The Left Brain updates:
I created quite a stir in the world of silk pillow cases last year when I tried to answer the question “Are Silk Pillow Cases Good For Your Skin? (Follow the link for the original post and all the entertaining comments.)
Silk from a sow’s ear?
According to the ASA (the UK organization that enforces British advertising laws) it looks like I was right. Cosmeticsdesign reports that they have ruled that Direct Beauty Products have not adequately supported their advertising claims that their silk pillow cases have anti-aging properties. A key issue was the lack of support for minimizing wrinkles. In this particular ad, the company even went so far as to imply that cotton and polyester pillow cases are a major cause of aging, second only to sun damage!
Despite the fact that the company presented a study from the American Academy of Dermatology suggesting that silk pillowcases might reduce sleep lines and wrinkles, the ASA upheld the complaint and said the advertisement must be removed from circulation. It’s nice to see a governmental body looking out for truth, honesty, and the scientific way! Now if the ASA could just go after Kinoki Detox Foot Pads.
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With regular pillowcases, I used to wake up with lines all over my face, which would last for at least an hour or two for some reason. I had read that satin pillowcases were good for your hair, so I bought them (actually I think the ones I have are satin-like polyester pillowcases), and while my hair still looks horrible in the morning, I wake up completely line-free on my face. So personally I’m a huge fan of these types of pillowcases, and will never go back to regular ones. Obviously they don’t prevent wrinkles, but they totally prevent the temporary lines/indentations.
I have good results with just soft cotton ones and a down pillow. When i wear a face mask, though, or sleep on a harder pillow, yuck…
My MIL gave me several silk pillowcases. She uses them because they stay cool in our Texas heat. I hadn’t heard about the anti-wrinkle angle until y’all brought it up. I like them because they are soft and cool to the touch. Any wrinkles I wake up with are mine no matter how I sleep
So I read the previous post about this and it was the funniest thing I read all week. Those comments were hilarity.