What is Sleep Apnea

What is Sleep Apnea?

Sleep Apnea is a common disorder in which an individual has one or more pauses in breathing or shallow breaths while sleeping. Breathing pauses can last from a few seconds to minutes. Often, they occur 5 to30 times or more an hour. Typically, normal breathing then starts again, sometimes with a loud snort or choking sound.

Sleep Apnea usually is a chronic (ongoing) condition that disrupts your sleep. You often move out of deep sleep and into light sleep when your breathing pauses or becomes shallow. This results in poor sleep quality that makes you tired during the day. It is one of the leading causes of excessive daytime sleepiness.

It can be tough to identify Sleep Apnea on your own as the symptoms only occur when you’re asleep. So, you can overcome this difficulty by asking your bed partner to observe your sleep habits or recording yourself during sleep.

Common Signs and Symptoms of Sleep Apnea

• Morning headaches
• Waking up with a dry mouth or sore throat
• Night-time awakenings
• Forgetfulness and difficulty to concentrate

Signs and Symptoms of Sleep Apnea

• Loud and chronic snoring
• Long pauses in breathing
• Choking, snoring, or gasping during sleep

何謂睡眠呼吸暂停症？

Sleep Apnea或稱睡眠呼吸暂停症或睡眠窒息症，是一种睡眠时候呼吸停止的睡眠障碍。男性的发病率比女性高2至8倍，平均20个成年人则有一人患上；老年人病发率则为10%。另外，肥胖、扁桃腺过大、鼻骨移位、酗酒、吸烟及服用安眠药的人士较易患上睡眠呼吸暂停症。

欲確定自己是否患上睡眠呼吸暫停是蠻艱難的，由於症狀只發生正當你睡著。 所以，你可以尋求你配偶或伴侶的協助，觀察你的睡眠習慣，或許錄製自己睡眠的過程 。  

常見的睡眠呼吸暂停症跡象和症狀

• 早上醒來頭痛
• 早上醒來口乾或喉嚨痛
• 夜間覺醒
• 健忘和集中困難

   

主要的睡眠呼吸暂停症跡象和症狀   

• 響亮和慢性的鼾聲
• 比較長的睡眠呼吸暫停 
• 窒息，打鼾或睡眠喘息

The ColourActiv™ for Long Lasting Colours

Looking for a long-lasting bed sheet product? What do you do if you have a bed sheet fabric that has colourfast problem? ColourActiv™ is developed to avoid problems with colourfast.

Developed in the 1950s, ColourActiv™ was the first dye produced capable of covalent bonding between the dye and fibers. ColourActiv™ thereby becomes part of the fibers rather than merely remaining as an independent entity. These special dyes, which technically are also referred to as reactive dyes.

ColourActiv™ provides colorfastness and avoids colours to bleed or run-off once washed or exposed to intense light, offering timeless and long-lasting for beautiful colour.

The colour of ColourActiv™ is exceptionally vibrant and sheen, its smooth surface makes the colour silky with soft hands touch.

ColourActiv™ has an eco-friendly manufacturing process as it requires less water in production cycle and releases minimal water-waste and contamination into the water supply.

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Choosing the Right Sleeping Pillow

by Fred Victor

Using the wrong pillow could leave you with stiff and sore neck, and wake up feeling just as tired as when you laid down to sleep.

Interestingly, statistics indicate that most of us have trouble sleeping, which can impact our physical and mental health. Inevitably, using the wrong pillow is one of the most common causes of neck pain – a condition that negatively affects our daily lives, for instance, headaches, insomnia, snoring and fatigue are all closely associated to neck pain.

But, choosing the correct pillow isn’t an easy task, it can be challenging anyway as they are so personal, that conform to your body as well as sleeping habits. Doesn’t it sound interesting?

Therefore, choosing the right pillow fill keeps your neck properly supported and leaves you feeling awake, alive and rejuvenated in the morning.

Here are 3 tips I shared, to choose the right pillow for a good night’s sleep.

STEP 1

Finding the Way You Sleep

Are you a side sleeper, or do you sleep on your back? The way you sleep is critical for developing a sound sleeping pattern. A pillow should fit the way you sleep, not the other way round.

Well, the very first thing to consider when getting a pillow for yourself is your sleeping pattern. It’s not kidding as pillows are not crafted equally; different pillows cater to varying styles of sleeping. So, understanding the way you sleep will help you to select the most suitable one.  

