HOW TO REFRESH YOUR CURLY HAIR WITH STEAM | I can't believe how well this works! 

Thank you for being relatable and telling us about not having time for a perfect sleep protection every night and just maintaining your hair like a normal person 😍😄🙌 Ps: your videos are great and helpful!

I love a steam refresh 🎉 I have been using my clothes steamer (which I hardly used before) and it works great. Not as cute as the facial steamers but has a large water tank and does the job. I do get a lot of frizz with steam but that helps the curls reform and I find if I wait a few minutes after steaming it does settle a bit so then I can go in with gel or oil depending how much frizz is left. Thanks for your videos Sophie Marie, I find them so helpful ❤🙏🏻

I love the long-form content, and in fact avoid IG and other short format sites bc it just isn’t in depth enough at all to really get the necessary insight… your content is absolutely fantastic and I appreciate the time you take and effort you make in giving us curly girls the tips we need. I have only recently started caring for my curls, so your tips and tricks have been hugely helpful to make progress.

I’ve been refreshing my curls every day with steam for years now. I use a clothes steamer and use it a bit like a diffuser. In my case I have to follow with a small bit of gel applied praying hands style and my curls end up big and juicy. I love it.

I'm so glad you made this video! I have been talking about using steam for years and you are the only other person I have ever heard discuss it online. My curl pattern is 3b/3c and my hair shafts are very silky. For some odd reason my hair likes to pretend its wavy (more like 2C) and when its wet it is so loose one would be surprised to see that it curls up to half an inch in diameter after its dried. Even when drying with the diffuser the roots don’t like to curl up as well all the time, especially in the drier times of the year. Another challenge is that my hair does definition so it tends to wind all around each other, clumps together, and gets very flat with no shape. I noticed that when I went to really humid places my hair always curled up to its tightest state and I always got the volume I wanted that didn't go flat, so I decided to test a steamer. What I do is after washing and conditioning I apply my product to wet hair, use the Denman brush in vertical sections to clump the curls together, hover diffuse and then scrunch at the end while still diffusing, go through all of the hair to separate the clumps of curls, and apply a root lifting product to all of my roots. Once the root lifter has dried I steam all of my hair. I use a portable hand held clothes steamer so that I can direct the steam at the roots, through the mid lengths and at the ends. I flip my hair forward and side to side and I keep the steamer moving to avoid burning myself. At first I did it quickly and didn't get as good results, but then I discovered that if I take my time to make sure the heat and steam touches every part of my hair then everything curls up perfectly. I make sure to put enough product on my hair before diffusing (which also took experimentation) and when I do successfully I get no frizz whatsoever from the steam. I put it in a high ponytail at night to sleep with a coiled hair tie, and on days 2 and 3 when I take it down I use the steamer to refresh, and because the products were applied properly from the beginning it re-activates them and I never need to use more, the frizz is minimal, and I get more volume at the top from it being in the ponytail overnight. the only thing I might add if my hair is feeling dry is to seal the ends with some oil. By day 4 usually it has gotten more frizzy just from time passing so I will use a water sprayer to refresh when I take it down, and I might again add oil if needed. I always wash my hair by the 4th or 5th day because I like how it looks better. Steaming also keeps my hair from clumping together as much so it doesn't go flat, and the root lifter helps with this. All of the steps I outlined took me a while to see were needed and if I remove just one I will not get the results I want. The steamer was the most important piece of the puzzle 🙂

The pick hack is awesome will try it when I refresh !

I love using a steamer such a quick and easy way. I love that idea of putting a smoothing product on a pick❤

The finger roll has been a God send for my refresh days!

