Pure Silk Pillowcases | Mulberry Silk Pillow Case | Silk Pillow Slip

Of course! All our Flair™ products are made of the highest grade (6A) of long fibre, 100% pure mulberry silk.

We produce our pillowcases according to very high standards of quality, and we never use any toxic dyes.

Hair stylists, beauty experts, super models, and even dermatologists around the world all consider Flair™ as their best kept secret.

These pillowcases are hypoallergenic, totally natural, and do wonders for your skin and hair while you are sleeping due to their non-absorbent fibers.

Your face and hair come into direct contact with your pillowcase much more than any other fabric, and because Flair™ fibers are much less absorbent than cotton, your face will be better hydrated than if you sleep on a more absorbent fabric like cotton.

Furthermore the smoothness and softness of these pillowcases mean there will be much less friction on your face as your roll around at night.

If you are sick of waking up in the morning with wild bed-head, a high-quality silk pillowcase will actually improve the situation significantly.

A lot of your bed-hair comes from rolling and scraping your hair all night across a relatively rough surface. Silk pillowcases are much smoother and less hard on your hair.

Momme weight is a means of measuring the quality of silk, and the higher the momme weight, the higher quality the silk is.

Silk bedding with a high momme weight like 22 will appear significantly shinier and more lustrous, and will also last significantly longer (sometimes up to twice as long as silk bedding with a lower momme weight).

Yes – Turn the silk pillowcase inside out, place inside a mesh laundry bag, and wash with a mild detergent. Use a basic detergent (with low pH) such as washing soap. Heavy chemicals can only harden the silk (e.g., alkaline, bleach). There are also detergents specialised for silk in the market

Depending on how much facial cream or moisturizers you use, pillowcases can become dirty quite quickly.

Even if you shower before bed, we recommend washing your pillowcases every week to make sure they are always very clean.

If you have a cold or a serous acne problem then you might sometimes want to wash your sheets even more than once per week.

Having a spare set of pillowcases can be a big help for situations in which you need to wait for your first set to air dry overnight.

Momme, is the gauge by which silk is measured.

Silk cannot be measured the same as cotton, by thread count because the thread is so fine it has to be woven very finely and then the weight per metre determines the momme.

The best weight for silk pillowcases is 22, 19 would be too fine and would wear through quite quickly, anything above 22 is more like curtain material, so you don’t get the fine look and soft feel.

Silk pillowcases are not only luxurious and gorgeous, they are also very durable.

For laundering, you can place them in with your other bedding on a warm wash, tumble dry them and then put them straight back onto the pillows, totally no fuss required.

A Guide To Buying Silk Pillowcases

For centuries, silk has been the standard for luxury and quality in the world of fabrics, and though there was once a time when silks were only available to the elite members of society, today it has become more accessible than ever before.

Apart from the general air of luxuriousness, silk pillowcases and silk bedding also has very concrete benefits like influencing healthier skin and hair (which makes it popular within the beauty industry).

The following overview of different types of silk pillowcases should help you to make a more informed decision if you are currently thinking about going silk!

Why do we use pillowcases to begin with?

Though some pillows come with a soft exterior layer themselves, the major logic behind using a pillowcase nevertheless revolves around cleanliness.

It is much simpler and easier to clean and dry your pillowcases periodically then to get your pillows dry-cleaned or otherwise professionally washed.

Even if you are an extremely clean person, the naturally produced oils of your skin can dirty a pillow or its case quite quickly.

Different types of pillowcases

1. Housewife Pillowcase: We’re not sure where the name for these pillowcases comes from, but “housewife” cases refer to the ones that have a button, zipper, or envelope closure in order to hold the pillow in place. These are the most common style of silk pillowcases since silk is so smooth and can slip off your pillow easily without some sort of fastening.
2. Bag style Pillowcase: these pillowcases don’t have anything to hold them onto the pillow, which is fine for some fabrics though not for silk in particular for the above mentioned reason.
3. Oxford or Mock Oxford Pillowcase: these pillows have an envelope style enclosure like some housewife cases, but they also have a 2-3 inch border around the pillow and are often used as a decorative public room pillows more so than for bedroom pillows.

How to choose the right silk pillowcase for you

There are many, many options available, as well as many, many variables to consider such as pure vs silk blend, design or style, or the dying process.

Reading customer reviews can also give you an impression of the comfort and durability of specific products.

However if you aim for high quality you will find that the variables will drastically shrink as the best products all tend to be produced with the highest standards (not to mention resulting in the most comfortable and longest-lasting results).

Silk density

The density of silk is measured in a unit knows as “Momme” or “mm”. The number of the Momme weight will give you an idea of how many strands of silk are woven into the fabric of your pillowcases.

A 19mm silk fabric, for example, would mean that the fabric has 19 lbs of silk in 100 yards of material, so the higher the number, the denser or higher-quality (as well as heavier) the silk will be.

Conclusion

Silk pillowcases are definitely the standard in comfort and beauty, not to mention the benefits they have for your skin and hair. Moreover, because of the delicateness of the fabric, they are almost never died using harsh chemicals that would also irritate your skin.

Add in moister and younger looking skin on your face, and saying goodbye to bed-head in the morning, and you really can’t go wrong switching to silk for your pillowcases!