Hair steaming offers a range of benefits for your hair and scalp, making it a popular treatment for those with all hair types, but particularly beneficial for textured hair. Due to its natural curl pattern, textured hair tends to be drier and more prone to breakage. Check out how hair steaming can benefit your hair.
- Hair Benefits:
- Increased Moisture Retention: Steaming helps open the hair cuticle, allowing for deeper penetration of moisture. This is especially helpful for dry, brittle hair as it becomes more hydrated and manageable.
- Deeper Cleanse: The steam loosens dirt, product buildup, and dead skin cells on the scalp, promoting a cleaner and healthier scalp environment. This can be particularly beneficial for those with dandruff or scalp conditions.
- Improved Blood Circulation: The warmth from the steam increases blood flow to the scalp, which delivers essential nutrients to the hair follicles and can potentially promote hair growth.
- Reduced Breakage: Moisturized hair is less prone to breakage. Steaming helps hair retain moisture, making it more elastic and less likely to snap or split.
- Enhanced Curl Definition: Steaming is a great way to define and revive curls. The moisture helps to plump up the hair shaft and smooth the cuticle, resulting in well-defined, frizz-free curls.
- Softer, Shinier Hair: Overall, hair steaming can leave your hair feeling softer, shinier, and more manageable.
Check out our list of COCOTIQUE-Approved deep conditioning treatments that you can use a steamer with:
OLORI Damage Be Gone Deep Conditioning and Restorative Treatment
This luxurious deep conditioner is formulated with palm kernel seed oil, argan oil, and African butters. Great for damaged, dry & brittle hair. You’ll notice a reversal in the look and feel of your hair after just 2 uses! From the January Box
PALMER’S COCONUT OIL FORMULA Coconut Oil Deep Conditioning Protein Pack Palmer's® Coconut Oil Formula Moisture Boost system restores hair experiencing dryness or damage with natural reparatives that instantly and deeply lock in moisture from root to tip, visibly improving your hair’s condition after each use.
TGIN Triple Moisture Replenishing Conditioner
The perfect pick me up for even the most dry, damaged hair. Our special formula is enriched with shea butter and sweet almond oil to hydrate, smooth and repair strands with every use. From the December Box
I LUV CURLS Add + Moisture Hydrating Masque A botanical, nutrient-rich, luxurious, deep treatment with moisture-locking humectants and frizz-fighting cocoa butter. A D D + M O I S T U R E ™ hydrating masque provides superior hydration even to the driest hair textures and transforms hard, coarse textures into soft, smooth, and shiny strands.
How to Steam Your Textured Hair
- Cleanse: Start with clean, damp hair.
- Deep Condition: Apply a deep conditioner or hair mask to your hair.
- Steam: Use a hair steamer or create a DIY steam treatment by covering your hair with a hot, damp towel.
- Rinse: After the desired steaming time, rinse out the conditioner thoroughly.
- Moisturize: Apply a leave-in conditioner and style as usual.
Note: Always ensure the steam is not too hot to avoid damaging your hair. In essence, steaming helps to restore your hair's natural moisture balance, leaving it healthier, stronger, and more beautiful.