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  "id": "black-single-layer-silk-bonnet",
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  "title": "Black Single Layer Silk Bonnet",
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  "price": 59.99,
  "currency": "EUR",
  "availability": "in_stock",
  "category": "silk-bonnets",
  "category_label": "Silk Bonnets",
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  "description_short": "Made from 100% mulberry silk in one thin layer, cut extra large for long or thick hair, with an elastic edge and a tie so you can set the fit yourself.",
  "description": "The problem with waking up to undone hair\n\nYou spend time on your hair. Maybe it is a wash day routine, a blow-dry, a protective style, or just getting curls to sit the way you want. Then you sleep on it, and by morning half of that work has been rubbed out against the pillow.\n\nThat is not bad luck. It is friction. Cotton is a relatively rough surface at the fibre level, and over seven or eight hours of turning your head, hair drags across it again and again. The result is frizz at the crown, flattened sections where you lay, and tangles that need working out with a comb.\n\nA silk bonnet solves it by putting a smooth layer between your hair and everything else. Hair slides instead of catching. That is the whole idea, and it is why people who have worn one for years tend to be slightly evangelical about it.\n\nWhat this particular bonnet is\n\nThis is a black sleep bonnet made from 100% mulberry silk. The thing that sets it apart is that it is built from a single layer of fabric rather than two.\n\nMost bonnets on the market are double layered. Two panels of silk, or silk over a lining, sewn together. That gives a heavier, more structured cap. It works, and some people love it, but it also sits warmer and takes up more space.\n\nA single layer goes the other way. Less weight on your head, less heat trapped under it, and a cap that folds down to almost nothing. If you have tried a bonnet before and abandoned it because it felt like wearing a hat to bed, this is the version worth a second go.\n\nThe cut is extra large, which matters more than people expect. And the fit is set with both elastic and a tie, so you are not at the mercy of whatever tension the elastic happened to be sewn at.\n\nWhy mulberry silk, and what that actually means\n\nMulberry silk comes from silkworms fed exclusively on mulberry leaves. That controlled diet produces long, uniform fibres, which in turn produce a smooth and even fabric. It is the grade used in most quality silk bedding and hair accessories.\n\nThe practical difference from satin is worth knowing. Satin is a weave, not a fibre. A satin bonnet can be made from polyester and still be called satin quite legitimately. It will feel slippery, and it will cost less, but it does not breathe the way a natural fibre does and it tends to feel warmer against the skin.\n\nThis bonnet is silk, stated as 100% mulberry silk. The momme weight, which is the standard measure of how heavy silk fabric is, is not specified here. For a single layer bonnet the construction tells you most of what you need to know anyway, it will feel light.\n\nWho the single layer suits\n\nThink about how you sleep before you think about your hair.\n\nIf you run hot, wake up kicking the duvet off, or live somewhere with warm nights, a single layer is the sensible pick. Two layers of silk plus a head of hair is a surprising amount of insulation.\n\nIf you have found bonnets uncomfortable in the past, the weight was often the reason. A thinner cap barely registers once you are asleep.\n\nIf you travel a lot, a single layer compresses into a corner of a wash bag. People hunting for the best silk bonnet for travel usually end up here for that reason alone.\n\nThe flip side is honest too. If you want a bonnet that holds a tall dome shape over a big set of rollers, or you like the substantial feel of a thicker cap, a double layer will suit you better. Neither is wrong.\n\nWhy extra large is not a gimmick\n\nA bonnet that is too small does the opposite of its job. You push hair in, it presses against the crown, and you wake up with a crease exactly where the elastic sat. For anyone with volume, that is a nightly annoyance.\n\nThe extra large cut gives you slack. Gather hair loosely, draw the bonnet over it, and there is still room for the hair to sit rather than being compressed. Curls keep their shape. Braids are not bent against the scalp. Rollers have clearance.\n\nThis is the single biggest reason people with a lot of hair search for the best extra large silk bonnet rather than buying whatever is on the shelf. Size is not a detail here, it is the function.\n\nGetting the fit right\n\nThe elastic edge is what keeps the bonnet on. The tie is what lets you decide how firmly.\n\nStart looser than you think you need. Put your hair up first, pull the bonnet over, settle the edge just behind the hairline, then draw the tie in until it feels secure but not gripping. If you wake with a line across your forehead, the tie was too tight or the band was sitting too far forward.\n\nRestless sleepers can go a notch tighter and tuck the back edge under the hair at the nape. That tuck does more than extra tension does, and it is kinder to your skin.\n\nThe matching scrunchie that comes with it is genuinely useful, not just a pretty extra. Tying your hair in silk before you cover it in silk means nothing is catching anywhere.\n\nLooking after it\n\nHand wash only. This is not a suggestion you can quietly ignore.\n\nUse cool water and a detergent made for delicates. Swish the bonnet gently for a minute or two, rinse until the water runs clear, then lift it out without wringing. Lay it in a clean towel, press down to absorb the water, then reshape it and leave it flat to dry somewhere out of direct sun and away from radiators.\n\nSkip bleach entirely. Skip the tumble dryer entirely. If it needs pressing, the lowest iron setting with a cloth in between is plenty, though most of the time drying it flat is enough.\n\nWash every week or two under normal use. More often if you apply oils or heavy creams at night, since those build up in the fibres. Less often is fine if you are only sleeping in it on clean hair. People looking for the best hand wash silk bonnet sometimes see that instruction as a chore, but it takes about four minutes and it is the reason good silk outlasts cheap satin several times over.\n\nA few practical notes\n\nBlack is a practical colour choice, not just a neutral one. If you use leave-in products, oils or a nightly treatment, a dark bonnet handles that far better than a pale one.\n\nStore it somewhere it will not get snagged. A drawer or a small pouch is fine. Silk does not like being caught on zips or velcro.\n\nDo not share bonnets between people. Hair products and scalp oils transfer, and washing between uses defeats the convenience.\n\nIf you are buying as a gift, the adjustable fit removes most of the sizing risk. There is no measuring and no guessing at a head circumference, the recipient just sets the tie where it feels right.\n\nThe short version\n\nThis is a black bonnet in 100% mulberry silk, built as one thin layer rather than two. That makes it lighter and cooler than most bonnets, and small enough to travel with easily.\n\nIt is cut extra large, so long hair, thick hair, braids and rollers all have room to sit without being pressed flat. The fit is set with an elastic edge plus a tie, which means you control the tension rather than tolerating it. A matching scrunchie comes with it.\n\nCare is hand wash only, dried flat. Brand, weight, exact dimensions and momme are not specified, and we have left those blank rather than filling them with guesses.\n\nIf you sleep warm, have a lot of hair, or have given up on bonnets because they felt heavy, this is the one to try.",
  "llm_summary": "The Black Single Layer Silk Bonnet is a sleep cap made from 100% mulberry silk in a single thin layer, which makes it lighter than a typical double-layer bonnet. It is solid black and cut extra large to hold long or thick hair, braids or rollers. The fit is set with an elastic edge and a tie, so the wearer can loosen or tighten it. A matching scrunchie is shown with the bonnet in the product images. Care is hand wash only. Momme weight, exact dimensions, product weight, brand, country of origin and any certifications are not specified. Silk is smooth, so hair moves over it with less friction than over cotton.",
  "returnable": true,
  "return_policy": "14-day right of withdrawal from delivery under the Consumer Rights Directive 2011/83/EU, buyer pays the direct cost of return; two-year legal guarantee of conformity under Directive (EU) 2019/771 for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.",
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  "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company",
  "gtin": null,
  "mpn": null,
  "condition": "new",
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  "updated_at": "2026-10-12"
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