As a rule of thumb, you may need a foam-filled side pillow if you’re a side sleeper, it will support your back while your rest. On the other hand, if you’re a back sleeper, you may consider a memory foam pillow that will provide greater neck support. If you’re a stomach sleeper, you may select a thin but firm down pillow that provides the ultimate comfort.

STEP 2

Selecting a Pillow Material

No doubt, there is wide variety of pillows available in the market today. Here is a list of three main materials of pillows that you will find available, for instance, down or feather, memory foam and microfibre or polyester fill.

Down or Feather Pillows

The word “down” refers to the feather down of birds, from which a pillow is made. But, the down has fundamentally different types of down (birds). For example, goose down, feather and down alternatives (or called microfibre).

Memory Foam Pillows

Memory foam was developed in 1966 under a contract by NASA's Ames Research Center to improve the safety of aircraft cushions. Nowadays, many bedding companies are producing equal quality memory foam pillows, and have gained global popularity due to its softness and comfort, and the unique ability to remember the contours of you body.

Microfibre or Polyester Fill Pillows

Microfibre or polyester fill pillows are fundamentally filled with a synthetic material, such pillow offers a firm, comfortable and long lasting pillow.

STEP 3

Finding the Right Thickness and Firmness

Considering the thickness and firmness of your pillow will the one last thing. With the best material you’ve chosen, selecting a pillow that is either too thick or too thin will compromise your sleep. Thickness of a pillow is not the same as firmness, having said that, it’s possible to have a thin pillow that is firm, or a thick pillow that is soft. So, it depends solely on your preference and taste.

In sum, the bottom line is that selecting the right sleeping pillow is merely a personal preference based on your own comfort sleeping pattern, and then choosing a pillow material that jives with … having the right sleeping pillow is more than anything else, simply nothing promotes good health better than a good night’s sleep.

Have a good night’s sleep ;-)

How to Choose a Bed Sheet That Suits Me

by Fred Victor

Well, we spend about one-third of our lives in bed (correct me if you’re just having less than a 3-hour sleep due to your busy schedules daily), thus choosing the right bed sheet set can make huge difference by providing a restful, hygienic and healthier comfort throughout  a night’s sleep.

No doubt, your bed sheet’s quality relies greatly on the (1) types of fibre, (2) fabric weave patterns, and (3) tensions of the weaving.  

If you’re in the midst of finding a new bed sheet, the following tips will offer some help.

Size of Your Mattress

There is a wide variety of mattress sizes available in the market today, and varies from country to country. Of them, the most common ones include mattresses for single, super single, queen, king and super king. Frankly, there are some people who are uncertain of whether their mattresses are king or super king ... me too ;-)

Mattress Thickness/Depth

There is a wide choice of mattresses available in the market nowadays that it may easily get you confused, your mattress thickness is the case. From a standard depth of 6-7 inches (15-18 cm), mattresses can now be as deep as 10-16 inches (25-40 cm). Again, such standard varies from countries; you should triple-check on the mattress label before purchasing a bed sheet that suits yours.

Thread Count

You can easily find out whether on the front or back of the bed sheet packaging, thread count indications are printed it. In brief, thread count refers to the number of threads per square inch/centimeter in both directions in the weave. Of course, the higher the thread count, the more luxurious the feel of a fabric is.  

Consider a Fabric that Works Well for You

For sheets you’ll sleep on it for about eight hours every day, let’s treat yourself better okay. Just choose the best you can afford. Cotton is the most popular sheet fabric in terms of moisture absorption; for luxury, sateen and silk can be considered; for performance, Microtex™ and Silktex™ can be considered.

Check the Laundering Instructions

Look, silk bed sheets are definitely sensuous and beautiful, but let’s consider if you have to dry clean your bed sheet each week. Why? It’s because silk cannot be machine-washed. So, let’s be sure that you’ll be able to care for your bed sheets the way the laundering/caring instructions say. But, if you insist on silk bed sheet, you should consider Silktex™ - which shares the many positive properties of cotton, and at the same time it can replicate the soft and smooth feel of silk. 

Last but not least, allow me to stress that approximately 1/3 of our time is being invested in bed, so should we consider investing something on bed? Haha, meaning that the quality of your bed should be really upgraded ;-)

Have a great weekend ahead!

12 Funny Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About … Sleep

by Fred Victor

Nowadays’ society has become so fast-paced that many working adults are just having lesser sleep than before. Probably many feel that there are too many things to sort out within a short 24-hour a day, and therefore sacrifice to lessen the sleep hours to as little as four to five hours.

