The silk pillowcases you need to improve your beauty sleep

Say goodnight and goodbye to skin creases and out of control frizz
Sleep is such an important part of your beauty routine. But it’s not all about those eight hours. The pillowcase you sleep on can play a big part in keeping you looking youthful. Silk, which is a natural, renewable and biodegradable resource, is more eco-friendly than cotton, and let’s be honest, silk pillowcases feel so much more luxurious to sleep on. When it comes to your skin, the silk pillowcase benefits are impressive. Silk reduces the friction between your skin and the fabric as you toss and turn through the night, which provides an anti-crease effect. Silk also absorbs less product, so your skin care products stay on your skin rather than rubbing off on your pillow, and it zaps less moisture from your skin so you don't wake up with that tight, dry feeling. There are also benefits of a silk pillowcase for hair: silk's smooth surface won’t tug at strands or rough up the hair cuticle, which can lead to breakage and frizz respectively. And just as it does for your skin, silk helps retain moisture in the hair. Keen to get in on this anti-ageing, hair-saving goodness while also enjoying a more luxurious sleep? These are the best silk pillowcases that we recommend.





Good to know: Silk doesn’t come cheap - that’s why you will never find a silk pillowcase at Kmart or Target, sorry! - but they do last a really long time. Plus, when you weigh up how much you spend on your skin care products then think about all the benefits of a silk pillowcase for skin (and hair), we’d say the near $100 price tag is justified.
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Chelsea is BEAUTYcrew’s Contributing Editor. She has a sweet spot for anything that claims to make skin glow and won’t leave the house without a slick of mascara. Chelsea has 10 years of experience as a beauty editor and her words can be found on BEAUTYcrew, Women’s Health, Daily Addict, The Joye and Primped.