The Best Silk Pillowcase For Better Hair And Skin

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Many of us with curls and waves share the experience of going to bed with fresh, intact curls and waking up in the morning to find yesterday’s style frizzed out beyond recognition — often with pillow lines etched into your face, to boot.

It turns out that preventing morning frizz and creased skin may have a lower-effort remedy than you might think — namely, swapping out your current pillowcase for a silk one, which is gentle on the skin and hair and minimizes the friction that can lead to frizz and irritation.

Silk absorbs less moisture than other fabrics like cotton and microfiber, Joie Tavernise, a medical esthetician and founder of JTAV Clinical Skincare, previously told HuffPost. As a result, “[I]t won’t suck the hydration or night products from your skin overnight,” she said.

I wanted to see for myself. I’m protective of my money, so I combed the internet to find the best and most affordable silk pillowcase for my needs that wouldn’t hurt my budget. I chose this organic mulberry silk pillowcase, and it’s been worth every penny.

It keeps my finicky, frizz-prone curls smooth and intact, including when I sleep with wet hair (which I know is a no-no, but hey, we all do it sometimes) — a result that was unheard of with my previous pillowcases. The silk also feels luxe and cooling on my skin, which is especially a treat since I sleep hot. I feel somewhat like a princess laying my head to sleep at night on her silk pillowcase, and I’m not mad about it. The fact that this was such a low-effort hair and skin care solution — all I had to do was swap pillowcases and sleep as usual — just makes the results that much sweeter.

Another often overlooked reason to invest in a silk pillowcase that Tavernise mentioned? Silk absorbs less product from our skin than do other materials, so your expensive skin care and hair products stay on your face and strands instead of getting swallowed by your pillowcase. I wasn’t aware of this before buying a silk pillowcase for myself, but I’ve since noticed that my products are actually, blessedly, staying on my face.

Besides the impressively affordable price point for good quality silk, this pillowcase stands apart from the rest because of its zipper enclosure, which ensures that you…