This wool thing, can it be clean AND comfortable?
May 27, 2006 8:49 PM Subscribe
Wool mattress topper, who has had experiences with them? I'm looking for input on comfort, cleaning, and anything else anyone has to say about them.
I am thinking seriously of purchasing one, but the fact you can't launder them has me concerned. I've been told to air them in the sun once a month, but am considered about, um, bodily fluids and removing the stains.
They seem comfortable when I try them in the store. (FWIW I have a new Aireloom mattress, Rip VanWinkle that is a bit too firm for me, but my partner loves it).
Thanks!
I am thinking seriously of purchasing one, but the fact you can't launder them has me concerned. I've been told to air them in the sun once a month, but am considered about, um, bodily fluids and removing the stains.
They seem comfortable when I try them in the store. (FWIW I have a new Aireloom mattress, Rip VanWinkle that is a bit too firm for me, but my partner loves it).
Thanks!
I have a woolly comfort topper thing on my bed.
It's super snuggly and comfy. Mmmm, snuggggly. Mine is the sort that's, well... woolly. Think flokati rug, rather than the sheepskin sort.
I put mine through the wash on woollen cycle and line dry in the shade. It's been fine.
Have I been doing the wrong thing all this time? Poor woolly!
posted by t0astie at 11:07 PM on May 27, 2006
It's super snuggly and comfy. Mmmm, snuggggly. Mine is the sort that's, well... woolly. Think flokati rug, rather than the sheepskin sort.
I put mine through the wash on woollen cycle and line dry in the shade. It's been fine.
Have I been doing the wrong thing all this time? Poor woolly!
posted by t0astie at 11:07 PM on May 27, 2006
There are soft, non-plasticky mattress covers impervious to liquid; you might consider purchasing one of them to protect the wool pad between airings.
posted by moira at 11:30 PM on May 27, 2006
posted by moira at 11:30 PM on May 27, 2006
Oh, and I can't speak for wool, but a good mattress pad is worth every cent, and then some.
posted by moira at 11:31 PM on May 27, 2006
posted by moira at 11:31 PM on May 27, 2006
Response by poster: There is a wool topper that is about 3" thick that you can put on top of your mattress. It's covered with organic cotton, and the whole thing is supposed to be good for support, decreases dust mites, etc.. My understanding is that you don't put a mattress pad over the wool topper, and that putting it into direct sunlight once a month is enough to "sanitize" it.
Something like this
posted by 6:1 at 12:36 AM on May 28, 2006
Something like this
posted by 6:1 at 12:36 AM on May 28, 2006
Response by poster: http://www.allergybuyersclubshopping.com/be-mp-cc-wool.html
it worked on preview, sorry folks.
posted by 6:1 at 12:38 AM on May 28, 2006
it worked on preview, sorry folks.
posted by 6:1 at 12:38 AM on May 28, 2006
I used to have one - it's too small since we upgraded to a QS bed, but I intend to get another one eventually. It's the type with fleece uppermost - not like a sheepskin, but like a tufted fleecy rug - and it is washable on the gentle cycle and is line-dried. I've always found it very comfortable, lovely and soft to lie on. I miss it!
posted by andraste at 1:16 AM on May 28, 2006
posted by andraste at 1:16 AM on May 28, 2006
I have a firm orthopaedic mattress which was a little too firm and, instead of a mattress topper, I put a duvet between the mattress and the sheet. I did this as an experiment, because I was thinking about buying a foam mattress topper but didn't want to shell out all that money unless I knew it'd make a difference.
(What we call a duvet in the UK, you would call a comforter in the States, I believe. This is the kind of thing I mean.)
The duvet is incredibly comfortable to sleep on and is also washable. It's just a normal polyester duvet you can buy anywhere that sells bedlinen. My bed is a UK standard double (4'6") and the duvet is a double, although a bigger size that overlapped would also work. It's important to use a fitted sheet with elasticated corners to hold the duvet in place - a flat sheet with tucked in corners wouldn't work because the under-duvet would move.
So, before you spend a lot of money on a wool mattress topper, try an under-duvet first.
posted by essexjan at 2:03 AM on May 28, 2006 [1 favorite]
(What we call a duvet in the UK, you would call a comforter in the States, I believe. This is the kind of thing I mean.)
The duvet is incredibly comfortable to sleep on and is also washable. It's just a normal polyester duvet you can buy anywhere that sells bedlinen. My bed is a UK standard double (4'6") and the duvet is a double, although a bigger size that overlapped would also work. It's important to use a fitted sheet with elasticated corners to hold the duvet in place - a flat sheet with tucked in corners wouldn't work because the under-duvet would move.
So, before you spend a lot of money on a wool mattress topper, try an under-duvet first.
posted by essexjan at 2:03 AM on May 28, 2006 [1 favorite]
Does using a wool pad make the bed hotter?
posted by five fresh fish at 9:53 AM on May 28, 2006
posted by five fresh fish at 9:53 AM on May 28, 2006
Response by poster: FFF--no, it's supposed to keep you cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter by helping circulation.
posted by 6:1 at 5:27 PM on May 28, 2006
posted by 6:1 at 5:27 PM on May 28, 2006
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I'm a fan of primaloft (fake down) from The Company Store , very comfortable.
posted by radioamy at 10:36 PM on May 27, 2006