Hair Oil on Your Pillow

[Barbara]

How many of you have to protect your pillows from your hair oil? I use to use several old towels that are in good condition, but I decided to keep using those for bath and shower purposes.

For the past few years, I’ve been using cotton sample mattress coverings to protect my pillow shams from hair oil. I fold one or two of them in half to give them layered protection. Or if I have one clean one left, I normally use a plastic bag on my pillow sham then put a mattress cloth over it.

Even though I oil my hair thoroughly just once a week and I wear a bonnet, the oil still seeps through the bonnet. To prevent this from happening, I use to wear a conditioning cap, but my hair starts reverting due to the sweat. I drink a lot of water throughout the day.

I’m wondering if there are some disposable cotton plastic square pads on the market that I can use for hotels when I’m traveling instead of bringing my own sample mattress coverings. Does anyone know what I’m talking about?

I’m not worried about the oil in my square cotton mattress samples, because Tide or Gain detergent really gets those oil stains out thoroughly without leaving a trace, but I don’t want to get oil on the white hotel towels while sleeping.

 

[Rezgirl]

I haven't had this problem so I guess either I'm not using enough or you're using too much! Anyway, I have several satin pillowcases in rotation. I wrap my hair in a satin scarf at night and since I sleep wild it comes off alot but I land on the satin pillowcase. I change it out every few days. Plus my cases are black so maybe it just doesn't show up. AND I bring my own pillow and case when traveling so that's that. I try not to put too much oil around my edges because it makes me break out - my concentration is on my ends and roots. I use spectrum coconut oil. Maybe it's different if you're using a liquid oil? HTH

 

[wheezy807]

I haven't had this problem so I guess either I'm not using enough or you're using too much! Anyway, I have several satin pillowcases in rotation. I wrap my hair in a satin scarf at night and since I sleep wild it comes off alot but I land on the satin pillowcase. I change it out every few days. Plus my cases are black so maybe it just doesn't show up. AND I bring my own pillow and case when traveling so that's that. I try not to put too much oil around my edges because it makes me break out - my concentration is on my ends and roots. I use spectrum coconut oil. Maybe it's different if you're using a liquid oil? HTH

same here.

 

[Jenn22588]

I wish I thought of this before I ruined a pillow at the last hotel i stayed in. I went to bed with my hair damp and wrapped in a silk wrap (dry clean only) I had only washed it a few times and that point and the color bleed all over the pillow. The maids replaced the pillow and luckily didn't charge me.

 

[Neith]

I don't cover my hair at night (sleep on a satin pillowcase)

I think that if you've got oil rubbing off on things, you're using too much oil.

Well, I should say too much oil for my tastes. I personally find it to be a waste and actually... pretty gross if I put my hand in my hair and it comes back greasy. Look at people with type 1/2 hair that don't have problems getting oil down the shaft... the scalp doesn't naturally make THAT much oil (unless you have a problem or you really don't wash your hair often)

Not telling you what to do with your hair! Just my opinion.

 

[pmichael52172]

Two words.... Old T-Shirts!

I learned that back in 2004 from this board and haven't looked back. I have old t-shirts that are too stretched or worn to wear in public. I slip that sucker over my pillow (of course with my satin bonnet on my head) and in the morning, all is still well in the universe.

I don't have the oil problem but I do it to keep my face from breaking out. I switch pillow coverings too often to invest in pricey cases so I rotate the 2 billion t-shirts I have.

 

[Barbara]

I put enough oil on to last the entire week. That's why I had to switch to a less costly bottle of oil, because I would see it on my sample cover.

Even though I wear my hair in protective styles 99 percent of the time, it still dries out about a week later--but not too bad.

I guess if I were to oil my hair every other night, then it would be less oil on my sample mattress coverings. I just check my ends about two or three times a week and rub a little oil on them.

Thanks for your comments ladies!

 

[Ladyhenri]

The reason why i rarely oil my hair.

I solved the oily sheets thing by baggying, but my hair was always frizzy in the morning from the dampness.

And i tried my beloved satin bonnet but got greasy sheets again. I didn't mind washing my sheets often, but i started breaking out from rubbing my face in the oily sheets while asleep....ewwwww

Now, I moisturise daily, once a week or once twice a week, I put tiny oil on my palms, rub hands together then run that through my hair....that's it.

I don't think hair needs so much oil anyways.