Imicamelo kasilika, intandokazi kwabaningi, inikeza ukuthinta okunethezeka esimisweni sakho sokulala. Indawo ebushelelezi kakhulu yeimicamelo kasilikaakugcini nje ngokuthuthukisa okuhlangenwe nakho kwakho kokulala kodwa futhi kunikeza izinzuzo eziphawulekayo izinwele zakho nesikhumba. Nguukunciphisa ukungqubuzananjengoba uphumula, lezi pillowcases zisiza ukuvimbela inhloko yokulala futhi zinciphise amathuba okuvuka nezinwele ezifrize. Kuyaziwa ngaboubuhle izinzuzo, imicamelo kasilikavumela isikhumba sakho nezinwele ukuthi zigxumeke kalula phezu kwendwangu, zikhuthaze ukubukeka okubushelelezi ekuseni. Ukukhomba usilika wangempela kubalulekile ukuze ujabulele ngokugcwele lezi zinzuzo.

Ukuqonda Usilika

Uyini usilika?

Usilika, indwangu kanokusho enomlando ocebile, uvela emfeceni wemibungu kasilika. Inqubo yokukhiqiza eyinkimbinkimbi ihilela ukwembulwa ngokucophelela le mifece ukuze kukhishwe imicu ecolekile eyenza usilika. Kunezinhlobo ezihlukahlukene zikasilika, ngayinye ehlukaniswa ngezici nezimfanelo eziyingqayizivele.

Izinzuzo Zemicamelo Kasilika

Ama-pillowcase kasilika anikeza inqwaba yezinzuzo ezibhekelela kokubili izidingo zesikhumba sakho nezinwele. Ukuthungwa okubushelelezi kweimicamelo kasilikakunciphisa ukungqubuzana esikhumbeni sakho, kuvimbele imigqa yokulala kanye nokucasuka okungaba khona kwesikhumba. Ngaphezu kwalokho, indawo ethambile isiza ukugcina umswakama, ikhuthaza isikhumba esinempilo ngobusuku obubodwa. Ezinweleni zakho, usilika unciphisa ukuphuka ngokuzivumela ukuthi zishibilike kalula ngaphandle kokuhlangana. Ukwengeza, imvelo kasilika ephefumulayo ithuthukisa ikhwalithi yokulala iyonke ngokulawula izinga lokushisa nokunikeza indawo yokulala enethezekile.

Izindlela Zokuhlonza Usilika Wangempela

The Burn Test

Ukunquma ukuthi aumcamelo kasilikakuyiqiniso, ungaqhuba ukuhlolwa kokusha. Lapho usilika wangempela uchayeke elangabini, wonaisha kancane futhi ngokungajwayelekile, eshiya umlotha ofana nezinwele ezishile. Ngokuphambene, usilika mbumbulu uzoncibilika njengepulasitiki lapho ushiswa ilangabi.

Indlela yokwenza ukuhlolwa kokusha

1. **Lungisa isampula elincane lendwangu endaweni engabonakali.
2. Sebenzisa i-lighter noma umeshi ukuze ukhanyise ngokucophelela unqenqema lwendwangu.
3. Bheka ukuthi indwangu isha kanjani: usilika wangempela uzovuthashisa kancanengephunga elifana nezinwele ezivuthayo, kuyilapho usilika mbumbulu uzoncibilika ngokushesha njengepulasitiki.
4. Hlola izinsalela ezisele ngemva kokushiswa: usilika wangempela ukhiqiza umlotha omncane ongagxotshwa ube yimpushana, kuyilapho izindwangu zokwenziwa zishiya izinsalela ezinamathelayo.
5. Khumbula ukuthi usilika wangempela kufanele ukhiqizebrittle umlothakumnandi ukuthinta.**

Okufanele ukubheke emiphumeleni

• **Usilika wangempela kufanele udale umlotha omncane, ophukayo ochotshozwa ube yimpushana.
• Usilika mbumbulu uyoba insalela enamathelayo kunomlotha ngemva kokushiswa.**

Ukuhlolwa kokuthinta

Enye indlela yokuhlukanisa phakathi kukasilika wangempela nowomgunyathi iwukuhlola ukuthungwa kwawo ngokuhlolwa kokuthinta.

Izici zokuthungwa kukasilika wangempela

• **Usilika wangempela uzwakala ubushelelezi futhi unethezekile ukuwuthinta ngenxa yemicu yawo emihle nokucwebezela kwemvelo.
• Izindwangu zokwenziwa azikho ukuthamba okufanayo futhi zingase zizizwe zingeyokwenziwa noma zimbi kakhulu uma kuqhathaniswa nosilika wangempela.**

Umehluko phakathi kukasilika nezindwangu zokwenziwa

• **Uma uhlikihla usilika wangempela phakathi kweminwe yakho, ukhiqiza ukufudumala ngenxa yezakhiwo zawo zemvelo.
• Ngokuphambene, izinto zokwenziwa azikukhiqizi ukufudumala lapho zihlikihlwa ndawonye futhi zingase zizizwe zibanda noma zibuthakathaka kakhulu kunosilika wangempela.**

I-Luster Test

Ukuhlolwa kokucwebezela kuhilela ukuhlola ukuthi ukukhanya kuhlangana kanjani nendawo engaphezulu yendwangu, kusiza ekuhlonzeni usilika wangempela ngokusekelwe ezicini ezikhanyayo.

