Silk Pillowcases Guides

Plain-language guides for the silk pillowcases index — the material and measurement questions worth settling before you compare products.

Silk vs Satin Pillowcases: What's the Actual Difference?

They sit side by side in search results, and the listings blur them together — but silk and satin are not two grades of the same thing. One is a fibre, the other is a weave. Here is how to tell them apart, and how to choose.Guide

What Is Momme? Silk Weight, Explained

Momme is the number that does the real work on a silk pillowcase listing — once you know what it measures, two cases that look identical in photos become easy to separate.Guide

How to Wash a Silk Pillowcase (and a Satin One)

Silk's reputation for being delicate is mostly a detergent problem and a heat problem. Get those two right and a silk pillowcase is a five-minute job.