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WARM IN WINTER • COOL IN SUMMER - WOOL IS ANTI-MICROBIAL AND HYPOALLERGENIC Dust mites are one of the leading causes for allergies in your bedroom. Dust mites need moisture to survive and wool quickly evaporates moisture and inhibits dust mites and their growth in your bedroom. Many other wool alternatives are haven for allergy triggering dust mites. Wool is also naturally mold and mildew resistant. - WOOL PROVIDES DEEPER AND MORE RELAXED REJUVENATING SLEEP The average person loses a pint of sweat every night as he sleeps. Wool absorbs up to 30% of the moisture and diffuses it to the atmosphere making your bedding much more comfortable to sleep in without feeling wet and clammy. Synthetics can only absorb moisture up to 4% of its weight. - WOOL IS A NATURAL INSULATOR Wool keeps you warm in winter and cool in summer. Wool provides exceptional comfort as the dry warmth reduces the pain and aches associated with cold wet weather. You stay comfortable and dry all night long. This lessens the time spent tossing and turning and you get a deeper, more restful sleep. - WOOL IS RESILIENT, SUPPORTING AND SOOTHING Wool consistently outperformed synthetic and down fibers in resiliency. With wool you will not get flat bedding like with other fibers. Those who suffer from fibromyalgia, arthritis and rheumatism find that wool supports them with cushioned softness. Wool’s springiness relieves pressure points and muscle aches as wool recovers 95% of its original shape when compressed whereas synthetic substitutes recover only 67% to 79%. Hospitals have used wool to enhance their patient’s comfort for years. - WOOL IS FIRE RESISTANT Wool bedding is the safest choice for bedding. Wool is difficult to ignite because of its unique structure and moisture absorbing ability. - WOOL IS STATIC RESISTANT Wool doesn't attract static electricity sparks or cling to the body unlike synthetic fibers. Static electricity charges regularly attract dirt or dust, and thus, wool products don’t get as dirty as wool alternatives. - WOOL IS SUSTAINABLE, BIODEGRADABLE, AND ECO FRIENDLY Wool fiber requires no chemicals to be created. Unlike down or feathers, no sheep are killed to produce our bedding. Sheep graze on herbicide free lands receiving daily amount of sunlight and nutrition. No sheep are harmed during shearing which takes place only once a year.
Did you know that approximately 1.25 lbs. of agricultural chemicals were used in growing the cotton in a single set of queen size sheets?
In fact, cotton crops are the second largest user of agricultural pesticides in the world (coffee is the first and tobacco the third). 25% of the world's insecticides and more than 10% of the world's pesticides are used on cotton. The worst part is not all of those pesticides stay on the cotton fields. It is estimated that only 25% of pesticides sprayed from a crop duster actually hit the crop. The remainder drifts for miles and lands on other food crops, residential areas and water sources.
These pesticides are harmful. Four of the top nine pesticides used on cotton, (cyanide, dicofol, naled, propargite) are classified by the EPA as cancer-causing chemicals. According to a 1997 study by the International Labour Organization, "14% of all occupational injuries in the agricultural sector, and 10% of all fatal injuries can be attributed to pesticides." Not to mention, in the food we eat, there are 71 known carcinogenic pesticides sprayed on food crops.
Pesticides don't just hurt humans. For example, in 1995 approximately 250,000 fish were killed in Lawrence, Alabama, when heavy rains washed lethal concentrations of methyl parathion and endosulfan from cotton fields into a 16-mile stretch of a creek that emptied into a nearby lake (C. Cox, 1995, Cotton Spraying Kills Fish).
Ironically, pesticides do not help to grow better crops. Since 1945, total U.S. crop losses from insect damage have nearly doubled. During the same time insecticide use has increased tenfold.
In 1997, large apparel companies purchased 2.15 million pounds of organic cotton, which eliminated an estimated 43,000 pounds of pesticides and 485,190 pounds of synthetic nitrogen fertilizer (Organic Fiber Council).
When you buy organic cotton you are supporting a movement to end the use of deadly pesticides. Go organic
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