Pre-Shampoo Steam Treatment

My wrist finally felt well enough for me to wash my hair. If you were counting, that means I went 3 weeks without washing my hair. Needless to say, my scalp was icky.

Although I've been using the Neutrogena T-Sal Shampoo as needed to remove and prevent scalp build-up, I was pretty confident that even this amount of scalp build-up would require more scrubbing that I'm comfy with to get a clean debris-free scalp.

Hair Care on the Go

This weekend, hubby and I attended a beautiful wedding a few hours from where we live. The wedding was on Saturday and we drove up on Friday night. Unfortunately, my hair was a mess from riding on Thursday, and I didn't have time to wash it before we left. So I washed my hair at the hotel.

20 Minutes Hair Style Recap

On Friday, my hubby and I attended a special prom for teens with terminal cancer. It was an amazing event complete with police escorted limos, red carpet with "paparazzi" photographers, and of course the crowning of the king and queen. I cried a few times during the night just seeing them enjoy themselves. It was a very humbling and touching experience.

Here is a recap on how I styled my hair in 20 minutes.

Huetiful Hair Steamer Review (Video)

Huetiful Hair Steamer

A representative from Huetiful contacted me about doing a review on their Huetiful Hair Steamer! I was very excited that they wanted to hear my opinion, so I agreed to use the steamer and post a video review. I just received the steamer and will use it this weekend when I wash my hair.

Wavy Hair Style with Steam Rollers

Steam rollers are quick way to style your hair, without worrying about the damaging effects of direct heat from a curling/flat iron.

In this video, I show how to achieve a wavy hairstyle on air dried hair.  You can use the same technique on flat ironed or roller set hair for a much sleeker wavy look.

Coupon Code - Hair Steamer

Hi friends!

I shared the benefits of steam here. Now, I have details on how you can get your own steamer.

My hair steamer was my second most expensive hair purchase at almost $200.  This was a few years ago and hair steamers were less available then. Fortunately, more online salon wholesalers now offer hair steamers, and at a greatly reduced price than what I paid.

I purchased my hair steamer on Ebay and do not remember the vendor's name.  However, I was able to find another online vendor who sells hair steamers, and a coupon code to save $10 off the purchase of a hair steamer.  Here are the details:

• Salons R Us Hair Steamer.  (free shipping in the continential US)
• $10 off coupon code - "exoticmommies" 

Special thanks to the blog Exotic Mommies, for sharing the coupon code.  I have not tried the coupon code myself, but according to Exotic Mommies the code has no expiration date.

Steam + Hair = Healthier Hair

 My hair steamer

Hi friends!

When I started my hair journey, I used different forms of heat to deep condition my hair.  Including a hood dryer, and heat cap.  After I learned about the benefits of using steam over using a dryer/heat cap, I decided to buy a hair steamer.

Hair steamers are more beneficial because they use moist heat, as opposed to dryers/heat caps which use dry heat.  The moist heat offers an added benefit to your hair by infusing moisture into your strands.  Here are some other benefits of using steam:

• Increased scalp circulation, which aids hair growth,
• Helps deep conditioners to penetrate hair faster and better,
• Reduces dryness and breakage,
• Faster hair color treatments, and
• Makes the hair softer and reduces tangling.

I also use my hair steamer as a face steamer, when I'm doing an at-home facial.

An alternative to using a hair steamer, is to use the steam room at your gym.  After your workout, add some conditioner to your wet or dry hair, and sit in the steam room for 15-20 minutes.