The Benefits of Choosing Wool for Your Home
Natural, safe and durable, wool is a sustainable and practical choice for every home.
In addition to its superior sustainable credentials, using wool products in the home can help contribute to a healthier indoor environment by helping to improve your indoor air quality, sound and echo dampening, maintaining ambient indoor temperatures AND if cared for properly, all can last a lifetime.
Let’s recap some common areas you can start to use wool in your home:
Carpets
British wool’s natural crimp, robustness and elasticity means it can offer superior ‘bounce-back’.
As such, pile compression (flattening) and tracking marks are significantly reduced. Carpets made from British wool are particularly good for areas of heavy traffic because of its ability to maintain its appearance with minimum care and upkeep.
Appearance retention is a critical requirement of any carpet, and it is an area where British wool excels over other wools from around the world and significantly when compared to synthetic fibre carpets.
Wool carpets and rugs can also purify indoor air quality by absorbing harmful VOCs. Which can get into our home from products such as cleaning fragrances, paints, glues and furniture.
Wool can absorb all these chemicals and bound them to its internal structure and out of the air.
Upholstery
Whether it’s your sofa, footstool, cushions or cushion filling, wool can last for many years when taken care of properly.
Wool can endure significant wear and compression, and its natural bulk allows resistance to crushing and matting providing better appearance retention and resulting in less frequent replacement and waste.
In addition, wool can help repel dirt, dust and even spilled liquids. Due to wool’s scales effectively shielding the inner fibre and gives you a better chance of effective spot removal of coloured stains including coffee and red wine!
Bedding
Wool bedding has natural insulating and breathable properties that help to keep you warm or cool depending on the season.
So, if you experience interrupted sleep from temperature change or if you suffer from night sweats and hot flushes, wool bedding can help you sleep better and longer by maintaining a balanced temperature.
Wool is also naturally resistant to mould, mildew and dust mites, meaning wool is a great choice for anyone suffering from allergies or breathing conditions.
Many people who suffer from allergies and chemical sensitivities find wool the cleanest choice compared to other synthetic alternatives.
Insulation
Wool building insulation is a much safer choice than synthetic alternatives like fiberglass which can cause serious skin irritation and breathing conditions.
Due to wools crimped structure, they form millions of tiny air pockets that trap air, helping to provide an excellent thermal barrier.
Wool insulation also regulates humidity, absorbing 33% of its weight in moisture without compromising its insulating ability.
This makes it perfect for loft spaces where you tend to encounter more condensation and damp.
As well as thermal, wool offers fantastic acoustic insulation – far superior to synthetic insulation. This has become increasingly popular in school and offices to help aid concentration and indoor noise levels.