I got into using a hair turban towel about a year and a half ago when I was researching how to prevent damaged hair. I found that when your hair is wet and you put it in a regular towel, that can really damage your hair.
How You Might Ask?
The fibers of a regular body drying towel are rough on your already fragile wet hair and cause friction that can lead to breakage. The weight of the towel on your head can cause tension on your hair that can either pull it out (around your hairline) or pull on your hair strands stretching them which can lead to breakage and/or split ends.
I wasn’t sure if I was going to use it or even like it, so one day I went to Marshalls and picked one up. You can literally find them anywhere nowadays. It’s just a microfiber one with a loop on one end and a button to secure it on the other.
I have used it every time I have washed my hair since. It has helped my hair grow, be healthier, and it’s much more comfortable and convenient to wear instead of a regular towel.
The one I have has held up but it’s time to invest in a little bit better one since I know I will use it. I personally think you only need one but if you want more, go for it. I have been fine using one for over a year.
What Are The Benefits Of A Hair Turban Towel?
- Help dry your hair
- Protect hair when wet
These two simple benefits can help the health of your hair. By helping dry your hair, you can put less heat on it leading to less heat damage that can result in dry hair, split ends, and breakage.
Protecting your hair when wet, will prevent your hair from snagging and pulling when it’s most fragile which can lead to breakage and split ends as well.
Where to purchase a hair towel turban?
KITSCH – $23 for 1
If you Google any variation of a hair towel turban, the brand Kitsch will come up. They are known for their microfiber hair towels. There are over 2,000 reviews and are rated 5 stars.
They come in a bunch of colors and prints. It is made with microfiber to help dry hair faster, has an elastic trim to help keep hair in the towel creating a ‘pocket’, and says it’s great for all hair lengths.
VOLO – $40 for 1
This is another brand you will find common with Googling towel turban is VOLO beauty. Their towel is different because they use a Nanoweave which is a “baby-blanket-soft, cloud-light, crazy-strong dream fabric. It absorbs 10x its own weight in water, cuts your dry time in half, and is light.”
This one is towel-shaped but has a strap instead of a regular towel turban that has a loop and button. It’s softer and thicker than more towel turban. They have an option for a ‘Supersize’ towel if you have longer and/or thicker hair made with 30% more fabric.
You can get it off of Amazon (they have an actual Amazon Storefront), Anthropologie, or their website.
AQUIS – $30-$50 for 1
You can find AQUIS on Amazon for cheaper but they have an Amazon Storefront so they are the real deal. Amazon has it for $20 and their site has it for $30-$50 depending on the type you get.
AQUIS’ claim to fame is their towels are woven with proprietary AQUITEX™ fabric. It’s clinically proven to strengthen while they dry hair in half the time. And engineered to dry your hair to a damp state (70-80% dry) quickly and evenly without heat or friction.
On their website, they have a BUNCH of FAQs about their hair towels. They also answer questions about what makes them different along with hair drying answers.
I found it to be a great resource if you have questions!
Amazon – $9 for 2
There are so many options even just on Amazon. I found the best seller with over 42,000 4.5 star reviews. You get 2 hair towel turbans for $9, definitely the best deal out of all of them.
This would be a good one to start with to see if you will use it and then you can invest in one of the other options if you want.
The brand, YoulerTex, says this will absorb almost 75% of the water out of your hair in 10 minutes. It’s a typical hair towel with a loop and button to secure.
How To Use A Hair Turban Towel?
If you get a specific hair turban towel, it will be the same.
- Flip your hair and place the button part of the towel at the nape of your neck
- Fit all your hair in the towel
- Twist your hair in the loose part of the towel
- Flip the twist part to the back of your head and use the loop to secure it to the button.
Leave it on until your hair goes from drenched to damp which depending on your hair can take 10-15 minutes.
Do you have a dedicated hair towel?
XO, Annie
