Silk was first accidentally discovered in 3rd millennium BC, by the 14-year old bride of the Chinese Emperor Huang Ti when she accidentally found a silken cocoon in her tea.
It takes approximately 2,000 silkworm cocoons to make a pound of silk.
A fiber of silk that is of the same diameter as a fiber of steel is said to be stronger than the steel!
Cultivated silk is more durable than wild silk because silkworms grown in captivity are fed an exclusive diet of mulberry leaves. A single cocoon of a cultivated silkworm can be up to 1,600 yards long.
Wild silk, is typically called spun silk because the fibers in it are not naturally very long so the filaments are spun together to create length. Because silk naturally tends to adhere to itself, the silk filaments bond themselves making them less likely to pull apart even after years of use.
Sericin, which is a natural protein found in cocoons, as well as several kinds of amino acids. Since the process of turning those cocoons into silk is gentle, the benefits of these natural substances are still present in the silk when you purchase silk bedding.
Natural 100 percent silk, because of its natural fungal repellent is dust mite and mold resistant.
Silk is naturally fire retardant and will not deteriorate over time.
Silk is breathable so it wicks away the moisture from sweat, keeping a person cool and comfortable in hot summer weather.
Silk is also a naturally draping fabric that gently hugs the body eliminating air pockets and holding in body heat thereby keeping a person warm in the winter.
The amino acids found in silk are good for a person's skin by causing delay in wrinkling as well for being good for a person's hair and can be helpful to the central nervous system helping to calm a person.
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