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Upgrade your beauty sleep with a luxury silk pillowcase from Calidad Home and not only will you wake up feeling refreshed, but your skin and hair will also look fab.

Sleep is very important as not only does it recharge our body and mind from restoring our immune, nervous, skeletal and muscular systems which helps our mood, memory and cognitive function. However did you know that sleeping on the right kind of pillowcase can also make a big difference from comfort, skin and hair?

I was kindly given a Calidad Home pillowcase to test and review.

Calidad Home

Michelle is the founder of Calidad Home.

For 12 months before selling silk pillowcases she researched into what silk was all about, where it’s sourced, how it’s made, and it’s benefits.

Her products are 100% A grade, and uses long strand 22 momme Mulberry Silk which is the silk you can get. Momme, is the gauge by which silk is measured. Silk cannot be measured the same as cotton, by thread count because the thread is so fine it has to be woven very finely and then the weight per metre determines the momme. The best weight for silk pillowcases is 22.

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MayfairSilk improves your sleep quality, hair texture and skin

Sleep is an essential function that allows our body and mind to recharge as when we sleep our body heads into an anabolic state which helps restore our immune, nervous, skeletal and muscular systems which helps with our mood, memory and cognitive function. Healthy sleep also helps the body remain healthy plus without enough sleep, the brain cannot function properly.

Apart from sleep helping with your inner body functions and frame of mind have you ever wondered how you can also help improve your hair and skin whilst sleeping? MayfairSilk can help with that.

MayfairSilk can provide a good nights sleep as their bedding from duvet covers to pillowcases are all made from silk which is believed to be the best material to lay your head on. Why? well it is temperature regulating, antimicrobial and anti-allergic resulting in a great nights sleep and helps improve your skin and hair.

I was kindly given a pillowcase and sleep mask thanks to MayfairSilk to test and review and the results really did surprise me.

MayfairSilk

MayfairSilk was set up back in 2011 by Marcus and Darshana Ubl creating and producing quality bedding to help enhance the way we live and sleep.

Established in London, MayfairSilk is passionate about silk and uses the highest quality fabric with a modern European design on the market. Their products are all made within London and weaved in such a way it creates a unique soft-touch matt finish which stands above the rest. Their bedding options have great health benefits and gifts comfort.

Darshana says
“Having slept in silk for years and experiencing first-hand the positive difference it has made to my hair, skin and sleep, I decided one night that I wanted to let the world in on my secret. I shared this with Marcus and from that moment on we started our journey into textiles. Sourcing and developing the finest fabrics and finishing processes, colour palette, hand finished silk designs and a timeless bed linen collection with unexpected details that please the senses.”

They use silk as silk is healthier in many ways helping with your skin and hair. Silk has natural thermal properties which makes it ideal for bedding as it keeps you in your optimum sleeping temperature. Cools you down when you’re hot and keeps you warm when its cold.

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