The complete guide
Bonnet or silk pillowcase, and how to choose
They are not the same fix
A silk pillowcase changes the surface your hair moves against. A bonnet stops the hair moving so much in the first place. Plenty of people use both, and that is not overkill.
Volume beats fit
The single reason a bonnet ends up in a drawer is that it flattened the style it was bought to protect. Look for one cut with room rather than one cut close. This one is deliberately roomy, which is also why it takes rollers and clamps.
The band decides whether you keep wearing it
Too tight and it marks the hairline. Too loose and it is off by morning. If a bonnet has ever left a line on your forehead, that is the thing to check before the fabric.
Silk against satin
A polyester satin bonnet glides in much the same way and costs less. If you use leave-in product, the silk is the one worth paying for.
Washing it
Cold water, 30 degrees or below, hand wash or a gentle machine cycle in a mesh bag. Use a detergent with no enzymes and no bleach. Air dry out of direct sun and keep it out of the dryer. Iron on the lowest setting if you iron it at all.
What it will not do
It will not make hair grow and it will not repair damage that is already there.



