Is steam heat damaging?
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Topic: Is steam heat damaging?
Posted By: Vanity3
Subject: Is steam heat damaging?
Date Posted: March 19 2006 at 4:01pm
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My grandmother gave me her Caruso Steam Hairsetter by Helen of Troy. They are sponge rollers that uses steam heat and you set your hair in 15 minutes. Is this safe for me to do once a week? I air dry, but my hair is soooo frizzy when I'm done. I thought this would be helpful, but I am trying to avoid heat as much as possible. Is steam a safer alternative?
------------- Natural since March 2006 No "heat" challenge for Winter 08-09 public.fotki.com/Vanity3 keepitsimplesista.ning.com/profile/Vanity1920 |
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Posted By: Sweet_Ambrosia
Date Posted: March 19 2006 at 8:07pm
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Steam Heat isnt damging to the hair, it locks in moisture instead of taking it out which is actually healthy for the hair. As oppose to using Direct Heat which takes moisture out of the hair. So using steam is definitely a much better and safer alternative than using direct heat. ------------- *Transitioned Successfully (7-20-05~7-20-07) *100 Natural~3c/4a *Hair Goal: WSL *stretched/straighten* '08 |
Posted By: Vanity3
Date Posted: March 19 2006 at 8:36pm
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I guess that makes perfect sense! I'm glad I found another way to curl my hair without drying heat! It also looks like we have been transitioning for the exact amount of time, ironic! ------------- Natural since March 2006 No "heat" challenge for Winter 08-09 public.fotki.com/Vanity3 keepitsimplesista.ning.com/profile/Vanity1920 |
Sweet_Ambrosia wrote:
Posted By: MsMocha
Date Posted: March 20 2006 at 5:39am
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Co-sign, steam heat is good for the hair especially when deep conditioning. ------------- http://public.fotki.com/SweetCocoa/ - http://public.fotki.com/SweetCocoa/ |
Posted By: Champagne_Wishe
Date Posted: March 20 2006 at 12:20pm
| The Caruso steam roller are perfectly harmless. Now it was some hot steam, the kind that can burn skin, that might make "bubbles" in your hair. |
Posted By: Vanity3
Date Posted: March 20 2006 at 7:15pm
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Wow, I think I may have found the new way to style my hair minus heat! I have pictures of the results on my fotki! ------------- Natural since March 2006 No "heat" challenge for Winter 08-09 public.fotki.com/Vanity3 keepitsimplesista.ning.com/profile/Vanity1920 |
Posted By: Sweet_Ambrosia
Date Posted: March 20 2006 at 7:40pm
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Your hair came out great! Now your motivating me to get some Caruso's! ------------- *Transitioned Successfully (7-20-05~7-20-07) *100 Natural~3c/4a *Hair Goal: WSL *stretched/straighten* '08 |
Posted By: cmesweet
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 7:57am
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I got one the Caruso steam thing back when my hair was relaxed...it was on clearance. I could never make my hair turn out right and then the directions also said to add salt into the water which I think added to the problem but maybe not. Wow worked great on your hair...looks professionally done. Keep it up. I'm going to add you to my fotki friends list. ------------- Natural BC May 9, 2004 |
Posted By: Pokahontas
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 8:05am
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I'm glad to hear these rollers are harmless. I'm interesting in trying these and Vanity your hair came out so pretty. I really want to get them now. I'm just wondering how they would work on natural hair. I can't imagine letting my natural hair air dry and then combing through it so I could roll it up.....it seems like it would come out so frizzy. ------------- |
Posted By: Champagne_Wishe
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 9:03am
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I think you might be able to counter the frizz by putting the hair in tighter tension around the rollers. |
Posted By: Pokahontas
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 9:10am
Yeah, I thought about that too. I guess it will be a trial and error type thing if I buy them. I was also thinking about wrapping it and then rolling it up after it dries. Thanks for the suggestion. ------------- |
Posted By: Vanity3
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 4:50pm
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All I did was wrap my hair to air dry then do the roller set. My roots (the hair that is natural) came out soft and with lots of body! BTW, no SALT is needed!
------------- Natural since March 2006 No "heat" challenge for Winter 08-09 public.fotki.com/Vanity3 keepitsimplesista.ning.com/profile/Vanity1920 |
Posted By: cmesweet
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 7:33pm
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Good to hear...maybe it will work on my natural hair. Sometimes I use the steam for my face instead and that works out well too. ------------- Natural BC May 9, 2004 |
Posted By: Adora
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 1:51am
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Those pics do look really good...hmmm... i'm with u cme...wondering if that works on natural hair too? |
Posted By: Vanity3
Date Posted: March 25 2006 at 8:27am
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Let me know if any of you ladies who have fully natural hair (I'm transitioning) if it works! ------------- Natural since March 2006 No "heat" challenge for Winter 08-09 public.fotki.com/Vanity3 keepitsimplesista.ning.com/profile/Vanity1920 |