Protect Hair While Sleeping: Essential Tips and Hairstyles for Healthy Hair

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• How Sleep is Important for Hair Health
• How to Build a Healthy Sleep Routine?
• Eat Right Before Sleeping
• Avoid Caffeine in the Evening
• Practice Stress-Reducing Techniques
• Stay Away From Gadgets
• How To Protect Your Hair While Sleeping

In today’s age, getting a good night’s sleep is a luxury for most of us. Due to the stressful lives that we lead, a sound sleep seems like a distant dream. Did you know that getting less sleep or not sleeping at the right time can induce stress levels and also disrupt your hair care routine? Yes, that’s right!

Poor sleep schedule not only affects your mental health, but also results in hair-related issues. Let’s understand how sleep impacts your hair’s health and what you can do about it.

How Sleep is Important for Hair Health

During sleep, the body enters a state of recovery, which is when most cell regeneration occurs. Hair follicles, like other cells, undergo repair and rejuvenation during deep sleep stages, especially in non-REM sleep. An adequate amount of sleep also helps to regularise hormonal balance, including levels of melatonin and cortisol. Melatonin, a hormone produced during sleep, can stimulate hair growth, while high levels of cortisol due to lack of sleep can lead to hair thinning.

Also, sleep improves blood circulation, which provides essential nutrients and oxygen to the scalp and hair follicles, promoting healthy growth of hair. Insufficient sleep, on the other hand, can impair these processes, leading to weakened, brittle hair and potential hair fall over a period of time.

How to Build a Healthy Sleep Routine?

Now that we know why sleep is important for hair health, let us look at what you can do to ensure you get a goodnight’s sleep.  

Eat Right Before Sleeping

What you eat before bedtime matters a lot. Ideally, there should be at least a 3-hour gap between your last meal of the day and your sleep. This helps in regulating digestion and builds a stronger immune system. If you eat a heavy meal immediately before sleeping, then your body redirects the energy towards breaking down the food in your intestines, which impacts your sleep schedule and your hair health. 

Avoid Caffeine in the Evening

Consumption of caffeinated drinks such as coffee, tea, soda and so on, can disrupt the internal clock in your body due to its stimulating effect and negatively impact your sleep, causing you to stay wide awake at night. The later you sleep, the later you wake up, and this becomes a cycle that is tough to break. So, to enjoy a good night’s sleep on time, cut off caffeine completely in the evenings.

Practice Stress-Reducing Techniques

If you’re undergoing some form of stress or anxiety and unable to get a sound sleep at night, then consider some stress-reducing techniques such as relaxing yoga, meditation,or  deep breathing exercises. This will signal your brain to relax,  helping you sleep just in time.

Stay Away From Gadgets

The blue light from the gadgets can potentially interfere with your internal body clock, therefore messing your sleep cycle. After a busy day at work, your mobile phone is possibly your way to unwind and relax. However, it is important to set a time schedule to use the mobile phone at night. Ensure to not overdo it beyond the regular sleep hours or even binge-watch endlessly. Instead, set a timer/alarm to switch off from these gadgets and keep them at a distance, instructing your mind to doze off at night.  

While we have explained some of the key methods to help you catch up on your much-needed beauty sleep at night, now let’s dive deeper into some protective hairstyles for sleeping and how to protect your hair while sleeping at night.

How To Protect Your Hair While Sleeping

To keep your hair healthy while you sleep, opt for gentle styles like loose braids, buns, or knots to prevent tangles, breakage, and flattening. The braids will help prevent tangles, whereas the bun will help preserve your curls overnight. Using a soft scrunchie or wrapping your hair in a silk or satin scarf can reduce frizz and protect curls or waves. These simple methods help maintain your hair’s shape and prevent damage overnight.

Sleep plays a crucial role in growing and maintaining healthy hair. Thus incorporate practices and habits that improve the quality of the sleep, which contributes significantly to a healthy hair growth cycle. The above-mentioned tips can be taken into consideration; on top of that, giving yourself a ‘champi’ with a suitable hair oil can provide extra benefits. A massage can calm your mind, and hair oil can nourish your scalp and hair overall, giving you a rejuvenating experience.

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