I use my face steamer for my silver hair almost everyday. I am always on the go no time to refresh. It works for me❤

Love this! I love doing a steam refresh, I have chronic illnesses so don’t have the energy to do a full routine each refresh, I’m glad you showed how to help with the frizz too! Because I don’t often steam as it gives a lot of frizz but I’ll be trying it more from now on! Honestly my healthier hair journey has been so much easier thanks to your tips! X

I'm intrigued by steam refreshing but I don't want to invest in a steamer and I don't shower at morning, so I guess I'll stick with my spray bottle and appropriate products. 😉 Have you tried applying leave-in conditioner or curl cream at night to help with refreshing in the morning? I've done that when I have a lot of flyaway frizz, sometimes with a little scrunching and/or finger curling. I put a shower cap over it while I'm getting ready for bed, then switch to my bonnet with a partial pineapple (cause my hair is too short and a full pineapple stretches out the curls too much). I figure leaving the product in over night might help it to absorb into my hair better. I did it last night and my hair looks pretty good today, even though it's time for a wash. 😉

Best refresh video I watched so far 🤩. Tried it with steam from showering and than followed the steps - it worked so good! Think I will try a steamer soon too 😬

Ohhh my god i just got an ad on a completely unrelated video and you were showing your only curls products! I got so excited and had to come here and comment about it 😂😂 anyway! This video reminded me to steam my hair and how much my hair loves steam so i've been doing it for the past 2 weeks so thank you! 🥰💛

To my complete SHOCK (SHOCK I TELL YOU!!!!) This works PERFECTLY! I have very fine hair and 3C curls. I had to always completely wet my hair and diffuse it again in order to refresh it - a process that took somewhat between 40 min to an hour! I just got the facial steamer yesterday, tried it today in the morning and in less than 10 minutes - LESS THAN 10 MINUTES!!!! - my curls looked bouncy and ready to go. I am still in shock of how well this works.

I love your videos Sophie. Always great tips.

I bought a steamer because I love how my hair looks while on vacation. I’m hoping it will give my curls a little more definition and refresh between wash days thanks for the tutorial

Neat. I realized watching this that I have a steamer straightener and I would have never thought to use it for this.

New sub and i must say i am loving ur hacks and tips. Really helpful for a new curly girl

Thankyou for this tutorial. I’ve used steam to refresh but haven’t tried to further define and control frizz like you’ve shown here, I’ve only glazed over a leave in or refreshing spray. I love your end results, these are wonderful tips and I’m looking forward to trying these!🎉

Thank you for your information that you give us! I tried the steamer and did not work for me. My hair exploded with frizz with team. Actually what curls I had went away. Should I have put some sort of product before? I do have a lot of frizz anyway. Again I do appreciate the information you are putting out. Everything is hit or miss.

You've been such a great help with ideas. Thank you!

I've never steam refreshed but I find using a spray mister bottle with warm water gives the same affect. If I feel the need to refresh (very rare) I absolutely love going in with a lightweight foam compared to gel just because I feel I can more evenly distribute the product and the volume is amazing! Also love that you are loving RU-vid and I love watching your videos!

Lovely tips with steam, and great Superdrug products , Mumma xxx

Thanks for the refresh tips. I have a facial steamer, and I will give it a try! Your hair is gorgeous!😊

Wow! This was so helpful! Thank you so much! Loved the frizzy root tip too! ❤🎉

Thanks again for all the great tips, Sophie!

Interesting. Thanks so much for giving us another option to refresh. ICYDK, adding a pinch (or 2) of salt to the water will increase steam.

Thank you so much youve been a great help love your videos

I love your videos! Thank you!

Loving your vlogs, thanks for all the tips. 😊

Thanks for the video. Could you please share the brand of your steamer? Thanks 🙏

Hi Sophie! Love your videos and have a hair similar to yours. I have question- if i want to layer mousse and a gel (after moisturizer cream), what should I put first? Thank you ❤

It’s a game changer, do you do this everyday?

Thanks for showing how to denman brush curl!

i actually saw this product the other day in Primark 🤣🤣🤣🤣 and wanted to research to see what other curlies say about face steamers

Do you ever use curlsmith to refresh? I mostly have their products but never know which products to use with refreshing.

hi, just want to ask if it is fine to do it everyday? steaming your hair every refresh?

I may have this in a previous video, but when you are refreshing, what temp setting are you diffusing with?

I’m so glad I subscribed to You Sophie Marie❤︎ Thanks for the tips 👌🏻😊 ♔Suzy•

Try using a bonnet over night

oh, I tried this method, and it didn't work for me 😖 my hair really doesn't like water for refreshing......have you any tips for refreshing hair without water??

Do you know that there's a steamer specifically for hair? It's called Q-Redew.

Why not put your hair products before steamer?