How to silk press natural hair at home 1. Thoroughly cleanse your hair Before you even think about pulling out your flat iron, you want to make sure that your hair is clean, which will make the ...

One of the biggest draws of silk — or in this case, an imitation silk blend — hair accessories is that it protects your hair from friction that other materials can cause.

Retaining that moisture makes your hair feel silkier when you wake up. But by sleeping on a silk pillowcase, I've actually added to my maintenance work.

A silk press shouldn't lead to major heat damage. Here, pros Tippi Shorter and Dailey Greene dish on the most common mistakes that wreak havoc on natural hair.

Editor’s note: This article first appeared on the Strategist in July 2020, and the products are still some of our favorites for an at-home silk press. So we’re republishing it today as part of ...

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Sleeping on silk helps prevent this friction, she says, especially if you toss and turn a lot and if you have curly hair, which needs extra TLC. “Curly hair should always be on a silk pillowcase ...