Satin lined caps are a huge trend in the hair industry.
I personally have used my satin lined cap for a few years now. And I will keep using it because it has made an insane difference for my hair health! And it also made styling my hair in the mornings SO much easier!
Someone who is new to using satin-lined caps might wonder why they’re so awesome, and what kind of cap one should get.
So I want to share my personal SLAP cap review with you today.
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What is a SLAP cap?
Ok, quick recap for everyone who is confused by the name. The abbreviation “SLAP” stands for satin lined cap. (Or, in rare cases it could also mean a silk lined cap.) So a cap with satin or silk lining inside.
A “SLAP cap” is technically a satin lined cap cap.
And no, it has nothing do to with the TikTok slang “cap or slap”. (Meaning it’s either a lie or something awesome or something like that, I’m not even sure.)
Why to use it: SLAP benefits
Next, let’s talk about the reasons of why to use a satin-lined cap or SLAP.
What are the benefits of using a satin sleep cap?
Damage protection
One and that’s probably the biggest one is that putting the SLAP hair cap on your hair overnight will protect it from damage.
During the night, you move around a lot. This means, your hair rubs whichever surface it touches constantly!
If you sleep on a cotton pillow, there will be a lot of friction for your hair, which again means damaged hear and breakage! Satin is a much smoother material.
So with a satin SLAP cap, you can minimize the amount of friction your hair has to endure. This also means there’s going to be way less damage to your locks.
Moisture retention
The second benefit of using a SLAP for sleeping is moisture retention. Cotton will dry out your hair. No one wants that.
And especially if you have high-porosity hair or if you’re a curly girl, you don’t want your hair to lose moisture.
You want it to stay sleek and not get frizzy. By using a SLAP overnight, you can minimize that loss of moisture.
Tangle-free hair
Another benefit is that you don’t need to think about how to style your hair for the night. You can easily just put it in your Slap so that it cannot move around.
This way it cannot tangle. And we all know that tangled hair is one of the biggest culprits of broken ends! Because to untangle it you need to brush through it, which means that quite a few strands will break snap and break.
Looks cute
A third SLAP benefit might be subjective, but I personally think that it just looks cute. Who cannot pull off a cute beanie?!
How to use the SLAP
All right now that we know why SLAPs are awesome, let’s go through a few ways on how you can use your satin lined cap.
Sleep hair protection
So the first and most common way to use a SLAP is to use it to protect your hair during the night. And it works amazingly well!
Buying a SLAP can even save you getting all those soap pillows. (Although those are amazing for your skin as well, so I personally still use them.)