Lavender Eye Pillow

The Holistic Silk eye pillow quiets the mind. The eye pillow made from 100% dupioni silk is perfectly weighted with lavender flowers and organic seeds.

When placed over the eyes, it stimulates the natural acupressure points that promote clarity and calm. It naturally cools, immediately soothes, and helps you find restful sleep.

• use the eye pillow to relieve tension, block out light, and calm the mind
• can help alleviate headaches, eye pain, and sinus discomfort
• ideal for the final relaxation phase in yoga or for a nap where a ten-minute break feels like an hour
• reduces eye puffiness and relaxes facial muscles

Gently roll the eye pillow between your hands to release the relaxing scent, then place it over your eyes. Lean back and relax. The flexible weight of the eye pillow contours to your eye area and activates the acupressure points. The scent soothes your senses.

"Reach for a lavender-filled Holistic Silk eye pillow to drift off to sleep. It works! The next thing you notice is your alarm clock ringing." Vogue UK

How to Use

• Gently roll the eye pillow between your hands to release the relaxing scent, then place it over your eyes.
• Lean back and relax. The flexible weight of the eye pillow contours to your eye area and activates the acupressure points. The scent soothes your senses.
• Note: Dupioni silk is characterized by naturally occurring small thickened areas. The thicker threads are woven into the weft to create a royal shimmer.
• Care: Clean the surface of your eye pillow only with a damp cloth or dry cleaning. Do not immerse in water. When the scent fades, gently roll the eye pillow between your hands to release the lavender aroma. Do not store in direct sunlight.
• Tip: For ultimate sleep and nighttime comfort, use the lavender eye pillow for ten minutes, then apply the lavender eye mask.
• Tip: Place in the refrigerator before use for an even cooler effect.

FAQ

What are the benefits of silk?

The Chinese have been harnessing the beauty benefits of silk for centuries. Friction-free mulberry silk is known to reduce skin and hair damage by up to 50% compared to cotton and is recommended by beauty experts and hairstylists to protect skin and hair.

Silk contains the protein sericin, which mirrors the proteins found in skin and hair. This promotes moisture retention, while naturally hypoallergenic silk reduces facial wrinkles during sleep.

What is the difference between various silks?

Silk is a 100% natural fiber fabric and has different names depending on the weave, weight, and density. The weight of a woven silk fabric is determined by the thickness of the threads and the type of weave.

The warp threads are the vertical threads in a fabric, and the weft threads are the horizontal threads. Depending on how the loom is set up, i.e., how many warp and weft threads are separated at once, this determines the type of silk fabric produced.

Of the three basic types of silk weave—satin, plain, and twill—weave—Holistic Silk prefers to use satin and plain weaves.

Mulberry silk in satin weave

In making satin mulberry silk, four or more weft threads are woven over one warp thread, followed by four warp threads over a single weft thread. This diagonal floating pattern creates a highly glossy and even sheen, hence the name satin. This satin weave and the pure mulberry silk fiber give our mulberry silk the mirror-smooth, friction-free surface that is so beneficial for hair and skin.

Dupioni silk (a type of mulberry silk) with plain weave

Dupioni silk, used for our lavender eye pillows and classic lavender eye masks, is made by using fine yarn in the warp and uneven, twisted yarn spun from two or more entwined cocoons in the weft. This weave produces a densely woven silk material with a highly glossy surface. The varying thickness of the silk thread in the weft creates the characteristic slubs and irregularities of dupioni, which catch the light and give the material a strikingly royal shimmer and splendor. For an even more stunning effect, the warp and weft fibers in dupioni silk can be dyed differently to create a shot effect. This means the fabric’s color subtly changes depending on the viewing angle, giving the fabric an even deeper shimmer and exquisite quality.

Momme / Thread count

You may know that cotton sheets are often labeled by thread count—momme is the silk equivalent and refers to the number of silk threads per square inch. We use 22 momme because it is smooth and soft yet has a moderate weight. This is the highest weight we can achieve without it becoming stiff. 22 momme silk is light enough to provide an almost weightless, super-smooth feel while being durable enough for daily use—including machine washing. This makes it the perfect choice for many Holistic Silk creations.

Ingredients

100% pure mulberry silk, dried lavender flowers, organic seeds

Dimensions: approx. 21 x 9.5 cm

Made under fair conditions.