Silk is an ecologically non-polluting natural fiber. It has irreplaceable unique properties and unparalleled vitality of other fibers and processed products. Various colorful silk fabrics dyed and woven are easier to sew into various high-end garmen...
Silk is an ecologically non-polluting natural fiber. It has irreplaceable unique properties and unparalleled vitality of other fibers and processed products. Various colorful silk fabrics dyed and woven are easier to sew into various high-end garments and interior decorations, tourist souvenirs and many arts and crafts. No wonder foreign consumers praise silk as "The Source of Beauty". So, what health benefits does silk clothing made of real silk as clothing have on the human body? The following is a detailed description from four aspects.
Silk is very comfortable
Silk is composed of protein fibers and has excellent biocompatibility with the human body. In addition, it has a smooth surface, and its frictional stimulation coefficient on the human body is the lowest among all types of fibers, which is only 7.4%. Therefore, when our delicate skin meets smooth and delicate silk, it carries every inch of our skin with its unique soft texture, in line with the curves of the human body, considerately and safely.
Silk fiber has good moisture absorption and release properties
Silk protein fibers are enriched with many hydrophilic groups such as amine groups (-CHNH), amino groups (-NH2). Because of their porosity, they are easy to diffuse water molecules, so it can absorb water or disperse moisture in the air and retain a certain amount of moisture. Under normal temperatures, it can help the skin retain a certain amount of moisture and prevent the skin from being too dry; in summer, it can quickly dissipate sweat and heat excreted from the human body, making people feel extremely cool. It is precisely because of this performance that silk fabrics are more suitable for direct contact with human skin, so people regard silk clothing as one of the essential summer wears.
Silk not only has good heat dissipation performance, but also has good warmth. Its thermal insulation is supple due to its porous fiber structure. In a silk fiber there are many extremely fine fibers, and these fine fibers are made up of smaller fibers. Therefore, more than 38% of the seemingly solid silk is actually hollow, and there is a large amount of air in these voids that prevent the heat from being dissipated and make the silk very warm.
Silk has sound absorption, vacuum absorption and heat resistance.
Silk fabrics have high void ratios, so they have good sound absorption and air absorption. Therefore, in addition to making clothing, they can also be used for interior decoration, such as silk carpets, tapestries, curtains, wall cloths, etc. Decorate the room with silk ornaments, which not only keeps the room spotless, but also keeps the room quiet. Because silk has moisture absorption and moisture dissipation properties, moisturizing, inhalation and porous properties, it can also adjust the indoor temperature and humidity, and can absorb harmful gases, dust and microorganisms. In addition, silk fibers have less thermal denaturation and are relatively heat-resistant. When it is heated to 100°C, it only has about 5~8% brittleness, and most synthetic fibers have a thermal change of 4~5 times greater than that of silk. The combustion temperature of silk is between 300 and 400℃, which is a flame-retardant fiber, while the combustion temperature of synthetic fiber is between 200 and 2600C, which is flammable and fusible. Therefore, using silk fiber as the raw material for interior decoration can not only absorb sound, vacuum and heat preservation, but also play a flame retardant function.
Silk can resist UV rays
Silk proteins can absorb UV rays, so silk has a good anti-UV function. Ultraviolet rays are very harmful to human skin. Of course, after silk absorbs ultraviolet rays, it will undergo chemical changes on its own, which will make the silk fabrics easily yellowed under sunlight.
