The Benefits of Wool Bedding

I was reading this morning that the average person gives off a pint of water vapor during an eight hour sleep. I went and grabbed my measuring cup to visually look at this volume, and I would say that’s a sizeable amount of water vapor.

If this water vapor and sweat is not dissipated, you can get really hot during the night. When your body heat increases so does your heart rate and you restlessly throw off covers, tossing and turning during the night trying to get comfortable. You wake up tired because you have been working most of the night, and you have not gotten deep restorative sleep that the body needs to regenerate itself.

Wool is renowned for regulating your body temperature while sleeping, and I was trying to understand what is it about wool that makes it such an amazing fiber to use for bedding. Wool, as it turns out, wicks sweat and perspiration from the skin. Ah, now I can see more clearly what all these sleep studies were pointing to when they say people get a better night’s sleep when they sleep on wool bedding.

Scientifically proven sleep studies show that sleeping with wool bedding reduces your heart rate 100% of the time. Isn’t this simply amazing? And while your heart rate is slower, wool is reducing the amount of water vapor on your skin. In fact wool can absorb up to 30% of its weight. So no wonder why people in warmer climates prefer wool mattress toppers.

Inherent in the structure of the wool fiber itself is millions of little air pockets. These tiny little air pockets create this amazing ventilation system where air flows freely. That’s why wool keeps you warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Even people in tropical climates have wool mattress covers. Wool is superior to all other fibers in its ability to regulate body temperature.

I got excited all over again that Northern Naturals is carrying wool mattress covers. If the above information is not enough, here are the other benefits of wool mattress covers:

• It’s Durable. The fiber itself withstands up to 20,000 bends before it breaks. Compare this to cotton at 3,200, or silk at 1,800 or rayon at 75 bends.
• It is naturally fire resistant. It will smolder rather than burn.
• Wool offers natural protection against dust mites, molds and mildew.
• Blood circulation is improved at night, because you are being cushioned while air is circulating beneath you, and with good circulation, your hands and feet stay warm.<
• You get a natural massage while you sleep as wool bends and blends with you while sleeping on a bed of natural fiber.
• Wool is hypoallergenic.

Lynda Leonard, owner
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