Satin Pillowslips: What's the big deal?
We spend a third of our lives in bed.
By the time we are 60, we will have slept for an average of 20 years.
We spend 7-8 hours every night of our life sleeping in the position which will crease our skin. Skin makes new cells twice as fast during sleep time as during waking hours. As we age, our collagen and elastin grow less resilient meaning those creases can stay for hours or even permanently.
Traditional pillowcases – such as cotton - don't slip, so they continuously tug at delicate parts of the face and neck. BEAUTYSLIP pillowcases are made from Peau de Soie satin of the highest quality and provide the slip required to prevent bed-head, sleep-creases and skin-stretching.
When you think about how much time and effort we spend on face crèmes, facials, diet and sun screen, it’s surprising to what extent sleeping on the wrong pillowcase undermines all that effort.
And not just your face; sleeping on cotton is equally damaging to your hair…
Don't take our word for it...
It has been proven that sleeping on a satin pillowcase inhibits and reduces wrinkles caused by sleeping.
Here are some expert opinions;
Dr Stegman's hallmark work on sleep creases shows that they are accentuated by pillow contact and the underlying SMAS (superficial musculoaponeurotic system)
Dr Dennis Gross (US Dermatologist and founder of MD skincare) warns “persistently pressing our faces into a pillow causes trauma to the skin. Over time, this is aggravated by the friction of a cotton pillowcase and can create permanent creases as our collagen breaks down”
Dr Sobel (New York Magazine’s top Dermatologist five years in a row) gives this advice “sleep on Satin sheets. Long the secret of film divas, satin pillowcases prevents facial skin from creasing during the night. Satin allows the skin to glide along the pillow so the face rests comfortably without placing pressure on creased skin, effectively ironing in wrinkles”
How exactly is satin good for you?
Ever woken up with a ‘sleep-crease’ on your face? While the creases usually go away later the same day, they are an indication of the damage done to your face when sleeping on a cotton pillowcase.
Hairdressers have known for decades that satin pillowcases are infinitely gentler on your hair than cotton. When you sleep on a BEAUTYSLIP pillowcase you’ll notice a huge difference in the state of your hair when you wake up in the morning. Your hairstyle lasts longer - the satin allows your hair to glide over the pillow. Traditional cotton also draws moisture from your hair, drying it out at the same time and further contributing to bed-head.
Unfortunately ‘bed-head’ is not only an inconvenience, but a symptom of something more serious. The same rough treatment that causes bed-head can also damage your hair follicles, leading to thinner, less healthy hair.
Cotton not only draws moisture from your hair but your skin as well (the fibres in cotton pillowcases are coarse and absorbent) thus drying it out and reducing the benefit of moisturising crèmes.
Satin is hypoallergenic. It reduces Friction on the skin of patients undergoing Facial Plastic Surgery and on the scalp of patients undergoing Chemotherapy. Use of a satin pillowcase is endorsed by the US Cancer Association.
