mwashao
New Lister
Yeah, I've already mentioned in passing that it's best to get a silk pillow or pillowcase for your face. But how does it work? It's all about the structure of silk! It does not absorb the natural moisture and oils in our skin like cotton, or even worse, some synthetic fabrics, take it away.
Cotton, on the other hand, is highly absorbent, and it actually pulls the cream that you might have applied before bedtime and the natural oils out of your skin. Silk is much less active in this sense.
Besides the fact that silk does NOT draw anything away, it also "adds"! Silk fiber contains amino acids (you've probably heard of "silk protein") because it is organic. When silk fiber comes in contact with the skin, these amino acids interact with keratin, enhancing tissue regeneration during sleep (for this reason silk pillows are often called anti age underwear).