The Best Silk Pillowcases on Amazon, According to Hyperenthusiastic Reviewers

“Wow, talk about life changing,” writes one reviewer of this silk pillowcase. “The benefits it has given to my skin and hair are incredible! Cotton pillowcases absorb the natural oils from your face and hair, creating a petri dish out of your pillowcase. However, silk pillowcases absorb less moisture and dirt; therefore, they help reduce acne and keep your hair smooth and soft.” Other reviewers cosign this, saying they have noticed positive changes in their hair and skin, sometimes with fast results. “Last night was my first night using it. When I went to bed, my hair was slightly frizzy from the humidity here in Florida … woke this morning to soft, wavy, healthy-looking hair … I am amazed,” writes one such shopper. Many also say this 19 momme pillow is well made. “No strings, snags, or pulled threads. They keep their shape, and they are so easy to put on the pillow. They just slide on,” writes another customer. About 10 percent of reviewers love the zipper, which keeps this pillowcase on tight all night.

This pillowcase is on the lower end of the momme spectrum, with only a 16 count, but more than a quarter of reviewers still describe it as soft. “I was a little hesitant to buy this because in the pictures it did not look very silky, but trust me, it is,” one happy sleeper writes. “The pictures do not do the product justice; the fabric is so silky smooth, just as you would expect from 100 percent silk.” Another says, “My boyfriend even wants his own, haha. It HAS helped with keeping my hair manageable and is very soft on your skin.” Another reviewer now wakes up “with no pillow marks on my face, and my hair isn’t breaking, as it did with other pillows in the past,” while another reports, “I have noticed a huge decrease in hair breakage and split ends.” And though the low momme count makes this pillowcase thin, reviewers with speciality pillows say it’s a good thing: “These are thin enough (16 momme) that my gel pillow still cools the skin.”

Even though this silk pillowcase has one of the lowest momme counts on our list, it’s also one of the cheapest, which is a selling point for many reviewers. “The price is so reasonable, I’m thinking every female in my family will be getting one for Christmas,” writes one reviewer, who even at 19 momme is still impressed with the quality and results. “This feels wonderful against my skin and my hair isn’t a tangled mess in the morning. Too early to tell about wrinkle abatement but fingers crossed!” And over 200 more reviewers comment that their hair looks better since using this, including one who writes, “I do believe that using this pillowcase has helped stop hair breakage and improved the skin on my face. The claims that the silk allows your hair and skin to glide over the fabric, rather than tugging, seems to be true.” One more even tried satin pillowcases before and says nothing reduced her “matted halo of frizz” better than this silk option. Plus she says she sleeps hot, and these keep her “cool all night.”

While not proven that a higher momme count makes for a higher quality pillowcase, reviewers of this mulberry silk pillowcase think the number makes a difference. One astute customer even points out that momme is higher on this Ravmix pillowcase than the momme from Slip (which is only 19 momme). “This is at incredible savings in comparison with the Slip brand, PLUS better color choices,” she writes. She plans to purchase more for all her pillows. Another customer thinks it “seems a lot more expensive than it is,” adding, “It’s very luxurious! It’s very comfortable and I wake up with softer skin and much less frizzy hair.” She even reports that after handwashing it and letting it air dry, “it came out lovely.” A third customer says that even after washing them several times, “They still look and feel like the day [she] received them.” She even thinks she sleeps better on these than her other linens: “It doesn’t pull my curls. It’s velvety to the touch. I sleep like a baby!”

Reviewers are mostly impressed by how comfortable this silk pillowcase is to sleep on — specifically, how cool it stays. One shopper who is “very picky” when it comes to bed linens writes, “I LOVE these pillowcases. So soft and silky. I love laying my head on my pillow every night.” A reviewer who gets hot flashes says, “This is a great pillowcase to keep you cool and comfortable while you sleep, especially if you tend to heat up.” She reports, “they also maintain a cool temperature during the night.” Many reviewers have seen the expected improvements in their hair and skin from sleeping on silk. “Great for my curly hair and can see a difference in my skin clarity,” one writes, while another says, “It helps the lines and creases in my face that at nearly 50 take way too long to disappear.”

One common complaint from reviewers of many of the silk pillowcases on Amazon is that they have a tendency to slip off the pillow in the middle of the night. But nearly 150 reviewers say this one doesn’t because it includes a hidden zipper, which one reviewer, who had “been shopping around for a silk pillow cover for awhile,” describes as “expertly installed and a feature most other ‘silk’ pillow makers do not provide.” Another customer says it was “very important to have a zip closure or else it will slide right off the pillow,” and the “zip closure slides like butter.” She tried it out for a couple of days and reports, “My hair looks amazing already. I have thick long hair and get knots easily, no freaking knots after sleeping on this … none. No face creases either. I have sensitive skin and my skin feels a lot calmer as well.” And one reviewer more agrees that her hair has never looked better. She recently bleached her hair and describes it as “crunchy.” Since that’s not how you want your hair to feel, she tried this and writes, “It is so cool, smooth, and comfortable. It even helped a little with my hair, but mainly it’s just So. Nice. To. Sleep. On!”

“After sleeping on a silk pillowcase, I don’t know how I could ever go back to anything else,” writes one reviewer, who like more than 40 percent of reviewers have seen an improvement in their hair and skin after swapping in this Beauty of Orient pillowcase. “I wake up in the morning with no creases on my face and my gray hair is smooth and unsnarled,” reports one reviewer. About a dozen reviewers also say this pillow keeps them cool. And while the recommended care for this silk pillowcase and most others is hand-washing, reviewers say this holds up well to machine washing. “I machine-washed it in a lingerie bag and hung it to dry (dries very quickly),” one writes. “The wrinkles that formed while drying smoothed out after inserting the pillow. And even if it does get messed up one user says “At this price, if I have to replace it every year, it’s worth the convenience. But so far, it’s come through the laundry just fine.”

Over 100 reviewers say they picked this because of the pattern choices, which few makers of silk pillowcases offer. “Initially, I was afraid the pattern would be too ‘girly’ or would horribly clash with my smokey gray bamboo sheets, but it actually goes so well with everything that I bought a second one,” writes one reviewer who bought her first silk pillowcase because she read they were “good for fighting wrinkles and hair breakage while you sleep.” So far, she’s impressed. Another customer is also content with her purchase, writing, “The pattern is beautiful and I love how soft the silk is.” She even says they wash well; she washed them on the delicate cycle, laid them flat to dry, and confirms she “has no issues.” Plus, one more customer just thinks she has a more pleasant night. “I slept like a baby on a new pillow with a new silk case,” she writes, adding, “The floral one with a rose and some variety of flowers is very beautiful. My hair feels smooth, less dry or frizzy, and my face feels much smoother. I awoke with no pillow impressions, either.”