This silk is 100% organic biodynamically cultivated. It is the highest quality silk you will be able to find.
The mulberry leaves which form the diet of the Bombix Mori silkworm are organically grown, and the combination of the high-quality diet and traditional community skills creates excellent silk. Up to 1.5km (1500m) of this high quality filament silk can be unwound from each cocoon without breaking.
All silk is excellent for the skin - it's gentle, insulating and breathable, and known for generations and across cultures as the ideal next-to-the-skin layer. Filament silk is the smoothest silk and so is best for sensitive skin. It's so smooth, it gleams...
Alkena silk is organically certified by IMO to GOTS standards so you can be assured of chemical-free, natural processing. It's not only organic but biodynamic silk. A Demeter advisor worked
with the group researching compost, plant-based preparations and efficient management
following biodynamic guidelines and the projects have been very successful.
At Cambridge Baby, we value the emphasis the Alkena projects have placed on community and social responsibility. For example, fixed prices and supply contracts are in place to avoid exploitation and ensure stability. The organically-grown mulberry bushes flourish on less productive land, and so the business brought in by the project brings economic benefits without displacing land set aside for
food crops. Environmentally, the project is encouraging biodiversity and has already planted hundreds of fruit trees and over 5000 other trees alongside the mulberry bushes.
So this silk is not only high quality, nurturing and healthy for your skin, but is making a positive difference in the world.
