Hot at night? Sweaty? We’ve tested these incredibly silky soft Tencel sheets and are not going back to anything else. From regulating body temperature to extreme comfort and skin compatibility, it’s eco-luxury elevated to create the perfect formula for a restful sleep.
Someone told me once:
“If you want to be a queen, start behaving like it today.”
And now I can say, I not only appreciate feeling like an Aphrodite goddess wrapped up in these eco-luxurious sheets, but also a queen who looks forward to going (and staying) in bed. I also noticed myself smiling, stunned, each time I walked into my bedroom, shined away by these seriously dazzling sheets.
Smooth, silky, incredibly soft against the skin. The Airy Weight Tencel Eucalyptus Sheet Set feels light and cool, which seems to help with body temperature regulation.
While in winter, the first contact with the sheets feels fresh, however the body temperature adjusts within seconds. In the hot and humid summers, these Tencel sheets bring your body heat immediately down, with heavenly crispy coolness.
So if you are someone who suffers from night perspiration while sleeping, the Tencel material is known for its high moisture absorption rate compared to other natural and synthetic fabrics.
What are the benefits of Tencel sheets?
If I had to describe what the Airy Weight Tencel Eucalyptus Sheet Set has brought into my life, I would summarise its benefits as a perfect blend of sustainability, durability and comfort. When I was reading reviews for this product, my biggest take away was to realise that these sheets exceed everyone’s expectations!
There are studies on Tencel indicate that this material has amazing properties for the skin. Some of the benefits of Tencel sheets on your skin are:
- Thermoregulatory properties
- Cool, smooth and dry feeling
- Hypoallergenic, ensuring excellent skin compatibility
- Lightweight fabric (even making the bed feels good!)
- Experience greater autonomic sleep quality index (aka “a more restful sleep”)
- Reduces perspiration, with increased moisture absorption and evaporation
- Coolest fabric available compared to other fabrics (sustainable or not!)
- Aesthetically pleasing, with a shiny look
- Stylish colours (to choose between forest, snow, fog, dove, blush, sky, storm, sapphire)
Truly a brand that not only promises, but delivers!
What are Sijo’s Tencel eucalyptus sheets made of?
While sustainability can often struggle to find its way to luxury, these ultra cooling eucalyptus sheets are like silk, but more durable (and vegan). Also twice as soft as cotton.
Sijo utilizes the sustainable properties of dew-retted French linen and the hypoallergenic, antimicrobial, and cooling properties of Tencel eucalyptus fabric to produce exceptional loungewear and bedding.
They sustainably source all their French linen in their bedding. Dew-retted to ensure efficiency, Sijo incorporates eco-friendly practices throughout the lifecycle of the flax plant, even after it’s harvested.
The eucalyptus is sourced sustainably from Central European farms, specifically Austria, which means it is not contributing to deforestation. Sijo also uses a closed-loop process, meaning their organic solvents are recycled. They minimise water usage and waste in their manufacturing process.
Now if you didn’t know, when we choose eco-friendly bedsheets it not just contributes the environment but also to your own health. Check this guide with tips on how to make the move towards more sustainable bedtime habits to radically improve your sleeping!
Ethically + eco-consciously made Tencel eucalyptus sheets
The brand Sijo specialises in high performing bedding that’s seriously indulging, while maintaining high environmental standards and ethical practices. Their products are both Oeko-Tex Standard 100 certified raw materials, all sourced without harmful chemicals, dyes, or pesticides.
This means in the process to create these eco-luxurious Tencel sheets, there are no harmful chemicals used and that all other components used in the production process meet strict guidelines. Such certification allows the brand to maintain responsibility to protect natural resources and dedication to transparency.
Ethically made in Shanghai, the contractors operate under safe working conditions and are treated and compensated fairly including work benefits and care such as annual leave, maternity leave, social security insurance, and training.
Sijo is a woman-owned and person of color-owned business.
The Airy Weight Tencel Eucalyptus Sheet Collection
So, sheets that are softer than cotton; the most sustainable fabric out there; extremely durable. Absorbs moisture and regulates body temperature, no matter how hot or cold. Hypoallergenic and friendly on all skins.
If you are looking at the Airy Weight Tencel Eucalyptus Sheets, you may want to include the fitted sheet in the set, as well as consider pairing it with the Eucalyptus Duvet Cover and the Eucalyptus Pillow.
Where to purchase the Airy Weight Tencel Eucalyptus Sheet
Made Trade is my go-to sustainable marketplace when it comes to finding truly ethical, social and eco-consciously crafted items. I tend to say: “if it’s available in Made Trade, then it’s sustainable!”
In their beautifully organised online catalogue you will find the largest selection of verified ethical and sustainable clothing, shoes, home decor, and furniture. Made Trade is a woman-owned and family-run, which makes one feel even better when voting with your dollars.
How to care for your Tencel eucalyptus sheets?
Sustainability is not only socially and eco-consciously we purchase, but also how well we care for our textiles to extend the life cycle of our clothes and otherwise.
You should wash your Tencel eucalyptus sheets using cold water and tumble dry low in your machine settings. Only by following these minimal instructions, you will notice that after several washes the sheets still maintain their softness intact.
The colours will not fade over time and the quality is preserved (yes, that fitted sheet won’t shrink on you, and will still stay securely in place).
Last words
As a very last note, I would like to remind once more how important sleep is, therefore choosing to shift towards non-toxic pillows and healthier textiles for our bedding is key. Whether it’s bedsheets or pyjamas, we are in contact with those textiles for extended periods of time on a daily basis. Typical sustainable materials used in bed linen include organic cotton, hemp, linen, and my new absolute favourite: TENCEL.
Now that I’ve been able to share my latest best discovery of the year, I shall go back to bed and relax in my gorgeous sheets, excited about another restful night of sleep to come!
