Slip and the Beauty Benefits of Silk Slumbers
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If you haven’t already heard the buzz behind this new cult-favorite brand bringing the term “beauty sleep” to reality, then it’s time to get with the times. Slip is a luxurious silk brand known for offering the highest grade, long fiber mulberry silk since 2004. Their staple product, loved by many A-List celebrities, from Drew Barrymore to Kourtney Kardashian, is the Slip for Beauty Sleep Pure Silk Pillowcase. As you may have noticed, silk pillowcases have been dubbed a household staple recently as to the many benefits that come with swapping out your stiff cotton case for that sumptuous luster of silk. So you may be wondering, what’s all the fuss about?
Hydrated, Healthy Tresses
Silk, sometimes referred to as “the queen of fabrics”, is an animal fiber composed of amino acids which are also known as proteins. These amino acids are commonly found in hair care products used to lock-in moisture by bonding with the natural keratin in your hair. Through this bonding process a protective layer is formed preventing any moisture from escaping while simultaneously strengthening brittle hair. Traditional cotton pillowcases also absorb the moisture from your hair whereas silk is less porous, leaving the moisture where we all need it, in our tresses.
Farewell Frizz
Assuming you’re a member of the bedhead, frizzy hair club, like most of the female human race, then this next benefit will be the ultimate game changer: anti-frizzing. Yes, you read that right, one of the many pros of sleeping on a silk pillowcase is getting rid of frizz once and for all. Thanks to the ever-so-smooth texture of silk, hair is able to glide without any friction causing less frizz while cotton can snag the hair leading to tangles, broken ends or bedhead.
Hypoallergenic
Now this may surprise some of you but silk is also hypoallergenic and a true godsend for those who suffer any type of allergies from seasonal to even skin allergies. Not to mention, silk is a natural repellent of dust mites, fungus, bed bugs and mildew, further adding to the endless beauty benefits of this fabric. I mean, let’s be honest, who wants to wake up to a runny nose or puffy, watery eyes every morning?
Anti-Aging
According to a major new study from the New York Post, “The average American will spend 36 years in bed over the course of their lifetime”. In other words, we spend nearly half a lifetime with our heads on a pillow. So, what we choose to cover our pillow with over this span of time should be just as important as the next moisturizer, mask or serum we buy. But what exactly does silk do for your skin?
For those of you rare sleeping beauties who sleep on their back with their face not touching the pillow, you seriously deserve an award! I have no idea how you do it. Personally, I prefer a less gracious, straight face palm into the pillow type of sleep but that’s just me. Like many side or stomach sleepers, waking up with face creases after a deep night’s slumber is one of the many sacrifices we take to sleep comfortably. This is where silk comes in to save the day, just like the “queen of fabrics” she is. As we age, our skin loses the collagen and elasticity that prevents skin creases from turning into permanent wrinkles. Silk eliminates skin creases completely by not tugging and pulling at the skin due to its gliding nature, unlike cotton which has a non-slip texture. In other words, silk plays a huge factor in your anti-aging efforts.
Cost-Efficient
When you think about how much money you spend on facial creams, wouldn’t it make you cringe to know those expensive ingredients you apply before bed are being stripped from your skin every night? One of cottons main properties is to absorb higher amounts of moisture, meaning it absorbs the retinol, moisturizer, overnight mask or oils from your face. Silk, on the other hand, does not absorb nearly the same amount of moisture that cotton does.
Long story short, it’s time to treat yourself to a royal night of ZZZs while taking the best care of your hair and skin.
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Slip pure silk pillowcase
ANTI AGING. ANTI SLEEP CREASE. ANTI BED HEAD.
Written By
Raquel Reeves