Are Silk Pillowcases Really Good for Your Skin? The Honest Science | Paradisefold
If you've ever searched "silk pillowcase benefits," you already know how it goes. Half the internet promises silk will transform your skin, reverse ageing, cure acne, and give you the hair of a Renaissance painting. The other half rolls its eyes and says it's all marketing. Neither is quite right. The truth, happily, is more interesting. Some silk pillowcase benefits, like reduced friction on skin and hair, are backed by solid dermatology research and textile science. Others, from better sleep to help for eczema and sensitive skin, rest on decent evidence but limited peer-reviewed trials. And a few of the biggest promises, we'll admit, are wildly overstated. So before you invest in a pure mulberry silk pillowcase, here's what the...
