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Her freak-out about a single missing shower cap is the spark that kicks off a surprisingly beautiful story about welcoming change, whether that means accepting fluctuations in the hotel’s amenities or letting a family of alien tanuki crash in the place.
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Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
Or apply olive oil to damp hair, wrap it all up in a shower cap, and place a hot towel over it.
—Maureen Choi, Glamour, 25 Sep. 2025
For anyone who wants to try it at home, warm up a few tablespoons of coconut oil, massage it through damp hair from roots to ends, cover your hair with a shower cap, leave it on for 20-to-30 minutes, and then shampoo and condition as usual.
—Natasha López, Refinery29, 10 Sep. 2025
Use it with a shower cap and towel wrap for a deeper treatment, then rinse.
—Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 21 Aug. 2025
While adjusting her shower cap in the general direction of the in-between woman, the older woman noticed her for the first time.
—Weike Wang, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
When used as an overnight mask, sleep with your hair in a shower cap and rinse thoroughly in the morning.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2025
Wrap your hair in a towel or cover it with a shower cap.
—Carley Millhone, Health, 12 Mar. 2025
To demonstrate, Snoop stood up and mimed placing a shower cap over a smoke detector, humorously acting out the move by climbing onto Kimmel’s couch, drawing roaring laughter from the audience.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
Or apply olive oil to damp hair, wrap it all up in a shower cap, and place a hot towel over it.
—Maureen Choi, Glamour, 25 Sep. 2025
For anyone who wants to try it at home, warm up a few tablespoons of coconut oil, massage it through damp hair from roots to ends, cover your hair with a shower cap, leave it on for 20-to-30 minutes, and then shampoo and condition as usual.
—Natasha López, Refinery29, 10 Sep. 2025
Use it with a shower cap and towel wrap for a deeper treatment, then rinse.
—Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 21 Aug. 2025
While adjusting her shower cap in the general direction of the in-between woman, the older woman noticed her for the first time.
—Weike Wang, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
When used as an overnight mask, sleep with your hair in a shower cap and rinse thoroughly in the morning.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2025
Wrap your hair in a towel or cover it with a shower cap.
—Carley Millhone, Health, 12 Mar. 2025
To demonstrate, Snoop stood up and mimed placing a shower cap over a smoke detector, humorously acting out the move by climbing onto Kimmel’s couch, drawing roaring laughter from the audience.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Shower cap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shower%20cap. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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