Ordinarily, I couldn’t care less about Kourtney Kardashian. She just isn’t gossip-worthy to me at all. But Kourtney has been getting out there more often in the past year, and she’s even gotten her own endorsement deal – she was just made an ambassador for the skincare brand Manuka Doctor. To promote the deal, she gave an interview about beauty, skincare and more to Cosmo UK, and I read this piece a few days ago and I’ve been thinking about it ever since. Weird, right? It’s because I have never heard this one beauty tip she gives. Some highlights from the interview:
Her biggest beauty surprise: “I always sleep with a satin pillowcase and I have done for like 20 years. Khloe’s Godmother, who passed away a long time ago, used to tell us that we should always sleep with a satin pillowcase as it’s better for your skin and hair, so I have done ever since.”
Her best beauty bargain: “It’s got to be the natural stuff, I’d say. Like I love using coconut oil for everything. You can literally use it on your hair, skin, body, it does everything.”
Her biggest splurge: “Oooh I don’t know, but I once bought this $150 bronzer, which was good, but definitely not necessary. I do think it’s important to invest in a good eyelash curler though, my favourite one is by Kevyn Aucoin.
Have you ever heard the “sleep on a satin pillowcase” tip before? I’ve actually heard that satin pillowcases and satin sheets aren’t great for your skin because the fabric isn’t breathable, and I would imagine that for someone with oily skin (me), the oils would just collect on those slippery pillowcases and it would be completely gross. Or maybe I’m just thinking too much about this? I’ve always believed in cotton pillowcases. Also: people have really started raving about coconut oil all over the place. I should try it.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
I use coconut oil for my hair and scalp. My grandmother used to do it and it was something that was passed down. It is amazing for both 🙂
I just started using coconut oil mostly on my face and skin. The other day my husband asked me what I was doing because the age spots were (almost) gone and “look younger.” He said it sweetly, I’m just not retelling it well. Don’t love it for my hair though as makes it too greasy and forever (days) to wash out here in Qatar due to the absolute crap water here.
Lol – it’s sweet that he noticed.
I can’t use that in my hair either… MAYBE on the very ends… but I have suuuch oily hair. I’ve tried co-washing, I’ve tried skipping washes, I’ve tried rinses… it’s just oily. I can’t skip more than a day, and even then second day hair almost needs to be in a ponytail for me. My aunt tried coconut oil in her hair ONCE. She said she’d NEVER do it again ahaha. It took her multiple washes to get it out, and it made her hair super oily.
This reply is actually to Erinn but I didn’t have the option of a direct reply. My hair is also greasy, BUT I have recently found Hask charcoal shampoo and conditioner that works a miracle. I can get two days out of it, without a bun/ponytail for the second day. I’ve only found it at Ulta but it’s a holy grail product for me.
I love coconut oil. I swish it in my mouth to remove bacteria since it’s a natural antiseptic, wash my face, shave & aftershave, body oil, hair, fry food w it and take one teaspoon a day to clean my insides- literally everything. My skin is clearer my breath smells like a baby and it helps w weight loss. My skin gets dry in an hour tho; it drinks in the oil like water so I mix oils with it.
And satin is better for your hair and skin, she’s right. Cotton leaves wrinkles on your skin if you sleep on your side and rips your hair from rubbing against it. Beauty supplies sell satin/silk pillowcases because of the hair benefits. And they’re really cheap so I buy a lot cuz my skin is oily too. Even tho I barely use it. When I have? I notice the difference right away.
My, the satin pillowcase thing has been around forever, at least from the 50s. My grandmother slept on one. It’s supposed to be gentler on your skin and hair, but I agree with Kaiser that it might get sort of dirty and gross. I guess you could change it every day. I know plenty of people with beautiful skin who sleep on regular old sheets, though.
Nah. My grandmother did this and she put another pillow case under it to keep the pillow clean(er) and had a bazillion of them. She also religiously washes her face and moisturized at night but her hair stayed put for a week until she had it done again! Satin gets way way too hot for me and then the Mooch steals my “so soft pillow.”
