How Sleeping On Silk Benefits Your Skin & Hair

Sleeping on a silk can help tame morning hair frizz and provide beauty benefits like younger looking glowing skin and help keep you cooler throughout the night. It is also hypoallergenic so offer some relief from eczema and psoriasis.

It has become more popular lately, with more and more people like beauty experts and bloggers going on about how good it is.

Can is really be as good as everyone is saying.

So what is it that makes it so good to sleep on? Some people love their pillowcaes telling friends how it has changed their lives and helped them sleep so much better.

Well lets have a look at the facts and see if simple bedding can live up to all the hype that its had over the last few years.

They are a lot smoother than cotton so they can give you glowing hydrated skin and smoother more manageable hair in the mornings. They are hypoallergenic and cooling to sleep on.

The best ones are made from 22 Momme silk making them machine washable and long lasting.

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Below we list 9 benefits you will get from sleeping on a silk pillowcase

Key Points

1. They areare machine washable
2. It is very quick-drying
3. Sleeping on silk reduces hair frizz
4. Wake up with fewer fine lines and wrinkles
5. Naturally hypoallergenic
6. Very long lasting
7. Naturally hypoallergenic
8. Suitable for delicate skin
9. Luxurious to sleep on and cooling in summer

The experts are agreed that a 100% Mulberry silk has added beauty benefits like reducing fine lines and wrinkles. As you move around in your sleep cotton pillowcases catch your hair resulting in you waking up with frizzy hair.

The smooth texture allows your hair and skin to glide over the pillow so when you wake up you don’t have frizzy bed head.

We look at some more reasons to sleep on a silk in this article.

Can They Be Machine Washed?

One of the first questions often raised by those considering a luxury pillowcase concerns keeping it clean. People imagine that it is easily damaged and therefore must be hand washed, but this simply isn’t the case.

It can be machine washed at 30 degrees – and usually dries far more quickly than its cotton counterpart, too.

It is also surprisingly robust. It is strong as well as super soft, and even repels night-time nasties, such as bed mites or other creepy-crawlies. If you don’t want to share your bed with unwanted guests, they are a must.

Sleeping On Silk will prevent wrinkles

It is naturally hypoallergenic. It is also reported to provide relief for those with skin conditions such as eczema or psoriasis, and because it is so gentle on the skin it can be very beneficial for those who are undergoing chemotherapy and have very sensitive skin as a result of their treatment.

As well as being gentle on the skin and hair, it can help to hydrate it, too – which can reduce the cost of face creams and other skincare potions. Plenty of anecdotal evidence suggests that another benefit of sleeping on silk can minimise fine lines and wrinkles, and give silk fans a youthful, glowing complexion.

Sleeping on a cotton pillowcase is a bit like sleeping on blotting paper. Cotton is a very absorbant material... thats why they make towels from cotton.

So every night you lay with your head on cotton for 8 hours it is drawing moisture and your expensive night creams from your face.

This is why in the mornings you wake up with tight feeling skin. All the moisture has been sucked out.

On the other hand it does not absorbe moisture but lets your face glide over the fabric. Helping you wake up with glowing hydrated younger looking skin. This is one of their main benefits.

They will keep you Cooler At Night?

It's so soothing to sleep on, and it’s not only renowned for its anti-ageing properties, gentleness and luxurious smooth texture.

It can also help to control, and reduce, hot flushes. Ladies who have reached a certain point in their lives love silk because it can help to get them through the night without waking up because of feeling too hot.

In fact it can absorb up to 30% of its own weight in moisture, which can really help those who suffer from night sweats that can be due to hormones, medication or other health-related reasons.

Sleeping On Pure Luxury Silk is amazing

Putting skin and hair care benefits to one side for a moment, consider the pure luxury of laying on silk. It looks the part – it has a very becoming satin sheen to its surface, making it look just as luxurious as it feels.

Then, there’s the actual feeling of it on the skin. Once people have experienced it, they often report having no intention of ever going back to cotton or man-made fabrics, which they often describe as ‘scratchy’ or ‘rough’ in comparison.

a silk pillowcase keeps you warm at night

Sleeping On Silk Keep You Warm In Winter

So it is cool in summer or for those experiencing hot flushes or night sweats, but how about when the weather is colder? Well, silk is also great at retaining warmth, which can help to minimise waking up in the night due to feeling chilly. This unique quality may also even help to keep down those heating bills, too..

It Will Help Reduce Hair Frizz And Give Give You Glossy Hair

Sleeping on silk will prevent friction, giving you smoother sleeker hair which has implications for haircare. Friction is often to blame when it comes to split ends, and it doesn’t help those who are prone to bad hair mornings, either. Those with Afro Caribbean hair, in particular, can benefit from sleeping on silk, as it tends to help keep those tiny, tight curls under control.

It’s not only afro hair that can be tamed though. Plenty of other people struggle to smooth their frizzy hair, too.

What Is The The Best To Buy IN 2025?

So if you’re convinced, and decide to go ahead and buy a luxury pillowcase to two.

What do you choose?

Is it all made equal?

The answer, of course, is no. Silk can vary tremendously in quality. So how do you know what to look for?

There are two main factors. One is the weave. A charmeuse weave is the best weave used in making silk because it gives such a smooth and lustrous surface. This is all the better to rest sensitive skin or flyaway, frizzy hair on because it reduces friction.

The other thing to consider is the ‘momme’ count. Like a thread count as applied to cotton, the momme count gives an indication of the thickness of the material. A higher momme count is generally better, with 22 being the absolute ideal for bed linen.

We only use charmeuse Grade 6A 100% Mulberry silk. The best silk you can buy.

The very best quality is:

1. Charmeuse weave

2. 22 momme count

3. 100% Mulberry

If you like the sound of these benefits of these benefits then why not try sleeping on luxury silk for yourself?

It’s a small price to pay for enjoying so many nights of comfortable, luxurious beauty sleep, as well as smoother skin and hair.

We have a range of colours to choose from including 100% Mulberry white silk pillowcases.

Do they make good gifts?

Luxury pillowcases are great for your hair, your skin and your sleep. They’re also easy to care for, long-lasting and luxurious - so is it any wonder that they make great gifts?

A Perfect Gift For a Friend Or Loved One

Whether you wrap it all up beautifully by yourself to make a lovely, soft package adorned with pretty paper, ribbons and a matching gift tag or invest in one of our reusable gift boxes, they make a very thoughtful present indeed.

Birthdays, Anniversary, Christmas, Weddings, Just to let them know you are thinking of them

Who wouldn’t want to be treated to a beautiful item for their home which would also give them numerous other benefits - including improved sleep, smoother skin and sleeker hair?

As Mulberry silk naturally repels bed mites and is hypoallergenic, it’s also suitable for even the most sensitive gift recipient.

If someone you love would adore a machine washable, quick-drying luxury pillowcase that’s also cooling and anti-ageing, why not consider this delightful item next time you want to give them a present they’ll truly appreciate?

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