Silk generally
refers to nature silk, including mulberry silk, tussah silk, castor silk,
cassava silk and so on. It is a rather expensive fabric, widely used in
clothing. Silk is called the "fiber queen" and has been favored by
people throughout the ages for its unique charm.
Silk is a protein fiber and contains 18 kinds of amino acids that are beneficial to the human body. It can help the skin maintain the metabolism of the surface lipid membrane and keep the skin moisturized and smooth. The skin-friendly, smooth touch and rare elegance and nobleness have made many women fall in love with it.
Silk is composed of protein fibers and has excellent biocompatibility with the human body. In addition to its smooth surface, its frictional stimulation coefficient to the human body is the lowest among all kinds of fibers, only 7.4%. Therefore, when our skin meets the smooth and delicate silk, it will take care of every inch of our skin with its unique soft texture, following the curves of the human body.
A set of silk sleepwear costs hundreds of dollars, and everyone
knows that silk is expensive. However, does anyone know why silk is so
expensive?
1.
Scarcity
The length of the
silk drawn from a cocoon is about 1000 meters, and the quality can even exceed
1300 meters! The most common 20/22D factory silk produced by reeling, each is
made up of several (mostly 6-8) cocoons drawn from the silk, the combined
thickness is similar to our hair! It shows why among all natural fibers,
mulberry silk is the most delicate, the production cost is the highest, and the
price is naturally expensive.
2. Complex weaving process
After the cocoons
enter the silk factory, they must enter the silk reeling process. Pieces of
silkworm cocoons become the raw material of the silk factory. The silk factory
goes through many processes such as cocoon selection, cocoon cooking, threading,
etc. The complexity of the craftsmanship and the hard work of the workers make
the price of silk higher!
So now, you already know why silk is so expensive. Learn as much as possible how to better care for and maintain silk sleepwear.