My grandmother used to say the same. I tried it for a while, but it doesn’t breathe and it just feels hot and sweaty. She swore by Oil of Olay the most though, and washing your face in the morning and at night with Noxema. She had beautiful skin, looked like she was only in her 70s when she died at 92.
I think Kourtney means silk when she says satin.
My mother and grandmother both slept on satin pillowcases. I tried it but didn’t like it. I felt sweaty and gross in the morning.
You guys had some fancy grandmothers. I never heard id the satin pillow practice.
Lol, my grandmother was a flapper in her day. She was very vain.
LOL
I was going to say I remember reading this tip in Cosmo as a pre-teen. IT’S A SUPER OLD THING.
The idea is supposed to be that since Satin is slippery it won’t tug on your face at all. Not sure there’s any merit to that.
Yeah, I don’t feel like my cotton sheets are doing anything bad to my face. Tugging and whatnot.
My mother used one to keep her hair more in shape. I don’t remember hearing her say it was better for her skin, but she always had so much stuff on her skin when she went to bed. She probably started doing this in the 1940s.
I love coconut oil my only problem is is I use it for everything cooking and skin care etc so I never have enough of it.
Coconut oil is SO OVERRATED it’s ridiculous. The things people say it can do are so out-landish. And it is NOT a great moisturizer. I tried switching to organic coconut oil as a moisturizer and let me tell you it does not moisturize nearly as good as a well-formulated moisturizer does so it would only work if you aren’t that dry to begin with. Not only that, the finish on your skin is not nearly as nice as a proper moisturizer. If you think coconut oil is the best moisturizer you clearly have been buying crap moisturizers in the past because it is so far from the best.
Also there’s all these myths about it helping your teeth/gums…yeah scientific tests show that is total crap. Just eat the stuff.
My dermatologist said it was not good to use on your skin. And satin pillowcases make me sweat.
Different strokes for different folks, seriously. A lot of this is just based on genetics and what works for you. Personally, coconut oil has too much protein so if I use too much on my hair, my hair can become brittle.I have used a coconut oil type cream for my skin and face and it did wonders. Like I saw an immediate difference. So to each his own. I won’t say that coconut oil is crap because it can legit work for some people, but I can say it is not for me.
People swear by it for their hair, I tried it and hated it. Left a greasy residue on my hair, I like to go as long as possible between washes so the last thing I want to put on my hair is something that weighs it down and leaves it greasy. Also, I know people say it works great as a moisturizer but I’ve always heard dermatologist say it’s bad for your skin
I cannot stand satin bedding. I prefer 100% cotton jersey. It feels so comfortable; especially after it comes out of the drier.
I like the jersey stuff as far as feel goes… but I can’t keep it in place on the bed well. I find it stretches quite a bit, even after one night of having it on the bed. Now, I have a husband who moves a lot in his sleep which isn’t helping anything. But I hate having any bunching in my sheets.
He hates my choice in sheets because I like just cotton or linen and he calls them the ‘cold sheets’ so I suffer through the winter with those insanely fleecy things he loves lol. He will happily take the cotton in the summer for the most part.
Interesting that stretching happens in your case, for I never experienced that. I too am a restless sleeper and they remain in place for me. I wonder if different brands show different wear-and-tear? Sorry about the bunching for you. It must be uncomfortable! 🙁
My grandmother has always slept with a satin pillowcase. She is almost 100 and looks like she is about 65. Of course she never drank, smoked, or went outside without a hat, so it’s hard to say if the pillowcase worked.
lol 😛
And we laugh on Victorian era women for counting mercury and arsenic in their beauty regiment.
Um. Because that was a poison in their beauty regiment. Satin and coconut oil don’t have death as a risk.
That was not my point. I was thinking of vanity, which, in my opinion, is the worst never changing female trait.
@nullius in verba. Because men are never vain, right?
@michelleb, from my personal experience of 22 years, no, men are not vain in the sense women are. Vanity in men isn’t physical , it is rather being better than the other professionally, that is earning more. Sure, there are exceptions. Personally, I tend to see the people from a biological point of view, women are vain because nature intends them to be, attractive to men, that is. But i wish, it wasn’t so. I hate vanity and yet i am woman and undoubtedly vain in my own way. I like to observe human behaviour. And this is what i think. Nothing against satin and coconut oil, though. Vanity is a part of being women but it is annoying just the same.
