- So it's literally just you,
the steam,
and Black Jesus having a good old time.
(groovy music)
Hey, y'all.
It's Essence, and I'm about to have my vagina steamed.
I have been doing some research around this
and I've read a lot of reviews
who say that it's helped with menstrual cramping.
So I'ma give it a go
to see if it's really about that hype.
I personally have bad menstrual cramps
so I wanna know if it's gonna help with that.
It's fairly new,
it's been on the L.A. wellness scene
since around like 2010,
but it's been practiced on the Eastern wellness scene
for literally like, centuries.
Tia and Tamara have tried it on national TV,
Gwyneth Paltrow wrote a blog about it,
so I figured, "I like Tia and Tamara, I trust Gwyn,
let me give this a try."
I'm kind of nervous, 'cause steam is about to be
all up in my hoo-hah, but,
hopefully everything goes well.
- [Mel] My name is Mel.
I'm the owner of Bloomfield Wax & Skin Care Center
located in Bloomfield, New Jersey.
- What happens with a V-steam?
Am I gonna be lying down,
a steam-blower going up my hoo-hah?
Like, what exactly happens?
- We go in the vaginal steam room,
we consulate, we see what herbs best suits you.
I do the herbs according to your needs.
We actually custom every herb mixture to suit the client.
- Well I'm really excited to try this out.
We're gonna go get steamed.
- [Mel] Okay, let's go.
(heavy bass music)
- This so feels so
pampering.
I'm just like so mad I didn't discover it quicker.
The week before my period and the week of my period
there's like some pain, discomfort.
My hormone levels are like, out of whack.
I cry at Cheerios commercials.
I get on my own nerves.
That's how extra I am.
I would be really interested to see
how it reduces symptoms.
I was like, a little bit nervous at first.
You don't wanna think like, steam,
moisture,
vagina.
Ordinarily, if I just heard those words together,
I would just be like, yeast infection.
It feels like
if Jesus
whispered a blessing
into your vagina.
Close your eyes and just let that sink in.
Let that marinate,
and that's what this feels like.
(whistle)
Open, Sesame!
I just want everybody to be able to try this.
V-steam Convention, and we all get our pots
and our plush robes with Mimosas and just sit
and escape the world
and men, 'cause they get on my damn nerves.
I feel
like a new woman.
It's been about two weeks since I got my V-steam.
Just one, the experience itself is very pampering,
but also, it really works.
Half of every month I feel like I'm actually on my cycle.
I didn't even realize I didn't feel the pain
until maybe like a few days before my period
was supposed to come on
because I just didn't feel the symptoms
that I normally feel.
I had like no cramps at all.
I was like, "Oh, it's really probably
because of the V-steam,"
and that's the only thing that I did different
this cycle versus any of my other cycles.
I'm low-key a little bit shook.
For me personally, I really like the V-steam
because it's a more holistic treatment
to menstrual discomfort and pain,
and I'm just not really big on medicine,
so I would absolutely do this again.
Just something about sitting on that little
pot with the steam,
with your little Mimosa,
and just like, going to a happy place.
I actually wish I was sitting on one right now.
I wish I had one at my desk.
I want one for my home.
But I don't think I can,
'cause I'm not certified.
In anything.