Having a great pillow is essential for you when you sleep, but sometimes you might want to consider changing the fabric or washing it…here’s why:

1. Cotton Fabric Pillowcases

• Whatever way you tend to sleep in terms of where your head is to your pillow (back of head to pillow, side of head to pillow…face to pillow), cotton pillowcases are not ideal for any part of your head. Cotton pillowcases can suck out the oils from your hair and your face, leaving everything more dry. The natural oils in your hair are essential to keep your hair nice and strong. If these oils are sucked up, it can leave your hair feeling more brittle and more prone to split ends.
• If you sleep with any part of your face touching the pillow, it’s likely that the oils from your face will be sucked up too. That night cream you just put on could definitely be all over your pillow by the time you wake up without you realizing it.
• Try sticking to silk or satin pillowcases. They feel softer, and they won’t do as much damage to your hair/skin. If you’re really feeling good, you could get a silk pillow too. This means there’s no possible way your hair/skin could dry out!

2. Wash your pillowcase

• Now I know not everyone does this, but there definitely are a number of people who drool in their sleep. This is one of the reasons why you have to wash your face in the morning! But, the drool could also end up on your pillow. If you end up leaving it there and letting it dry up, you’re actually letting it touch your face all over again. This means…yes, you know what’s coming…PIMPLES. This is a very common reason why people will get pimples, even if they do everything they can do prevent them. So every once in a while, make sure you wash your pillowcase.
• Other reasons why the pillowcase could get dirty is if you have excess product in your hair. (For example, that leave in conditioner that didn’t dry all the way before you went to sleep, or that time you were so tired and went to bed with hairspray still in your hair)