Conair ExtremeSteam Review

When I travel, it is often for business and my suitcase seems to always been rummaged through by TSA. As a result, my business clothes are a wrinkled mess. I can't stand ironing, particularly at a hotel because every iron works a little differently and those darn ironing boards can require a degree to put back together. So, when I found out about Conair's ExtremeSteam Professional Hand Held Garment Steamer I was more than willing to give it a try.

This handheld steamer is easy to set up and garments can be steamed right on the hanger. It can be used on soft fabrics that are difficult to press, such as jersey or chiffon, and even works on tailored items that can be impossible to iron, like suits and jackets. This steamer is travel-friendly and gets hotter faster than competitive steamers to remove wrinkles better and faster. It comes with three specialty attachments, including a creaser for an extra-sharp look.  It works my turning tap water into microcrystals of steam that won't damage fabrics or burn your skin.

Review: I HATE ironing and will even resort to throwing clothes in the dryer or in my bathroom while I am showering so I was willing to give this a try if it meant saving me the hassle of having to pull out the old ironing board.  The steamer was really easy to fill and it heated up in just a couple of minutes. It has a red light that indicates it is on and a green light to tell you when it is ready to use. 

I used the steamer on two different articles of clothing: a pair of cotton pants and my favorite chiffon layered shirt (that I also hate because it comes out of the dryer wrinkled). Despite the large and somewhat awkward shape of the steamer, it was not too heavy or too difficult to use with one hand.  The steam was not hot too the touch at all but worked pretty good, particularly on my shirt which is very difficult to iron:

Before: So wrinkled I could not even wear it

After: Only minor wrinkles which were fairly hidden by the pleated look of the shirt

It did require that I go over the fabric number of times to get the wrinkles out. I have never owned a steamer before so I was a little disappointed with the directions since there was no explanation as to how to or when to use the attachments. If I would have known why and how to use them, I may have had better results with the pants.  They were not as crisp as they would look with an iron; however, I can still say that  I prefer to use the steamer over the iron.  Unfortunately, I could not get a good picture to illustrate the difference between the before and after, but I can tell you that they are good enough to wear after steaming.

Buy it here: The Conair ExtremeSteam Professional Hand Held Garment Steamer is available for an average retail price of $49.99 at most national and regional retailers around the US as well as www.conair.com and is available at a discounted price on Amazon.

I was provided with the above mentioned product for the purpose of facilitating this review. No other compensation was received and the views expressed here are my own.