I was sick of my curls looking flat and lifeless on day two – I’ve found the best household item that totally sorts it
A WOMAN has revealed the easiest way to refresh her curly hair on the days she doesn’t wash it – and all you’ll need is one household item.
Barbara shared that she uses a clothes steamer to bring life back to her blonde curls and banish any frizz.
Known online as @curlvitality, the haircare enthusiast regularly shares curly hair tips with her 884,200 followers.
In a new TikTok reel, she said: “This is how I use a clothes steamer to refresh my curly hair in the morning.
“This technique really works for me because my hair tends to be on the dryer end, and the moisture from the clothing steamer basically will rehydrate my hair as a curl cream would.
“So I section my hair off into three sections, and I’ll take the clothing steamer and just hover it around my curls as I scrunch.
“I already have a bunch of product in there from my initial wash day, so the steam is going to reactivate a lot of the product already in my hair.
“I do about two minutes per section and then I’ll switch to the next.
“I have to admit that that is not going to work for everyone. Again this works for my hair because my hair is dry.
“But if your hair falls flat or is usually super oily or weighed down, this is not going to be it for you.
“Also what I love about steam refreshing is unlike wetting it down or even dampening your hair down, your hair doesn’t really get wet so I can go from doing this, and then immediately my hair is ready for the day.
“And of course, there are lots of other ways that you can refresh your curls, but this is what I’ve been really liking a lot.
“Especially because my clothing steamer kind of sucks, so it doesn’t make the steam very hot at all. This is like hardly hot.”
At this point, the content creator encourages others to be careful when testing out her method to avoid burning or scalding themselves.
She continued: “This is the final result, I honestly think it looks great.
“There is a little bit of fuzzy frizz at the top which if I got an oil or a little bit of curl cream, I could smooth out, but I really don’t mind the frizz so I’m just going to leave my hair like this.
“And I think it looks cute.”
During the one-minute, 34-second video, Barbara is seen hoovering the AEMEGO Handheld Steamer for Clothes over sections of her hair for up to two minutes at a time.
Shoppers can pick one of these up from various retailers, including Amazon, with prices starting at just £25.11.
Fans loved her savvy hack, with the video gaining more than 8,100 likes and 230,900 views.
In the comments, TikTok users shared their reactions, with one writing: “I think you just saved my life.”
“You just did something here,” another added.
A third put: “Girl…this is a million dollar idea, redesign it, maybe add a cartridge that holds product (so you can evenly apply product) & patent & sell it!!!!”
Someone else said: “Whattttt this is life-changing? Brb a facial steamer that whenever I use it makes the hair around my face super curly, why did this never click?”