Cotton grown in industrialized countries is saturated with pesticides and herbicides. It absorbs all the chemicals that modern fertilizers deposit in the soil. Machine picked, it is impregnated with cottonseeds, cottonseed oil, leaves and dirt. The cotton in our mattresses is organically grown, as it has been for centuries, without pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers. Handpicking ensures that it is the cleanest, purest, non-aromatic and most resilient cotton fiber available.
Wool
Only pure wool is used which is shorn from sheep raised on organic farms, the wool is washed using only mild vegetable-based soaps and hot water. Since no detergents, chemicals, bleaches or chlorine are used in the cleaning process, the lanolin is not completely washed out of the wool. Lanolin naturally repels dust mites, the single most common allergy. Wool is a natural flame retardant. In mattresses, it is the perfect, natural substitute for flame retardant chemicals. Wool will also help you get a better night's sleep.
The wool used in our products does NOT go through the carbonizing process. Only wool that is free from prickly vegetable matter is used so that no carbonizing is required. The fibers used in our products are never short! This results in a much softer wool that does not cause prickle.
Studies conducted at the Polytechnic Institute of Wales have proven that people sleeping on or under wool have significantly lower heart rates 100% of the time. A lower heart rate means that you will have a deeper more restful sleep.
What is the difference between down and wool?
Sleep refreshes the body and while the body is at rest, the pores of the skin open and moisture is given off. Wool wicks that moisture away leaving the body at a comfortable and constant temperature all evening.
Wool is the most complex, breathable fiber on earth. Wool responds to your body temperature by not overheating, as down tends to do. Down doesn't handle moisture well, as it collects moisture it overheats the body and loses it's insulating properties, clumps and separates.
Dust mites love down because they thrive in dark damp places. Wool does not provide a damp medium for them to thrive.
Wool is a bit weightier than down and will not slip around on the bed. The pad and comforter are constructed of full size layers of batting, hand tufted and/or machine sewn into position so it will not bunch or separate leaving cold spots.
People sleeping on or under wool have significantly lower heart rates 100% of the time. A lower heart rate means that you will have a deeper more restful sleep.
The springy, resilient wool-fiber batting structures contain an abundance of air. This combination acts to cushion the body and prevent the formation of painful pressure points.
How do I care for your products?
Natural fibers truly benefit from sunning and airing. Borrowed from the Europeans, we recommend monthly airing for all of our products. You can spot clean the cotton or the wool, but you cannot submerge either fiber in water. A mixture of four parts water and one part vinegar misted on the products before airing will neutralize odors.
Bedding may be professionally cleaned by an upholstery method using a wet-cleaning non-dip method. (but not traditionally dry cleaned.)
Why should I choose a wool pad or a wool mattress topper?
They provide a wool layer underneath you with all the benefits of wool. Wool wicks away moisture from you while helping to regulate body temperature and heart rate. They add a layer of softness and breathability to any conventional mattress.
The 3" wool mattress topper will have more of a nesting quality. The wool will come up around you, gently cradling you while you sleep.
The pad will settle somewhat flatter than our 3" wool mattress topper and has the advantage of being able to be air fluffed in the dryer to remove moisture.
The latex pad is surrounded with our Pure Grow wool to give you all the benefits of wool and still provide extra support and body to the pad.
Our seasonal pad has a cool, breathable layer of cotton on one side for the warmer summer and fall months and a layer of wool for the cooler months.