Organic Bedding

Some of our new organic bedding contains USDA certified Merino Wool from organic sheep raised in Kyrgyzstan. Shepherds there have not used pesticides or herbicides for over 20 years since their separation from communist Soviet Union.

About Wool
Benefits of Organic Wool

Carbonization of Wool
Sulfuric Acid Facts
Down Bedding vs. Organic Wool

Organic wool fiber fill provides the most comfortable, and the healthiest organic bedding micro climate for the resting human body.Organic wool is also one of the most versatile and healthy choices for bedding. It is sensitive to your body's temperature - keeping you warm in winter and comfortable in summer. In fact, Bedouins in the Sahara Desert have always worn wool to keep their bodies dry and comfortable.!

This "natural climate zone" effect is especially advantageous in bed pillows. Large quantities of body moisture are produced in the head area. The moisture and pressure of the head are concentrated in a relatively small area, with head weight and movement tending to force moisture down into the pillow filling.

The springy, resilient wool fiber batting structures contain an abundance of air. This fiber/air combination acts to cushion the body and prevent the formation of annoying and often painful pressure points.

Wool has the ability to absorb large amounts of moisture vapor without getting wet and clammy. This is important because the average person gives off a pint of water vapor in the form of perspiration during an eight-hour sleep period under a comforter. Drier sleep environments are more healthful, and make it difficult for dust mites to thrive.

Organic wool is almost entirely non-allergenic.

Although some people do have a rare natural allergy to Lanolin (the oil found in wool), most allergic reactions to wool are caused by the many harsh, and toxic chemicals that go into treatment, and finishing, of conventional wool garments and bedding. Serious chemical abrasives are routinely used to wash raw wool for processing. Chlorine and mothproofing chemicals are routinely applied to conventional wool before turning it into finished product.

Organic wool keeps your skin comfortably drier.

A study conducted by the Ergonomics Unit at the Polytechnic Institute of Wales, confirmed that a wool-filled comforter is more comfortable than the equivalent in weight and construction of synthetic comforters. Data showed that:

The heart rate under wool filled comforters was significantly lower 100% of the time.

Humidity next to the skin above 91°, which is considered to be the optimum level for sleep comfort, was significantly higher under synthetic filled comforters 80% of the time.

Results from another study at the Hohenstein Research Institute in Germany showed similar results. The findings illustrate that it is not just construction of wool fill comforters that make the best sleeping fibers, but that there is inherent benefit offered by the wool fiber itself.

Wool used in natural bedding is grown, washed and processed without these chemicals; and therefore, in a much more natural state, will rarely cause allergies.

Organic wool is flame resistant.

Organic wool is naturally resistant to flames, and will not "catch fire", and is the best way to guard against fire-related injuries. This makes wool the safest choice for bedding, and is specifically used in organic bedding products. Notice race car drivers typically wear wool-lined suits, to minimize the effects of flames in a crash.

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