| How would you feel if your the most expensive silk | | | | degree Centigrade (86 degrees Fahrenheit) is the |
| bed sheet gets ruined just because of little negligence | | | | exact as per the experts. This water is barely |
| on care. For sure you will feel very very bad. So to | | | | lukewarm. Also never use extra spin cycle in washing |
| avoid such situation it is better to care for silk bed | | | | machine to dry your silk bed sheets. If possible then go |
| sheets or any other home furnishing product made | | | | for the natural dry on clothesline away from direct |
| from silk. | | | | sunlight. |
| Never Use Strong Detergent | | | | Never Use Bleach |
| Silk is a natural fabric that has the natural shine, | | | | Bleach is harmful to the silk fabric. So better not to use |
| softness and strength. If you use strong detergent or | | | | it. Even the color safe bleach should not be used even |
| soap then it will break its fibers leading to the | | | | to remove any kind of stain. You can go for the light |
| roughness and also shrinkage. So the bed sheet | | | | fabric softener. |
| manufactures always recommend to use very mild or | | | | Iron the silk bed sheet at minimum temperature |
| soft detergent. Charlie's Liquid Laundry soap is quiet | | | | settings. Hot iron will ruin the fabric immediately and |
| extensively used and it is also a biodegradable soap. | | | | then there is no cure of this. |
| Better to Wash Silk Bed Sheets with Hand | | | | Follow the Instruction at Label |
| Hand wash is always safer and better than the | | | | The best practice to care for silk bed sheets is to |
| machine wash. Add this in the list of care for silk bed | | | | read the manufacture's label carefully and follow the |
| sheet. If you have less time then make sure do at | | | | instruction. This will keep your silk bed sheets in its |
| least first few washing (say 5) by hand. Even if you | | | | original form for a longer period of time. |
| are using machine then do the machine wash on | | | | You can also follow the same care instructions for |
| delicate settings and never use hot water. Water at | | | | your silk bed covers, pillow covers, duvet covers and |
| room temperature is perfect for silk bed sheets. 30 | | | | other items that are made up of silk. |