Ecological wool pillow with organic cotton

"Ecological wool pillow with organic cotton"

Our craftsmen have created a traditional wool pillow, handmade, but with all the advantages of modern, comfortable, and healthy manufacturing.

Wool has been chosen since time immemorial as the queen fibre for making the most comfortable garments. Man has been using wool to protect himself from the cold and as the most versatile and comfortable natural material. It is easy to obtain, and its collection does not harm animals at all.

SIZE: 50cm x 70cm    HEIGHT: 13cm

An ecological wool pillow filled with the purest virgin wool

The filling of this excellent natural wool pillow is of merino origin, absolutely virgin, without any treatment that could spoil or eliminate any of its natural properties.

The wool is gently collected from free-range sheep free of antibiotics, hormones or other treatments. Also, to allow the wool yarn to retain all its beneficial properties, no chemical treatments are used in its cleaning process. Only mechanical combing process are employed to remove impurities. In this way, the wool fibre retains all its therapeutic qualities. The wool, once free of contaminants, is washed using only organic detergents. The result is a fully active natural wool.

This gentle conditioning process of the wool allows it to retain its lanolin coating intact. lanolin is a natural substance that coats the outside of wool fibres; it is responsible for many of the wool's health-giving and soothing properties. 

Lanolin helps purify the air in the room and repels fungi, bacteria, dust mites and insects.

The properties of wool as a natural filling are very diverse:

• Wool is a natural, sustainable and non-polluting fibre. Its durability and resistance properties mean that you can enjoy this comfortable pillow for many years.
• It has an excellent capacity for absorbing and eliminating moisture.
• As it does not accumulate static electricity, it offers a pleasant soothing sensation, facilitating relaxation and deep sleep.
• It is resistant to fungi and bacteria.
• It improves blood circulation and has thermoregulatory capacity.

A wool pillow with a natural thermo-regulating capacity.

A natural wool filling (without chemical treatments) is an active wool filling. It can react to changes in body temperature, helping you stay warm when the outside environment is cold and keeping you cool and comfortable when the outside temperature is warm.

Thanks to its exceptional moisture absorption and dissipation properties, virgin wool is an ideal choice to help you enjoy a night of deep and restful sleep.

Wool renders a natural weave that traps air between its fibres, acting as an insulator and keeping the warmth inside the pillow. On the other hand, wool can store the moisture that the body can produce during sleep.
If the heat rises, the moisture stored inside the pillow gradually evaporates and cools the air between the skin and the pillow. The warmer the body gets, the more the evaporation intensifies and the greater the cooling effect.

Sheep have evolved over millions of years, adapting to and living in almost every environment on the planet. Their evolutionary success has been developing a dense layer of wool that covers almost their entire body. We can find sheep both in freezing environments at -20ºC and in deserts at 40ºC. Sheep do not suffer from heat or cold as their woolly coat keeps their body temperature constant.

The organic cotton shell

The cotton used in the manufacture of the shell is grown organically and under natural conditions, without the use of chemical fertilizers, insecticides or pesticides. It’s an excellent fabric, suitable for all skin types and especially for the delicate skin of children. It is pleasing to the touch, soft, fresh and natural; and totally hypo-allergenic. This organic cotton shell allows air and moisture to circulate freely through it, whilst not allowing the wool to escape. It’s a cotton ‘Sateen’ shell manufactured in Germany.

Use and maintenance

• Shake gently and often to keep the pillow well-aired.
• For deep and bigger stains DRY CLEAN, but it’s advisable to dry clean as little as possible and only if absolutely necessary.
• Always use a pillow with a breathable fabric cover.
• Hollow it out often to air the inside of the wool.
• To clean any stains, use a damp cloth and, if necessary, apply a textile cleaning product containing active oxygen.
• Do NOT wash in a washing machine.
• Air the pillow well once or twice a year; if possible outside in the sun or extended indoors and near an open window.

¿Why shouldn't you machine-wash?

Woollen fibres when in contact with water tend to intertwine and to get compacted, so losing their natural characteristic of softness and comfort. Some manufacturers say their woollen pillows can be machine-washed, but these pillows are not 100% wool. The wool has been treated to cover the synthetic polymers and to prevent the aforementioned intertwining. Unfortunately, however, the wool fibres then lose their natural and physical properties and behave as if they were totally synthetic. That’s to say it is no longer a truly woollen pillow!

Using a minimum of care, and protecting the pillow with a good quality pillow cover it will not be necessary to wash the pillow itself and you can enjoy your magnificent wool pillow for many years or even decades!

We advise you to air the pillow 24 hours before using it for the first time as initially there may exist a slight, natural and characteristic smell of virgin wool. This is due of course to the content of natural lanolin.

Certificates

OEKOTEX-100: Guarantees the absence of harmful substances, not only in the finished article but also during the manufacturing process.

GOTS: (Global and Organic Textile Standard) is a guarantee of ecological and social responsibility, ensuring you that the cultivation process has been free of toxic substances, that transgenic seeds have not been used and that the areas of cultivation are free of pesticides and any other chemical matters.