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We couldn't find any medical reason not to (e.g., you'll go blind, you'll get pneumonia, etc.), but if you're serious about hair health, we'd advise against it. Most of our research comes from hair product sites, but here's what we found: Instyle Hair warns against sleeping with wet hair, saying when hair is wet, "the hydrogen bond is broken." Therefore, hair strands are more fragile and easier to break. Tenderheaded Accessories ("Pampered hair is healthy hair") offers a wide-toothed comb that's specifically designed for wet hair. Why? Because wet hair is "hair's most fragile state." Apparently, restless sleepers can damage their hair on regular cotton pillow
cases. Makers of the Divine Satin Hair Pillow suggest that their silky pillow is much easier on sensitive hairstyles. To prevent hair breakage, the Long Hair Group suggests that you "put your hair up" in ponytail before going to sleep and only brush dry hair. Again, these are only suggestions. And finally, a Yahoo! Search on "wet+hair+sleep" resulted in this cautionary fairy tale from Guam. Read it and make up your own mind (or head).
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