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We all love to sleep on a soft, comfortable mattress, we wake up feeling rejuvenated and fresh to meet our demanding schedules. What is probably the worst one can do, is sleep on a mattress which is hard and numbs your hips and elbows to such an extent that it cuts off circulation while you sleep. This is why you need an organic wool mattress pad to relieve you of your aches and pains.

But many people don’t know the difference between organic verses synthetic fibers. Organic means that sheep are being fed on free range pastures and when it comes time to shear their wool and process it, it is done without chemicals like bleach, or any kind of solvents. So by far the best type of quilting or mattress padding to sleep on would be those of organic origin.

Synthetic fibers are those which were produced in a factory with plastic and chemicals as their main ingredients. These are really not suitable to sleep on as they do not offer us comfort and do not rid us of allergies which causes asthma and skin irritations.

But take organic wool for instance, here each strand of fiber has a natural coat of lanolin around it, which gives us protection against allergies especially in the form of dust mites. So not treating it with chemicals helps us save money in the long run on medical bills.

There is no doubt that we all love to have woolen items, like jackets and cardigans, they feel soft and comforting against our skin. Even better is sleeping on a woolen mattress which will give you a lot of insulation during the cold winter months and prevent us from over heating in the summer months. All in all it is a win-win situation.

When you are ready to buy your organic mattress pad, make sure that it is certified organic and not “natural” or “pure”. Although it sounds right, it is actually not correct, it must say “organic”. Then only will you get value for your money because some wools are still dyed with chlorine even though it says “natural”.

Therefore to help you with an informed decision, you should know that considering a cotton fiber mattress pad, it will become lumpy and hard in certain areas where constant compression is made because it attracts moisture. With an organic wool mattress pad the wool will always keep the same shape no matter how long you lie on it.

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