Do claims like “reduces friction and redness” and “helps your skincare products absorb better” really help for sensitive skin?
If you're curious about whether sleeping on a silk pillowcase can benefit and cater to the sensitivity of your skin while making a pronounced difference in your skin quality.
You might want to keep reading to know more!
A little backstory on how silk works: Silk is gotten from silkworms, specifically the Bombyx Mori moth kind, and contained within it are natural protein fibres. This right here is what sets silk apart from other fabric sources!
Before we go ahead and get into why you need a pure silk pillowcase in your arsenal, it's important that you go for value when purchasing silk because the higher the quality, the better it performs.
Reducing friction is what silk is known for, and that is because of its seemingly smooth surface. Let’s create a hypothetical scenario to point out why silk pillowcases do a better job at reducing friction in comparison to cotton pillowcases.
Imagine silk as glass. It has an incredibly smooth feel, allowing your skin to glide effortlessly across the surface, cutting back on redness and irritation. This is what makes it perfect for sensitive skin.
Now, compare cotton to sandpaper. Of course, this is not to say it feels like sandpaper, but it does have a rougher surface, unlike silk.
Picture how it would feel to rub your skin over sandpaper; you’d definitely experience skin irritation, redness, and dryness.
Not only would using a cotton pillowcase hinder the improvement of your skin, but it would also leave you with skin discomfort.
Silk does not help skin products absorb better, but they allow the products to work.
It feels like we're saying the same thing, but we're not.
Cotton fabrics tend to pull and sap moisture out of the skin due to their surface areas.
Say you just did your nightly skincare routine and go off to bed on a cotton fabric or pillowcase; with all of that tossing and turning, your skincare products are absorbed into the fabric, leaving you with less than 30 percent to work with.
Then, you wonder why you are not seeing any results and try to adjust the routine when, in this case, the pillowcase has to go.
Silk will not affect product absorption; they absorbe less of your products, letting them actually work!
This is one bonus of sleeping on a silk pillowcase: you can say goodbye to pillow wrinkles and creases, and that's all because of how gentle silk feels on the skin, and also, friction!
Again, friction! Your skin just glides over the silk easily.
Another intriguing benefit of silk is its moisture-regulating properties.
Silk can adapt and rotate moisture absorption based on the environment and weather conditions.
Isn’t that just unbelievable?
For folks who sweat a lot at night, silk can absorb all of this moisture and release it into the atmosphere, and with this same mechanism, your silk pillowcase keeps you warm when it is cold and cool when it is warm.
The best of both worlds!
How does this help sensitive skin?
This auto-regulatory property minimizes triggers that can unlock any sensitive reaction that might occur as a result of the absorption of too much moisture in the pillowcase, which can be a breeding ground for fungus, bacteria, and so on.
An added benefit is that silk is hypoallergenic and doesn’t easily cater to what can trigger skin sensitivities.
Better sleep translates to better skin.
Here’s why: at the deep sleep stage of the sleep process, a lot of rejuvenating and repairing of tissues and cells is carried out.
If you’re missing out on this stage, it doesn’t matter what you do for your skin, it won’t thrive.
Sleeping with silk helps you fall asleep much faster because it is so comfortable. You sink your head right in, and that’s it!
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