a grocery bag when I went under the dryer. The grocery bag's plastic wasn't reacting favorably to the external heat.
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Glad to hear it my dear!!!!!
 
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