Out with cotton in with Silk bedding

Silk has been around since centuries and has been the preferred choice of fabric by Emperors and kings due to its luxurious look and feel. It has always been and continues to be associated with wealth. Over time with modern technology silk has become a fabric of choice as there are low maintenance and easy to care silks available in the market.  Silk clothing as well as silk bedding are slowly gaining popularity.

Silk bedding is the fabric of choice due to many reasons.  Not only is it practical now but the luxurious and elegance it adds to a bedroom can’t be beat with cotton or other fabrics.  The texture, feel and look of silk brings class and opulence to the bedroom.  It not only looks great but feels great as well.

There are 2 types of silk – made from natural or cultivated worms.  Cultivated silk is more expensive than wild silk and is also finer, smoother, rounder, more uniform in shape, size and color, and has longer thread filament.  This costs you more but it is also more durable.  Cultivated silk is also known as mulberry silk.  Wild silk is called spun silk because the filaments are not very long so the filaments are spun together to make it long.

Benefits of Silk

100% Natural and Hypo-allergenic – Dust mites, molds and funguses stay away form silk due to the naturally occurring substances in the silk.  Thus silk bedding is the perfect choice for people with allergies and asthma.  Silk is also mold and mildew resistant due to the natural resisting protein found in silk which often cause allergies

• Good for the skin –the naturally occurring amino acids in silk are good for a person’s skin and prevent wrinkling and bad hair days.
• Light Weight – silk is light weight making it the perfect choice for silk sheets and silk bedding.
• Temperature regulation – is breathable where one never feels hot or cold.  Wicks away the moisture in summer and in winter forms to the body eliminating air pockets to hold in heat to keep your body warm.  It is a perfect self adjusting fabric ideal for year round.  Silks absorb moisture and oil form the body and easily shed the dirt thus making it a sanitary textile.
• Durable- strong and resilient and lasts for a long time.    The natural silk fiber is superior to any animal or plant fiber despite its very delicate appearance.  The durability of silk to the same diameter of steel is said to be stronger.
• Fire retardant – silk is naturally fire retardant
• Easy to care for – Most can be machine washed using gentle soap and water.  Silk comforters should not be cleaned as they naturally repel dust mites, mold and mildew.
• Luxurious and sensuous feel – silk sheets give you the feel and experience of luxury.  They caress your body in the softness of the silk which is second to none.
• Calms the nervous system- allows the body to refresh and rejuvenate while sleeping