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Sock Curls: How to Do Them Overnight, Damp or Dry

Sock curls are set by wrapping damp, not dripping, hair around a long sock or rolling it into a sock bun and leaving it until completely dry, usually overnight. We cover both methods, set times, sh...

What Is Silk? Where It Comes From, How It's Made and How It's Graded

Silk is a natural protein fibre spun by silkworms: what it's made of, where it comes from, how a cocoon becomes fabric, and what momme and Grade 6A mean.

Is Silk Natural or Synthetic? What Silk Is Made Of

Silk is a natural fibre: a protein fibre that silkworms spin to make their cocoons. This guide sets silk apart from synthetic fibres and from manufactured fibres made of cellulose, and explains wha...

What Is Acetate Fabric? How It's Made and How It Differs from Silk

Acetate is a man-made fibre from cellulose: how it's produced, where you'll find it, how it compares with silk and polyester, and how to care for it.

What Does Damaged Hair Look Like? Signs and Simple Checks

Damaged hair looks rough and dull, with ends that split, snap or tangle and lengths that often feel dry and lack spring. The signs to check, how to compare ends with roots and how to tell damage fr...

How to Sleep with Wavy Hair Without Ruining It

How to sleep with wavy hair: why waves go flat or frizzy overnight, loose methods for long, medium and short hair, what to do with wet waves and how to refresh them in the morning.

Protein Overload Hair: Signs, Causes and What to Do

Protein overload is the haircare name for stiff, rough hair that snaps after a run of protein products. We look at what research does and does not show, how guides tell it from dryness, and what mo...

Hair Density: What It Is, How to Check It and How to Care for It

Hair density is how many hairs grow on each square centimetre of your scalp. What studies measure, how to check yours at home and how care differs for low, medium and high density.

Types of Silk: Mulberry, Wild Silk and Common Weaves Explained

Silk is sorted two ways: by the silkworm that spun it, which gives mulberry, tussah, eri and muga silk, and by how it is woven, which gives fabrics such as charmeuse, habotai and crêpe de chine. On...

12 Year Anniversary Gift: Silk, Linen and Where the Tradition Comes From

The 12 year anniversary gift is silk or linen, with pearls on modern American lists: what the lists say, where the tradition comes from, silk gift ideas for him and for her, and how to check a silk...