• Sizes: Commonplace, queen, and king | Supplies: 100% mulberry silk

You may get a equally clean really feel (and luxuriate in the identical derm-approved advantages) for much less cash should you go for a satin mix pillowcase like this one from Bedsure (and it is available in a two-pack, so that you’re getting much more to your cash). It’s machine-washable, vegan (not like pure silk merchandise, which use supplies made by animals), and, in line with Amazon reviewers, has an extra-shiny end.

• Sizes: Commonplace, queen, king, and physique | Supplies: Polyester satin

This high-density case is the highest decide for our director of well being situations, who offers it a ten out of 10. She’s had hers for years and hasn’t seen any snags or rips, even with common machine-washing (and she or he’s discovered that it’s simple to spot-clean stains once they crop up). “I am glad to say this pillowcase continues to be as clean and comfy as once I began utilizing it,” she says.

• Sizes: Commonplace, queen, king, and California king | Supplies: 100% mulberry silk

SELF’s way of life director additionally loves Drowsy’s splurge-y pillowcase for its tender—however not slick—texture. “If you wish to attempt a silk pillowcase however you’re nervous your head goes to slip proper off, that is the one for you,” she says. She additionally appreciates its envelope-style opening, which is a superb various should you use a bigger pillow that tends to get caught or snagged on zippered instances.

• Sizes: Queen and king | Supplies: 100% mulberry silk

Extra choices to contemplate

Not fairly accomplished searching? The beneath silk pillowcases are additionally glorious choices. PMD’s Silversilk case is one other SELF editor go-to for its cool-sleeping end; and Parachute, Brooklinen, Fishers Finery, and Eberjey are all fan-favorite bedding retailers. In the event you’re searching for another choice at a budget-friendly worth level, take a look at Zimasilk’s pure silk case, which has over 6,000 five-star opinions on Amazon.

What are the advantages of silk pillowcases?

Once we speak about silk pillowcases, we’re utilizing the time period to check with pillowcases comprised of pure silk and ones comprised of silk and satin blends, which incorporate materials like polyester or rayon. Blended instances have comparable properties to pure silk, however are typically inexpensive and really feel extra slippery. Pure silk instances generally is a little pricier, they usually’re often comprised of mulberry silk, which comes from the Bombyx mori silkworm, a species of worm that primarily eats mulberry leaves. Whether or not you go for a pure silk choice or a mix, you stand to reap some dreamy advantages out of your new pillowcase.

“[Silk pillowcases] assist hair preserve moisture, shield hair towards additional frizz, and assist forestall additional tangling and knots within the hair,” skilled hairstylist and salon proprietor Candace Witherspoon tells SELF, including that she often recommends them to her shoppers. Celeb hairstylist Mia Santiago tells SELF that silk is particularly useful for curly hair and “anybody with overly processed, broken hair.”

Board-certified dermatologist Papri Sarkar, MD, agrees with Witherspoon and Santiago, and explains that cotton has a rougher really feel, whereas silk (or satin) has a smoother texture that would trigger much less friction as you shift in your pillow via the night time. Whereas extra analysis is required earlier than we will say for certain {that a} smoother sleeping floor alone can forestall hair breakage, the anecdotal proof is compelling.