The Steam Bar

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, we’re spreading some ❤️ and paying homage to our incredible community of online creators. These inspiring individuals encourage us to love ourselves and our beautiful crowns of hair 👑

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, we’re spreading some ❤️ and paying homage to our incredible community of online creators. These inspiring individuals encourage us to love ourselves and our beautiful crowns of hair 👑

Happy end of the Month🤩⭐️🌟✨ is exuding the joy, glitz, and glam we want to see continue this year and wish for our community for the rest of 2023.

January is when we're all told to hit reset and take time out to care for ourselves. But, for some, it's not as simple, and we need a little help. So here are some inspiring well-being experts and creators we love, that you can look to for wellness inspiration.
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1. - Founder of A wellness company shattering unconventional stigmas surrounding what it means to be “well” for Black men and women.
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2. - A self-care Sorceress, Author and Founder of helping to empower women throughout the birthing journey.
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3. - NYC Best-selling author, founder and wellness education on a mission to empower women to love themselves
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4. - Creator and Founder of body positive men’s fashion blog Notoriously Dapper, inspiring men to embrace who they are.
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5. - Founder of helping women to put their health and well-being first while embracing the fun and joy of exercise.
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6. - Healthy Living Author and Founder of activewear designed to empower women.

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Tell us your hair ritual and you could win a £250 Selfridges voucher.
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The Steam Bar is a new luxury beauty concept launching in 2023.
We're encouraging our community to honour their crown and will support this by providing you with the best science led products and elevated experiences that you deserve. We're midway in to our journey but need your input on a few vital things by filling out this survey and be in with winning a £250 Selfridges voucher.
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Your crown not feeling the dry January vibe? We've got you! Here's what you need to know about keeping your hair and scalp happy during winter.

Tis' the season for a hair steam 😶‍🌫️

The festivities of December often take the spotlight of the season, however, it’s important to give your natural hair the little extra TLC that it deserves throughout the colder months. Read why a steam is a gift your scalp needs this winter.

Our favourite thing about community is connection and belonging. History shows us the power of collective voices in driving change, freeing the unliberated and taking up space when none exists. Nothing compares to the sense of belonging you feel surrounded by the warm embrace of individuals who want to celebrate and uplift you. We're excited about building on the work of all who came before to inspire, inform and indulge you.

As summer winds down, many of us want to enjoy the last moments of a pool or sea dip. Here are a few quick tips to protect your crown from chlorine or salt water damage, ensuring a day of fun in the sun 💙.

1. Wet hair before entering the water
2 Wear a protective style to avoid tangling
3. Wear a voluminous swimming cap tailored for textured hair
4. Rinse hair immediately after leaving the water
5. Use a neutralising or clarifying shampoo

We’re celebrating this World Afro Day by honouring some past and present groundbreaking figures, stylists and entrepreneurs continuing to evolve and elevate the curly, kinky and afro hair market. Who are some of your favourite icons?

Sometimes you’ve got to take a hard look at yourself in the mirror and tell yourself:

I’ve fallen so hard for the woman I’ve become.
I love that I am powerful.
I love that I am strong.
I love that I embrace my softness and vulnerability
I love my body and all it allows me to do.
And most of all, I love that I am a complete departure from what society dictates for me and I’ll have it no other way.

What do you love about yourself?

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Sometimes you’ve got to take a hard look at yourself in the mirror and tell yourself:

I’ve fallen so hard for the woman I’ve become.
I love that I am powerful.
I love that I am strong.
I love that I embrace my softness and vulnerability.
I love my body and all it allows me to do.
And most of all, I love that I am a complete departure from what society dictates for me and I’ll have it no other way.

What do you love about yourself?

Inspired by 🤍

These Summer Hair Care Tips are a life saver in the hot months, we hope you find them helpful!

You deserve to find a still sanctuary where you can retreat at any time and be yourself—a place where you can find and enjoy the company of others. We are creating exactly that and are excited to share more in the coming months. But, for now, tell us what kind of places are your sanctuary?