Please don’t call me a troll for having a different opinion. I really like to read the comments here.
Hmm I respectfully disagree – there is absolutely a fierce strain of vanity in some men. Many guys these days are obsessed with building muscle and will resort to cheating to get there (steroids). Zac Efron is a big red flag! But regular men too – wander by any gym.
Also many procedures are now attracting men – laser hair removal, waxing, tanning, pedicures.
Men, like women, have always bad vanity there beneath the surface but it just wasn’t socially acceptable for them to indulge like it was for women. Women have historically been ornaments and then belitted and criticised for “vanity”. Ridiculous.
@Nullius: I’d love to know where you’re meeting these modest men utterly lacking in vanity. I’ve lived on three continents and there were vain men on all of them, often just as bad if not worse than the women.
Back in the day my oldest brother used to take longer than me to get ready for a night out. He also used to regularly say ‘don’t hate me because I’m beautiful’. So yes, where are all these non-vain men? Haha
I think you’re all missing the key thing here….why would women obsess over aging more than men? Because women are judged on their appearance more than men!!!!!! A woman can be derided for her appearance not matter how successful she is…the same is not true for a man. It’s very easy to see, just read comments on articles about female politicians vs. male. Sexism y’all.
@star, notice, how i wrote “personally” To be fair, i have not travelled the world like you but the men i have known, my father, brother, friends and professors, none of them are vain. I didn’t make a general statement about men, i have not met them all, just a personal experience. I think 99% of men would not even know who zac effron is BTW. I have never had a boyfriend yet so i haven’t had a taste of their side of vainess, but i don’t think they would care on which kind of pillowcase they sleep on.
@ pine, it is men’s fault now that poor women have to think about anti- aging stuff. Doesn’t women judge each other on appearances as well? Sexism?? Since when is being called vain a sexist term. Funnily, most of the deriding of appearances is done by women themselves.
Yep, heard this! It allows your hair and skins to move over the fabric easily. Whereas other fabrics are harsher on your skin as far as movement. It really helped my hair. I used to get terrible bed head and tangles because I move a lot in my sleep. I switched to satin and no more tangles and I’ve noticed less breakage too. And Coconut Oil is everything! You have to know how to use it. You also have to adjust the recommendations out there to your skin. i have oily skin and can’t leave it on my face longer than 10 mins before wiping it off. But my skin has drastically changed in clarity, tone and smoothness since using it.
Agree about the coconut oil. I have dry skin so I can leave it on but wipe it off if I’m going to be wearing makeup. I also mix it up with jojoba oil. My skin is seriously amazing now.
Satin pillowcases do work (from a side sleeper that used to wake up with creases on her face, but not since switching).
I’ve heard satin pillowcases are better for your hair cause the cotton ones make it tangled. And since Kourtney is the only human-looking on the Klan, it’s probably true.
I sleep on a silk pillowcase because its super smooth and cool against the skin. I don’t like satin anything.
I’ve always heard that it was silk pillowcases that are good for your hair and skin, not satin.
Silk, I could see, but not satin.
Exactly: silk, not satin. I travelled to China in 2008 and toured a silk factory where they told us silk is better for the skin. Have used a ilk pillowcase ever since. Not sure I see a difference, but I love the way it feels. and ,y hair does not get as a tangled (I sleep like a windmill).
I was being puzzled by these comments as I always think of satin as silk, but I looked it up and see that any material may properly be called satin as it refers to the weave. Silk satin is what my pillowcases are made from and I love them!
Bamboo/cotton blend sheets are the best!
I’ve never heard of satin being good for your skin or hair, but I have heard that about silk. Since satin is sometimes made from silk fibres, there could be something to it.
YES!! And the more you wash them, the softer they get. LOVE mine 😊
I’ve heard that they’re supposed to be better for your hair for two reasons: first, they cause less tangling and breakage for your hair because they’re so smooth, and second, they don’t soak up your hair’s natural oils like cotton pillowcases do. I got a couple of satin pillowcases after I started bleaching my hair, but I also started using coconut oil and a bunch of other stuff to mitigate the damage, so I honestly don’t know how much they actually helped.
