Is a down quilt better or a silk quilt? Here's the difference

Both down quilts and silk quilts have many uses, and which one is better depends on personal preference. Down quilts have a high air content inside, are very light and warm; silk quilts contain more than a dozen amino acids, and mulberry silk fibers are very thin and long, so mulberry silk quilts not only have good health and beauty effects, but are also comfortable and close-fitting.

1. Down Quilt

1. Down Quilt - the lightest quilt

The main filling materials of down quilts are goose down and duck down. Comparing the two, goose down quilts are better than duck down. But no matter what kind of down quilt, its main quality indicator is the down content. Generally speaking, a down quilt with a down content of more than 50% is a high-quality down quilt.

2. Advantages: Due to the large amount of air inside, it is very light and warm.

Disadvantages: Due to air isolation, breathability and fit are poor. The use of down as filling material has high requirements on fabrics, otherwise the phenomenon of down drilling will be very serious. Generally, high-density fabrics are used for quilt covers. Such fabrics are mostly chemical fiber fabrics, and static electricity phenomenon is serious when used in winter.

3. Suitable crowd: Because down quilts are light, soft and flexible, they are much lighter than cotton quilts and will not cause pressure on the human body when used. Therefore, they are suitable for people with high blood pressure, heart disease, poor blood circulation, the elderly, pregnant women, children, etc.

2. Silk Quilt

1. Silk quilt - the greenest quilt

The best silk quilt should be filled with 100% mulberry silk and filament. Because silkworms cannot come into contact with pesticides or other chemicals during their growth process, silk quilts should be "green" and environmentally friendly quilts. About 97% of silk is pure natural animal protein, which is close to human skin and therefore has good skin-friendliness. Silk fiber is light, soft, thin and long, and is known as the "Queen of Fiber" in the industry. Therefore, silk quilts are also known as the "second skin of the human body"!

2. Advantages: The main component of silk is animal protein fiber, which contains more than a dozen amino acids. Mulberry silk fiber is very thin and long, so mulberry silk quilts not only have good health and beauty effects, but are also comfortable and close-fitting. The water absorption of silk is 1.5 times that of cotton, so it has good moisture-retention and moisture-dissipation properties and can effectively regulate the temperature inside the quilt. Silk is also very tough, similar to steel wire of the same thickness, so silk quilts are very durable.

Disadvantages: Nowadays, many silk quilts are made of tussah silk or short-fiber silk, which are generally chemically bleached, so these silk quilts have lost their green meaning.