How can I protect my curls while sleeping?

In addition to sleeping on your side or on your stomach, there are additional ways you can preserve your curls as you snooze.

Use a silk or satin pillowcase.
Put your hair in a ‘pineapple’
Do twists or braids.
Use a silk or satin bonnet or headscarf.
Try a spritz or two of product.

How do you keep curly hair from messing up overnight?

In the morning take your hair down and reinforce some of the waves with your fingers or a curling iron for extra hold. For tighter waves and more volume, create multiple buns on your head. Put a soft silk scarf over the buns to keep them in place, without the friction of your pillowcase rubbing on them.

What are 3 a curls?

Type 3a hair is characterized by well-defined spiral curls that are typically the size of a piece of sidewalk chalk. Although the circumference of 3a curls is wider than that of 3b and 3c hair, it can be difficult to tell the three curl types apart.

How to properly wrap your hair at night?

Dry Wrap

Part. Part your hair from the crown to the nape to create two hair sections.

Place a hairbrush. Place a hairbrush at the crown and brush the left hair section toward the left temple. Keep the section smooth along the side hairline.

Slide a bobby pin. Slide a bobby pin into the left hair section at the nape of the neck to hold it in place.

What to do with your curly hair at night?

French braids overnight: perfect to set curls the next day or leave as an adorable hairstyle.

Banded ponytail: this was our favorite toddler hairstyle to stretch curls while you sleep while maintaining a natural curl pattern.

Two strand twists: learning how to twist biracial hair made all the difference to our natural hair night routine.

How to pincurl your short hair at night?

a TON of duckbill clips. Like 5 times more than you’d think you need.

a LOT of super hold gel.

a rat-tail comb to separate the hair.

butterfly clips to section the hair.

a spray bottle of water is handy to re-wet the hair if it starts to dry while you’re still working.

How to maintain curls overnight?

Keep it light is the styling motto with type 2B, with a light leave-in conditioner like Evo Liquid Rollers Curl Balm, $38 defined — roughly the circumference of a pen. Say yes to overnight oils, growth stimulants and sudless shampoos, and steer