Silk, especially Mulberry silk is helps hair to remain buoyant, luscious and adds a glimmering shine as you sleep. It keeps tangles at bay and silk pillowcases are an essential part of many women’s beauty regimes as they can’t live without their positive purposes. Silk is known for ensuring moisturisers and serums stay on the face, and not the bed, and for helping with anti-ageing regimes, but what if you suffer from a common or rare skin condition? How can silk help then?

Eczema 

Eczema is a common skin condition that is either present all the time or flares up during stressful or harsh situations. Dry heat from radiators in the winter can make eczema worse alongside unnatural fabrics, pollution, anxiety and topical creams. Silk not only allows the skin to breathe but it provides a safe, luxurious, soft base for skin to rest, even cotton can scratch while silk ensures skin is always protected no matter how much you move in your sleep. 
Emollient creams are often used to treat eczema flareups and silk pillowcases ensure these are absorbed into the epidermis, not the pillowcase. Therefore, silk is often the first choice for those who want to keep eczema flareups at bay. 

Acne

Acne, unfortunately, doesn’t stop as you reach adulthood. In fact, more and more middle-aged people are complaining of adult acne. This could be due to diet, an increase in pollution or synthetic fabrics. As we spend a third of our lives sleeping it’s imperative that we choose the perfect environment for sleep that tackles our skin problems as we rest. Silk is perfect for this, especially for acne sufferers. Acne breakouts can often occur due to stress or hormone imbalances. Silk is known to regulate hormones and help to calm the nervous system when used regularly. In addition to this the free flow of oxygen allows skin to breath while the soft touch finish ensures antibacterial creams can get to work as you sleep. 

Rosacea

Rosacea can affect any person at any age and is becoming more common. It’s notable for the redness it can produce across the T-zone, particularly the cheeks and nose. Treatment takes months and there is no known cure, just careful management. Silk helps to combat rosacea as it has thermos regulating properties that keep skin cool as you sleep. This mixed with the breathability of the fabric and the natural fibres ensure your skin has the best chance of healing while you dream. 

As a natural fibre that’s thermoregulating, breathable, porous, soft and luxurious silk is the first choice for any beauty regime. Not only does it ensure your skin has the best chance of recovery it also provides the most comfortable night’s sleep as you drift off in a pillow of silky softness that makes you feel like a million dollars. 

Dry Skin

Almost everyone suffers from dry skin at some point in their lives, due to hormones, dry heat in the winter, diet, illness or genetic makeup. Silk pillowcases are the best alleviator of dry skin as they ensure bacteria is kept away from the face while natural oils and your chosen emollient stay on your epidermis. This ensures that the night-time treatment you choose has the best chance of working effectively and combatting your dry skin problem. Dry skin is also known by terms such as Xeroderma or Xerosis. 

Sweat Rash or Nappy Rash

Although these aren’t the prettiest of names for conditions they do occur frequently with babies and adults. Most of us have woken at some time with tiny red raised bumps along our cheeks or neck after a particularly warm night’s sleep. It’s perspiration like this that also causes nappy rash in babies. The sweat is not absorbed leading to a clingfilm effect where all of the bacteria is trapped onto the surface of the skin clogging pores and causing painful, itchy flareups. A silk pillowcase makes sweat rashes a thing of the past. While it may be unpractical to dress the baby in a silk nappy, you can ensure you escape the horrors of this skin condition with a grade 6A mulberry pillowcase.

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