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White 22 Momme Silk Pillowcase Standard | 22 momme mulberry silk pillowcase | silk pillowcase standard size

White 22 Momme Mulberry Silk Pillowcase, Standard

$51.99 $61.99 Save $10
  • Pure Mulberry Silk
  • 22 Momme Weave
  • Hidden Zipper
  • Standard Fit

Price: $51.99 $61.99

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Product specifications
Material100% Mulberry Silk
Momme Weight22 momme
Thread Count600
SizeStandard, 20 x 26 inches
ColorWhite
PatternSolid
StyleModern
Closure TypeHidden zipper
Silk SidesBoth sides
Pillow TypeBed pillow
Included Components1 silk pillowcase
Quantity1 count
CareHand wash or gentle machine wash
Shipping & returns

Tracked delivery anywhere in the USA. It is free on orders of $150 or more, and a flat $20 below that.

If it is not right for you, send it back within 14 days of delivery, unused, unwashed and in resaleable condition, and we refund the price you paid, including standard delivery. That is a voluntary policy we offer on top of your legal rights. You cover the cost of returning it unless the item is faulty.

If it arrives faulty, damaged or not as described, we put it right at no cost to you under the consumer protection law of your state and the Federal Trade Commission Act, return postage included.

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Pure Mulberry Silk100% mulberry silk on the front and the back, not just one side.
22 Momme WeaveA denser 22 momme fabric with a 600 thread count finish.
Hidden ZipperThe pillow stays put all night and the closure stays out of sight.
Standard FitCut for a standard 20 x 26 inch pillow, sold as a single piece.

A white 22 momme silk pillowcase standard size that turns an ordinary pillow into the smoothest part of your bed.

Made from 100% mulberry silk on both sides with a 600 thread count weave and a hidden zipper, it slips over a standard 20 x 26 inch pillow and feels cool against your cheek all night.

This white silk pillowcase is made from 100% mulberry silk on both sides, so whichever way you flip it you get the same smooth surface.

The fabric is woven at 22 momme with a 600 thread count, which gives it a soft drape and a bit of heft rather than a thin, papery feel.

It is cut for a standard pillow measuring 20 x 26 inches and arrives as a single pillowcase.

A hidden zipper keeps the pillow inside and keeps the closure from showing when the bed is made.

Silk sits cool against the skin and your hair slides across it with far less drag than it does on cotton.

White 22 Momme Mulberry Silk Pillowcase, Standard

Most people spend about a third of their life with one cheek pressed into a pillowcase, and almost nobody thinks about what that fabric is doing. Cotton is absorbent and a little grabby. It pulls at hair, it bunches, and it holds onto the moisture you put on your face before bed. Silk behaves differently. The fibers are long and smooth, so skin and hair glide across the surface instead of catching on it, and the fabric feels cool the moment you lie down.

White 22 Momme Mulberry Silk Pillowcase, Standard

This is a 22 momme mulberry silk pillowcase in plain white. Momme is the unit used to measure silk fabric weight, and 22 sits in the range most people consider the sweet spot for bedding. Lighter silks around 16 or 19 momme feel lovely but wear out faster under nightly use. Heavier silks can feel stiff. At 22 momme with a 600 thread count charmeuse weave, this pillowcase has enough density to drape properly and hold up to regular washing, while still feeling light against the face.

White 22 Momme Mulberry Silk Pillowcase, Standard

Both faces are mulberry silk. That matters more than it sounds, because plenty of cheaper pillowcases use silk on one side and a synthetic backing on the other to cut costs. Here you can flip it over at 3am without landing on a different fabric. The closure is a hidden zipper, which keeps the pillow from creeping out during the night and leaves a clean edge when the bed is made.

White 22 Momme Mulberry Silk Pillowcase, Standard

The size is standard, 20 x 26 inches, which fits the most common US bed pillow. If your pillows are queen (20 x 30) or king (20 x 36), this one will be too short, so check the tag on your current pillowcase before ordering. It ships as a single pillowcase, so order two if you want a matching pair across the bed.

White is the easiest color to live with. It works with any sheet set, it looks right in a guest room, and it reads as clean. It also makes a straightforward gift, since you are not guessing at someone's color scheme. Care is simple enough once you get into the rhythm, a cool hand wash or a gentle machine cycle in a mesh bag, then line dry out of the sun.

Not sure yet? That is fine.

