Frequently
Asked Questions
What is silk?
Silk is a fine soft thread produced by silkworms. It is the least
allergenic of all natural fibers. Several strands of thread are used to weave
into fabric. Silk has a reputation of being the most luxurious of all natural
fibers.
How Many Types of
Silk?
Luxeport duvets use only long stretched, Grade A, 100% Mulberry Silk floss
fill. There are now three types of silk
floss used in silk duvets on the market:
Cotton-like short
silk floss (low grade silk):
This type of silk is actually downgraded silk floss, made from
waste filaments and damaged cocoons, and is considered an inferior product. It
feels more like cotton than natural silk.
Cube-type Silk (wild
silk):
This type of silk is produced by silk moths grown in the Northern
part of
Long, 100% Mulberry
Silk:
This type of silk is very luxurious, soft, and supple, it is
recognized by its pure, snow white color and natural luster and sheen. Luxeport
takes pride in using only this type of silk for our duvets and pillows. Mulberry silk contains natural protein fiber
and sericin, which is a gummy protein that holds the filaments. Silk filaments
are very fine and long, with a high degree of elongations. These elongations
help make mulberry silk the first choice for superior quality silk duvets.
How to Identify Fine Quality Silk:
Here are some helpful hints: .
(1) Visual appearance
The best silk is recognized by its pure, snow white color. The
silk threads have very few fragmented or waste filaments. The silk is long and well
aligned. A lower grade silk is pale white in color, attributed to bleaching and
chemicals in production. It lacks the natural sheen and luster of Mulberry
Silk, and tends to look dull. Luxeport
silk consists of 100% Mulberry Silk for our duvets and pillows.
(2) Touch
Quality silk feels very soft, smooth, and has an excellent
elongation (elastic recovery). An inferior silk feels course and uneven, due to
fragments of damaged cocoons and waste filaments.
(3) Smell
Silk with foul, oily smell is inferior in quality
(4) Flexibility and
Elastic Recovery
The higher grade silks have more flexibility and superior elastic
recovery.
How Are Silk Duvets
Made?
Luxeport duvets are filled with 100%
Mulberry Silk. The oval-shaped cocoons are stretched out into a large web, thus
producing one layer of the silk duvet. It takes many cocoons and several layers
of the silk fabric to produce enough batting to make a high quality duvet. Luxeport duvet covers are made out of
100% brushed cotton jacquard.
Why Choose A Silk
Duvet?
Silk is a gift of nature, making Luxeport silk duvet’s the healthy choice for luxury and comfort. Our silk duvets
are non-allergenic and are filled with natural premium quality silk floss, making
them valued for their warmth, while being incredibly lightweight. Silk adjusts to your body temperature, adding
a perfect layer of warmth by wicking moisture away from your skin into the air.
Silk contains sericin, and anti-acrid property that prevents the growth of
mites and fungus. Natural albumen fiber is a component of silk; it contributes
to skin health by speeding metabolism of skin cell. Coupled with the silk amino
acid, and permeability properties, silk contributes to the relief of joint pain,
asthma, arteriosclerosis, neurodermatitis, and insomnia. With the trend towards healthy living people
are choosing the natural properties of silk as a healthier alternative to
traditional duvets.
How to Choose a
Quality Silk Duvet:
There are different levels of quality standards depending on the
silk manufacturer. You need to know some basic tips when choosing a superior
quality duvet. Here are some helpful tips:
Duvets manufactured from cotton-like silk floss can still be
marketed as 100% silk, but have no elastic recovery, feels rough to the touch,
requires box stitches, and the layering of the floss is very uneven. The price
of these duvets is approximately 1/3 lower than a Mulberry Silk duvet.
Cube-type silk floss (wild silk floss) can be marketed as 100%
Mulberry Silk, but this is very misleading.
These duvets are typically sold without a side-opener, preventing you
from checking out the silk floss inside. At an initial glance, the silk appears
to look the same as Mulberry Silk, but with a closer look it reveals the
following differences: rough feeling, elastic recovery is poor, and the silk
floss is not evenly layered.
Luxeport duvets are made from 100% long Mulberry Silk, making them the most
natural and healthy of the silks. With unique properties and purity, it is the
first choice when purchasing a luxurious duvet. When shopping for a duvet, look
for a side zipper to experience the silk fleece first hand. It will have excellent elastic recovery, feel
smooth and silky to the touch and sold only from a reputable retailer.
Taking Care Of Your
Luxeport Duvet:
Luxeport guarantees our Mulberry Silk duvets for a minimum of 10 years with
proper cleaning and care. Silk duvets
should always be used with a duvet cover.
Silk is made from natural amino acids and therefore should be dry
cleaned to prevent the amino acids from breaking down, causing the fibers to
become brittle over time. In between dry cleaning (which you should not have to
do often) duvets can be hung outside to air out, or placed in the dryer on the
air cycle. This will ensure your Luxeport
duvets and pillows are kept fresh.
Are Luxeport Duvets Made in Sweatshops?
No. Luxeport is
all about clean, healthy, natural products and this has to start at the grass
roots, with the manufacturing process itself.
To make perfectly sure this was not the case, the president of Luxeport went to
Why Choose Luxeport?
Our company aspires to provide products
that help our customers lead balanced, positive lives by making the most of their
down time……and ultimately feel amazing!!
We value the correlation between health and the natural qualities our
products offer, making Luxeport the
ultimate choice for luxury and comfort.
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