QuoteReplyTopic: If hair is catching means lack of moistur Posted: April 19 2006 at 9:21am
I read in a cosmetology book in books a million that women are mistaken about not wearing wool near their hair or not sleeping on cotton pillow cases because if your hair is catching on these things it means you have a lack of moisture. What do you think about this?
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we're not worried about our hair catching on cotton pillowcases or scarves. we're worried about the cotton materials because they suck moisture out of the hair
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she also claims that if you have enough moisture in the hairshaft that cotton pillows wont suck out enough moisture to make a difference is this true im just curious to know if i can bust out the cotton pillows again
What does she say about the friction between the two... of sleeping on that rough material?
Also, who was the book geared towards? What type of hair? Some AA have trouble keeping adequate moisture in their hair, that is why it is not best to sleep on it.
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she just said that "its a myth that sleeping on cotton pillows suck out the moisture and cause hair to break ,if your hair is properly moisturized it should dry out so fast"
this book was geared for everyones hair but the chapter this comes out of is specifically for AA hair. I forget the name of the book ill find out this weekend when we go back to book a million
well ill be honest,, im neurotic when it comes to my
appearance lol so i insist on sleeping with a silk
bandana on my head but b4 i was doing that i can
never remember finding stray broken hairs or having
dryness becuz of sleeping directly on cotton
pillowcases so im really not sure how true that all is
but ill continue with my silk bandana for precaution
cuz i too happy with my growth to risk it BTW i
dont think its wise tho to sleep on a cotton pillow
case with ur hair down,, i think its safer in a bun
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she just said that "its a myth that sleeping on cotton pillows suck out the moisture and cause hair to break ,if your hair is properly moisturized it should dry out so fast"
It probably won't happen over night, but sleeping every night like this will more than likely present moisture and friction problems for the hair- especially the more textured types. Cotton and wool suck the moisture out of everything! Doesn't take a scientist to figure that out Even if you are moisturized up, the friction that results from the roughing up of the cuticle layers will make it harder to keep your hair moisturized in the long run. Roughed up cuticles= moisture loss... there is no way around that.
What is the name of this book? Who is the author? I've never heard that in my life.
U R Right Slick...I'm stickling to my silk scarf and satin pillow cases! I've come too far to risk it all on pillow cases that just so happen to match my bed set It may not happen in one night, but a month later, I'm sure some hair strands will be on the pillow.
BTW, I don't wear my wool scarfs directly on my neck in the winter. If I wear a wool scarf, I cover it with a satin scarf and wear it around my neck. Less friction that way!
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I've been sleeping on cotton all my life, lol. Haven't seen any problems yet. Most of the time I have my hair tied up though, or in a ponytail w/ a scarf on. I don't even think my scarf is silk.....oh well.
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I alternate between satin and cotton...none of my scarfs are silk or satin. Anyways, I didn't have a silk/ stain pillowcase until 1.5 years after my big chop or while I was relax and still didn't see any problems or loose hair on the pillows
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cotton pillow cases absorb the moisture from my hair.
edit: also, I can tell the difference in my hair after sleeping without a scarf for a few days. It seems more fragile.
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I sleep on cotton pillowcases, but i always have something (a scarf or bonnet) to protect my hair at night from my tossing and turning. I sleep so bad at night y'all its a hot mess
Also with my daughter, I have to make sure she sleeps on her blanket with a sateen side on top of her pillow... otherwise theres that tell tell baby bald spot showing up in the back. That rubbing ain't no joke.
she just said that "its a myth that sleeping on cotton pillows suck out the moisture and cause hair to break ,if your hair is properly moisturized it should dry out so fast"
this book was geared for everyones hair but the chapter this comes out of is specifically for AA hair. I forget the name of the book ill find out this weekend when we go back to book a million
So she skipped talking about damage becuase of friction on rough materials.
Okay, not that I will start sleeping on cotton or anything (that does break and dry out my hair, I know from experience), but let us know the name of the book and author when you find out. Everything written in a book isn't true. I want to see what I can find out about this character.
ETA - Oh, I just saw you said it was discontinued. That may be a sign.
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really your skin hmmm not me maybe thats b/c my skin is so oily....anyways i just wanted the author of the book on to something i guess not huh....i know ppl of other races do sleep on satin pillows i just dont see it very often wonder why that is.......but moving on i guess i wont throw my satin pillows out just yet
I notice a huge difference. If I sleep on a non silk/satin pillowcase and I have my hair out, it looks a H.A.M. in the morning, but when I use the silk, my hair looks fine, other than looking a bit flat, to the extent I could fingercomb and go if wearing the hair straight.
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TwinkletOes23 wrote:
Cotton and wool suck the moisture out of everything! Doesn't take a scientist to figure that out
Even if you are moisturized up, the friction that results from the roughing up of the cuticle layers will make it harder to keep your hair moisturized in the long run. Roughed up cuticles= moisture loss... there is no way around that.