Indlela usilika wangempela okubonisa ngayo ukukhanya

• **Usilika wangempela kamalibhele ubonisa ukukhanya okucashile lapho uchayeke ekukhanyeni, ukubonakalisa ngendlela ehlukile ethuthukisa ubuhle bawo.
• Lokhu kucwebezela okuhlukile kwehlukanisa usilika wangempela kokulingiswayo okungase kubonakale kufiphele noma kucwebezela ngokweqile ngaphansi kwezimo zokukhanya ezifanayo.**

Ukuqhathanisa ukucwebezela kukasilika wangempela nowomgunyathi

• **Imicamelo kasilika yangempela izoba nokucwebezela okungokwemvelo okubangelwa indlela amafayibha awo abonisa ngayo ukukhanya, okudala umphumela we-iridescent othuthukisa ukukhanga kwawo okubonakalayo.
• Ngokuphambene, osilika mbumbulu bangase bangabi nalokhu kukhanya futhi esikhundleni salokho babonakale beyisicaba noma becwebezele ngokwedlulele uma bebukwa ngaphansi kwama-engeli ahlukene okukhanya.**

I-Price Factor

Ibanga lentengo elijwayelekile lama-pillowcase kasilika wangempela

• Ama-pillowcase kasilika wangempela angahluka ngentengo, namanye amabhrendi aphambili awanika wonacishe u-$90, okubonisa ikhwalithi nobuqiniso bosilika osetshenzisiwe.
• Ezinye izinketho ezihloniphekile zingatholakala cishe kumaki angu-$20, okuhlinzeka ukukhetha okungabizi kakhulu kodwa okuqotho kulabo abafuna izinzuzo zikasilika.

Kungani intengo ingaba inkomba

• Lapho ucabangela ukuthenga umcamelo kasilika, intengo ingaba inkomba ebalulekile yobuqiniso bayo.
• Inqubo yokukhiqiza usilika wangempela kanye nezakhiwo zikanokusho kuvame ukuholela eqophelweni lentengo eliphezulu uma kuqhathaniswa nezinye izindlela zokwenziwa.
• Ngokutshala imali ku-pillowcase kasilika enenani eliphezulu evela emithonjeni ethembekile, maningi amathuba okuba uthole uhla olugcwele lwezinzuzo ezinikezwa usilika wangempela ngezinwele zakho nempilo yesikhumba.

Amathiphu Engeziwe Nokucatshangelwa

Ihlola Ilebula

Lapho uhlola aumcamelo kasilika, kubalulekile ukuhlolisisa ilebula ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okubalulekile okungabonisa ubuqiniso bosilika.

• Bheka imininingwane ethile “njengosilika kamalibhele wangempela” ukuze uqiniseke ukuthi uthenga umkhiqizo wekhwalithi ephezulu.
• Gwema ukuwela emagameni adukisayo njengokuthi “usilika” noma “umuzwa kasilika,” okungenzeka angakuqinisekisi ngempela ukuba khona kukasilika wangempela.

Ukuthenga emithonjeni ethembekile

Ukukhetha lapho ongathenga khona eyakhoumcamelo kasilikaidlala indima ebalulekile ekuqinisekiseni ubuqiniso nekhwalithi yayo.

• Khetha amabhrendi athembekile nabathengisi abaziwa ngemikhiqizo yabo kasilika yangempela, efana ne-Quince enikela nge-100% ye-Mulberry Silk Pillowcase eyakhiwe ngosilika we-mulberry omsulwa we-momme engama-22.
• Beka kuqala izibuyekezo nezincomo ezivela kwamanye amakhasimende ukuqondisa izinqumo zakho zokuthenga ngempumelelo.

Ukuqhathanisa Usilika Nezinye Izindwangu

Ukuqonda umehluko phakathiusilikanezinye izindwangu ezifana ne-satin noma i-polyester zingasiza ekukhetheni ukwaziswa lapho ukhetha impahla yakho ye-pillowcase.

Umehluko phakathi kukasilika ne-satin

• Nakuba kokubiliusilikafuthi i-satin inikeza ukuthungwa okubushelelezi, usilika wangempela ugqama ngokukhazimula kwawo kwemvelo, osuselwa endleleni eyingqayizivele yemicu yawo eveza ukukhanya.
• I-Satin, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ijwayele ukwenziwa ngezinto zokwenziwa ezifana ne-polyester, engenazo izimfanelo zikanokusho ezifana nosilika wangempela.

Umehluko phakathi kukasilika ne-polyester

• Okuyiqinisousilikainokuthamba okukhethekile nokuphefumula, ikunikeza ukunethezeka ngenkathi ilawula izinga lokushisa kalula.
• I-polyester, evame ukusetshenziswa ezindwangu zokwenziwa, ingase inganikezi izinzuzo ezifanayo zempilo yesikhumba nezinwele ngenxa yemvelo yayo yokwenziwa.

Recap theukushisa ukuhlolwa, ukuhlolwa kokuthinta, nezindlela zokuhlola ezicwebezelayo zokuqinisekisa usilika wangempela. Cabangela isici senani njengenkomba yobuqiniso. Beka kuqala amalebula asho “usilika wangempela kamalibhele” ukuze uthole ukuqinisekiswa kwekhwalithi. Tshala ngokuhlakanipha kuma- pillowcase kasilika angempela ukuze uthole izinzuzo ezihlala njalo. Hlola imithombo ethembekile njenge-Shhh Silk noma i-Silky U ngemikhiqizo kasilika ephambili. Khetha unolwazi futhi ujabulele ukunethezeka kwama-pillowcase kasilika angempela avela ezinkampanini ezithembekile ezifana ne-Wonderful Textile noma i-Promeed. Thuthukisa ukulala kwakho kobuhle ngemicamelo kasilika yangempela enconywe ochwepheshe be-Good Housekeeping kanye ne-The Strategist.