Dermasilk: What Is It and Why Your Skin Needs It

What is Dermasilk?

DermaSilk garments are used as preventative therapy and are designed to be worn 24 hours per day, seven days a week. They are worn as underclothing next to the skin under any normal form of clothing. As they control temperature they are suitable to be worn at night underneath pyjamas. This way they help to reduce the frequency, severity and duration of eczema flares.

DermaSilk Therapeutic Clothing is used in the treatment of various forms of sensitive skin conditions that affect different areas of the body across all age groups. The clothing is made of a special, knitted medical grade silk and bonded with Microbe Shield technology. It is far superior to cotton because it maintains a stable moisture balance without causing irritation to the skin. DermaSilk helps reduce the terrible 'itch-scratch cycle' and its special knitted construction allows the free movement of air through the fabric, allowing the skin to breathe more easily and promoting faster healing. DermaSilk is not like any other silk garments that you can buy from shops which do not allow the free movement of air and other clothing made from standard shiny silk has not been shown in controlled clinical trials to perform in the same way as DemaSilk. Many claims are made by other manufacturers but only DermaSilk is clinically proven!

This is confirmed by Koller and his colleagues in a clinical paper which states that - "Normal" silk fabrics used for clothes are not recommended for dressing of subjects with atopic dermatitis, as these fabrics reduce transpiration and therefore may cause worsening of disease activity.

If it doesn't say DermaSilk on the garment, then it won't do what DermaSilk does on the skin!

Why use Dermasilk?

DermaSilk is made from knitted sericin-free silk. This ensures that it is hypo-allergenic, and the knit of the fabric allows air and moisture to pass through it. It also has a greater ability to absorb and disperse moisture than cotton, making it a natural candidate for an atopic friendly fabric.

Finally, the incorporation of an ‘antimicrobial shield’ permanently bonded to the fabric protects the silk from antimicrobial attack.

DermaSilk - treats all flares rather than individual flares

It is used as a preventative base layer of underclothing 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, effectively replacing normal underwear and nightwear.

DermaSilk - has built in natural moisturisers

DermaSilk has natural moisturising properties, no need to add softeners to the silk; it is smooth enough on its own! Consequently, it needs only a small amount of emollient to be applied to the skin before it is worn so it is extremely easy to use, and the garments will wash and wear repeatedly. Less moisturiser also means less wear on the washing machine!

DermaSilk – is free of potentially sensitising dyes

Whilst fashion might dictate designer colours it is comforting to know that the majority of DermaSilk garments only come in its natural silk colour. No dyes are used in the manufacture which might provoke allergic reactions and the permanently bonded antimicrobial finish on the silk fibres protects them from contamination without sensitising the skin.

DermaSilk – has soft seam technology

The DermaSilk designers have tried to think of everything. The soft seams on the garments have minimal stitching and on the smaller garments the seams are on the outside of the garments, just to make sure.

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