{ "id": "purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet", "sku": "purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet", "title": "Purple Double Layer Mulberry Silk Bonnet", "slug": "purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet", "price": 103.99, "currency": "NZD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "silk-bonnets", "category_label": "Silk Bonnets", "tags": [], "colors": [], "materials": [], "dimensions": null, "weight": null, "images": [ "https://mulberrysilk.co.nz/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet/main-purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.nz/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet/purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet-2.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.nz/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet/purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet-3.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.nz/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet/purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet-4.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.nz/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet/purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet-5.jpg", "https://mulberrysilk.co.nz/dropship-images/silk-bonnets/purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet/purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet-6.jpg" ], "description_short": "Double layered 19 momme mulberry silk with long cooling ties and a drawstring, so the fit stays adjustable and nothing digs in overnight.", "description": "The problem with cotton and a pillow\n\nMost of us never think about what happens to our hair between lights out and the alarm. It is eight hours of your head pressing into a woven cotton surface and dragging across it every time you roll over. Cotton has a rough, thirsty surface. Hair catches on it, frizzes up, and loses the shape you gave it the day before.\n\nYou notice the result rather than the cause. Curls flattened on one side. A blow dry that has gone soft and puffy. Braids that look a week older than they are. Tangles at the back of the neck that take five minutes to work out.\n\nA silk bonnet solves it by changing the surface. Instead of your hair sitting on cotton, it sits inside a smooth silk pocket that moves with your head. That is the whole mechanism. No treatment, no product, just less friction.\n\nWhat mulberry silk brings to it\n\nMulberry silk is the long fibre silk used in most quality bedding and accessories. The fibres are fine and consistent, which lets them be woven tightly into a smooth, even surface. That smoothness is what matters for hair. There are no little hooks and loops in the weave for a strand to snag on.\n\nThis bonnet is built as a double layer. Two layers of silk rather than one gives the cap a bit of weight and structure. A single layer bonnet can feel flimsy and tends to collapse flat on the head, which defeats the purpose if you are trying to keep volume or a set style. Two layers hold their shape better and feel softer in the hand.\n\nThe model reference on this item is Au-19MM bs-Cap, which points to a 19 momme silk. Momme is the weight unit used for silk, a bit like thread count for cotton. Higher numbers mean a denser, more substantial fabric. Nineteen sits in the range commonly used for good quality silk pillowcases and sleepwear, which is to say it is proper fabric and not a flyaway lining weight.\n\nThe fit question, which is where most bonnets fail\n\nHere is the honest truth about silk bonnets. Lots of people buy one, wear it twice, find it on the floor at 3am, and never put it on again. Fit is the reason.\n\nTwo things go wrong. Either the elastic band is too tight, in which case you get a red line across your forehead and a headache, or it is too loose and the whole thing slides off. Fixed elastic cannot be right for every head.\n\nThis bonnet uses a drawstring instead. You pull the string to the exact width that suits you and tie it off. That gives you control over two separate things. You can leave plenty of room at the crown so a big volume of hair or a set of curls is not compressed, while still pulling the opening in snug enough at the nape that the cap does not travel.\n\nThe ties are long and made from ice silk, which is a smooth, lightweight fabric. Long ties mean you can bring them round and tie them under your hair rather than having everything held by a band pressing on the hairline. Anyone who has given up on caps because of pressure marks should pay attention to this bit, because it is the difference between wearing it every night and wearing it never.\n\nWho it suits\n\nCurly and coily hair gets the biggest visible benefit, because those hair types lose the most definition to a pillow. Tucking curls up into a roomy bonnet keeps them in their shape until you take it off.\n\nProtective styles are the second big group. Braids, twists and locs all last longer when they are not being rubbed at the roots every night. You get more days out of a style, which means fewer takedowns.\n\nLong hair is an easy one. Coil the length, tuck it up, pull the string. You stop waking up to a knot at the nape.\n\nFine or fragile hair is worth mentioning too. Fine strands tangle fastest and are the ones most likely to snap when you brush out a knot. Reducing the friction that creates the knot in the first place is a sensible step.\n\nAnd then there is the practical group. People who sleep next to someone who steals the pillow. People who travel and cannot rely on hotel bedding. People who have invested in a salon blow dry and would like it to survive the night.\n\nHow to choose between the options\n\nA few things to weigh up.\n\nSingle layer or double. Single layer is lighter and cooler but less structured. Double layer, like this one, holds its shape, feels more substantial and tends to last longer through washes. If you have volume to protect, double layer is usually the better pick.\n\nElastic or drawstring. Elastic is faster to put on. Drawstring is adjustable, which means it can be made to fit your head properly rather than approximately. If you have ever taken a cap off because of a pressure line, the drawstring is the answer.\n\nCapacity. Think about how much hair you are putting inside. A bonnet that works for a bob will feel cramped on waist length hair. Erring towards roomy is safer, since the drawstring pulls in the opening but does not shrink the crown.\n\nMomme weight. Heavier silk is more durable and feels better. Very light silk is cheaper but tends to look tired after a handful of washes.\n\nLooking after it\n\nSilk is a protein fibre, closer to hair than to cotton, and it wants similar treatment. Keep it away from heat, bleach and aggressive detergents and it will last for years.\n\nThe care instruction on this bonnet is hand wash only. Use cool water and a small amount of mild detergent made for delicates. Swish it gently rather than scrubbing, rinse until the water runs clear, then press the water out between your palms or in a towel. Do not wring it or twist it, as that distorts the weave.\n\nReshape the cap and dry it flat, somewhere out of direct sun and away from heat sources. Sunlight fades dyed silk and heat makes fibres brittle. If it needs smoothing afterwards, a cool iron on the reverse side will do it, though most creases fall out once it is worn.\n\nWash it every week or two in normal use, more often if you apply oils or heavy leave-in products before bed. Those build up on the inside surface and eventually make the fabric feel tacky rather than slick.\n\nOne small habit worth forming. Take hairpins, clips and anything with a rough edge out before you put the bonnet on. Fine silk is smooth, and smooth fabric snags on sharp things.\n\nThe short version\n\nA silk bonnet does one job well, which is to stop your hair rubbing on rough fabric for eight hours. This one is mulberry silk in a double layer, with an adjustable drawstring and long ice silk ties instead of a tight elastic band.\n\nIf you have curls, braids, long hair or anything you would rather not wake up to in a tangle, it is a small change that you notice the first morning. Set the drawstring properly, hand wash it in cool water, dry it flat, and it will keep doing that job night after night.", "llm_summary": "The Purple Double Layer Mulberry Silk Bonnet is a sleep cap made from mulberry silk in a two layer construction, with a solid purple finish and no pattern. It closes with an adjustable drawstring and has long ice silk ties, so the fit can be set to the wearer's head without a tight elastic band. The item model number is Au-19MM bs-Cap and the country of origin is China. Care is hand wash only, in cool water, no bleach. Brand, exact dimensions, colour code, shipped weight and material percentages are not specified in this record. Silk is smooth, so hair moves across it with less friction than cotton. It is sold boxed and is commonly used for long hair, curls, braids and protective styles overnight.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "Mulberry Silk Company", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.nz/purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet/", "canonical_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.nz/purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet/", "json_url": "https://mulberrysilk.co.nz/api/products/purple-double-layer-mulberry-silk-bonnet.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-11" }