The Truth about Satin Pillowcases/Bonnets/Sheets etc!!

They are THE BEST things EVER!

Soon after realizing that Q's hair was curly I knew I had a lot of learning to do! One of the first things I read was to have her sleep on satin. Satin sheets, satin pillowcase, wear a satin bonnet to bed, etc. I didn't think I'd be able to get her to keep a sleep cap on, so I opted for the pillowcase once she was old enough for a pillow. 

The carseat also always reeks havoc on Q's curly hair, so I made a make-shift satin cover from an old satin pillowcase. It goes over just the headrest on the carseat.

Fast forward a few months - I hadn't really given these things much thought after the fact. Q rarely sleeps the whole night in her own bed, so often she's off the pillowcase half the night anyway, and the satin in the carseat just didn't seem slippery enough to be making much difference. Besides - I was still detangling quite a bit and noticing that her hair was much more matted after sleeping, etc, just as it was before.

Or so I thought!

Fast forward even farther to NOW - and I realize how wrong I've been!! We were recently out of town for 2 weeks and I thought about bringing her pillowcase and then just decided not to bother. What good does it really do anyway??

And we used a rental car and carseat - so no cover there.

What a difference~! I admittedly stand corrected!!! And I want to share it with the world!! SATIN is fabulous!!!!! :)

I wanted to get a picture, but I never managed to. Q's hair was unbelievable while we were gone! Take the detangling and matted-ness that we have normally and multiply it by at least 4!! No joke! It was absolutely nuts! I had NO idea the satin was helping so much!  (I guess that's what I get for not appreciating a good thing! lol)

I do think that some newer, slipperier satin would still be beneficial for us (ours is a bit old and bally) but even some is apparently better than none!! Now ....

Let me state it loud and clear! - I will be forever grateful to satin pillowcases, satin sheets, satin sleep caps and satin carseat covers!! I vow to never go on vacation without them again!  :)

Pure Curls

Sometimes Q isn't very interested in having me do much more than detangle her curls (if that!) So on days like this we go Free Style! :D

My goodness I wish my hair looked like this! (sans the nose picking) lol

In case you are wondering - we detangle by spraying her hair down with water and combing it out gently with a wide toothed comb. If I want the curls to be finer and fuller, then I go through it afterwards with a finer toothed comb, but I usually don't because it can get very big that way! :)  We do get different looks with the different combs, tho, for sure.

ALWAYS start at the bottom of the hair when detangling. If you start at the roots you can kind of just push the tangles down, and then when you get to the ends you have a big, massive knot. If you start at the ends, and attack the tangles and matted hair bit by bit, it's easier to get it all out. And it hurts much less! (That knowledge is from years and years of personal experience with long hair!)

One more little tip...

Brush or comb straight hair when it's DRY.
Comb (do not brush!) curly hair when it's WET!