what is the purpose of a hair steamer??

[Shatani]

and how does it help you keep your hair healthy??
~T~

 

[ccd]

there are a bunch of discussions on this but for me, I feel it adds moisture to the hair...opening the pores, cutilces letting the conditioner and its benefits into the hair.....hair is shiner, stronger....I use to get them at the salon but i recently purchased on for home use....I've been lazy but I used it last night...love it
that plus conditioner with EVOO Whoooooaoooo

anyway

i like it

 

[Shatani]

oh, i see....thanks for the reply!

 

[ccd]

your welcome

 

[Guest]

Where can one purchase a steamer? Are they expensive?

 

[northernbelle]

I have had my hair steamed on several occasions at the JC Penney Salon. It really revived my hair.

northernbelle

 

[northernbelle]

BTW: The hair article in the August 2004 edition of ESSENCE Magazine recommends steam conditioning treatments for naturals.

northernbelle

 

[Shatani]

wow, didnt know it was soo good!!! can someone walk me through what the process is like???

 

[northernbelle]

Well, this has been my experience:

The stylist washes my hair. She then applies a reconstructor, i.e. protein deep conditioning treatment. Following this, I am placed under the steamer. It's like a steam facial for the hair. The hair is surrounded by warm steam. I usually sit under the steamer for 20-30 minutes.

The steamer resembles a hood dryer, except there is an attachment at the back of the steamer for water. The heat and water combine to produce steam. So, instead of heat coming through the hood, it is steam.

northernbelle

 

[webby]

Isn't there a hot-towel method?
I could have sworn that I read that you could wrap a damp towel around your head, sit under the dryer and get the same effect.

 

[northernbelle]

Perhaps, webby. But, IMO, once you've steamed, you get spoiled.LOL!

northernbelle

 

[ccd]

[ QUOTE ]
webby said:
Isn't there a hot-towel method?
I could have sworn that I read that you could wrap a damp towel around your head, sit under the dryer and get the same effect.

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that's really not the same in my opinion. You can do it to deep condition but the steam is really not created. I would sooner put a plastic cap on an sit in the dryer...the wet towl, drippin' down my neck..is annoying to me

Herre are some posts:

http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=Women&Number=464910&Forum=,,f2,,&Words="steamer"&Searchpage=2&Limit=25&Main=463582&Search=true&where=bodysub&Name=&daterange=1&newerval=1&newertype=y&olderval=&oldertype=&bodyprev=#Post464910



http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=Women&Number=450370&Forum=,,f2,,&Words="steamer"&Searchpage=2&Limit=25&Main=447814&Search=true&where=bodysub&Name=&daterange=1&newerval=1&newertype=y&olderval=&oldertype=&bodyprev=#Post450370

http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=Women&Number=446450&Forum=,,,f2,,,&Words="steamer"&Searchpage=3&Limit=25&Main=409909&Search=true&where=bodysub&Name=&daterange=1&newerval=1&newertype=y&olderval=&oldertype=&bodyprev=#Post446450

 

[ccd]

[ QUOTE ]
northernbelle said:
Perhaps, webby. But, IMO, once you've steamed, you get spoiled.LOL!

northernbelle

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so true!!! so true!

I bumped up a thread on beautybeautyusa.com
a place to purchase online...I got the info from here of course

 

[webby]

Thanks ccd; I'm going to read through the threads.