 

Whether you’re deciding to sacrifice some of your sleep hours, you’re always encouraged to find out why sleep is significant to one’s health and well-being.

Probably sleeping positions may determine one’s personality is nothing new to you, but did you know that 50% of your dream is forgotten within 5 minutes of waking up? Or did you know that you can only dream about faces you’ve previously seen? Sounds interesting huh, these are just a few twelve facts you probably didn’t know about … sleep ;-)

ONE

A new-born baby typically results in 400-750 hours lost sleep for parents in the first year.

TWO

17 hours of sustained wakefulness leads to a decrease in performance equivalent to a blood alcohol-level of 0.05%.

THREE

An adult bedbug can survive up to one year without feeding.

FOUR

Probably nobody knows why we dream.

FIVE

In 1964, 17-year-old Randy Gardner stayed awake for 264 hours and 12 minutes, the world's record. He then slept for 15 hours—not a record, but not bad.

SIX

10% of snorers have sleep Apnoea, a disorder which causes sufferers to stop breathing up to 300 times a night and significantly increases the risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke.

SEVEN

Experts reveal that lack of sleep actually affects the body's metabolism, thus increases one's chances of gaining weight or even becoming obese.

EIGHT

Experts say one of the most alluring sleep distractions is the 24-hour accessibility of the internet.

NINE

The extra-hour of sleep received when clocks are put back at the start of daylight has been found to coincide with a fall in the number of road accidents.

TEN
Thanks in part to their afternoon naps, Spanish people sleep an average of 40 minutes less per night than other Europeans. Spain also has the highest rate of workplace accidents in the EU and the 3^rd lowest productivity rate. 

ELEVEN 

People who sleep poorly tend to be more forgetful, this is because sleep is a time when memories get consolidated.

TWELVE

Sleep deprivation can dangerously affect decision making in risky situations such as driving, those sleep-deprived people are also more likely to make poor decisions because they struggle to remember and interpret important information.

Top Five Bed Bug Tips

Whether you are traveler, student or else, to get an idea where one should be extreme cautious for bed bug infestations. Probably some of you already know that bed bugs have absolutely rebounded their population numbers, and in fact they’re invading more than just houses and hotels, furniture and suitcases!

Some of the key items we can infer from the data provided through on- or offline sources, urban population centers, high volume air and mass transit travel, and that weather or climate is not really a barrier to beg bug spread and reproduction.

Bed bugs are the most difficult pest to treat, according to 76% of survey respondents, more so than cockroaches, ants, and termites. Depending on the scope of an infestation and the type of treatment used by a pest professional, it can take several treatments to completely eliminate bed bugs.

Here’s some tip on bed bug.

1. Do not bring used mattresses, beddings, stuffed sofas etc. from the backstreets

Mattresses, chairs, and sofas are the most popular infestation areas, bed bugs can crop up almost anywhere and can travel rather long distances to feed and then travel back to their breeding area.

Also, beware of used items purchased via second-hand shop and/or online, many of these items may have been purchased at a garage or estate sale etc. by folks who buy and sell items daily for a living.

2. Frequently wash bed linens

Wash your bed linens and clothing etc. that touches the floor to reduce bed bug populations. Bed bugs and their eggs can hide in laundry containers, so clean them when you do the laundry.

3. Vacuum to reduce bites

Thorough vacuuming reduces bed bug populations. Preferably on weekly basis, carefully vacuum your rugs, floors, upholstered furniture, under beds, bed frames, and all crevices around your rooms.

4. Heat-dry bed linens can kill beg bugs

High temperatures can kill bed bugs, consider heat-dry your bed linens in the sun that can work to kill bed bugs, provided it’s hot enough (at least for 3 hours).

5. Quality bed linens and beddings

When consider buying bed linens or beddings, it is better to buy quality products with hygiene function that provides highly effective protection against bacteria, odour, dust mites, and mildew etc.

Care for Your Bed Linens – Eastern Decorator Review

Buying your bed linens is just an easy task, but knowing how to care for it can be another story. It’s pretty challenging for those have never had to take care of laundry before. The following laundry care procedures are recommended to enhance your bed linens look and feel as well as extend its longevity.

General “Do Not” Guidelines

·         Do not “free pour” detergent into your washing machine. This will not only damage your linen but also the laundry equipment.

·         Do not “over load” as this will result in wrinkled your bed linens.

·         Do not “over dry” your bed linen as it will cause the sheets and pillow cases to become rough.

