How to Get Silky Hair

Forgoing Daily Shampooing

Start by forgoing daily shampooing, which strips away natural oils. Choose a softening shampoo containing beneficial ingredients like hydrolyzed keratin.

Washing Your Hair with Lukewarm Water

Hot water may quickly dissolve dirt, grease, and residue from your hair strands but can strip them of their essential natural oils. Lukewarm water provides the ideal medium that effectively cleans without distancing your locks too much.

Switching Up Your Pillowcase

Switching up your pillowcase for soft and silky locks is another affordable and straightforward way to achieve smooth and luxurious locks! Cotton pillowcases tend to wick away moisture from your scalp and leave strands dull and lifeless; silk, on the other hand, retains essential oils from your scalp, leading to less frizz and greater hydration. Invest in a high-quality silk or satin pillowcase to achieve silky locks.

Invest in a Deep Conditioner

Deep conditioning is essential for natural hair, especially during winter when low temperatures drain your strands of moisture. Not only can deep conditioning help combat kinks and frizz while leaving your locks silky soft, but it can also combat kinks and frizz for silkier locks! Look for conditioners containing emollient and humectant ingredients such as shea butter, cocoa butter, or jojoba oil to hydrate and smooth your strands while strengthening them. Additionally, hydrolyzed protein products may penetrate strands for added strand support and strength. As with all conditioning treatments, make sure that you apply it on wet hair and massage it into your scalp for one minute before rinsing thoroughly. Hooded dryers may help seal in moisture. Finally, rinse your hair with cold water, as this will close cuticles, leaving behind silky and soft strands.

Use a Silk Pillowcase

Sleeping on a silk pillowcase can help eliminate bedheads, leaving your locks feeling silkier and smoother in the morning. Its smooth surface reduces friction, so your strands will only frizz or break sometimes. Silk doesn’t absorb oils and products from your scalp or face while sleeping, helping maintain the healthy glow of both skin and hair. This material benefits those with textured or color-treated locks as its natural oils will remain protected rather than stripped away overnight. Though some of the highest quality silk pillows are constructed using 6A silk (which has a distinct sheen), more affordable options may also be available. Be sure to maintain cleanliness by regularly washing your pillowcase.

Soak Your Strands in Hot Oil

Hot oil treatments can not only hydrate and moisturize your scalp and hair, but they can also reduce frizz, tangles, and knots – not to mention being an efficient way of getting more out of skincare and hair products! Cotton pillowcases tend to absorb moisture, oils, and products, which could rob some of their benefits – for best results, use a silk pillowcase instead! Before applying a hot oil treatment to your hair and scalp, ensure it is clean and dry. Next, microwave 3 to 6 tablespoons of oil in a glass bowl or double boiler until it reaches warm but not scalding temperatures on your wrist before applying it directly to your head and hair. Hot oil treatments can benefit anyone, especially those with textured hair. Hot oil helps smooth frayed ends and prevent damage caused by cuticle tangles.

Spritz on a Shine Spray

Shine spray is your ticket to shiny, healthy-looking locks. It brings out your hair color’s brilliance while adding brilliant sheen to dull locks while simultaneously controlling frizz, static, and flyaways. A few spritzes of this lightweight formula will instantly revitalize limp, lifeless locks into luminous mirror-like shine. Mica particles in this spray attract and reflect light to give your strands a soft, shimmery sheen, while shea butter and jojoba oil nourish strands, leaving them soft and glossy to the touch. If you have fine hair, be wary of oil-based shine products, as these can make your locks appear limp and lackluster. Instead, opt for lightweight sheen sprays with light oils like squalane and marula oil to prevent crunchy or weighted-down waves.