Guest guest Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 The claims are that silk sheets are hypoallergenic--didn't necessarily mention the dust mites in the article I read. Supposedly silk sheets also contain amino acids which help keep the skin from wrinkling. But they are more difficult to care for that other kinds of sheets, and you must keep your fingernails and toenails immaculately trimmed and manicured at all times and no rough places on the feet or hands.....No matter how hard I try with my hands and feet, I do have rough places on my hands and feet from time to time, and my husband has very rough skin on his feet. So.....there are advantages and disadvantages. I did find a good article by typing in silk sheets and looking at some of the sites listed. If you are highly allergic to dust mites, I think they would probably be worth it--just wear socks and gloves when either in bed or handling the sheets! (My suggestion.....) Adah McLaughlin <gmclaughlin1000@...> wrote: I recently read that silk sheets are hypoallergenic, or dust mite resistant. Has anyone tried them as a way of avoiding dust mites? It looks like they cost about $400. That's a lot of money but I don't mind spending it if they actually work. --------------------------------- Be a better sports nut! Let your teams follow you with Mobile. Try it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 15, 2007 Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 I am insanely allergic to dust mites. On the scratch test I reacted immediately. I'm also allergic to cats and dogs but it took a full 20 min's for me to test positive. I don't particularly like the feel of silk but if it helped me control the pest population it would be worth it. I'm off to my PCP tomorrow to try and see where I go from here and then the Pulmo in December. I've been doing some research on IgE and test results can be radically different from one period to the next so I suspect my IgE counts have become elevated. I may need to retest and reevaluate. If so, I need to find a way to decrease my exposure to those nasty, butt-ugly mites. Horrible things! Adah Voigt <asthmatic50@...> wrote: The claims are that silk sheets are hypoallergenic--didn't necessarily mention the dust mites in the article I read. Supposedly silk sheets also contain amino acids which help keep the skin from wrinkling. But they are more difficult to care for that other kinds of sheets, and you must keep your fingernails and toenails immaculately trimmed and manicured at all times and no rough places on the feet or hands.....No matter how hard I try with my hands and feet, I do have rough places on my hands and feet from time to time, and my husband has very rough skin on his feet. So.....there are advantages and disadvantages. I did find a good article by typing in silk sheets and looking at some of the sites listed. If you are highly allergic to dust mites, I think they would probably be worth it--just wear socks and gloves when either in bed or handling the sheets! (My suggestion.....) Adah McLaughlin <gmclaughlin1000@...> wrote: I recently read that silk sheets are hypoallergenic, or dust mite resistant. Has anyone tried them as a way of avoiding dust mites? It looks like they cost about $400. That's a lot of money but I don't mind spending it if they actually work. --------------------------------- Be a better sports nut! Let your teams follow you with Mobile. Try it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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