Silk is something you judge by touch, and you cannot do that through a screen. If it is not right, send it back within 14 days of delivery, unused, unwashed and in resaleable condition, and we refund the price you paid, including standard delivery. That is a voluntary policy we offer on top of your legal rights.

If it turns up faulty, damaged or not as described, that is on us. The consumer protection law of your state and the Federal Trade Commission Act covers you, and we pay the return postage. Read the full detail on our refunds and returns page, or ask us anything before you order.

Frequently Asked Questions

What exactly am I getting in this order?

One white silk pillowcase in standard size, 20 x 26 inches. It is not a pair, so if you want both pillows on a bed to match, add two to your cart. No pillow insert is included.

What does 22 momme actually mean?

Momme is the traditional unit for silk fabric weight, a bit like GSM is for cotton. A 22 momme fabric is denser and more durable than 16 or 19 momme silk of the same type. It is widely treated as the practical sweet spot for bedding, which is why the best 22 momme silk pillowcase options tend to sit at this weight.

Is the silk on both sides or just the top?

Both sides. The front and the back are mulberry silk, so you get the same surface whichever way you flip it. Some cheaper pillowcases pair one silk face with a synthetic backing, and this is not one of those.

What is mulberry silk?

Mulberry silk comes from silkworms raised on a diet of mulberry leaves. The fibers it produces are long, even and smooth, which is what gives the finished fabric its glide and shine. It is the most common type of silk used in bedding.

Will it fit my pillow?

It is cut for a standard US bed pillow, 20 x 26 inches. Measure your current pillowcase before ordering. Queen pillows run 20 x 30 inches and king pillows 20 x 36 inches, and neither will fit properly in a standard case.

How does the closure work?

There is a hidden zipper along one edge. It holds the pillow inside so it does not slide out overnight, and it stays out of view when the bed is made. Open it slowly the first time so the slider settles into the silk without catching.

Does the zipper scratch or feel hard against your face?

It sits on one edge rather than across the sleeping surface, so under normal use your face never touches it. If you are sensitive to it, turn the zippered edge toward the foot of the bed when you dress the pillow.

Why does the thread count say 600?

Thread count counts the yarns woven into a square inch of fabric. The figure given for this pillowcase is 600. With silk, the momme weight is usually a more useful guide to quality than thread count, and this fabric gives you both numbers.

Is silk cooler than cotton to sleep on?

Silk tends to feel cool to the touch and does not trap heat the way heavy cotton can, which is why a lot of people reach for the best cooling silk pillowcase in warmer months. How much difference you notice depends on your room, your bedding and your own sleep temperature.

Will my hair really slide across it?

Silk has a smoother surface than woven cotton, so hair moves over it with less friction and less tugging. That is the main reason people look for the best silk pillowcase for hair. It is a fabric property, not a treatment, so it does not wash out.

Is this good for curly or textured hair?

Many people with curls prefer silk because there is less drag on the strands overnight. If you already sleep in a silk or satin bonnet, a silk pillowcase is a natural companion. It is one of the reasons the best silk pillowcase for curly hair is almost always a smooth, high momme weave.

Can I use it with hair oils or night creams?

You can, but anything oily or heavily pigmented can mark white silk. Give products time to absorb before you lie down, and wash the pillowcase promptly if something transfers. Treat oil marks the same day rather than letting them set.

How do I wash it?

Hand wash in cool water with a mild detergent made for delicates, or machine wash cold on a gentle cycle inside a mesh laundry bag. Avoid bleach, fabric softener and enzyme based stain removers. Rinse well and do not wring it.

How should I dry it?

Press the water out gently between your hands or roll it in a clean towel, then hang or lay it flat to dry away from direct sunlight. Silk dries quickly. Skip the dryer, since heat and tumbling are hard on the fibers.

Can I iron it?

Yes, on the lowest heat setting. Iron on the reverse side while the fabric is still slightly damp and keep the iron moving. Do not use a steam burst directly on the silk face.

How often should I wash it?

Once a week is a reasonable rhythm for most people, and more often if you use hair products or sleep warm. Having a second pillowcase in rotation makes this far easier to keep up with.

Will white silk go yellow over time?

White fabrics can discolor if they sit in body oils or if they are dried in strong sun. Washing on a regular schedule and line drying in the shade keeps it looking fresh. Never use chlorine bleach to try to brighten it.

Does it wrinkle?

