These are the best hair towel wraps to keep your hair healthy and smooth (while dramatically reducing your drying time)

The best hair towel wraps are not your day-to-day bath towels flung in a twist atop your head. A pill that’s hard to swallow, but the truth none-the-less.

When we think of haircare, we automatically think of the hair products we use to wash and style our tresses – the sulphate-free shampoos, nourishing conditioners, curl creams and styling sprays that we call upon to create our chosen look. However, did you know that a huge part of hair care involves the materials you use on your hair, from your towels to your pillows?

While many of us believe that drying our hair begins with the moment we pick up a hair dryer, there’s a new school of thought that focuses on the moment you step out of the shower. Contrary to grabbing the aforementioned bath towel to rough up your roots and leaving lengths and ends to drip dry, hair drying towel wraps are the expertly designed solution to fast track styling that’s both convenient and kind to hair.

The best hair wraps, which are cut into shape to best fit around your head, usually come with a button at the back, allowing you to secure it in place, leaving you free to go about your morning regime without having to constantly readjust. Plus, the wraps are made from micro-fibre, cotton or bamboo, which are more absorbent than traditional towelling at removing excess moisture from strands in quicktime. They’re lightweight so as to not weigh heavy on your head, and friction-free, which helps to keep hair smooth and healthy.

They’re ideal if you want to give your hair a break from heat styling, or if you have curly or textured hair (an upgrade from that old t-shirt you’ve been reaching for) that looks best when left to dry naturally. A cotton, bamboo or microfiber hair towel wrap might just be the simple but effective beauty accessory you didn’t know you needed.

Then there are the best hair towel wraps to use while sleeping – especially important for those with thick hair, coarse, curly, textured and Afro hair as well as anyone who experiencing hair loss and thinning. When we sleep, all the tossing and turning can create friction between our hair and our sheets – which is why “bedhead” occurs. However, over time, this can also cause the hair cuticles to break and split, as well as become dry due to the fact that most materials absorb moisture.

Sleeping wraps or hair bonnets are typically made out of pure silk, which as well as looking stylish, doesn’t absorb the vital moisture and oils from the hair. The result? Healthy-looking, frizz-free, bouncy curls upon waking.

Best hair wraps at a glance:

• Best hair wrap overall: Kitsch Microfibre Hair Towel, £15.50, Cult Beauty
• Best hair wrap for long hair: Brushworks Hair Wrap, £7.99, Look Fantastic
• Best hair wrap for quick drying: Aquis Hair Turban Lisse Luxe White, £30, LookFantastic
• Best hair wrap for the environment: Hydrea London Bamboo Super Soft Hair Drying Wrap, £12.49, Amazon
• Best silk hair wrap: Slip Pure Silk Turban, £70, LookFantastic

Here is our round up of the very best hair wraps available to buy now…