Have heard about the satin pillowcase thing, and I use one too
Don’t use coconut oil on your skin if it’s already oily; it’ll make you break out. Look up oils that have low comedogenity. I use argan oil for my face bce it’s a 0
I recently switched from a cotton to a silk pillowcase…still use cotton sheets though. I switched for the reasons stated above – my hair and skin. Cotton can be a little harsher at night on your skin… honestly, I don’t know if it makes THAT big of a difference, but I do love the way it feels on my face when I’m falling asleep.
Can’t get enough coconut oil, I’ve been using it in my skincare routine and oil pulling for a few years now. Trader Joe’s coconut oil is the BEST and a bargain!
Something positive, she has amazing hair, thick and shiny.
I have oily skin and curly hair and swear by silk/satin pillow cases. Cotton dries out your hair and I seemed to break out more as well. Coconut oil is great on curly hair as well but horrible on my face. Organic Jojoba oil is much better for oily acne prone skin. You can find some good ones on Amazon or at Whole Foods.
I’ve heard of the Satin pillow case thing for a while. It’s good for women who go “natural” with their hair. Helps keep it moisturized and not get frizzy. It’s also good for skin.
And as much as I love Coconut oil for my skin, for cooking, etc. I CANNOT use it on my face because I will break out severely. Also my hair hates it. My hair got very dry and straw-like using coconut oil. Come to find out, women with enough protein in their hair should not use coconut oil because it will cause it to retain too much protein and dry it out and make it brittle. Avocado oil on the other hand, has been a miracle oil for moisture and Jojoba for sealing in that moisture!
she looks rough…
She looks like a 37-year-old who hasn’t had ten million cosmetic procedures. She is the only likeable one of the lot as far as I’m concerned.
I agree! Her sisters all look plastic and ridiculous IMO. I know Kourtney has admitted to breast augmentation when she was younger, but it seems she is the only one of the Kardashian/Jenners to remain closest to how she was actually born. Well I don’t think Kendall has really done anything, but being a runway model, she needs to maintain her long, lithe figure.
it wasn’t a comparison to her sisters. i think she looks rough, period. her spray tan and makeup look terrible. her hair looks like a rat’s nest and the outfit with the choker is unflattering. i’ve seen people older look better.
and she’s hardly likable.
I don’t see any difference when I use an eyelash curler, and I used different ones.
Your probably not squeezing it tight enough or for long enough. That was my problem for years. Now it makes a huge difference.
Call me crazy/blind, but she and Kendall are the only ones who don’t look tweaked to death…not that tweaking is bad, it’s just that can’t see it on either of them.
Coconut oil is amazing. It’s been used for centuries ! I love cotton sheets, won’t give them up.
My mother always had a satin pillowcase for that reason and her hair.
I do not like satin pillowcases. I guess I’m not THAT concerned about what a pillowcase will do for my gorgeous hair and face….lol. I like a nice cool cotton pillowcase that when you do the flip, that voice actually says “cool!” But then again I’m not one of those Kardashian chicks that live and breathe for their looks. Comfort baby.
That’s the problem I had with the sleeping on the back position. I cannot sleep on my back and as a student of natural health (I’m studying for a Doctor of Naturopathy degree), I know how important sleep is. I will always choose a good night’s sleep over a few wrinkles!
RE: Coconut Oil – Yes! I wash my face with it every night and mix it with Frankincense and use it as a moisturizer. Several years ago I started washing with the coconut oil and people started noticing my skin and telling me how great it looked. However, when I started using coconut oil mixed with the Frankincense, strangers started stopping me and asking, “Your skin looks really great! What do you use?”
I’ve also started making my own whipped body butter using coconut oil, shea butter, cocoa butter and Frankincense.
RE: Satin pillows – I think it’s supposed to help with wrinkles. I may have to try that since I cannot sleep on my back (which is supposed to be optimal for fighting wrinkles). I love my cotton!
Yup, in the Black Haircare Circles both those things are well known as a way of caring for your hair, It doesn’t rob your hair of oils and is easier in dry/ brittle hair, Same with Coconut Oil, it’s good for hair/nails/skin/ as carrier oil etc
I like your purple hair, very cool.
