How it works

The name of the game for healthy hair is adequate moisture. Not too much, no too little. Satin is not a moisture-absorbing material like cotton and many other popular fabrics. Satin allows your hair and skin do what it does best: produce protective moisture to keep itself healthy and strong.

Using satin protects your hair from the moisture-absorbing materials, as well as harsh weather and harsh conditions like harsh sunlight, snow, dry heat, freezing winds, hair dye, heat from straighteners and blow dryers and anything else that dries your hair out.

Satin does not produce anything to heal your strands, but it is a protective barrier that provides the perfect environment for your own hair to heal, restore, and revive itself.  

What are some reasons/benefits of using satin?

Keeps hair moisturized

Keeps skin moisturized

Limits breakage

Combats frizz

Preserve hairstyles longer (Go longer in between washes, Keeps blowouts/hair-dos longer). You can do your hair the night before and it will look the same when you wake up. 

Save money by taking fewer trips to the hair salon. 

Gets rid of bed head

Helps limit wrinkles

Rids sleep lines

Rids unnecessary tangles

Reduces hair thinning 

Reduces split ends, which prolongs times between trims

Allows a smooth environment, so hair doesn’t snag, producing split ends and breaking 

Keeps curls in their original shape

Reduces hair loss 

Reduces and helps restore damaged hair

Wake up with hydrated hair and fresh looking skin

Protects from harsh weather

Saves time on morning and night time routine

Satin allows your hair to repair itself, so whatever oils or deep conditioning you use, your hair can fully absorb all of the healing properties and use it to its fullest ability.  

Saves money 

Healthier hair, fewer trips to the salon.

Healthier hair, fewer hair products. 

How is satin made?

Satin is a method for making fabric. It's a type of textile weave that creates a glossy fabric, and is created with silk, polyester, wool, nylon, cotton, and/or rayon. In everyday conversation, satin is used to describe specific types of fabric.

The process of making true satin is very specific. First, bring four threads that run vertically (called warp strands) to the surface of the fabric. The warp strands will "float" over a single thread that runs horizontally (called a weft strand). This method lets large areas of the thread reflect light, which makes the fabric glossy on one side.

To make the satin shiny on both sides, called double-faced satin, use two sets of warp strands.

Are there other types of satin?

There are many types of satin. The differences depend on what materials the fabric is made from. Here's a list of satins to satisfy your curiosity:

Charmeuse

Charmeuse satin is a luxury man-made fabric, created from silk or finely woven polyester. It is of medium weight, has no fillers such as acetate and/or nylon, and is very easy to wash. Take this satin with you when you travel, because it doesn't wrinkle! Like other satin it will prevent split ends.

Sateen

Usually made of cotton, sateen is created using one vertical thread woven over two or more horizontal threads. It has many of the health benefits that satin has, but is not as smooth as the charmeuse satin.

Duchess

This satin is made with a combination of silk and synthetic fibers. It's a heavy, stiff fabric. When you get lost in fantasies of walking down the aisle, or renew your wedding vows, most likely you'll be wearing Duchess satin, as it's great for wedding dresses.  

Ciré

This satin is treated with a coating of wax to make it extremely shiny. It's also stiff. This is the kind of satin used in ribbons.

Now that we know what satin is, click here to find out why in the world it’s so absolutely amazing, in fact, truly the best for our skin and hair.