Shhh Silk

It seems nowadays that everyone around you is making the switch to a silk pillowcase. From your friends and family, neighbours, colleagues and even celebrities. But what is all the hype about and is it real? Sure, celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Gisele Bündchen swear by sleeping on a silk pillowcase, but do you need one?

Aside from resting your head on a luxurious and soft pillowcase, there are many other benefits of sleeping on silk that you need.

You need a silk pillowcase to care for your hair

Unlike other materials that tug at your hair while your sleep, silk allows your hair to glide across the pillow throughout the night. This means you will have less breakage and split ends, as well as ensuring that you won't wake up in a knotted mess.

You need a silk pillowcase for your skin

Sleeping on silk reduces friction against your skin to reduce sleep lines caused by cotton pillowcases. Silk also naturally hydrates your skin by maintaining the moisture on your face. No one needs dry skin!

You need a silk pillowcase because they're hypoallergenic

The natural silk fibres reduce the gathering of dust and bacteria on your pillowcase. Ideal for sleepers with allergies and acne.

Our range of pure silk pillowcases has been designed using high-grade 6A pure 22 momme silk fabric. This means that our silk pillowcases are machine-washable. It's easy to maintain the quality of your new silk pillowcase, just follow these simple steps:

• turn your silk pillowcase inside out
• do up the hidden zipper
• place in a delicates wash bag or handy tip: place inside an old pillowcase
• wash with similar colours
• only use pH neutral liquid detergent (we offer The Laundress silk delicates wash) or a budget-friendly tip is to use regular shampoo to wash your silk, silk has the same protein as your hair.
• if you've recently washed clothing using stain remover or bleach give your washing machine a cycle before placing your silk inside.
• machine wash on a delicate cycle below 86°F or hand wash in cold water below 86°F
• silk can be dry cleaned, fun fact: silk sleep masks regain their original shape after dry cleaning and it costs less than $5
• no harsh chemicals or stain removers
• iron or steam on low heat or silk setting or line dry out of direct sunlight
• do not bleach and do not tumble dry

*Helpful Tips*

• If you have tough stains on your silk pillowcase, pre-soak using denture tablets to remove stains.
• Never use stain removers, bleach or harsh laundry powder on silk as this will cause the silk fabric to deteriorate or tear.
• Cold wash is best with a silk friendly detergent or regular shampoo.

Shhh Silk is a sleep, wellness and beauty family-owned and operated Aussie brand focusing on improving people's lives through the power of sleep and self-care.

Our Purpose

• We help people wake up feeling refreshed and confident.
• We help people fall in love with their sleep routine.
• We are community champions and doing good is in our DNA.
• We don't want to be the biggest, but we do want to be the best.
• So we empower others, share our knowledge, actively support our community to raise each other up. One deed at a time. With small acts of generosity and kindness that leave a lasting impact.

Silky Smooth Hair

Cotton pillowcases tug at your hair as you toss and turn during your sleep, silk pillowcases allow your hair strands to glide over the pillowcase as you move throughout the night. This is especially ideal for extending your blow wave days after leaving the salon. Say goodbye to waking up with knotty bed hair!

Kind to your skin

Cotton is quite a coarse material that can be rough against your skin. Alternatively, silk reduces friction against your skin to reduce sleep lines and crease wrinkles. Silk pillowcases also hydrate your skin by retaining the moisture on your face.

Cool To The Touch

On hot, sticky and uncomfortable nights, cotton holds in heat and warms your pillow making it uncomfortable on hot summer nights. Sleeping on a silk pillowcase is a game-changer for hot nights! Silk is temperature regulating and has a natural cooling effect, making for a more restful night's sleep. Also ideal for sleepers that tend to sweat more during their slumber.

Healthy nights sleep

After just one week of use, pillowcases can grow millions of bacteria and germs. Unlike cotton, silk is a breathable, antimicrobial and hypoallergenic fabric. Ideal for those with allergies or acne.

The best way to see the difference between a cotton pillowcase and a silk pillowcase is by trying it yourself using our 100-night risk-free trial*.

How It's Made

There is a big misconception about what satin is. Satin is a type of weave used to create fabric with a lustrous and glossy shine. However, when people talk about satin pillowcases or bedding, they are often referring to satin weaves using polyester (plastic) or other unnatural synthetic materials. Silk also uses a satin weave, however, is woven with natural silk fibres, making it high quality, natural and luxuriously soft. No nasty plastic here.

How It Feels

Both mulberry silk and polyester (plastic) satin are known for their smooth texture, however, there is a difference. Satin has been referred to as being slippery while silk is buttery soft. No, you won't slip off your silk pillowcase. Because polyester satin is made from plastic, it can feel more coarse and brittle. A single thread of silk is approximately 1/10 the width of a human hair strand, which means these tightly woven silk threads make silk light and soft to touch. Because silk is a natural fibre, it has all these natural properties that work to benefit you, which man-made synthetic materials like satin cannot.

How It Helps

The most important thing to consider when choosing between silk and satin are the benefits. Silk is great for your hair and skin by keeping it hydrated and the amino acids in silk fibres can help replenish lost collagen in the skin. Silk is also adaptable to its environment and can help regulate your temperature by keeping you cool in the summer and warm in the winter. Because silk is a natural fibre, it has all these natural properties that work to benefit you, which man-made synthetic materials like satin cannot.

How It Impacts The Environment

Because silk is a natural fibre, silk pillowcases are biodegradable. This means that once the pillowcase has reached the end of its product life, it can be put in the compost and returned to the earth. Read our blog on how to properly compost your silk pillowcases here. Alternatively, polyester satin is a synthetic plastic and cannot be composted or recycled. Polyester also requires more than double the energy of cotton to produce and uses harmful chemicals in production that filters into the air and water.

How Much It Costs

The most obvious difference between silk and polyester satin that most people are drawn to is the price. Satin is a fair bit cheaper than silk. However, you pay for what you get. Satin is mass-produced quickly and cheaply, is not biodegradable and will not provide the same benefits that silk does nor does it have the same lustre and shine. Opting for cheaper satin may seem advantageous initially, but you will regret not enjoying the benefits of silk in the long run, you spend 1/3 of your life sleeping or laying on your pillow, laying on natural silk fabric is healthier for your head and the environment rather than laying on a piece of synthetic fabric.

Shhh Silk pillowcases are made with the finest quality 22 momme high-grade 6A 100% pure mulberry silk. Meaning it's both heavy and buttery soft. Time and time again our customers comment on the noticeable difference between our silk fabric thickness and quality and others they have purchased in the past.

Silk Momme, actually pronounced as moe-me, is a unit of measurement for silk fabric. It is a measure of the weight of silk fabric. The more weight that silk has, the longer the silk will last.

Yes they do. We believe in a good night's sleep and there's nothing worse than a pillowcase that doesn't fit snug or stay on your pillow. That's why Shhh Silk pillowcases were the first silk pillowcases in the world to feature our unique hidden zip closure, ensuring your pillow not only feels good but looks good too!

Shhh Silk pillowcases are made with the finest quality 22 momme high grade 6A 100% mulberry silk.

Our silk pillowcases are available in two sizes. Our queen size pillowcases are 50cm x 70cm and our king size pillowcases are 50cm x 90cm