Coconut oil is ok, but Jojoba oil is the best! It works wonders for your skin. I’ve been using it for years and it has antimicrobial properties, so it’s great for people who have skin that’s prone to break outs, it will clear you up. I am 29, but people always think I look closer to 21-22, it’s all about that Jojoba. I’ve also heard Aragon oil is amazing too.
I hate satin sheets and pillow cases. I cannot sleep on that kind of fabric, so I will never try out that recommendation.
I silk in a satin cap so I don’t worry about the pillowcases, but how do you use Jojoba oil for your skin? I’m usually into grapeseed oil, but I recently bought jojoba to try out. Mostly to help with with my scalp.
I buy an organic jojoba oil off of amazon, but I just pour a couple drops onto my finger tips and massage gently into my face. I do this every night! Try it, you won’t regret it.
I bought a set of satin sheets years ago and used them once. Couldn’t stop sliding out of bed! They were awful. Sleep on your back and you won’t have to worry what kind of pillowcase you have.
It’s SILK pillowcases that are good for your skin – not satin!
Silk is natural so it breathes, it’s hypoallergenic, it’s super gentle on your hair so is great if you are trying to prolong a blow-wave and it also helps minimise those awful sleep creases because your skin just glides across it.
You have to get good quality silk though – at least 22 momme Mullberry Pure Silk.
I’m from Australia and there is a company called ‘SLIP’ whom I’ve purchased from a few times and they now stock their pillowcases in the U.S in places like Nordstrom and Saks.
Once I bought silk pillowcases I have never wanted to use anything else as it has really helped keep my hair straightened at night (I’m obsessed with my GHD’s!) and the silk being ‘good for your skin’ part is really just an added bonus!
Satin is great for the hair so I sleep with a satin bonnet. It’s certainly not sexy and I feel like an old woman wearing it but it sure works. Not hype but fact. When I forget to sleep with it on, I can immediately tell a difference in my hair. Its dry, frizzy, and the ends of my hair are all jacked up. Literally. I wake up with my hair looking like some animal decided to nest in it overnight. Haha! I’m not a fan of satin pillowcases because I wake up hot and I tend to sweat more using these type of pillowcases. I prefer cotton. Also, try advocado oil for the hair. It is amazing…..I love it more than coconut oil (hardens into a wax) and olive oil. Advocado oil penetrates the hair shaft infusing it with moisture and vitamins. Word.
These people need to stop with the chokers. Also the texture of here skin on the most recent episode “Oh Snow You Didn’t” looked terrible towards the end when they were all getting glammed up.
These people need to stop with the chokers. Also the texture of her skin on the most recent episode “Oh Snow You Didn’t” looked terrible towards the end when they were all getting glammed up.
Silk and satin pillowcases are great if you have curly hair.
Definitely heard that satin pillowcases are a beauty tip–from my grandmother about 40 years ago. But I’m pretty sure it is for bouffant hair style protection. Never heard that it is better for your face and wrinkles and I cant really understand why it would be.
As far as coconut oil–I’m a convert completely and have been for a few years. I use it to take off my makeup…..and it really does a great job. Leaves it soft and smooth. I spent a bucket of money through the years trying all sorts of products (high end to drug store)……but nothing really worked for me until I tried coconut oil. (I wasn’t very consistent with othe rproducts either…..too many of them, too hurried blah blah).
Now coconut oil to cleanse, argan oil to moisturize and vitamin c serum with an occasional retinol cream ….and my skin looks its best ever in my late 50s. Of course–now I’m retired and have the time to do it.
Google coconut oil uses…..some people use it for body moisturizer, to shave their legs, as a deodorant, the whole “oil pulling” thing in dental care, and even as an — ahem — personal lubricant. ANd then there is the nutritional benefits of using it in lieu of butter…..but truthfully, I just use it for beauty purposes.
Sleeping on satin sheets or a satin pillowcase has been around for decades as a beauty treatment in Hollywood – I think all of the way back to the era of Marilyn Monroe. Very old school beauty wise – guess I’m showing my age here! Odd that someone’s Kourtney’s age would buy into it.