Sleeping with a shower cap natural hair

Yes, I sleep with a shower cap on under my scarf every night.

soun said:

I'm natural and I have individuals with extensions now (doing the crown and glory method) and I'm still baggying 2 or 3 nights a week!

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Nonie said:

It's the way I sleep 99% of the time and have been doing this for years. I actually thought most people that did full head baggies slept in plastic caps at night, unless their baggying was done under a hat or wrap during the day (<--I do that when I wear a wrap or hat...shshsh!)

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KiniKakes said:

Yes, I sleep with a shower cap on under my scarf every night.

This is for baggying purposes, and also because my hair is so oily from the BT and other moisturizers, and i wouldnt want to stain my linens.

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Wow, if you're using enough BT or other product to fear staining your pillowcases, isn't that a bit much? I've been using BT for a couple of months now (every other night), and it doesn't make my hair oily at all.

preciousjewel76 said:

Wow, if you're using enough BT or other product to fear staining your pillowcases, isn't that a bit much? I've been using BT for a couple of months now (every other night), and it doesn't make my hair oily at all.

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I do. I baggy my whole head. Then put a scarf over it. I have been doing it for a while now that it just feels so natural to me. It doesn't bother me and I am a rough sleeper.

preciousjewel76 said:

Wow, if you're using enough BT or other product to fear staining your pillowcases, isn't that a bit much? I've been using BT for a couple of months now (every other night), and it doesn't make my hair oily at all.

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if i do an oil treatment, i sometimes sleep with the shower cap. i have a hard time keeping it on all night though.

usually i don't like sleeping with it though because i sweat bad in my head. i smell like a wet puppy when i wake up in the morning.

what caps do you ladies use?

i use the cheap 10 in a pack for 99 cents as shower caps. but they are ridiculous too tight. even on for only a few minutes, you can see the line left behind from the elastic band on my forehead.

nvybeauty said:

what caps do you ladies use?

i use the cheap 10 in a pack for 99 cents as shower caps. but they are ridiculous too tight. even on for only a few minutes, you can see the line left behind from the elastic band on my forehead.

Nonie

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• May 23, 2007

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nvybeauty said:

what caps do you ladies use?

i use the cheap 10 in a pack for 99 cents as shower caps. but they are ridiculous too tight. even on for only a few minutes, you can see the line left behind from the elastic band on my forehead.

remnant

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• May 23, 2007

• #25

lmjenk67 said:

I'm glad you said this because I never thought to baggy while having braids in but I guess I will do this for the remaining 3 weeks of my kinky twists and in the future. I do baggy my whole head (natural) when I'm wearing it out! In the winter, it kept me from having to cw every morning and exposing my head to the cold weather. Very moisturizing!

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thank you

envybeauty

New Member

• May 23, 2007

• #26

Nonie said:

Yep, those are the ones I use. I even throw them a couple of times into the washer for re-use (Yep, I'm cheap like that. LOL But I hate how loose the elastic gets after a few washes.) When I'm out of them, that's when I turn to Saran Wrap.

I don't mind the band and I don't get that line. I usually pull some of the plastic under the band so that it isn't directly on my skin and that prevents it from marking my forehead. Put another way, lift the band and fold it back over the plastic, (like you'd fold cuffs). HTH

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Thanks! I didn't know you could wash them. I will try that to loosen the band.

 

Nonie

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• May 23, 2007

• #27

I don't know if it is the washing that loosens it or the drying (I have one of those washer and dryer in one units and I don't always remember that I have them in there so I forget to set it to only wash and hence they get dried too. Some have melted in parts and stuck together too

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How about wearing a headband so the elastic isn't against your skin if you find pulling the plastic through doesn't help?

 

Golong

New Member

• May 23, 2007

• #28

I tried but the constant crunching and rippling of the bag kept me up so I ripped it off , through on a scarf, and went to sleep.

Is it OK to sleep with a shower cap?

Shower caps do more than simply shield hair from water. Use them at night, say our experts, and you can even protect your hair when you sleep, as it limits friction and preserves styles.

Does sleeping with a shower cap grow hair faster?

Scientists say that when you wear the shower cap overnight, your scalp produces sebum or oil in double quantity and an increase in sebum oil production enhances hair growth.

Do shower caps work as bonnets?

Works as Substitute for a Bonnet Silk protects your hair from damage often caused by rubbing your head on the pillow. A shower cap will do just fine without a hair bonnet. It keeps your hair contained in one place and safe from damage regardless of how much you move your head around during sleep.

Is it OK to sleep with a plastic cap?

You can also use a plastic cap and secure it with a big elastic headband. Leave the cap and treatment on overnight. Unlike "baggying" the ends, which many women do nightly, you may just want to do the whole-head method once a week to try to prevent buildup on the hair and scalp.