What is a natural and sustainable choice for your bedding?

 More than ever, we are becoming aware of the need to make sustainable choices with our daily living, and there are many areas in life where we can do this. This includes your sleep choices and choosing a natural and sustainable material for your bedding can not only do wonders for your health, but it can also help the environment.

At Halcyon Dreams, we are passionate about telling people the advantages of wool and how it can make all the difference to your sleep.

Why wool?

Wool quilts are a natural material. Designed by Mother Nature herself, this material will keep you warm when the weather is colder and cool when the temperature is hotter. After all, in nature, wool is there to keep sheep dry, warm and comfortable whatever the weather may be doing. Humans have long discovered the benefits of using wool, and now you can too.

It is also antibacterial and a very hygienic choice for your bedding because wool self-cleans. It does not harbour bad odours, which means you can look forward to a fresh-smelling bed each night and not have to worry about a lot of maintenance. Of course, should you wish to wash your quilt, you can do so when you choose a washable wool quilt from Halcyon Dreams. If not, that is no problem and simply airing your quilt will keep it fresh and clean.

To keep you comfortable, wool wicks away moisture while you are sleeping, and this means that you wake up dry and feeling refreshed. The wool holds the moisture until the air is dry enough to release it. The very nature of wool means that it is breathable, and by putting it on your bed, it can help you to get a better night’s sleep.

A renewable source

A wool quilt is a great sustainable option for your bedding. Wool is renewable, and every year many sheep have their warm fleeces removed to make them more comfortable. This natural process means that we can benefit from their wool. As long as sheep graze the fields and hills, there will always be wool for us to use.

By buying wool, you are also helping Australian farmers. At Halcyon Dreams, our wool all comes from Woolmark certified wool from Victorian and South Australian sheep farmers.

Wool can biodegrade

For those of us that are more conscious of making environmentally friendly choices with our purchases, it is good to know that wool is biodegradable. Thanks to it being a natural material, it takes a much shorter time to decompose compared with manmade fibres.

Explore our range of wool quilts at Halcyon Dreams today.