Silk relaxes well, so most creases from the wash fall out as it hangs to dry. Light wrinkles usually settle once the pillow is inside the case. A cool iron on the reverse handles anything stubborn.

Is 22 momme better than 19 momme?

A 22 momme fabric is heavier and generally stands up to washing better than 19 momme. It also drapes with a bit more substance. Both feel smooth, but if you want something that will be in rotation for years, the heavier weave is the safer buy.

Can I use this on a travel pillow?

Only if your travel pillow is close to standard size. For a small neck pillow it will be far too big. People who want the best silk pillowcase for travel usually pack a standard case and slip it over the hotel pillow instead.

Does white show stains more than darker colors?

It can show makeup, oil and tint products more readily than a dark shade. The upside is that white is easy to match with any bedding and simple to check for cleanliness. Prompt washing handles most of it.

Is it suitable as a gift?

It is one of the easiest gifts to get right, because white goes with everything and you do not have to guess at someone's bedroom colors. That is why a plain white pillowcase is often the best silk pillowcase gift to choose. Consider ordering two so the recipient has a matching pair.

Is it the same as a satin pillowcase?

No. Satin describes a weave and is often made from polyester, while this is silk fiber. Silk charmeuse happens to use a satin weave, which is where the confusion comes from. The fiber content is the part that matters.

Will it slide off the pillow during the night?

The hidden zipper keeps the pillow enclosed, which stops the fabric from working its way loose the way an open envelope case can. Silk is smooth, so the case itself may shift slightly on a sloped pillow, but it will not come off.

What size pillow insert should I buy for it?

A standard 20 x 26 inch bed pillow. If you want a plumper look, some people size up very slightly so the silk sits taut, but a snug zipper closure needs a pillow that is not overstuffed.

Can children use it?

It is a regular bed pillowcase, so it suits anyone who sleeps on a standard pillow. For very young children, follow the usual safe sleep advice about pillows in the crib. Supervise the zipper with small children as you would with any bedding.

Is there any pattern or print?

No, it is a solid white with a modern, plain finish. There is no theme, border or print. That keeps it easy to pair with patterned sheets or a busy duvet.

How long will it last?

With gentle washing and line drying, a 22 momme silk pillowcase used nightly typically serves for a long stretch before it starts to thin. Rotating between two cases roughly halves the wear on each. Harsh detergents and hot dryers are what shorten silk's life most.

How fast will it arrive and what does shipping cost?

Orders ship from US warehouses and usually arrive in 3 to 7 working days. Shipping is free across the USA on orders over $150, and $20 on orders under that.

What if it is not right for me?

You have 14 days from delivery to return it, provided it is unused and unwashed. Keep the packaging until you have checked the size against your pillow, since that is the most common reason people send one back. Once you are sure it fits, go ahead and wash it before first use.

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The small annoyance nobody names

There is a particular kind of morning where you look in the mirror and your face has a line on it. A soft crease running from your cheekbone toward your jaw, exactly where the fabric bunched up. It fades after an hour, usually. Then there is the hair. You went to bed with it brushed and it is now doing something structural on one side.

Neither of these is a crisis. But both come from the same place, which is the fabric you have been pressing your head into for the last eight hours. Standard cotton pillowcases are absorbent and slightly rough at the fiber level. Hair catches. Skin drags. The fabric gathers into ridges because it does not slide.

Silk does slide. That is the whole pitch, and it is a pretty simple one.

What silk is actually doing

Silk fibers are long and smooth compared to cotton, which is made of shorter, spiralled fibers with a rougher surface under magnification. When you lie on a woven silk fabric, your skin and hair move across it rather than gripping it. Turn your head at night and the hair goes with you instead of being tugged in the opposite direction.

The fabric also feels cool when you first lie down. Silk does not hold heat against you the way a heavy cotton flannel does, which is why a lot of people switch to silk bedding in summer and then never switch back.

That is the honest version. Silk is a smooth, cool, lightweight fabric. It is not a treatment and it is not a cure for anything. It is a nicer surface to spend a third of your life on.

Reading the numbers: momme and thread count

Two numbers show up on every silk pillowcase listing, and only one of them is especially useful.

Momme is the traditional measure of silk fabric weight. You will see 16, 19, 22 and occasionally 25 or 30. Lower numbers mean a lighter, thinner fabric. It will still feel smooth, but it wears through faster under nightly use and tends to look a bit flimsy. Higher numbers mean a denser weave with more silk in it.

