The Silk Perspective

A woman sitting on the edge of a neatly made bed in soft morning light, holding a freshly laundered, folded ivory mulberry silk pillowcase

How Often Should You Wash a Silk Pillowcase?

About once a week — twice if your skin is acne-prone, you sleep hot, or you use rich night creams or hair oils. Washing too rarely defeats the benefit; washing...

How Often Should You Wash a Silk Pillowcase?

About once a week — twice if your skin is acne-prone, you sleep hot, or you use rich night creams or hair oils. Washing too rarely defeats the benefit; washing...

A woman with smooth, glossy, frizz-free dark hair fanned across an ivory mulberry silk pillowcase in soft morning light

Do Silk Pillowcases Reduce Hair Breakage and Fr...

Yes — by cutting the overnight friction that roughens the cuticle, silk reduces both breakage and frizz. It won't repair existing damage or undo heat and chemicals, but it stops...

Do Silk Pillowcases Reduce Hair Breakage and Frizz?

Yes — by cutting the overnight friction that roughens the cuticle, silk reduces both breakage and frizz. It won't repair existing damage or undo heat and chemicals, but it stops...

A neatly made bed with a smooth ivory mulberry silk pillowcase against a fabric headboard in soft morning light, a peach throw at the foot

Are Silk Pillowcases Worth It?

For most people who care about their skin or hair, yes — but as a gentle nightly habit over years, not an overnight fix. An honest look at the value,...

Are Silk Pillowcases Worth It?

For most people who care about their skin or hair, yes — but as a gentle nightly habit over years, not an overnight fix. An honest look at the value,...

A smooth lustrous ivory silk pillowcase beside a matte white cotton pillowcase on a bed, showing the contrast in surface and sheen

Silk vs Cotton Pillowcase: Which Is Better?

For your skin and hair, silk wins — smoother, less absorbent, gentler. For price, durability and easy care, cotton holds its own. An honest head-to-head on friction, moisture, temperature, cost,...

Silk vs Cotton Pillowcase: Which Is Better?

For your skin and hair, silk wins — smoother, less absorbent, gentler. For price, durability and easy care, cotton holds its own. An honest head-to-head on friction, moisture, temperature, cost,...

A close-up of ivory silk charmeuse folded back on itself, showing its glossy lustrous front face and softer matte reverse

What Is Silk Charmeuse? (And How It Differs Fro...

Charmeuse is a weave, not a fibre — a glossy-fronted, fluid satin weave that can be silk or polyester. Here's what silk charmeuse really is, and why mulberry silk and...

What Is Silk Charmeuse? (And How It Differs From Mulberry Silk)

Charmeuse is a weave, not a fibre — a glossy-fronted, fluid satin weave that can be silk or polyester. Here's what silk charmeuse really is, and why mulberry silk and...

Skeins of pearly-white raw mulberry silk thread in soft natural light, their long even fibres and clean lustre visible

What Is 6A Grade Silk?

6A is the highest grade of raw silk — the top of a scale that measures the fibre's length, evenness, cleanliness and colour before weaving. Here's what 6A really means,...

What Is 6A Grade Silk?

6A is the highest grade of raw silk — the top of a scale that measures the fibre's length, evenness, cleanliness and colour before weaving. Here's what 6A really means,...