It seems really strange to suggest that wool, a fabric we associate with keeping warm in winter, could help to keep you cool and dry when suffering from night sweats – but it does.
And this is why.
Imagine yourself in bed and suffering from sweats! Hopefully you’re using wicking nightwear and sheets, so the moisture is being moved from your skin and released into the air – but where is that air??
It’s on the other side of a mattress or a duvet – so how does the moisture get out?
Well, the answer is that it doesn’t. Normal polyester, and particularly feather / down, fills in duvets and pillows are not good at absorbing and moving moisture. So you are left with a damp pillow, duvet or mattress. Soon this feels pretty bad too.
But wool has an amazing property! Because of its hollow fibres it can actually store up to 30% of its own weight in moisture, still feel dry and continue to allow air to pass through.
So, although you might not think so, wool is a great fabric for absorbing moisture and then releasing it gradually into the air. It works really well with wicking duvet covers, and in pillows and underblankets, to absorb moisture between you and your mattress.
In effect wool duvets, pillows and underblankets allow the moisture to escape from around you, hold it and then gradually releases it back into the air. If you allow them to air during the day they’ll be back to normal by the evening. If wool bedding is regularly aired, it will not require washing due to wool’s natural self-cleaning effect.
As well as this wool acts to provide a “personal” temperature control. Because wool’s natural fibres ‘breathe’, they adapt to each individual’s body temperature. This breathability, makes wool ideal for couples who require different levels of warmth, as each remains at their own perfect temperature.
To top it all our wool products from Baumberger are certified organic and are manufactured from renewable resources – so this is an environmentally friendly route to take as well!
We do sell Climarelle duvets and pillows which have similar properties – but wool holds more moisture (and is a natural fibre). It is, of course, a bit more expensive.
Fell out of bed feelnig down. This has brightened my day!