Poll: What's your steaming method?

[Cherokee-n-Black]

I'm new to steaming, so I've mainly just been steaming the same way I DC under the dryer. Wet hair, no cap (why do some people steam with caps on,?not sure I get it). Just wondering what methods people are finding most effective and why.

 

[NappyNelle]

I steam on both wet and dry hair, sometimes a cap, sometimes not. Works for me! lol

 

[IDareT'sHair]

I Steam DC'er on Freshly Co-washed Hair. At some point, I'd like to try Steaming Conditioner on Dry Hair and perhaps also 'attempting' to Steam In Oils.

No Cap

 

[coyacoy]

No cap for me under the steamer...I've done on both dry and wet hair. I usually dry steam as needed w/AO GPB or use a moisture DC on wet hair also as needed

 

[Nix08]

No cap
Dry hair w/ only oil
or
Dry hair (or dampened with AVG) and conditioner
always BEFORE I co wash or shampoo

 

[blah54]

I'm new to steaming, so I've mainly just been steaming the same way I DC under the dryer. Wet hair, no cap (why do some people steam with caps on,?not sure I get it). Just wondering what methods people are finding most effective and why.

where did you buy your steamer

 

[IslandDiva08]

I steam on both wet and dry hair........not much difference except the amount of product used. I really don't see the need for a cap under a streamer....

 

[Cendra]

On shampooed hair, under a cap with conditioner, in the steam room at the gym. H.e.a.v.e.n.

 

[Cherokee-n-Black]

where did you buy your steamer

I don't have one. I use the steam room at the gym. I want to get one, but no room for that AND my stand dryer and no good tabletop surface for tabletop steamer.

 

[Cherokee-n-Black]

How does your hair get the benefit of the steam if it's under a cap?

 

[yaya24]

No cap.

I usually just DC on damp or dry hair.

Last week I got amazing results by doing the following:

-DC overnight w/ AO HSR

-Take off cap

-apply oil of choice

-steam for 20 minutes.

 

[NappyNelle]

How does your hair get the benefit of the steam if it's under a cap?

Cherokee-n-Black Maybe the heat is more important for that treatment session? I don't have heat tools, so thats why both methods work for me. How long do you steam in the steam room?

 

[Ms. Tiki]

I normally steam on wet hair with DC. However, I recently started steaming on dry hair w or w/o oil. My issue now is getting all my hair under. I've been using a clip but I'm thinking about using a cap and cutting holes in it to make sure I get the full benefit of steaming.

 

[Cherokee-n-Black]

Cherokee-n-Black Maybe the heat is more important for that treatment session? I don't have heat tools, so thats why both methods work for me. How long do you steam in the steam room?

NappyNelle - about 20 min. It's really not safe to stay in much longer than that--which is why I'd like an at-home model that just steams your head and not your whole body! It is nice for the face, etc...but it feels like a workout! RE: steaming with the cap, yeah, I guess if that's your only source of heat, that makes sense. But why not lose the cap and let the water molecules in?