| People have forgotten how important their bedding is | | | | and the evaporation of that moisture into the |
| to them. Two things you should never compromise on, | | | | atmosphere gives rise to evaporative cooling moving |
| your shoes and your bed because if you are not in | | | | heat way from the body. As the amount of moisture |
| one your in the other. A wool duvet offers the best | | | | in the air between you and your duvet increases the |
| chance of a restful nights sleep. | | | | humidity goes up as well and sadly the rate of cooling |
| Ok, why is that? I hear you thinking to yourself. Let me | | | | diminishes with increased humidity, causing stress and |
| tell you why wool is a unique fibre in many ways. It has | | | | making your sleep restless and uncomfortable. Wool in |
| low thermal conductivity, which means it will retain heat, | | | | your duvet can help solve this problem as wool |
| not pass it away to the atmosphere. It has a natural | | | | absorbs moisture faster than the air, allowing the |
| crimp or curl which helps it to trap air, next to a | | | | humidity to remain at a level which enables the |
| vacuum still air is the best insulator known to man. | | | | evaporative cooling effect to continue for much longer |
| Perhaps most importantly in bedding material wool has | | | | than under a duvet which is made of synthetic or even |
| a huge appetite for moisture it "breathes" meaning it | | | | feather and down. |
| conditions the atmosphere between you and your | | | | Wool can absorb more than 33% of its own weight of |
| duvet. | | | | water before it will feel damp to the touch. When you |
| What difference does that make? Your body wants | | | | get up in the morning you stop pushing moisture into |
| to remain at a constant temperature of 37°C. If | | | | the airspace and the wool desorbs the moisture to the |
| the room is very cold you need good insulation, which | | | | ambient air in the room ready for your return at night. In |
| most normal duvets can provide, however, when it is | | | | practical terms this means that a wool duvet enables |
| warm you need less insulation and your body will try to | | | | you to sleep more restfully over a wider range of |
| lose some heat. To help maintain an even temperature | | | | conditions than a synthetic or feather and down. This |
| your body tries to regulate temperature by perspiring | | | | has been proven several times in scientific studies. |