How to Give Your Hair A Homemade Steam Treatment

By girlguru Steam treatments are extremely beneficial to hair and contribute greatly to it’s health. The steam treatment opens the hair cuticle to allow the deep conditioner to further penetrate giving you healthier, softer and or stronger hair. Professional hair steamers are well over $100, so follow the steps below for an excellent way to steam your hair at home without emptying you wallet. Saturate your hair with a moisturizing conditioner and/or natural organic oils like extra virgin olive oil or virgin coconut oil and place a plastic cap on your head. Place a Turban towel in a bowl of water and microwave it until hot. (You may also substitute this step by placing a pot of water over heat until hot, then place the towel in the water and allow to sit for 2minutes.) Put on a pair of thick gloves so you can dip your hands into the hot water to get the towel and to wring it out Remove the plastic cap and immediately put the Turban Towel around your head followed by putting the plastic cap back on. (To create a more intense steam treatment, you can place another turban towel or small towel into the hot water, wring it out, and wrap it around the plastic cap, followed by another plastic cap.)If you feel the plastic caps are not tight enough, wrap a satin cap or scarf around your head to lock in the heat. Sit under a hooded dryer for 20-30 minutes. Finally you can remove the caps and turban towels. Your freshly steamed hair will feel warm and soft. Its very important that you rinse your hair with the coolest water you can stand after this steam treatment to close the hair cuticle and to lock in all of the moisture.