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I'm a restless sleeper, and my pillowcase and blankets are fleece (I've heard about the silk pillowcase thing, but don't see myself getting one). I keep my hair in two braids when I go to bed, and then tuck the braids into my shirt. Will that cause breakage from my hair rubbing against the collar of the shirt? By morning, my braids are "fuzzy" from hair sticking out of them, and I have a halo of new growth/breakage. How can I protect the hair that's against my scalp or that escapes (and also the loops of slack at the tops of the braids,) since it's not braided?
Also, would going to bed often when my hair is wet/damp---and uncombed, and possibly braided---damage it? ( I haven't done so, but I may need to.)
My hair is still not long enough for me to do anything about my hair, but when my hair becomes long enough, I would let all my hair rest on one side of me above my blankets (since I sleep on my side), extending from the back of my head, the ends of my hair pointing away from the back of my head. I will also not lie down on my hair, head and body. I will not put my hair back before going to bed. I also wash my hair in the morning, so wetness is not an issue for me.
Going to bed with uncombed hair isn't a problem while going with damp hair could be.
Concerning your problem, it's not often that I see so fuzy braids, honestly. I myself do the same thing : braid, under the shirt. I saw that braids avoided some breakage. You may want to try a top bun, with an elastic band. I tried some months ago too.
And found a satin pillowcase.
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Vivien
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Everything you're doing is causing damage. The fleece is ruff on your hair. And tucking your hair under a shirt is causing a lot of friction.
You don't see yourself getting a silk pillowcase? Then I don't see a restless sleeper like yourself preventing damage during the night.
I sleep with my hair loose. I also have a satin pillow case. I love my satin pillow case. They're not very expensive. I highly suggest you try one. Once I got a satin pillow case, I now longer woke up with any tangles (let alone any damage).
Well "Brown" your hair does not look damaged just typical "bedhead" after a nights sleep. I don't braid my hair at night and it's never looked damaged and perhaps a loose braid might help. We all have restless nights and perhaps a silk or fleece pillow would help.
Cheers,
John.B
Hi Brown
First of all I'd get rid of the fleece pillowcase as I've found fleece to be NOT longhair friendly.I've had fleece jackets and what would happen is little tiny fuzz ball would come off and they just love to get involved in tangles of the hair.For that reason I avoid fleece at all cost.Anyway what I do at night is simply to put a t shirt on but leave my loose hair tucked inside.This way there is no pulling on the hairs if it were to be tailed or braided as everyone seems move around during the night and hair pulling could happen.In the morning my hair still is inside the shirt so at least it didn't come out.It works for me but everyone is different.Finally sometimes I do go to bed with damp hair as I like to shower the night before instead of the morning as I just don't have time for morning showers.Hope this helps.
Mark
No matter how you put up your hair, it is going to get frizzy. The solution is to take it down and comb it before putting it back up. Wind messes up hair above the tie, and similarly, if you sleep with your hair up, friction from the sheets is going to frizz your hair some. This is NOT damage; it is just hair coming loose from the way you've constrained it. The solution for frizzy braids, or frizzy ponytail hair above a hair tie, is to loosen it and comb it out, and then put it back up or rebraid it if that is what you want.
If you lessen the friction you may lengthen the time between needing to comb your hair, but if your experience is like mine, sleeping on your hair is definitely going to make a mess of it by morning, and ditto for my beard. I have to comb both out when I get up or I look like a mountain man.
However, it does not take sleeping to get your hair's frizzies to appear. Being out on a windy enough day will also do it. You don't have to comb it like you want to remove every last tangle every time - doing THAT may indeed cause damage due to over-stressing your hair. In between thorough comings, just comb it enough to get the frizzes back into line.
Good luck! (And set your alarm clock for 15 minutes earlier than it was before. [grin] )
Bill
I sleep with my hair loose, on a standard cotton pillowcase, and I never had damage problems. I just let my hair lay where they don't bother me (i.e. "over" my head on the pillow) and that's all.
Brown,
As others have said, a satin pillowcase really is a good idea. Or, as a slightly cheaper alternative you can get a satin hair bonnet which serves the same purpose. I wear one every night, and while it's not the most attractive thing to serves the function and you don't wake up with any matted or tangled hair at all. I oil my hair before bed then comb through it with a wide toothed comb and brush it with a boar bristle brush, then put on the cap, and I've never had an issue with my hair being matted or tangled or anything in the morning. It basically gives me get-up-and-go hair.
Just a thought,
Austin
So "Brown" did that help in getting a silk pillow and perhaps you should be come a member of the community and we can see the pics for real!
Cheers,
John.B
Is this regarding the faceless pictures? If so, I do that because I'm not comfortable putting my face on the internet, and my parents don't want me to either. I mean no offense.
First off, thanks to everyone who replied for your input. On second thought, I will try a satin/silk pillowcase or bonnet---so much for not getting one :P
I have one more question, though: I read somewhere that going to bed with hair bands in is extremely damaging. Is that true? (Because hair bands are needed to maintain a braid/bun.)