NATURALS, how should I sleep with my hair at NIGHT?

[foxxymami]

I just took my hair out of kinky twists last week from having them in for a while and my hair has grown noticeably. I have shrinkage with 4a hair; stretched, it's approximately 6.5 inches. I know that this is a HUUUUGE no-no, but I have been sleeping on my hair with no scarf because concerned about my hair becoming smushed and matted. With the twists, I didn't have to do much with my hair. Now that they're out I have to actally do some maintenance and I'm clueless.

Questions:

1. How often should I be washing/conditioning 4a hair?

2. Before bed, how should I tie it up? And, will this be a tedious process?

 

[kookysnkream]

Hey foxxy!

I'm a 3c/4a. I usually wear my hair down n out...wild n curly. lol. However, at nite, i put my hair in a high ponytail (like at the top of my head). Now, I know I should still tie a scarf around my head...but i sure don't. lol. I'mma do it tho...soon.

I hope this helps!

 

[naijamerican]

Hi Foxxy ,

I'm 4A/4B. When I take my twists out I saturate my entire hair with Carol's Daughter Leave-in conditioner, shea butter, and seal with honey and olive oil. I baggy my whole head. This prevents matting, at least for me. Other times I plait my hair into random braids and apply the aforementioned concoction and wrap it in a scarf. I hope this helps!

 

[mscocoface]

I always put something on my head at night. My hair is 4 and rubbing up against things tend to give me breakage.

I have silk caps that I use at night. I rarely sleep with my hair loose unless it is after a twist out and I want to keep that style for a few days or more.

Even then I sleep with the silk cap. These are loose enough and have enough room to keep my twist out style.

 

[cutiebe2]

it depends on what style you want! If you are going to wear you hear in a TWA, the I highly suggest baggying your whole head..you will wake up with a well moisturized fro! You can also do a daily braid out which can take time but get eaiser with practice. I also baggy the whole head when I do that but I have to take the baggy off about 20 mins before I unravel the braids because the hair can be damp which willjust create frizz and not definition.
hth

 

[foxxymami]

Great info ladies, please keep the suggestions flowing!

 

[imstush]

I always tie my hair up in a satin scarf - in the morning I usually have to spritz to get it moisturized. I am now baggying so I put a plastic cap on my hair and then tie the satin scarf over it - with this method in the morning I don't really need to spritz or do anything because my hair is pretty damp and moisturized from baggying. HTH.

 

[glamazon386]

I wear a bonnet or scarf and that works fine for me. I don't wear my hair out often but I usually wash once a week. If it's out, I might wash every 2-3 days.

 

[Divalicious]

I always tie my hair up in a satin scarf - in the morning I usually have to spritz to get it moisturized.

That's what I do too.

 

[foxxymami]

Do you all wear your hair in wash and gos?

 

[imstush]

Do you all wear your hair in wash and gos?

Yes I do. Depending on what I do, events and how my hair looks this is my co wash schedule..

I normally co wash every other day
If I work out every day...I co wash daily
If my hair is extremely dry I will co wash daily

 

[Cheleigh]

I twist my hair into two-eight twists and usually band the twists. If I've moisturized my hair before bed, I wear a silk bonnet/scarf. Otherwise, I use my satin pillowcase alone.

Because of my easily tangled hair, I've found that I have fewer tangles and easier detangling sessions if I braid/twist my hair at night before bed.

I haven't worn a wash and go in months, although it was my go-to style for a while. I usually wear my stretched out hair in a puff or ponytail. I'll be interested to see what a shake and go looks like on 10" of yet uneven hair.

 

[sweetwhispers]

Moisturised hair either banded or in two-4 braids. Silk bonnet.

 

[blazingthru]

I am doing the baggie method now so my hair is very curly in the am and I just add more leave in or moisture and go. I decide the night before what I am doing with my hair and that determines what i am going to do in the am. I usually cowash everyday - so the band around the head is a daily thing. Wash and go is a daily thing for me. I always always sleep with a satin or silk bonnet. But I agree twisting your hair at night and then bagging and letting it dry that way in the am makes a nice texture to your style. I am just to tired to be bother with doing that. the longer my hair gets the less interested I get in twisting it at all. But if it gets armpit length it might be easier I do not know.