Laundry Guidelines for Bed Sheets and Pillow Cases

·         Separate your bed sheets / pillow cases from bathroom terry (towels).

·         Do not wash / dry your bed sheets / pillow cases with towels – because towels absorb 3 times the amount of water than bed sheets do. Thus, your bed sheets and pillow cases will be over dried and become rough.

·         Avoid over-loading your washing machine to prevent breaking long-fibers e.g. Egyptian Cotton.

·         Washing temperature should not exceed 65°C (150F) approx.

·         Drying temperature should not exceed 70°C (160F) approx. for 20 minutes.

·         Remove quickly from machine washer and dryer to eliminate wrinkles.

·         If your bed sheets / pillow cases are wrinkled in the dryer, toss in a dampened cloth and dry for 5-10 minutes longer.

·         If pre-soaking is necessary, cold water is recommended.

Laundry Guidelines for Comforters, Quilts (Duvets), Bed Skirts

·         Close all zippers before laundering.

·         Wash with mild detergent.

·         Do not use alkaline detergent, acid, chlorine bleach in either washing or drying cycles – because they can negatively impact the look and feel as well as their longevity.

·         Avoid temperatures above 50°C (120F).

Laundry Guidelines for Mattress Topper

·         Machine washing in cold water.

·         Do not bleach as it breaks down fabric fibers.

·         Use mild detergent.

·         Dry in low temperature, avoid more than 120°C (250F).

·         Do not overstuff the dryer.

Storage Guidelines

·         It’s ideal to have three bed sheet sets for a bed. For instance, you will have one on the bed, one in the storage while another one in the laundry.

·         Change your bed sheets preferably once a week in hot and humid climates e.g. Malaysia.

·         Rotate using your bed sheet sets frequently so that the three sets wear evenly.

REMEMBER: These guidelines are general. Care instructions are specific to the type of bed linens and bedding accessories that you have chosen. Hence, we recommend you to follow the care labels accordingly to ensure that you care for your bed linen in the best possible way. ;-)

Tips to Colour Your Home

In a world where thousands of colours can be chosen from, choosing colour (whether paint or colour of your home furnishings) for each segment of your home should be a fun; however, you should seriously consider every colour and its association before putting on as colour affect moods and emotions for those who stay in the space that you have created.

Colour brings life into every inch of your house. For instance, it can warm (yellow colour) or cool (white colour), calm (blue colour) or excite (red colour) you. What’s more, cleverly use of colour can make your small bedroom looks bigger, why not?

Begin at the Beginning

Determine what features or existing finishes in the room you would consider permanent. Consider the wardrobes, for example, if the wood of your bedroom wardrobes has a red undertone, make sure the paint or decoration colour you choose works well with that hue.

Determine the Colour Scheme

Consider the proportions of different colour that you wish to use carefully. One colour should always dominate a colour scheme. A scheme that always works well is to have two thirds of the room done in one colour and the other third in another colour. You should avoid using two colours of the same strength and intensity.

Emphasize or Minimize

Colour of your paint or furnishings can emphasize certain features while minimizing others. A long narrow room will look wider if you use a slightly darker colour on the shorter walls and a lighter colour on the longer walls. To give a big room a more intimate feel, decorate the walls in colours that advance toward you, such as red, gold, orange and brown. To help a small room seem larger, paint and also decorate the walls in colours that make them appear to recede, such as white, blue or violet colour.

Common Colour and its Associations

Red

Love, life, power, heat, roses, strength, sex, cherries, blood, Christmas, danger, excitement

Blue

Sky, freshness, sea, intelligence, birds, heaven, jeans, cold, mountains, ducks

Yellow

Sunshine, ducklings, brightness, vigour, bananas, gold, canaries, the moon, lemons

Green

Ecology, planet, growth, leaves, wisdom, olives, avocados, cool, calm, sea

Black

Darkness, mysteries, winter, discipline, negatives, crows, patent-leather, seals

White

Snow, weddings, holiness, brilliance, light, piano keys, daisies, kittens

Gold

Wealth, honour, glamour, marriage, jewelries, good-luck, sun, luxury

Pink

Girly, passion, feminine, strawberries, piglets, flowers, clouds, lipstick, celebrations

Purple

Luxury, passion, grapes, heather, sexy, feminine, crown chakra, mourning, imagination, psychics

Brown

Wood, timber, dogs, earth, comfort, nuts, chocolate, velvet, coffee, horses

Kid’s Room Decorating Ideas from Eastern Decorator

Decorating your kid’s room can be fun and it doesn’t need to be expensive. The key is to focus on fun, personal style and preferred cartoon character like Hello Kitty, Superman and so on.

