QuoteReplyTopic: Synth Steaming Report Posted: March 03 2005 at 8:12pm
Hey girls,
Got my hair steamed tonight, and it's so smooth and silky--it seriously feels brand-new (even after all the experimenting I've done). I also got the ends razored a bit. I would post pics, but I'm all out of batteries!
Of course, this process does result in pin-straight hair, so for those who want curls, you'd either have to reset the curl or perhaps you can steam with rollers in--not sure if that would work.
Jenny~ you went to Isaac's to steam? If you did, did ya get a name on that steamer? Sorry, to keep bugging you about that but if I'm going to do synth, I would love to get a top notch steamer.
Can't wait to see those pics!! I love the straighter hair myself.
I didn't get the exact brand name (sorry...), because Isaac seemed to feel that they all would work about the same. His is a professional garment steamer, on casters, with a flexible hose and the nozzle thing, and he said he paid around $60 for it.
Juliejetson~I was looking for steamers on the web and saw this one by Jiffy. Is this the Mac Daddy one you have girl? http://www.goodmans.net/search.asp?c=wig I swear I was searching for the top item only..(LOL)!!
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I have the low-end jiffy steamer from goodmans. I like it a lot. It was like $80. You really only need a super powerful steamer if you are making dreads. Any old steamer will jazz up open-ended snyth..... in my four monthes of experience that is. You can also use it for clothes......
Oh, I have one like that. No need to pay $90 for it, though- you can find one (most commonly the Conair Professional Garment Steamer) on eBay for $40ish.
I had one, there wasn't anything really wrong with it, but the resevoir wasn't big enough to do a whole head, which meant stopping and waiting for it to reheat. That said, you could just do the top, or alternate.
I vote that we all take a picture of our bathroom counters on a "typical" day (i.e getting ready, hmmm. looks like I could use *just a bit here*, whoa, didn't notice how *bad* that looked over there, hmm, didn't I have some of those old hot rollers somewhere? etc etc.)
OK I'm adding a steamer to the mix. . .my hair seems to have reached "critical mass" -- it's kinda yucky right now. . .maybe I've overdone the fabric softener, and the curling iron. Can I steam it WITH ROLLERS IN IT so it doesn't go stick straight???
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Anyone else's apartment morphing into a hair salon? :)
Absolutley... I bought an extra ironing board for my work bench. Sometimes I'll be in the basement working on hair and my man is in his(sacred) work room fixing RC cars or whatever else hes piddling with! Awe!!!Aren't we cute?!!!! Anyone have suggestions for containers to keep hair organized? Mines in a hat box...but its not very tidy! That may be an interesting thread to start?! Miss Fina...You mailed that WAWA yet? (Sorry, I'm geekin!) I have a shark hand held with upholstry/garment attachment. Hope that works...I'll find out soon! Gna
my hair seems to have reached "critical mass" -- it's kinda yucky right now. . .maybe I've overdone the fabric softener, and the curling iron. Can I steam it WITH ROLLERS IN IT so it doesn't go stick straight??? Fina
OK, I assume you're having the same thing as Mer and I experienced--the hair gets bunchy, stiff, it's hard to get a brush through it.... Frankly, I'm surprised yours has lasted this long without bunching; mine was like that after less than a week, I think.
I actually don't think the hair's like that because you overdid it with the iron (I hadn't even used one at that point, and I don't think Mer had either) or the fabric softener (ditto the first point). I just think synth--no matter how well you take care of it--gets like that after awhile (simply because of daily wear--exposure to water, heat, wind, brushing, etc.). My feeling is that it's unavoidable, frankly.
If you can get a brush or comb through the bunches (and keep in mind that they're not really tangles so much as big bunches, so if you go section by section, the hair will separate), you may be able to curl those sections in rollers and then steam. I don't know if this will be enough to revert the hair to a smooth state, but it's worth a try.
Otherwise, you'll need to blow it out or steam it out with a brush, both of which will make the hair pin-straight. At that point, you'll need to reset the curl. If you decide to blow it straight, it can be helpful to mount the dryer on something so you have a hand free to hold the hair, while your other will be holding the brush. If you keep the blow-dryer moving, you shouldn't singe it.
It's possible that the PH 28mm can withstand this process without straightening out, but I highly doubt it. And this is also why I'm doubtful that never steaming or heat-styling synth hair is a possibility; I just don't see how you can get rid of the bunchiness without doing that, and the bunchiness happens pretty quickly--for you about 10 days, for me and Mer less than a week, I think. I believe Kalika was blowing the ends almost immediately. I just can't imagine that you can only fingercomb this stuff for 2 or 3 months with success, although I may be missing something.
Perhaps someone else should chime in here, since these are only my best guesses based on 3 1/2 weeks of wear.... Perhaps some of the synth vets know of another solution. :)
Hi Jenny By "yucky" actually I'm *not* having problems with it bunching. . .when I brush it, it's very smooth and silky; the ends are just kinda weird. . frizzy I suppose is the best way to describe them.
This morning I put in hot rollers when the hair was wet - and BINGO - it responded beautifully. Just have that problem of getting all those ends correctly placed in the rollers (it is IMPOSSIBLE with all these layers).
I just think that this hair wants/needs (notice how it has a personality now) to be treated the very old-fashioned way. . .rollers, let the hair dry in the rollers.
I bought a hand-held steamer today (the $19.99 ConAir one). I'm going to put rollers in and steam it with them in.
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