Naturals: what are you doing at night?

[FindingMe]

Naturals, what are you doing to your hair at night, specifically to aid in moisture retention and prolong style? I usually do large dry twists at night and add a little oil and sleep with a satin scarf.

I found this old thread from 2003, but I'm wondering am I missing some of the latest and greatest on maintaining my nat hair at night: http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=11861

Naturals, what say you?

 

[FindingMe]

bumping...

 

[msa]

It depends on my hair style. Generally I either do big twists or I'll separate my hair into 2 or 4 buns. I usually put conditioner or oil on while I'm preparing my hair for the night.

And 95% of the time I put on my bonnet.

 

[FindingMe]

It depends on my hair style. Generally I either do big twists or I'll separate my hair into 2 or 4 buns. I usually put conditioner or oil on while I'm preparing my hair for the night.

And 95% of the time I put on my bonnet.

thanks! you are always so helpful. when you say bun, do you mean like a big bantu knot or do you use like an elastic band and actually bun? what do you do with the ends?

 

[Likeyouneverseenme]

I co-wash every day so i don't need to preserve my hairstyle..frankly, i couldn't if i wanted to.
I sleep on a satin pillowcase with my hair bunned up in a scrunchie.

 

[msa]

thanks! you are always so helpful. when you say bun, do you mean like a big bantu knot or do you use like an elastic band and actually bun? what do you do with the ends?

I use an elastic band and usually the ends are tucked under the band. The only reason I don't do one bun is because my hair isn't long enough for it to stay all night without it being really tight. It's easier to do them loose with multiple buns.

 

[MissBCurly]

Im pin curling and scarfing it up lol oh yeah coocnut oil on my ends and edges as well.

 

[txnatural409]

I co-wash every day so i don't need to preserve my hairstyle..frankly, i couldn't if i wanted to.
I sleep on a satin pillowcase with my hair bunned up in a scrunchie.

I co-wash every day also. I use cold water though and leave some of the conditioner in the hair. While the hair is still wet, I spray on my water-glycerin mix. I apply Nature's Blessing Hair Pomade for my edges. I let my hair air dry until it's at least damp and I'll tie it up with a satin scarf for the night.

 

[Taina]

Sometimes i DC the whole night. And i started baggying my hair

 

[mj11051]

I have my hair in twist, so I just put on my satin bonnet at night.

 

[Tene]

I co-wash every day so i don't need to preserve my hairstyle..frankly, i couldn't if i wanted to.
I sleep on a satin pillowcase with my hair bunned up in a scrunchie.

Same here except I wear a hair bonnet at night.

 

[Nouvelle]

Either I put my hair into big twists or I just pull it all back into two low puffs, spritz with my homemade spritz, seal with coconut oil, wrap and go to bed.

 

[FindingMe]

Either I put my hair into big twists or I just pull it all back into two low puffs, spritz with my homemade spritz, seal with coconut oil, wrap and go to bed.

what's in your homemade spritz?

 

[FindingMe]

also, do you guys find it better to make your hair more wet when you go to bed to retain/add moisture or more dry? (did that question make sense?)

 

[msa]

also, do you guys find it better to make your hair more wet when you go to bed to retain/add moisture or more dry? (did that question make sense?)

I don't like to go to sleep on wet hair. Damp maybe, but not wet. Generally I don't add water to my hair before tying it up. The most I'll add is conditioner (like AO White Camellia) which makes it damp.

 

[Nouvelle]

what's in your homemade spritz?

Water, aloe vera juice, glycerin and a few drops each of peppermint oil and tea tree oil.

 

[Nouvelle]

also, do you guys find it better to make your hair more wet when you go to bed to retain/add moisture or more dry? (did that question make sense?)

I think for me my hair needs to be a little damp before I seal the moisture in.

 

[Stormy]

I spray my hair with a moisturizer, wait awhile and then when it's just a little damp I put a satin bonnet on and go to bed.

 

[Nonie]

I'm always either in plaits or braids so my night regimen just involves putting on a plastic cap and calling it a night.

If I wore my hair out, I'd plait it at night and put on the cap.

I don't apply anything prior to putting the cap on. When in braids or twists, I don't use any leave ins so I just wear a cap on bare hair. When wearing my hair out, I usually have S Curl on but again, I don't apply anymore before wearing the cap but just plait my hair and then put it on. One day's application of S Curl lasts me a few days so I don't find the need to apply more if I'm baggying nightly, which is a habit of a lifetime.

 

[discobiscuits]

i do nothing. just a satin scarf. that's it.

 

[Neith]

I put conditioner/coconut oil through my hair and do a mini-apple

Like a pineapple, but my hair is short and doesn't deserve to be called a pineapple.

Anyway, pinning your hair up helps short haired girls keep their curls/coils too

 

[Ronnieaj]

My hair's usually in twists, so I spray them with a leave-in conditioner (currently JC Revitaliing leave-in) and use an oil mister to spray the ends. Put on a satin bonnet and sleep.

 

[Optimistic]

I just wear a satin bonnet at night.

 

[Pandora1975]

Two large french braids and my scarf.

 

[tocktick]

I'm also one that cannot preserve a hairstyle nor can I do braids/twists at night for a braidout/twistout; my hair winds up looking matted and dull the next day.

Lately, I'm sleeping in four buns because I think it minimises single strand knots and matting. I used to sleep in braids or with my hair loose but I think that increases tangles.

 

[Jetblackhair]

Lately my hair has been in twists or plaits. I moisturize the ends & seal with an oil as needed.

I pull all of the twists or braids together and pin the ends up within my hair, so the ends are tucked away.

I use a satin scarf or bonnet when I sleep.

 

[Pooks]

If in small plaits like now, I spritz with water/glycerine/aloe mix and seal with shea mix or an oil before putting in rollers or bantus. If my hair is loose, I do 2/3 big canerows like the 2nd pic in my siggy. I always wrap with a silk scarf or use a silk pillowcase. I don't think I've ever slept with my hair loose, that just smells like trouble!

 

[mariofmagdal]

Moisturize with Aloe Vera Gel and Donnies curl activator- whole head baggy! My hair loves it!

 

[music-bnatural-smile]

SO sprays detangler, slaps on some shea butter, and puts it in 3 plaits for me

he had long hair for awhile and he used to twist/ braid his own...
its great for our bonding

i do this when its w n go, but i hate doing that, so if i have a t or b/ out, i spray some oil and do the bonnet

 

[music-bnatural-smile]

If in small plaits like now, I spritz with water/glycerine/aloe mix and seal with shea mix or an oil before putting in rollers or bantus. If my hair is loose, I do 2/3 big canerows like the 2nd pic in my siggy. I always wrap with a silk scarf or use a silk pillowcase. I don't think I've ever slept with my hair loose, that just smells like trouble!

we call those plaits here... do you call your plaits cornrows? i love that... thats so cool, how we blacks use words however we want... we're so cool...
yes that was so OT