Kids’ bedrooms are more than just a place to sleep; they usually share a lot in common such as vibrant colours with their favourite cartoon characters on bed sheets, walls and furniture, fun shapes, cute features, playful pieces, interesting stuffs and fun patterns. So their rooms are probably the most difficult to decorate. The parents need to be sure that the room is safe and child-friendly, with functional and easy to use pieces and with a beautiful theme.

Pick a Theme

Simply put, selecting your kid’s preferred theme (can be derived from his/her preferred cartoon character) to coordinate with a subject matter gives you a unifying focal point for all the room’s parts. And selecting a subject (e.g. play area, study area, shelf, cabinet etc.) that excites and conjures up your kid’s creativeness will supply them unending excitement and satisfaction.

Add Colour

Painting is one of the least expensive ways of decorating your kid’s rooms. However, it doesn’t necessarily need to paint all the walls. All you need is to create an accent wall, and repaint in a different colour way. Other avenues can be considered like the bedroom door in a bright colour or the window frames in of pink colour.

Repaint Furniture

Consider repainting some of your subject (old furniture) such as dresser drawers, table, book shelves, and chairs etc. that incorporate the bedroom theme. Other types of furniture can be added later if you have spare cash, but for the meantime it is best to concentrate on getting necessary items first.

Here’s some cartoon characters for you to consider. Let’s get started to design a lovely bedroom for your kids. Have fun ;-)

The Monster Mansions 2011

Have you ever thought how insane a mansion would be? There are people who love to live comfortably and some even wants to live with luxury, style and extravagant lifestyles. Most of the people consider it a materialistic pleasure, probably which is the liking of today’s people, right? Now, the places we are revealing you are some of the most beautiful, insane and monster one which owned by some famous celebrities, and are real fun to watch. Well, here we go …

Property: The Manor, Los Angelos

Owner: Aaron Spelling

Professionalism: Founder of Spelling Production, Television and Film Producer (USA)

Worth: USD$3 billion

Property Value: USD$150 million

The home of Aaron Spelling, dubbed “The Manor” by wife Cindy, the mansion stands on land that stretches across 56,000 square foot – has 123 rooms for his family to choose from, an indoor skating rink, multiple pools, three kitchens, sports courts, private orchard, several swimming pools and a bowling alley.

Property: Maison de L’Amitie, Palm Beach, Florida

Owner: Dmitry Rybolovlev

Professionalism: Co-Owner of Uralkali, Medical Doctor, Entrepreneur (Russia)

Worth: USD$9.5 billion

Property Value: USD$95 million

The sprawling oceanfront 60,000-square foot compound, bought from Donald Trump in 2008, includes diamond and gold fixtures and a nearly 50 car garage.

Property: Xanadu 2.0, Medina, Washington

Owner: Bill Gates

Professionalism: Founder and Chairman of Microsoft, Philanthropist and Author (USA)

Worth: USD$56 billion

Property Value: USD$121 million

The high-tech Lake Washington complex owned by the world’s second-richest man boasts a pool with an underwater music system, a 2,500- square foot gym and a library with domed reading room.

Property: The Mansion, Jupiter, Florida

Owner: Tiger Woods

Professionalism: Professional Golfer, Entrepreneur (USA)

Worth: USD$1.5 billion

Property Value: USD$60 million

This USD$60 million worth Florida mansion comes complete with a running track and four-hole golf course. The mansion, which overlooks the Atlantic Ocean, boasts huge windows for incredible sea views and has a glass-fronted lift for anyone too tired to take the stairs. As well as a gigantic master bedroom - with, a little ironically, his-and-hers bathrooms - there are three further bedroom suites.

Property: Promised Land, Montecito, California

Owner: Oprah Winfrey

Professionalism: Television Host (The Oprah Winfrey Show), Actress, Producer and Philanthropist (USA)

Worth: USD$2.7 billion

Property Value: USD$50 million

The media queen’s 23,000-square-foot Georgian-style manse sits on more than 40 acres, boasting a tea house, more than 600 rose bushes and an upscale outhouse.

Property: Acura TSX, Palo Alto, California

Owner: Mark Zuckerberg,

Professionalism: Founder and CEO Facebook (USA)

Worth: USD$13.5 billion

Property Value: USD$7 million

The property was sold for $7 million in March, a 5,000+ square foot Palo Alto manse features "privacy hedges" and was recently overhauled with a spa, outdoor fireplace and a lap-lane salt water pool.

