Co-Washing & Steaming Without A Steamer...

I know I must have raised your eyebrows by this blog post title and you must be wondering why am I co-washing, when I tend to get sick after air drying my damp hair with cool breeze. Well, even though my last wash day was smooth with no issues @ 11 weeks post, I found my hair to be dry, days after, even though I moisturized and sealed very well. Now how do I fix this? I’m in need of a moisture boost so since I’m off from work (Thursday) I decided to throw in a quick co-wash session.

I don’t normally do concoctions for conditioning my hair, but for some reason I had a thought to whip up something for my co-washing session, perhaps it was the conversation I had with one of my friends telling me to experiment and who knows what would happen.

I parted my hair into four sections (2 front & 2 back) and detangled carefully.  Here is what my conditioner mixture consisted of which was mainly moisture: [1] HE Long Hair Relationship Conditioner [2] HE Tousle Me Softly Conditioner, couple drops of CON Intensive Conditioning treatment, couple drops of Roux Correction Conditioner, Jamaican Black Castor Oil, Grapeseed Oil and 3 drops of peppermint oil (the fragrances from the conditioners were alil strong so I toned it down with peppermint oil).

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From the title is that even possible, well Age over at (Loving My Hair) talked about steaming
without a steamer a couple weeks ago showing us 2 options and I was intrigued.  I have to admit that I have my eye on a steamer but I’m not ready to purchase one yet even though the benefits are phenomenal.  I followed her instruction for method 1 except I added in [1] more step.

Method #1

What you'll need:

[1]      A hooded dryer or heating cap

[2]     Twisty turbies (you can get one from the dollar store)/ hand towel

[3]      About 4 Plastic Caps or Saran Wrap

[4]     Your Deep Conditioner of choice

[5]     Hair Clips (I didn't use)

[6]     Kitchen gloves (optional - I didn't use)

First I applied my conditioner mix to my dry hair, then covered it with plastic wrap [I included this step because I normally do this when I condition my hair], placed a plastic cap over that. I dipped a hand towel in water [not soaking wet] and placed it in the microwave for 2 mins, then wrapped it around the plastic cap. I placed another plastic cap over the hand towel and sat under my heat cap for 2 hours.

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As I rinsed out the conditioner, my hair felt so silky and moisturized, I'm definitely a happy camper now  I covered my hair with a t-shirt to absorb the excess water for 30 mins then, I applied another concoction of water, conditioner & oil [look out for it in my next post] as my leave in's and air dried.

Here are the results:

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I didn't need to moisturize and seal right away as my hair felt really soft and great. Will I try this steaming method again? Umm yes, it has been very effective for my hair but my eyes are still on a steamer in the near future. Thanks Age for this helpful tip.

Has anyone tried this method before or are you willing to try this method?

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