Twenty two momme is where most people land. It has real substance when you pick it up, it drapes properly over a pillow instead of clinging, and it handles weekly washing without going sheer at the corners. Heavier than that and you start paying considerably more for a difference you may not notice with your eyes closed.

Thread count is the count of yarns in a square inch. This pillowcase is listed at 600. With cotton, thread count is the headline figure. With silk, it is secondary, because the fiber itself does more work than the yarn density does. Useful to know, not the thing to decide on.

If you are comparing listings and one shows momme and the other only shows thread count, the momme figure tells you more.

Both sides matter more than you would think

Here is a detail worth checking on any silk pillowcase before you buy. Some are silk on the sleeping face and something cheaper on the back. Polyester, usually, or a cotton blend. It keeps the price down and it works fine until you flip the pillow at 3am and land on a completely different texture.

This one is mulberry silk on both faces. Front and back, same fabric. You can turn the pillow over as many times as you like and nothing changes.

The best double sided silk pillowcase is simply one where you never have to think about which way round it is, and that is a small thing that turns out to matter a lot in practice.

Getting the size right

This is the single most common ordering mistake, so it is worth two minutes of your time.

US bed pillows come in three main sizes. Standard is 20 x 26 inches. Queen is 20 x 30 inches. King is 20 x 36 inches. They are all the same width, which is why people mix them up, and the length difference is where it goes wrong.

This pillowcase is standard, 20 x 26 inches. Go pull the tag on the pillowcase you are using now, or take a tape measure to the pillow itself. A queen pillow will not fit into a standard case. A standard pillow in a queen case will slouch and bunch at one end.

It also ships as a single piece. If you want the bed to look symmetrical, that means two.

Why white

White is the path of least resistance. It goes with every sheet set you already own, it suits a guest room, and it does not clash with a patterned duvet. If you are buying the best white silk pillowcase as a gift, you are also removing the risk of guessing wrong about someone's bedroom palette.

The trade off is that white shows things. Makeup transfer, hair oil, a tinted serum you did not quite let absorb. None of it is permanent if you deal with it quickly, but white does ask you to stay on top of the laundry in a way that a charcoal case does not.

Give your skincare and hair products a few minutes to soak in before your head hits the pillow. That solves most of it.

Looking after it

Silk is less fragile than its reputation suggests, but it does not like three things in particular. Heat, bleach, and being wrung out.

Wash it in cool water. Either hand wash it in the sink with a mild detergent made for delicates, or run it through a gentle machine cycle inside a mesh laundry bag so it does not wrap around other items. Skip the fabric softener, which coats the fibers and takes away the slip you paid for. Skip bleach entirely, and be careful with enzyme based stain removers.

To dry, press the water out gently or roll it in a clean towel. Do not twist it. Hang it or lay it flat somewhere out of direct sun, and it will be dry surprisingly fast. The dryer is where silk pillowcases go to die, so leave it out of the plan.

If you want to iron it, use the lowest heat setting, work on the reverse side, and do it while the fabric is still a little damp.

Once a week is a sensible washing rhythm. More if you use leave in hair products. The easiest way to actually keep that up is to own two, so one is on the bed while the other is in the basket. It also roughly halves the wear on each one.

Who this suits

If you wake up with crease lines on your face, if your hair frizzes overnight, if you sleep hot, or if you simply like the feel of nice bedding, this is a low effort upgrade. It takes thirty seconds to put on and it changes something you experience every single night.

If you want the best silk pillowcase for hair specifically, the combination here (22 momme, both sides silk, smooth charmeuse finish) is the configuration most people are describing when they recommend one.

It also makes an easy gift. Plain white, standard size, no guessing required.

The short version

Twenty two momme mulberry silk, white, standard 20 x 26 inches, silk on both faces, hidden zipper, sold as one. Measure your pillow before you order, wash it cool, dry it out of the sun, and buy two if you want the bed to match.

That is really all there is to it.

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This is a white silk pillowcase in standard size, measuring 20 x 26 inches, sold as a single piece. It is made from 100% mulberry silk on both sides, woven at 22 momme with a stated thread count of 600, in a solid white, modern style with no pattern. The closure is a hidden zipper. The listed care instructions allow hand washing or machine washing, and the recommended uses given are hair protection and skin protection. The package includes one silk pillowcase and no additional components.