Humans have slept in wool since ancient times. Wool contains a natural grease called lanolin. Lanolin grease is a unique blend of natural waxes and has an amazing ability to have dirt and moisture evaporate from the wool. As the wool always stays dry, the bacteria among the fibers cannot thrive, as they prefer a moist environment.
We at Vitalbed recommend all with dust mite allergy to sleep in wool as it’s dry environment is the only thing that will help us in our fight against the mites. Mites are a microscopical arachnids that live in our beds and are considered one of the most dangerous pests to humans. They cause most cases of asthma and allergies each year. This makes wool the cleanest and the most hypoallergenic material that we can sleep in.
Other benefits of wool are that it regulates our body temperature and improves circulation when skin comes into contact with wool, it creates a small friction called micro-massage, which activates our main circulation.
OUR PRODUCTS CONSIST OF 85% MERINO LAMBSWOOL AND 15% CASHMERE
Merino wool comes from the merino lamb. The lambs are bred for their wool and are clipped when they are 9-12 months old. Vitalbed only imports Merino lambswool from New Zealand.
The incredibly soft and silky smooth cashmere, comes from the cashmere goat. They live in cold climates, Tíbet, China, Pakistan and India.
The cashmere is combed and sorted by hand, as it is very delicate. Each goat gives about 120g cashmere, hence the incredibly high prices.
