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To ask if you have medium to long length hair what you do with it to sleep

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YeahWellWhyNot · 07/09/2024 22:25

I'm clearly dim and missing a trick despite having the same hair cut for nearly 40 years. Not far below shoulder length wavy hair. Thanks to young kids, my hair in the day is nearly always in a claw grip clip to get it away from my face. At night I let it down because I obviously can't sleep with a clip, but my god my hair pisses me off. In the summer, unbearable, sticks to me. Last night, tickles me. And I wake up looking like a mess. Don't do hairbands as they leave a kink, or if left loose, fall out. I always shower in the evening, let it dry naturally. I am up and down all night with the kids, and also toss and turn A LOT so anything that requires me to sleep (spooned) gracefully like a movie star is absolutely out of the question. But I'm kind of sick of waking up looking like I haven't washed or brushed it. Also showers in the morning would be impossible. Oh and I have the technical skill with anything hair and make up as a donkey with boxing gloves 😁

Thanks I'm advance!

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Pigeonqueen · 07/09/2024 22:53

I just sleep with it loose. Can’t stand anything in or on my head.

UnNiddeRides · 07/09/2024 22:52

Isn’t sleeping with a bonnet on a bit hot when the weather is warm?

TomatoSandwiches · 07/09/2024 22:51

@TheHateIsNotGood I have a few different ones, the first one was a traditional style from an easy seller that kept slipping off so I got a few different ones for Christmas last year, some from Silke and Lilysilk but my fave is from Silk & Wave turban style and the Cantu wrap from boots is pretty good as well.

ColonelRhubarbBikini · 07/09/2024 22:50

Another vote for a silk sleep bonnet. Total game changer. Sometimes if I need to look particularly nice I use those heatless curler efforts that you can sleep in and then pop my bonnet on over the top.

I don’t get too hot but if I sleep with my hair down it tickles me funny and then I shit myself thinking there’s a spider in the bed 😱.

Thistooshallpass24 · 07/09/2024 22:49

Home bargains are selling invisibobbles ( like landline phone coils) from 59p plain clear ones, ponytail booster (!?) beaded, teddy fabric and possibly more designs they are meant to not leave a kink in your hair (?) I prefer the dragged through a hedge look!
I can't believe I spelled "invisibobbles" but not "the" !

MrsBungle · 07/09/2024 22:47

High bun. I cannot stand sweaty hair when I’m sleeping. I’d rather sort it in the morning than sleep with it down.

ShiftySquirrel · 07/09/2024 22:46

I put mine in a loose top knot.
For some reason (... probably my age...) I find myself unbearably hot at night, every night, and having loose hair is hot, tickly and itchy.

I tend to shower and wash my hair mine in the morning, then stick it in a bun for work (with small kids) so the kinks don't show - and if they do small kids don't judge too harshly.

I don't think very short hair would suit me it would be tempting otherwise. But I've had my hair bobbed before. Whilst it looks nice, the first thing I do is get clips in it to keep it away from my face.

Fahran · 07/09/2024 22:46

Long curly hair. Nothing. I just go to bed.

Doubledded123 · 07/09/2024 22:44

Silke bonnet
Amazing
Your hair will shine!
Ignore the poster above who sarcastically denounced bonnet wearing

Doggymummar · 07/09/2024 22:42

Bunches, a plait, bun loads of different styles

Mrmagnoliahasonlyoneboot · 07/09/2024 22:42

I too use a clip all day everyday and can totally relate to the rage when your hair is in your face or being grabbed 😬 I sleep with my hair in a silk scrunchie, it does slip out a bit in the night but I just put it back up if it does, I’m up at least 4 times between children and it works pretty well (the scrunchie, not the relentless night wakes!)

Nothanks17 · 07/09/2024 22:40

I use a silk pillow and before I put my head down on the pillow I scoop my hair (no bobble) and literally placed it above my head and no problems

mutleyschuckle · 07/09/2024 22:38

Mines half way down my back but quite fine. I plait it but not with a band at the top. Just secure at the bottom so I'm not lying on a bobble. A few strands come loose through the night but it's easy to brush through in the mornings before it gets scraped back for work

TulipTuesday · 07/09/2024 22:36

I tie mine in a low ponytail. I wash my hair every morning though so don’t worry about any kinks.

BiscuitlyBoyle · 07/09/2024 22:36

AffIt · 07/09/2024 22:28

I have long curly hair and wear a silk sleep bonnet - mostly to protect my curls (curly hair is more brittle than straight hair and it helps mitigate breakage) but the principle is the same, I'm sure.

Mine is from Silke and while it wasn't cheap, it's still going strong after four years!

Thank you for explaining sleep bonnets. I’ve seen them mentioned on here and advertised but I’ve never understood why.

MereDintofPandiculation · 07/09/2024 22:35

Mine is sittable-on length. I braid it overnight. When it was above waist level I didn't bother, it brushed out easily in the morning.

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YeahWellWhyNot · 07/09/2024 22:34

I thought about a silk pillowcase but always thought it would look odd on the bed..I mean we buy sets but maybe we're just old fashioned / cheap!

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BiscuitlyBoyle · 07/09/2024 22:34

Just tied back in a low pony tail, but then I have the straightest hair it’s possible to have and any kink just falls out

TheHateIsNotGood · 07/09/2024 22:33

@TomatoSandwiches - a "silk bonnet" indeed, one of the best 21st Century suggestions I've read on MN it is. Do you make your own or do you purchase them from a fine Bonateer, China or?

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YeahWellWhyNot · 07/09/2024 22:33

@Gorgeousfeet 🤣🤣 I feel like that!!. I wake up and I feel entangled in my own hair and then the rage sets in..I have no idea why it irritates me so much. Maybe because in the day I have to get it away from my face, and toddlers grabby hands!

I also have no idea why this is a lost/difficult concept for me to resolve. Maybe I've just reached an age when my tolerance for anything shite is very minimal

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Trebol · 07/09/2024 22:32

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Gorgeousfeet · 07/09/2024 22:31

Always tied up. My husband can’t stand my hair near him in bed and calls it the mop .. 🙄😂

BrownOwlknowsbest · 07/09/2024 22:29

Well, mine is waist length and it goes into a loose plait at night.

TomatoSandwiches · 07/09/2024 22:29

Goess in a silk bonnet or silk scrunchies if too hot, very comfortable and less hair breakage.

SoupDragon · 07/09/2024 22:29

I use a scrunchie and just put it in a high ponytail.

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