How can I tell the difference between cotton and silk?

I bought a scarf on a market in Morocco. No label, of course, but I was told it is silk. How do I know it is true?|||Silk should be silky and shiny.





Have a great day!!!|||silk should be silky|||This seems to be challenging for most people. Burning a small sample seems the most promising, though there are good chemical tests available.


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