Abstract: A headband has an outer, substantially non-resilient, elongate, flexible sleeve. The sleeve is fluid permeable and includes an elongate central portion sized to fit around a user's head in snug circumferential frictional engagement around the user's forehead and nape so as to extend therebetween. The central portion is disposed between opposite elongate end portions. A volume of a wicking fibre fill is mounted into the central portion so as to completely fill the central portion. The fibre fill is resiliently compressed within the central portion thereby forming the volume into a dense resilient, porous cushion. The wicking fibres of the fibre fill register in fluid transporting communication with an inner surface of the central portion so as to wick fluid from the inner surface along the fibres. The wicking fibres are directed inwardly of the inner surface into the volume.