The Silk Scrunchie

Generous in the hand — what the old hairdressers in the seventh used to call a chouchou, before the word travelled and grew thin. Twenty-two mommes of mulberry silk gathered around an elastic of a serious gauge, the whole made oversized like a small pâtisserie ring, a halo, a doughnut of cloth. The first surprise is the weight: the scrunchie sits in the palm with the heft of an heirloom. The second is what it doesn't do. It doesn't kink the hair at the gathering point. It doesn't snag at the cuticle. It doesn't slip out by lunchtime, nor leave the small red dent at the temple by the end of an afternoon. You tie a low chignon for the office, a high knot for the bath, a half-up for sleep — and the silk keeps its lustre after every wash, the way a good ribbon does for forty years.

Fabric: 100% mulberry silk, 22 momme — heavyweight, Grade 6A.

Details

• Oversized "donut" silhouette — generous gather, soft halo
• Strong elastic core, gentle on the hair shaft
• No kinks at the tie point, no friction along the cuticle
• Suitable for all hair types, including fine, curly, dense or extension-set

Care

Hand wash cold with a pH-neutral silk detergent. Reshape while damp and air-dry flat in shade. Avoid contact with perfume and hairspray, which can dull the silk's lustre over time.

The smallest object in the maison's hair trio — alongside the bonnet and the pillowcase.

• Reduces friction on skin and hair by up to 43% versus cotton — fewer lines on waking, less breakage at the roots.
• Holds your body's temperature without trapping heat — for sleep that does not break at 3am.
• Will not wick away your night serums or eye cream. Your routine stays where you put it.

Mulberry silk shares eighteen amino acids with human skin. Hypoallergenic by nature, it resists dust mites and bacteria — and it drapes beautifully without ever feeling heavy.