Supersedes all my expectations, the most comfortab
This is the most comfortable cover that I have slept with on my bed, and I have slept under this comforter during the hottest summer month of August and throughout the cooler month of September. Here in the southwest, in August the temperature exceeds 115 degrees during the late hours of the day, and then slightly cools down in the evenings. Our nighttime temperatures hover within the range of 105 – 110 degrees.
However, despite the heat, when I sleep I need some covering with a little weight, and just a light top sheet just does not work for me. At night, and when I sleep, my body generates a lot of heat and my husband says I’m like a hot, heat-producing furnace. Even a light blanket is too warm because it seems to retain my body heat and I would toss and turn and kick the blanket off the bed, and then retrieve it a few minutes later. I am a restless sleeper during the hot summer months, because I’m just too hot to sleep, and even with the fan and air conditioner working, my body still retains and emits an extraordinary amount of warmth.
Hot August Evenings:
This silk comforter is thin and lightweight, although it’s more substantial than just a top sheet. In addition, this seems to keep my body a little cooler during our summer heat. As long as the comforter remains loose and not tucked under the mattress, it seems to let the air circulate, which eliminates the extra heat coming from my own body. Therefore, this meets my requirements for a summer covering without the stifling and heavy bulkiness that I will kick off the bed while sleeping.
Cooler September Evenings:
From the beginning of August, through the end of September, our night temperatures have dropped about 15 degrees. These cooler temperatures allow us to turn off the air conditioner and open the windows for some fresh air. Over the last few mornings, I have noticed that although I’m cozy and warm under the silk comforter, when I get up, there is a chill in the air from the open windows. Therefore, this silk comforter works to keep me cooler on the hot August evenings, but it also keeps me warmer during the start of autumn when the temperatures have dropped about 15 degrees.
In conclusion, silk has the ability to keep me cool during the hot summer evenings and warmer when the temperature drops. According to my research, silk allows body heat to disperse, whereas the conventional polyester, and the down and feather duvets work similar to a pressure cooker. When sleeping, body heat reflects back from the duvet, which is a natural process to keep warm, but it also results in overheating, when the current temperature in a room is at a higher and warmer range. Therefore, a silk duvet helps my body to regulate my own natural heat.
The OOSILK Mulberry silk comforter has a few notable features. The silk floss filling lays very flat and level, it never bunches up or slopes over to the ends. Unlike other comforters, the OOSILK duvet has stitched sections along the sides, bottom, top, and throughout the middle to keep the filling in place. Therefore, it’s impossible for the silk floss filling to spread out and form clumps, and this provides ultimate and uniform comfort. The filling in my other comforters tend to thicken in some areas and thin out in other spots. I also have some others that I refuse to use as their filling drops down around my feet, which leaves my top half cold, and the lower half of my body and feet uncomfortably hot.
At the top corner and by the OOSILK label is a small hidden zippered pocket that leads to the filling, and I can see that this duvet contains genuine, thick strands of soft silk filling floss. The cover is a cotton fabric with loops attached on the four corners to tie securely within a separate duvet cover.
There is a misconception that a silk duvet is hard to maintain, but contrary to that belief, a silk duvet is the easiest, because a silk duvet requires a duvet cover. Silk by nature is both mildew and mold resistant, and the recommended maintenance is to air-out the silk duvet in the fresh air to restore the natural properties, which keeps the duvet in the best condition. Therefore, only the separate duvet covering requires any regular cleaning. The silk duvet itself remains protected inside another fabric casing. Otherwise, a gentle ‘spot-wash’ should be all right. Only and if necessary, would I take the silk duvet to a TRUSTED dry cleaner, as they are the specialists for cleaning all fabric materials.