Introducing
our new and improved 950 grams wool pile fabric!
More
effectively treating and preventing the 3 Main causes of skin breakdown:
moisture,
pressure & chafing
Facts
About Wool
- Wool
absorbs 34% of its own weight in moisture and has the unique ability to
wick moisture away from the body, leaving skin dry, and therefore strong.
- Wool
is a coil and can bend up to 20,000 times before breaking, providing
pressure relief.
- Our
wool fabric is sheared at ½” and 1” lengths. This combination prevents
chafing.
- Our
wool fabric consists of 950 grams of sheep’s wool per square meter,
matching the medical sheepskins in wool density (between 4,000 and 6,000
fibres per square cm).
- Our
wool fabric is machine washable at 70 degrees Celsius.
- Wool
fibres are woven into an acrylic porous background and stabilized with a
potato starch.
- Lanolin
is totally removed from the wool through the super wash process,
improving the its washability.
- Wool is a
natural insulator—keeping the body at 98.6 degrees and promoting
circulation.
-
Our medical grade wool fabric far exceeds the
-
HI Temp green medical
sheepskins(which we also
-
carry) in durability and strength.
Why
have an acrylic backing?
· Acrylic has been used in the drapery & clothing
industry for over 30 years with no reported cases of allergies .
·
Acrylic doesn’t mildew or get moldy. It dries quickly,
and doesn’t lose shape.
Why
use potato starch?
- Potato starch
has been used to iron shirts and press clothing in the recent past.
- Potato starch is
an organic stabilizer.
In December 2006 the General Assembly of the
United Nations proclaimed 2009 to be the International Year of Natural
Fibres, so as to raise the profile of wool and other natural
fibers.