"Bed Head"?: How to Prep Your Hair for Bed to Avoid Split Ends, Dry Hair, and Breakage

Getting a good night's sleep is essential for overall health, and that includes your hair. However, while you sleep, your hair can be prone to damage, tangles, and breakage. With a little effort and these few simple steps, you can protect your hair and wake up with healthy, beautiful locks. Let's go ahead and explore how to prep your hair for bed to avoid split ends, dry hair, and breakage.

1. Use a Silk or Satin Pillowcase
   One of the simplest ways to protect your hair while you sleep is to use a silk or satin pillowcase. These materials reduce friction and prevent breakage, allowing you to wake up with smooth, healthy-looking hair.

   • Reduce friction: Cotton pillowcases can cause friction, leading to breakage and tangles. Silk or satin pillowcases, on the other hand, allow your hair to slide smoothly across the surface, reducing friction and preventing damage.

   • Prevent breakage: By reducing friction, silk or satin pillowcases can help prevent breakage and split ends. This is especially important for individuals with fragile or damaged hair.
     
     

2. Braid or Bun Your Hair
   Braiding or bunn your hair before bed can help minimize tangles and knots. This is especially important for individuals with long or curly hair.

   • Minimize tangles: Braiding or bunn your hair can help prevent tangles and knots, which can lead to breakage and damage.

   • Reduce frizz: By minimizing tangles and knots, braiding or bunn your hair can also help reduce frizz and flyaways.
     
     

3. Apply a Hair Serum or Oil (use your disgretion)
   Applying a hair serum or oil before bed can help nourish and moisturize your hair overnight. This can help prevent dryness and breakage, leaving your hair looking healthy and vibrant.

   • Nourish your hair: Hair serums and oils can provide essential nutrients and moisture to your hair, helping to prevent dryness and breakage.

   • Moisturize your hair: By applying a hair serum or oil, you can help lock in moisture and prevent dryness, leaving your hair looking healthy and vibrant.

4. Use a Satin/Silk Bonnet, Satin/Silk Sleep Cap or our famous Sankofa Wrap
   Using a sleep cap can help protect your hair from dust and dryness while you sleep. This can be especially beneficial for individuals with dry or damaged hair.

• • Protect from tangling: Wrapping your hair aids in protecting it from tangling which in turn causes extra stress applies to the hair during the detangling process. This often leads to split ends and breakage. 

  • Prevent dryness: By covering your hair, it can help prevent dryness and moisture loss, leaving your hair looking healthy and vibrant.

Additional Tips

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  • Use a Denmin Brush or a tangle teezer: When combing out your hair in the morning, use a detangling brush to remove tangles and minimize breakage.

  • Avoid heat styling where possible: Try to minimize heat styling tools, especially in the morning, to prevent damage and breakage and if you do use heat, be sure to invest in a good hair protectant spray or serum!

  • Keep your hair moisturized: Find out what your hair type and porosity is and use this as a guide to understanding which products will work for you. Keeping your natural hair moisturized, along with maintainig a clean scalp is key helping your retain it length and grow!

   

Whether you have long, curly locks or short, straight hair, these tips can help you achieve the hair you've always wanted.