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I very much like this heat cap. It's filled with flax seed that hold the heat for a long time. My hair was super dry. Luckily, no breakage or split ends but just seriously dry. A deep conditioning was in order and adding heat to that helps the cuticle open up and take the moisturizing effects better. The terry cloth interior also helps hold in the heat. I zapped the cap in the microwave - started at 60 seconds then added an additional 15 seconds. Cap was nicely warm to the touch. After conditioning my hair, I covered my hair with the included throw-away plastic cap and then topped it with this heat cap. Waited about 20-25 minutes and let it work its hot magic then removed, discarded plastic shower cap and washed my hair. You can see from the before and after pictures the difference the deep conditioning and heat cap made in my hair. In case you're interested in what I used, I researched various salong products (Redken, Matrix, etc) as well as DIY. What I learned about DIY - forget the egg and yogurt and other nonsense. Those molecules are too big to penetrate the hair shaft. Here's my recipe which was just enough for my hair: 4 TBL Olive oil 2 TBL Unrefined coconut oil (important that it's unrefined) 1 TBL Honey The coconut oil is thick - think the consistency of lard. When you mix it with the olive oil and honey, it will start to break down but you'll see some little white bits in the mixture. That's ok - it will fully dissolve with the heat of your scalp/head plus the heat of the cap. Don't be tempted to microwave the mix. That will negate the value of the unrefined coconut oil which is oil that has not been heated in the manufacturing process. Have a rag or towel handy as this will drip down your forehead a bit. Leave on for 20-30 minutes tops. Your hair will only absorb so much moisture so leaving it on for hours isn't going to do any more good. Think of a sponge sitting in a bowl of water. Once that sponge is full, it literally can't absorb any more liquid. I shampooed my hair three rounds to make sure all the oil was out and then finished with my regular conditioner, as usual. I think the pictures speak volumes for the results.