Our products are packed airtight for transport. Before first use, air your duvet, pillow or cover well and shake it out several times. Filled products such as duvets and pillows take two to three hours to regain their natural loft.

Don't be surprised by a slightly sour smell on new silk – it's completely normal. It comes from the natural protective substance of the silk cocoon, sericin. The smell fades over time and disappears completely. Sericin is a soluble protein and has a positive effect on the skin.

Filled products do not need to be washed. Silk has a natural self-cleaning function: the thread is woven so densely that hardly any skin or dust particles can penetrate or cling to it – which is also why mulberry silk doesn't absorb odours.

• Shake out regularly so your duvet and pillow stay airy and dry.
• If there's a stain, only spot-clean it – don't wash the whole item.
• Carefully rinse out small marks by hand.

These woven silk products can be washed. Hand washing is the gentlest option – alternatively use the machine on a gentle cycle.

• 30 °C with a silk or delicates detergent, by hand or on a gentle cycle.
• Do not bleach and do not tumble dry.
• Ideally just steam – or iron inside out on a low setting.

Shine tip: add 2 tablespoons of vinegar essence to the fabric softener compartment with every wash – this keeps the silky shine. Care for small accessories such as the bonnet, sleep mask and scrunchies the same way: 30 °C gentle wash and air-dry.

Silk has a protein structure similar to our skin and hair – treat it just as gently.

Face masks can be steamed. Alternatively, wash them at 60 °C on an easy-care cycle – ideally with a detergent for wool and silk.

Before storing silk bedding for a longer period, air it well and make sure it is completely dry. Duvets and pillows should have enough space in the wardrobe so they are not compressed.