Damascus-SANA
Natural silk is characterized by its durability, high elasticity, moisture retention of 30 percent, and its ability to withstand high temperatures of up to 140 degrees Celsius. Century road to obtain a certain thickness.
Many Syrian families are still raising silkworms as a profession and craft, which prompted Mrs. Afaf Al-Nabwani to think about marketing and promoting silk as a natural product that supports the national economy.
Al-Nabwani told SANA reporter: “I created a loofah entirely made of silk and consisting of five layers containing full cocoons inside that massage the muscles. for microbes.
Al-Nabwani explained that she coordinated between a silkworm breeder and a craftsman who makes baladi soap in the traditional way on cold, to become a pioneering idea to produce a soap rich in silk protein, olive oil, coconut oil or almond oil, and to obtain a high-quality product that competes in the local and international markets, and currently work is being done on a soap that is free of Perfumes for people with sensitive skin.
For his part, the head of the Syrian Society of Medicinal Herbs, Dr. Shadi Al-Khatib, confirmed that the silkworm is a very important source of some proteins useful for the skin, such as the silk protein sericin, which is collected through the hydrolyzed cocoons, and is distinguished by its water-soluble because it is a mixture of amino acids that are very important for the skin as a support for the production of collagen, and thus Maintain skin elasticity.
Al-Khatib explained that silkworms also contain fibroin protein, which is considered one of the factors that help prolong the life of skin cells through antioxidant and anti-free radical effects that contribute to cell destruction. Silk threads, and this water is an important and essential source for extracting these very beneficial proteins for the skin.
Alia Hashma
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