Ancient Turkish Hammam Ritual
Centuries of Ottoman bathing wisdom, distilled into a single exfoliating ritual. 100% raw silk, hand-woven by master artisans in Istanbul — unveiling skin you never knew you had.
Three timeless steps, practiced for centuries in the grand hammams of Istanbul. The same ritual, now in your hands.
Step One
Immerse yourself in warm water or steam for 5–10 minutes. As the heat opens your pores and softens the outer layer, your skin readies itself for transformation — just as it has in Ottoman hammams for 600 years.
Step Two
Slip on the Armonelle Silk Glove — woven from a single thread of raw kese silk. In long, gentle strokes from toe to shoulder, watch as dead skin cells lift away effortlessly, revealing what has always been beneath.
Step Three
Rinse with cool water to close the pores. What remains is skin reborn — impossibly soft, visibly radiant, and deeply alive. A glow that is not applied, but revealed. This is the hammam's ancient promise.
The kese hammam glove has been woven in Istanbul for over six centuries. Armonelle works directly with third-generation artisan families who have perfected the single-thread raw silk weaving method passed down through Ottoman tradition. No shortcuts. No synthetics. Only the real thing.
I've tried every exfoliator on the market. Nothing comes close. After my first session, my husband thought I'd had a professional facial. It's now the one thing I cannot travel without.
As someone who grew up visiting real hammams in Istanbul, I can confirm this is the most authentic kese experience I've found outside Turkey. The silk quality is genuinely exceptional.
My entire skincare routine has been cut in half. Moisturizer actually absorbs now. I look forward to this ritual every single morning — it has become genuinely meditative.