I've been using a satin pillowcase for about 3 years and honestly it makes everything so much easier.
I had a common issue of my satin scarf coming off at night and I would wake up to a dry, tangled mess of hair in the morning. At the time my pillowcase was just the normal cotton one.

What I didn't know was the reason my hair looked like that in the morning was because the cotton material sucked the moisture out of my hair. Whenever my scarf slipped off at night it was as if an apocalypse happened on my head and it would take something short of a miracle to fix it.

When I switched to a satin pillowcase, I stopped waking up to a dry bush of hair. My hair was noticeably softer and my curls stayed intact. Eventually I even became lazy and started slacking on wearing a satin scarf. My hair was still fine. Now I only wear my scarf if I need my edges to lie down for the next day.

I definitely give satin pillowcases 5 out of 5 stars.

Finger Detangling Pros
A lot gentler than using a comb

Finger Detangling Cons
Couldn't get all shed hair out
Hair doesn't stay detangled while working other sections
Takes too long


Wide Toothed Comb Pros
Gets most of the shed hairs out
Easier and quicker than finger detangling

Wide Toothed Comb Cons
Greater possibility of breakage


I tried finger detangling my hair after my big chop. I can honestly say that it's not for me. My hair is too dense and I wasn't able to get all of the shed hairs that were stuck in my fro. It was too time consuming for me for poor results. I've also made my hair even more tangled once.

For my hair it's a lot better to use a wide toothed comb and just be gentle with it. The amount of shed hair I remove from my hair each week is just too much to try to do with my fingers. I've also found that my hair is a lot sleeker and my curls are more defined when I use a comb.