Wednesday, November 7, 2012

My Hair Steamer Regimen

"Love people, not things and use things not people"...I love that mantra and apply it to so many parts of my life...but my new hair steamer is the exception!  I love this material thing and I'm gonna use it until it starts blowing smoke instead of steam....just kidding!

Seriously, my research has not encountered anyone natural or relaxed who does not like love steaming their tresses. I'm sitting under the LCL Beauty Professional Hair Steamer as I type...seemed fitting. I purchased from LCL Beauty (formally Salons R Us) via Ebay. I'm an avid Ebay shopper who takes customer reviews seriously. LCL has received 100% reviews which is rare for any business so I thought that was a good sign.  This is my third treatment in 4 weeks. You see I just returned from a fabulous Bahamas vacay and my hair is dry beyond dry. The Caribbean sun mixed with salt water, chlorine and sand just proved too much for my tresses and I had to take action on my last day off before returning to work.

Here's my regime: Washed with Hair One (Sally's version of Wen) Applied Aubrey Organics Honey Sucklerose Conditioner then steamed for 40 minutes, then rinsed with cool water.

Detangled Results: My hair is soft and feels very moisturized and detangling was a easy-breezy. I plan to steam weekly and then tweak my regimen if needed- I'll keep you posted.

Pros: -Great customer service- I see why they've received 100% reviews. My first unit leaked (it happens) after trouble shooting, I called customer service immediately and left a message as it was the weekend. I was called back promptly on Monday and sent a new unit with a return label to ship the leaky unit.

Cons: - Metal steam bar in the rear of the steamer. Be careful when reaching inside while the unit is on because you will burn your finger as I did. Make sure you use a headband to hold your hair up in the back so your hair is not touching that metal bar. -Test the unit at least twice before discarding the shipment box and writing a review. -No coupons for sales- I always look for a small discount or sale.

Do you steam? If so, please share your regimen.

2 comments:

  1. Hi everyone,

    I have been wanting to get a hair steamer as I'm doing my hair on my own and in general it's going OK apart from the fact that my hair gets very dry and need to deep condition it.

    I was going to get a Huetiful/Jannu but realised that here are similar looking items on eBay for about half the price. The seller on eBay has good reviews but am a bit sceptical abut the longevity of the item itself, especially considering it's an electric item. Does anyone have experience of the table top ionic hair/facial steamers sold on eBay that aren't Jannu/Huetiful? Any thoughts/reviews if so, please? I'm about to buy and don't want to make a major mistake in case there's something to look out for about them

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  2. Hi Anonymous- sorry I'm just replying to your post. If you haven't purchased your steamer already- I highly recommend the steamers sold by LCL Beauty as that is where I purchased my steamer back in 2012 which is a stand alone professional steamer. The company has excellent customer service. I purchased the most expensive one but I should have gotten the one for around $80 as it would have worked just as well. I shop on Ebay a lot- I've even sold a car on Ebay- so I'm very comfortable, but that took time. Although I've heard good things about the Hueitiful steamer, personally don't like the table top units as maneuvering myself in the chair and getting the proper height of the table is more work than I want and the table top ones aren't the professional version. Whichever one you purchase- your hair will thank you. Check out my steamer regimen post, I think you'll enjoy it.

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