Luxury Hotel-like Bedroom Décor Ideas

Have you ever dreamed of having a bedroom as luxurious as that of the 5-star hotels? Creating a luxurious and stylish bedroom isn’t as easy as it sounds because you need to look into each and every detail of your bedroom to get a luxury hotel bedroom décor. We’ve gathered some pictures of our collections on luxurious bedroom designs. Let’s have some fun with your bedroom by applying some ideas, you’ll make it tastes like a hotel.

Step 1

Select a Hotel’s Theme

When designing a hotel guest room, hotels usually develop a color palette and scheme that fits with their themes or locations e.g. the garden, golf course, desert or beach etc.).

This applies to yours – you need to develop a “theme” for your bedroom as it’s the place which reflects your taste and style. Sounds great huh?

Step2

Decorate Your Bed

Earth-tone, consistent white  and plain are the core elements that most hotels have in common.

Bed is the prominent area as the colour of a hotel room is brought up by the bedspreads, pillows and other bedding accessories – either matching or coordinating curtains, which are generally always in earth-tone colours.

You can consider of what hotel rooms share another common element of having quality, commercial grade furnishings and carpet, quality room-darkening draperies and bedspreads and the finest linens. Hotel towels and washcloths are consistently white and clean.

Buying quality products for your own home is often less costly in the long run because quality products are more durable and last much longer than sub-standard merchandise. For instance, cheap towels often fray after their very first encounter with a washing machine. But, high quality towels often continue to look fluffy and new even after 40-50 washings.

Step3

Space Up Your Bedroom

Most hotels often take a small space and create a flexible place for the guest for various activities.

Simply space up your bedroom according to your desired activities that you want to perform besides sleeping. For instance, you can consider adding a (1) snack area with mini refrigerator, (2) executive working table and chair, or (3) small reading area.

Step4

Snacks Area

Here’s an area where guests can have their food, drinks and snacks.  

Simply transform a corner of your bedroom for your food and beverage by adding a chair or two plus a small table. It’s a better idea than having to go to the kitchen for a refreshing beverage or snack while watching movie.

Step5

Light It Up

Some techniques are being used in 5-Star hotels.

Not necessary all techniques required, but you can apply some recommended ideas by installing (1) dimmer control on your every switch, (2) three-way switch bedside lamp, or (3) reading lights at your snacks or reading area.

Step6

Personalize Your Room

Most hotel rooms feature local art and interest magazines so their guests feel the connection with the city that they are visiting.

As for your case, you can consider displaying some of your favourite painting, antique items, books etc. so that you’ll feel connected.

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What is Cannon® Silktex™?

The quest for the ultimate softness in fabrics is not something mew. For centuries, natural silk offers the unrivaled softness but it can be very impractical as it can’t be machine-washed. Whereas cotton offers the sensible everyday use function but unable to emulate the softness of natural silk. In response, we are proud to present you the solution … Silktex™.

Silktex™ shares the many positive properties of cotton, and at the same time it can replicate the soft and smooth feel of silk.  Silktex™ is a revolutionary technology which is produced from natural cellulose fibre or wood pulps. It is 100% completely natural.

Silktex™ fabrics are soft, smooth, cool, comfortable and highly absorbent, making them ideal for use in hot and humid climates.

Softness Like No Other

The physical surface of Silktex™ has to be one of the softest and smoothest fabric known to men. No other material with such functionality even comes close.

Excellent Moisture Management

The unique submicroscopic canals between SILKTEX™ fibers offer one of its kind functional properties. It instantly absorbs sweat and immediately releases it again to the atmosphere, giving you a cool and natural feeling.

Gentle To The Skin

Unlike cotton, the ultra-smooth surface of Silktex™ prevents skin irritations and allergies while promoting a soft and comfortable experience. Highly recommended for anyone with sensitive skin.

Natural Anti-Microbial

Silktex™ naturally inhibits growth of dust mite and bacteria. Its unique moisture absorption capacity leaves no sweat on the fibres. Without water, dust mite and bacteria do not stand a chance.

Simply Vibrant

Silktex™ does not only functions well but also looks more vibrant and possess a brighter sheen. Thanks to the moisture absorbency characteristic. Silktex™ absorbs two times more color pigments than cotton.

Let's review Cannon® Silktex™ on Moisture Management.