QuoteReplyTopic: sleeping on wet hair Posted: June 24 2005 at 7:45pm
Hey guys,
I'm posting mainly because I'm curious about something that has happened twice to me.
I've been trying very hard to take care of my hair since I found this
board (ACV rinses, CO washes, not blowdrying, shampooing infrequently,
using jojoba, not coloring, etc.). My hair quality has improved, but
it's still somewhat frizzy and I'm just biding my time, growing it out past the damage i did to it before.
Twice in the past few weeks, I've showered late at night and had to
sleep on my hair wet. I put down a regular old towel since I don't want
to wet my pillow and both mornings when I wake up my hair is incredibly
soft and, like, glowing it's so shiny.
This is totally counter-intuitive to me. Everything I've read indicates
that you should NEVER sleep on wet hair since hair is so fragile when
it is wet.
I'm just curious if anyone else has come across this. It's a time saver
and it's much less frizz inducing than the normal air drying so I might
do it from now on, but I don't want to risk damaging my hair.
Anyone else have similar experiences? It's also entirely possible that
this is happening because my hair is completely insane and contrary,
which wouldn't surprise me.
eKatherine
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My experience is that there are no hard-and-fast rules that apply to everyone. Lots of the stuff that works for me is supposed to be absolutely destructive to the hair. Like, I always comb it when it's wet, rather than waiting til it dries into a rat's nest. I often use a brush, which I find to be gentler than any but the gentlest combing. And yes, if it's time to go to bed and my hair's wet, I put a towel on the pillow and go to bed.
For me, the hair is frizzier in the am, not silkier. I don't let that concern me.
If it works for you, do it.
Just looking for a few good hair slaves - is that too much to ask?
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I often sleep on wet hair. Showering in the morning has just never been part of my routine, since I either exercize in the evening or have hard labour jobs. I did avoid it when my hair was about BSL, but as it has gotten longer, it works better. It does not seem to damage my hair. What did damage my hair, and a change has improved it tremendously, is shampoo quality. Major benefit!
The more you complain, the longer God lets you live.
I try not to sleep with wet hair, because they say it's bad and everything, but sometimes I just can't help it. Usually I'll put it in braids before sleeping when it's wet though (which is also bad I know ) because if I leave it down I'll wake up with a lump of hair sticking up in the back and it's not easy to fix.
As for it being soft and shiny when I wake up... sometimes it is and sometimes it isn't. There are days when it looks great and I don't have to do anything to it before leaving the house and there are days when I wake up and it's a complete rat's nest.
If it works for you and doesn't seem like it's causing damage, I say more power to you!
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when I had long hair and slept on it when it was wet, it was also less frizzy. I think what happened is when you sleep your hair lies flat under you and it dries that way, instead of air drying when your up and walking around, when you can get fly aways.
When I go to bed with wet hair, I don't use a towel, I never use them on my hair anyway. I just squeeze out all the excess I can, then shake my head to loosen the rat-tail effect and when it comes to sleeping I just pull it over my shoulder, run my fingers through to separate it a little and tuck it back under my arm and fall asleep.
This happens a lot because cleanliness is secondary to study as a student, but I don't find it makes a difference to when I air-dry in the day. I don't even bother using a towel to sleep on. That may be why my matress makes weird noises - rusty springs
Usually I want til my hair is half-dry to sleep on it, but if it is wet, I put a doubled towel on the pillow to keep it from getting wet. When the towel is uncomfortably damp, the hair is only damp, and I can throw off the towel and sleep on a dry pillow.
Just looking for a few good hair slaves - is that too much to ask?
This happens a lot because cleanliness is secondary to study as a student
Amen! Sometimes I'll end up doing a hairwash at 1 o'clock in the
morning, usually because I'd have gone a week and a half between washes
. This effectively has me sleeping with
at-least-damp hair. It hasn't done damage as far as I can tell. I try
to keep it on the damp side, not wet, for practical reasons.
whoa!!! 35743rd on the list? i wonder what the other 35742 advantages are?...am trying to convince my self to wait for my hair to grow...i have this itch to have my hair cut, cut, cut short every time i feel it's not growing as fast as i want to......
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You need to work on the patience thing to become a true longhair. Being a longhair is learning to make a commitment to what you want to be. This is #8996 on the list. Growing long hair is a reflection of acquiring patience. This is #16745 on the list.
Just looking for a few good hair slaves - is that too much to ask?
I guess that one of the few disadvantages would be one's cat having a hayday in your hair without even realizing it.
The other night our Tuxedo cat; Figaro, was laying on the bed just rousting about, having a good old time. As my hair was partially twisted and laying on the bed, I didn't notice what he was doing until I couldn't stand his activity any more. What a mess! LOL
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) because if I leave it down I'll wake up with a lump of hair sticking up in the back and it's not easy to fix.
Karen Marie 
enfys wrote:
. This effectively has me sleeping with
at-least-damp hair. It hasn't done damage as far as I can tell. I try
to keep it on the damp side, not wet, for practical reasons.
my LJ
