Curlies, how do you wear your hair when sleeping?

[bouclée]

Hi curlies,

Well I think my curls are coming back now that I am no longer pregnant (DS will be one month tomorrow ). I am trying CO to encourage the curls, but I still have bad second day hair. I sleep with my hair loose or braided...

How do you wear your hair at night to preserve your curls? Any tip?

[MissAlida]

I've tried braiding, but it relaxed my curls into waves. I tried bunning, but it was uncomfortable, since I toss and turn alot. I tried wrapping it in a silk scarf, but it turned out to be too hot. I've tried pineapling it, but my scalp hurt in the morning. That was the last drop. Now I sleep with it loose. My hair is happy, no damage whatsoever from the pillowcase or sheets, my scalp doesent hurt, and I can redefine my curls in the morning by spraying some water on them and scrunching. I say, don't do a big deal out of it. If you are really concerned, buy a silk pillowcase or a silk sleeping cap.

[Lisabunny]

What I do is put my hair up in a very high pony then drape it over my pillow. HTH

[dollyfish]

I'm wavy, not curly, but a lot of my sleep problems are similar so I'll weigh in.

At the length I'm at I find leaving it loose and using a satin pillow case is best for me. When it gets too long for that I'll loosely braid. Either way I usually like to spritz with a mix of water, EVOO and EO in the morning for whirl revitalization

[starry]

I cant get through the second day. I thi nk maybe some people cant... So I just restyle/ wet refresh etc- the second day never looks as good.

[HylianGirl]

Have ou tried the pineaple?

Step one:



Step two:




then just leave the hair over the pillow, and by the morning the curls look great ^-^

ETA: I'm not the one in the pics, it's just that I can't add my on pics here =/

[DancingQueen]

If my hair is impossible, I sometimes just braid it, but as someone said, it relaxes the curls, so I don't like to do it. But usually, I just flip my hair over the pillow (the hair is loose). Every time I flip, I flip my hair with me. It only took a few days to get used to, but this is the best way to prevent tangles and keep the curls for me.

[moltabella]

either i'll braid and tuck it under (this will make your 2 day hair flatter/wavier)

or i will just twist the length up and tuck it into my satin sleeping cap.

Either way I always use a satin sleeping cap. The second option actually left a good amount of volume.

Second day hair always has to be spruced up a little though.

[afu]

I like to use a french rope braid to preeserve the curls and then scrunch with a damp flannel in the morning toperk it back up if needed

[moon2dove]

I 'pineapple' my hair high on top of my head!

In the mornings, I damp my hair and scrunch a tiny bit of conditioner into it.

I can't plait my hair at night, I look like a frizz ball in the morning!!