


The consumers are informed about the Showrooms and Retailers who are Authorised Users of Silk Mark. By purchasing silk mark labelled products from these Authorised Users, Consumers get an assurance that they are indeed purchasing 100% Natural silk products.
The consumers can test their products for purity in any of the Silk Mark Chapters.Click Here To Contact The testing is free of cost.
If an Authorised User sells non silk products as 100% Natural Silk Mark With Silk Mark label,the membership will be cancelled with immediate effect. SMOI will facilitate the consumer in pursuing legal redressal in consumer courts. The firm or company will be notified in leading newspapers about the misuse.
Technically silk is a continuous protein filament secreted by specific types of caterpillars known as ' Silk Worms'. It has Natural sheen, inherent affinity for rich colours, high moisture absorbance, light weight & poor heat conduction, low static current generation, resilience and excellent drape are some of the Qualities Natural Silk is known for.
India is the only country known to produce all the known varieties of commercially produced silk i.e. Mulberry, Tassar, Muga and Eri.
Test |
Silk |
Artsilk |
Burning |
Burns but stops burning or burns slowly | Burns and burns continuously |
The fumes emit burnt hair smell | The fumes emit burnt paper smell | |
Forms black bead with rough surface | Forms white ash and drops immediately | |
The bead can be crushed resulting in to crystalline powder |
The ash is amorphous in nature | |
Strength |
For a given thickness the silk thread is stronger comparatively | For a given thickness the art silk thread is weaker comparatively |
Crease |
The pure silk quickly recovers from the crease formed by crushing effect | Susceptible to formation of crease, and recovering is rather slow |
Type of Stain |
Treatment |
Blood |
Soak in warm water, sponge with a few drops of ammonia in 10cc of hydrogen peroxide, and then launder. |
Butter |
Use drops of carbon tetrachloride. |
Chocolate |
Soak in hot water and launder. |
Coffee or tea |
Allow the fabric to dry, sponge with carbon tetrachloride. If stain remains, launder in hot water using small quantity of hydrogen peroxide. |
Cosmetics |
Dampen the stain and rub with bar soap finally rinse and wash. |
Ink or Lipstick |
Place the stain on Paper towel face down, sponge back with dry cleaning solvent or alcohol. Avoid water until stain is removed, rinse and launder. |
Nail polish |
Sponge with acetone. |
Cream
(ice, milk) |
Sponge with carbon tetrachloride. Launder in hot water. |
Egg |
Sponge in cold water |
Fruit juices |
Sponge with alkali and alcohol in equal proportions and launder. |
Greasy stains |
Apply face Powder and place the stain face down on paper towel and sponge with dry cleaning solvent and dampen slowly, rinse and wash or launder. |
Machine oil |
Cover the stain with an absorbent and slowly sponge, remove the trace with carbon tetrachloride, rinse and wash or launder. |
Mud |
Allow to dry, sponge with carbon tetrachloride, rinse and wash or launder. |
Paint |
Rinse in warm water and launder. If stain remains sponge with turpentine and kerosene, rinse and wash or launder. |
Varnish oil |
Sponge with carbon tetrachloride. |
Perspiration |
Rinse in dil. hydrochloric acid,, rinse and launder. |
Shoe polish |
Remove the excess Polish, sponge with liquid detergent, followed by solvent or rub with alcohol, rinse and wash or launder. |
Wine/soft drinks |
Soak in cold water, then use liquid detergent, launder in hot water. |
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Dry cleaning of silk items is suggested due to the yarn structure, poor to moderate washing fastness of the dyes and other fabric constructional details.
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It is also important to avoid rigorous agitation/mechanical handling of silk under wet condition due to weakening of the fibers. |
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Washing with mild detergent solution with gentle agitation is welcome. |
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Mulberry silk item should be pressed after wash under damp condition with a press cloth. |
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Wild varieties should be dry cleaned and ironed dry to retain the sericin. |
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Silk textiles may water spot easily so care should be taken to avoid this problem. Before washing make sure that the product does have a dye which would not water spot. |
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Silk is sensitive to strong soap, alkalies and high temperature and gets damaged. Please avoid these washing conditions. | ||
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Chlorine bleaches should be totally avoided. But Hydrogen peroxide and sodium perborate are safe to use under careful treatment conditions. |
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Silk has the shrinking features with strong alkali and acids. | ||
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Furnishing fabrics of silk should be protected against exposure to direct sunlight. |
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Silk may be attacked by insects especially carpet beetles. Care should be taken to see when storing that they are clean because soil may attract insects that do not normally attack the silk. |
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Weighted Silk deteriorates even under good storage conditions and are especially likely to break at folds. |
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Silk items should not be stored without wash after use. |
Climatic conditions decides the storage method. |