The positives (and negatives) of a silk pillowcase

*AD – the items in this review was gifted to our household for this post. All opinions, as always, are our own.

Pillowcases are a necessity in every and all houses. They keep your pillows clean and allow you to easily wash the outside of them, as well as look cute on your bed. Most people purchase cheap cotton pillowcases for their pillows, but there is actually a lot of benefits to purchasing a silk pillowcase, treating yourself to something a bit more luxurious, that will last longer and provide lasting health benefits to the person using them. I’ve now switched to a 22 Momme Mulberry Silk Pillowcase from Calidad Home. Let’s go over some of the positives of this lovely pillow case and some of the not so positives.

Prevents Frizzy Hair & Split Ends

When sleeping on a silk pillowcase, your hair will end up less frizzy in the mornings – something I have seen the benefit from as my hair is often quite frizzy this time of year! Cotton or linen can cause a lot of frizz in your hair, but switching to silk really mild the amount of frizz down to basically nothing due to the material it’s made from. Split ends, which I have a lot of at the moment due to not being able to get my hair cut yet, can also be kept at bay with a silk pillowcase, as the material is softer. Being softer matters since your hair rubs against the material all night, so having a softer material means less damage when it comes to the ends of your hair.

Moisturising & Preventing Acne

Silk pillowcases are known for keeping moisture close to your face instead of soaking it up, meaning your face will feel less dry in the morning. I don’t have much of a skin care routine myself, but I have noticed that my face has been far less dried, less wrinkled, and felt far better in the morning. Silk doesn’t wrinkle either, so you don’t end up with marks on your face when you wake up in the morning either! If you do spend time on a skin care routine, to make it more meaningful, it might make sense to switching to a pillow that helps you instead of hinders you. As this type of pillowcase keeps your face moisture, it also is good for preventing more acne from coming up, if that’s something you’ve struggled with. My face has been feeling really nice lately to be honest!

Hypoallergenic & Cleaner

Most silk pillowcases are hypoallergenic so if you have allergies, like I do, they can help keep them at bay as allergens aren’t trapped as easily into silk pillowcases. These pillowcases also reduce your exposure to mold, fungus, and dust mites – all things that can end up living and thriving in other pillowcases. I don’t know about you, but I much enjoy the thought of not sleeping on mold, fungus and dust mites, so this also provides a bit more peace of mind for me when I am sleeping.

Pillowcase Marking & Cool Side

I am not going to lie, when I sleep at night I do droll. Many of us do – it’s a normal thing when you are asleep. I have noticed that this pillowcase, unlike my previous cotton one, does mark up when I droll on it, leaving small patches of different colors. I’ve been told that the darker colors, like this dark blue I picked, do mark easier than the lighter colors. This does mean that I am washing my pillowcase more often then before, which is probably a plus, but if you are a droller like myself, be warned that it will leave a small mark and people will be able to see! A second slightly negative point on this pillowcase, which sounds equally silly, is the fact that there is no ‘cool side’ of the pillow. Often pillows have a warm side (that you have been laying on) and a cold side (underneath) but the silk pillowcase doesn’t have a cool side as both sides are the same temperature.

Final Thoughts

I really love the feel of this silk pillowcase from Calidad Home and have found that it has really made a difference when it comes to how my face has felt in the morning and how my hair has been. These are huge positives, as I am not someone who is looking to do a bunch of extra things to keep my skin and hair healthy – so the simple concept of switching to a silk pillowcase and knowing that will help my hair and skin is really lovely. I was, at first, put off a bit by the marks on my pillow from drolling, but sticking the pillowcase into the washing machine a more often then before hasn’t ever hurt anyone and has easily come into my cleaning routine. Also, having a silk pillowcase just feels luxurious. And we all deserve a bit more luxury in our lives.

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