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Artificial Silk: What It Is and How to Tell It from Real Silk
Artificial silk is not silk. This guide explains which fibres lie behind the name, what the label must say, how to tell artificial silk from real silk and how to care for viscose, acetate and silk.
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A curl from an iron or hot rollers is a temporary set that drops when it is released before it cools, when damp hair or humid air loosens it, or when the hair is too heavy or, as stylists find, too...
Read more: Why Won't My Hair Hold a Curl? Causes and FixesHair Porosity Test: How to Check Low and High Porosity
A hair porosity test gives a rough idea of how readily your hair takes up water and lets it go again. Here is how the float, strand and spray tests work, how guides usually read the results, and wh...
Read more: Hair Porosity Test: How to Check Low and High PorosityHow to Wear a Bonnet (and Keep It On at Night)
How to wear a bonnet: putting it on step by step, where your hair goes for each hair type, how firm the band should be and how to keep the bonnet on at night.
Read more: How to Wear a Bonnet (and Keep It On at Night)What Is a Pillow Sham? Sham vs Pillowcase, Sizes and Use
What is a pillow sham? A decorative cover for a bed pillow: how it differs from a pillowcase, whether you can sleep on one, the usual sizes, how to arrange shams on a bed and how to wash them.
Read more: What Is a Pillow Sham? Sham vs Pillowcase, Sizes and UseCan You Wear a Bonnet With Wet Hair? How Dry Is Dry Enough
Can you wear a bonnet with wet hair? Not while it drips: how dry is dry enough, how to get there on a short evening, what is known about your scalp, and how to look after the bonnet after a damp ni...
Read more: Can You Wear a Bonnet With Wet Hair? How Dry Is Dry EnoughHair Oil Overnight: How Long to Leave It In, and Masks Too
Hair oil overnight: what oil does in hair, how long to leave it in, which hair it suits, why a mask's timing follows its label, and how to keep oil marks off your pillow and your silk.
Read more: Hair Oil Overnight: How Long to Leave It In, and Masks TooHow to Prevent Bed Head: Causes, Habits and Fixes
Bed head is hair that has set overnight in the shape it was pressed into, often with frizz and tangles on top. This guide explains the three causes we see, how to avoid it at night and how to fix i...
Read more: How to Prevent Bed Head: Causes, Habits and FixesHow to Sleep with Hair Extensions: A Guide by Extension Type
Clip-in extensions come out at night. Taped, bonded and sewn-in extensions stay in: go to bed with them completely dry and gathered in a loose braid or ponytail. This guide sets out what the makers...
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How to keep hair straight overnight: why straight hair bends while you sleep, four methods and which suits your hair, how to sleep with straightened hair or a blowout, and how to fix bends in the m...
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