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Benefits to Your Skin -
Benefits to Your Hair -
Advancing Your Sleep -
Natural Traits of Silk
Benefits to Your Skin
Benefits to Your Hair
Advancing Your Sleep
Natural Traits of Silk
Benefits to Your Skin
Anti-Allergy
Silk is naturally hypoallergenic. As a natural fiber emitted by silkworms, it mainly
consists of two proteins, sericin and fibroin.
Sericin is naturally infection resistant, so it can keep away dust mites, mold,
bacteria,
and other common allergens.
Silk is also free of any potential irritating chemicals and toxicants, so it can be
worn
safely even for people with sensitive skin.
It's no risk of causing eczema flare-up, skin rashes or dreaded stuffy nose that
allergy
sufferers cannot be more familiar with.
BTW, most silk we use is OEKO-TEX certified.
Skin-Friendly
Silk is sought after by many not only because of its inborn traits that benefit the
human
body, but also because of its physical features.
It's very smooth and soft to the touch, super gentle on the body and is called the
second
skin of the human body.
It's pretty skin-friendly that it can be worn safely and comfortably by kids, people
with
sensitive skin or in special needs after surgery,
let alone common people.
Anti-Aging
Research into the cosmetic applications of silk has shown that sleeping on silk
pillowcases
can actually prevent or decrease the
formation of fine lines and wrinkles. The natural cellular albumen in silk can help
to speed
up the metabolism of skin cells,
making them replenish at a faster rate, which in turn leads to healthier plumper
skin.
Silk can also help with hydration as it is rich in hydrophilic groups like amino
groups.
Sleeping in silk overnight, and you'll effortlessly enjoy a beauty 'spa'.
Benefits to Your Hair
According to beauty experts and longtime silk users, silk fabric can help keep your
hair
soft,
moisturized, and free of pesky tangles. This is mainly because of silk's two key
traits.
Silk is smooth and has least friction force to the skin among all fibers, which is
7.4%
only.
So your hair won't frizz sleeping on silk.
Advancing Your Sleep
The natural silk fiber is very soft and smooth to the touch; hence it's very
comfortable and
easy to relax your body when sleeping on silk pillowcases or sheets. Moreover,
thanks to
silk's breathable and insulating features, it's always cool and won't get overheated
when
sleeping on silk. The truth is, silk actually improves your sleep quality with all
its
traits, and we all know how important it is to have a good night's sleep.
Natural Traits of Silk
Queen of Fibers
Silk is a natural protein fiber extracted from the substance secreted by silkworms
after
lots of handling and processing.
It is a fiber closest to our skin and contains 18 amino acids beneficial to the
human body.
The laborious processing and inborn advantages brought silk the reputation of queen
of
fibers.
There are various kinds of silk secreted by different silkworms, among which
mulberry silk
from silkworms that eat mulberry leaves only
is the finest one available as it's long fibers with good elasticity.
Antibacterial
Study has shown that silk possesses certain traits such as its naturally hydrophobic
nature
and its inherent antimicrobial,
antibacterial, and antiviral properties. The use of commercially available fabrics
for
improvised face coverings has also shown
that silk possesses some capacity as an antimicrobial barrier when used alone for
the
fabrication of face coverings.
Breathable/Thermal Regulating
Silk is a very breathable fabric making heat escape through it, and because of its
insulating characteristics,
you will get a constant stream of fresh air in without having to worry about feeling
cold.
It's like having a natural
thermostat embedded in this luxurious fabric making it the best all-season textile,
which is
especially ideal for women
undergoing menopause and suffering from nightly hot flashes.
Lightweight
Silk fabric is quite lightweight compared with other fabrics. Duvets filled with
silk floss
weight for a mere fraction of a
feather/down filled duvet of the same heat-insulating capabilities. Due to the
innate heat
insulating properties of silk and
the thermal preserving structure of the floss sheets, you don’t have to “fight” with
your
duvet when you want to stretch or
turn in your bed. Of course, lighter weight helps with a variety of health issues
such as
blood circulation and arthritis.
Durable/Long Lasting
Silk fibers are one of the strongest natural textile fibers in the world, and our
silk is
made from especially high quality silk
fibers with a denser weave up to 750 TCI (threads per inch), meaning the resulting
fabric
can be very strong, able to withstand
most accidental damage with ease (and we obviously do not encourage any
non-accidental
damage to be done to our silk).
Most silk products on the market are made of silk less than 19 momme (the unit to
measure
the density of silk fabrics,
the higher the momme, more durable the silk fabric is), while most of our products
are
ranged from 19~25 momme.
