Article written by an enthousiast reader for the “Witnesses” series, dedicated to who, just like us, gives its daily contribution to spreading knowledge about this fiber, so natural and precious....
According to experts and dermatologists, silk is not only one of the most refined and elegant fabrics, but it also has features which are extremely useful as to slow down skin ageing and hair weakening. How is it possible for a fabric to have anti-ageing properties?...
Silk yarns derive from this peculiar structure (see picture); as for us to understand what silk actually is, we need to start from here. The picture has been realized thanks to an electronic microscope, which highlights the structure of a natural silk filament as it is made by silkworms....
