Why Choose Wool Mattress and Wool Bedding Products?
A close-up look at a single fiber of wool looks like a hair covered with scales, like the shingles on a house. Millions of cells make up the scales and are covered with a thin "skin" that is finely porous. That porous quality allows vapors to penetrate, but at the same time, resistant to water droplets. The end result is a natural material that is capable of evaporating body moisture for a healthy, dry and comfortable warmth. A by-product of this capability to absorb moisture contributes to its flame resistance. In addition, each fiber has a natural spring quality with a built-in memory. These springy fibers allow the wool products to return to their original fluffy, soft shape after compression over and over again. That is why wool products outlast the other materials and allow generations of use.
Did you know that Wool...
- Is organic and pure
- Hypoallergenic
- Induces relaxation (lowers heartrate)
- Insulates
- Flame resistant
- Is dust mite, mildew, mold and water resistant
- Lightweight
- Comforts pain sufferers
- Maintains an optimal body temperature
- Does not sacrifice the life of an animal
- Is appropriate for all climates
Today everyone is concerned about Fire retardants in mattresses, toxins and chemicals in our environment. As of July 1, 2007 the government passed a law mandating that mattresses be fire resistant to an open flame source. Unfortunately this is done by introducing fire retardant chemicals like boric acid, zirconium, and antimony.
My question is: Are we trading one bad thing - mattress fires for another - toxins and chemical environment - when we sleep?
Today we are trying to be knowledgeable on how to marry being safe in our homes with our impact on the environment. However, the mattress industry pays huge amounts of advertising dollars to print, TV and radio media. This media is quite reticent to discuss what the new law means in depth, because of the fear of losing advertising dollars (one full page 4-color advertisement in many magazines can run as high as $300,000 – $400,000 per issue) Many companies run 3 – 4 pages of such advertisements in one issue! This is why the truth is very hard to come by. As this debate goes on, we are finding more and more scare tactic articles being written on fire retardants, so we become more confused on the basic issues.
How About A Bit of Truth?
Wool is the ONLY fiber that is naturally flame resistant without adding fire retardant chemicals that cause health problems. The Wool Bed Company™ makes natural organic wool bedding that will give you a restful night’s sleep without the fear of breathing in an array of toxic fire retardant chemicals in the process. Rest assured our wool is organic, toxin free, and wonderfully soft and supportive. Yet it still meets and exceeds the government standards for flame resistance naturally.
Call Our Team to ask them any questions so you can understand our 100% Wool and Organic Cotton coverings.