Best silk face masks for sensitive skin and maskne - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Fashion 11 of the best silk face masks for soothing for sensitive skin and maskne By You Magazine - October 23, 2020 Face masks are an essential part of modern life, but they don’t come without their potential challenges. For example, glasses wearers have struggled while keeping their lenses steam free, and there are increased levels of ‘maskne,’ after increased mask usage has irritated skin and provoked spots and blemishes. This is where silk face masks come in. View this post on Instagram A post shared by THE VAMPIRE’S WIFE (@thevampireswife) If you find cotton or fabric masks to be an irritant to your skin, and are experiencing increased levels of breakouts, silk can really come to the rescue. Silk is a super lightweight, non-irritating material, and is already a favourite in beauty for things like pillowcases (so hair stays sleek), and eye masks (so you can have a dark yet comfortable night’s sleep). Many brands have now dabbled with silk face coverings, including Slip, which is best known for its silk pillowcases, scrunchies, and hairbands. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Slip Silk Pillowcase (@slipsilkpillowcase) As well as feeling more comfortable, research has actually found that wearing a silk covering can be especially effective at stopping the spread of viruses. One (preliminary, non-conclusive) study discovered that silk ‘is the most effective at preventing the penetration of droplets, and the least absorptive of water, because of its intensely hydrophobic character compared to the other fabrics tested.’ The study also found that silk is also antimicrobial, antiviral, and antibacterial because of the presence of copper, which is incorporated by animals into their silk. It concluded that ‘silk has untapped potential for use during the current shortage of PPE in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.’ If you’d like to wear a silk face mask, we’ve picked out some of the best ones to buy now. The best silk face masks to shop now Mulberry Silk Face Mask, £20, Cult Beauty Silk Face Mask, £14, The Big Silk Luxury 100% Silk Face Mask, £22.99, Etsy Silk Face Mask In Blush, £25, Gingerlily Silk Face Mask, £22, Jessica Russell Flint Silk Face Mask, £38, Valle & Vik Silk Satin Face Double Layered Mask, £8.50, Etsy The Blue Silk Face Mask, £38, The Vampire’s Wife Double-Sided Silk Face Mask In Leopard Print, £39, Slip Adelina Rusu Two-Sided Black & Beige Silk Face Mask, £25, Wolf & Badger Silk Face Mask With Filter Pocket and Matching Pouch, £19.99, Cocorose London RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Rochelle Humes has launched a gorgeous new edit with Next Shop the YOU Magazine Instagram YOU picks the best new-in buys from M& S Popular in Fashion Laura Jackson has teamed up with Next for the chicest knitwear January 22, 2020 Holly Willoughby’ s birthday dress is another Zara bargain February 10, 2020 The Instagram-famous & Other Stories wool blazer is back in stock August 31, 2022 Lorraine just wore Emma Willis’ Next collection from head to toe March 17, 2020 The prettiest spring dresses under £100 March 1, 2022 Everyone is buying Holly’ s gorgeous gingham Oasis dress May 14, 2020 13 bargain dresses to buy in ASOS’ s extra 20 per cent June 10, 2020 This £20 H& M dress is set to be the social media June 26, 2020 Stacey Solomon x Primark is back for a third collection with July 20, 2020 Searches for this perfect heatwave summer top style are up 5000% August 10, 2020 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved