May 30th, 2010 | Written by S. Thompson | Posted in Bath and Linens |

Just the idea of silk brings to mind an exotic, expensive and luxurious world. And sleeping on silk? That’s just pure decadence. Yet while silk does seem to have this kind of image and allure attached to it, there are some very practical and real-world benefits to sleep on silk bedding and silk pillow cases.

It doesn’t matter what time of the year, silk pillow cases are downright heavenly to sleep on. However what many people may not know is sleeping on silk pillow cases is actually a welcome source of relief for allergy sufferers as well as being really good for your skin. Let’s take a look at each one of these issues in turn.

The natural architecture of silk fibers is one that is not very open. This is part of what contributes to the silkiness of silk. The fibers themselves do not have lots of open areas where things can catch and live. When woven into silk pillow cases, this natural feature of silk works to the advantage of allergy sufferers. How? By not allowing dust to settle into the weave of the silk, and by extension the dust mites. Those little fine particles have a much more difficult time getting a foothold in a silk pillow case than they would in a cotton pillow case. Without as many of those irritating little dust particles present, allergy sufferers may be able to sleep far better on a silk pillow case than they ever would on a cotton pillow case.

This same feature of silk works to the benefit of your face as well. While the nature of cotton allows it to absorb several times its weight in water or other kinds of liquid, the nature of silk is the opposite. Silk has a very difficult time absorbing much water at all. This low rate of absorbency allows one’s skin to keep much more of its natural moisture and keep looking younger for much longer.

Allergy sufferers and people who want to maintain their youthful glow should really take a good hard look at buying silk pillow cases. They might be exactly what they are looking for.

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