The human body is interconnected. Therefore, our mental and physical well-being and what we consume impact the health of our hair and scalp. If you're slathering on extra moisturisation in the warmer months but still suffering from dryness, you may need an internal solution. Try these foods high in water and essential fatty acids to hydrate your hair from the inside out.
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The perfect way to end the month: full of this energy, and plenty of self-love ✨♥️
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Our motto, 'What Lies Beneath', helps us focus on the underlying foundations of scalp and hair care, essential to maintaining a healthy and happy crown.

To better care for our hair, we must understand: what it is? We've created this handy infographic to help you learn a bit about the anatomy of your hair.

Did you learn anything new from our little guide?

Recently, a major trend in haircare has been scalp exfoliation - so just how important is it, and should all hair types be jumping into it?
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We've gathered some information to share with you regarding this much-discussed but often overlooked scalp treatment, including the benefits, and some reasons why you may just want to add this to your hair routine this summer.
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Have you tried exfoliating your scalp before? What were your results?
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Eid Mubarak to our Muslim brothers and sisters celebrating 🌙

We hope your Ramadan was prosperous, and that your Eid is full of love, laughter, family, health, and light.

From, The Steam Bar ♥️

We’re learning to love every kink, coil, strand, and puff. Because our hair, in all its gravity-defying glory, is precious, unique, and delicate.
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It requires more TLC than other hair types, and that's why our mission is to provide the space for this. We’ve put together facts on what makes our hair unique, to help you better understand your crown and why it needs an extra delicate hand.
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Are any of these facts surprising to you?
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Feet up, hair steamer on and minding my own business. This is our kind of weekend🧖‍♀️🤩. ​​​​​​​​
Who’s got a schedule of self-care lined up this weekend? Let us know what you’ve got planned to help you unwind? ​​​​​​​​
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What lies beneath…
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Stress has a major effect on everything, from our hormones and internal organs, to our sleeping patterns. Did you know that stress can also affect your scalp and hair?
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April is Stress Awareness Month, so we are highlighting the ways in which stress can affect your scalp and hair health, and how you can lessen the load on your crown.
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The Steam Bar will be a sanctuary away from the business and stress of life, helping you to truly care for what lies beneath.
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What’s your favourite way to de-stress?
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Don’t pour from an empty cup ​​​​​​​​
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Insiring quote - Quote from judy on providing a Sanctuary for women who historically pour out for others, to have a space where they are served and poured into. ​​​​​​​​
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When it comes to haircare, we tend to focus most of our energy on trying to lengthen our luscious locks. Many forget the most important factor in achieving any haircare goal: what lies beneath.

A healthy scalp is the foundation to a good hair day. Here are some essential facts about scalp care that we've found during our journey. Some of these may come as a surprise!

Did you know about these scalp facts? How do you take care
of your scalp?

Spring in the h(air) - a great time to reevaluate hair care for the season and get creative with your styles. Now we're not saying to use cola cans as rollers, but we love Miss Campbell's out-of-the-box thinking.

What's your go-to spring style?

Alopecia isn’t a joke, nor is contributing to the negative dialogue around Black women and their hair. One in three women suffer from hair loss, so we salute the inspiring individuals like Jada Picket Smith who not only raise awareness of how difficult this can be, but who also show dignity and grace whilst dealing with their diagnosis in the public eye.
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Caring properly for your hair is an honour that is passed down through generations. Most of us have learned lessons about our hair, and how to care for it, from our mothers. ​​​​​​​​
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As well as introducing us to the best routines for our hair types, taking us to the salon for a fresh look, waking up early to gorgeously style our hair on the daily, or ensuring our tresses were protected and maintained, our mothers made sure to teach us that our hair is beautiful, versatile, and worthy of love and care. ​​​​​​​​
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Our mothers have inspired us in countless ways, and we're grateful we are able to celebrate some of these lessons through The Steam Bar. What are some of the best haircare tips you learned from your mum?​​​​​​​​
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