While climbing the corporate ladder, it quickly became apparent that getting quality sleep was one of my biggest allies, but the lack thereof my toughest and highest hurdle.
Thankfully, I managed to climb the proverbial ladder one step at a time, sleepless night after sleepless night. Southern China, my first business trip abroad, was hot and humid. Mentoring me on this trade expedition was John Pierce, a dear friend and well experienced colleague. Onboard we spoke about many things and I complained to him about not being able to get enough good sleep.
Self-dubbed insomnia extraordinaire, he explained to me that silk being a protein fiber and a non-conductor of heat makes it suitable for winter and its excellent absorptive capacity makes it suitable for summer. He lyrically explained that it is a popular fabric for apparel because of its unique properties. He ended with: “Silk is cool in summer and warm in winter”.
Back home, we quite literally threw out all our sleepwear, new and old, thinking I have followed John blindly before and he always seemed to know best, why not now. We were astonished to see the varieties of styles and colors on offer. It has been two years since we have transformed our sleepwear closet, and what a godsend it is.
The skin is often known as "the largest organ of the human body". This applies to exterior surface, as it covers the body, appearing to have the largest surface area of all the organs. Moreover, it applies to weight, as it weighs more than any single internal organ, accounting for about 15 percent of body weight. For the average adult human, the skin has a surface area of between 1.5-2.0 square meters; most of it is between 2-3 mm thick. The average square inch of skin holds 650 sweat glands, 20 blood vessels, 60,000 melanocytes, and more than a thousand nerve endings.
First, we’ve noticed the way our skin felt in the morning. It felt clean, relaxed and comfortable. Then, as a result, we started experiencing longer and deeper sleep intervals. The soft edges and seems did not leave our skin wrinkled and irritated. The elasticity of silk meant the garments were less sagging and less binding than other fabrics. We have also experimented with different styles ranging from sexy baby dolls for her and boxer shorts for me, to long matching pajama sets and the results were equally impressive throughout.
Silk does not constrict the body’s movement and it keeps the skin feeling fresh and rejuvenated. We often indulge ourselves in the delightful range of garments, sleepwear connoisseur Narasilk has on offer.
