What is the difference between down and wool?
What is Sonoma County Pure Grow Wool™?
How do I care for your products?
What is green cotton and is your cotton organic or green?
How do I choose a pillow?
What is the difference between wool mattress pad & wool mattress topper?
What is the difference between a futon and your 3” mattresses?
When can I actually expect my mattress to get to me?
Are the mattresses naturally "flame retardant?”
What is meant by the term “organic cotton fill?”
What are mattress toppers?
Why sleep on latex?
Why natural latex?
What is the difference between down and wool?
Wool is the most complex, breathable fiber on earth, responding to your body temperature by not overheating, as down tends to do. Down does not handle moisture well, losing its insulating properties, clumping and separating as it collects moisture.
Wool is a perfect insulator – worn in many areas of the world to keep warm, yet the Bedouins of the Sahara wear wool because it keeps them cool. Dust mites love down because they thrive in dark damp places. Wool does not provide the damp medium for them to thrive. Wool is a bit weightier than down and will not slip around on the bed. Our pads and comforters are constructed of full size layers of batting, hand tufted and/or machine sewn into position so it will not bunch or separate leaving cold spots.
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What is Sonoma County Pure Grow Wool™?
This wool is grown and manufactured following organic agricultural practices… no pesticides on the pasture, no chemicals in the animal feed, use of a biodegradable soap for lanolin removal, and the use of a land management system for low impact on the environment.
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How do I care for your products?
Natural fibers truly benefit from sunning and airing. Borrowed a custom from the Europeans, we recommend monthly airing for all of our products. You can spot clean the cotton or the wool, but you cannot submerge either fiber in water. A mixture of three parts water and one part vinegar misted on the products before airing will neutralize odors. Bedding may be professionally cleaned by an upholstery method using a wet-cleaning non-dip method. Avoid traditional dry-cleaning. For additional information on product care, please see “Caring For Your Mattress”
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What is green cotton and is your cotton organic or green?
Green cotton is unbleached and un-dyed but not grown under certified organic standards. In our bedroom product line, we use only organic cotton fibers.
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How do I choose a pillow?
We offer organic cotton-filled,Pure Grow Wool™ filled and Kapok-filled pillows. All natural fiber- filled pillows will compress about 1/3 of heght over time. Cotton is a static fiber and will provide a firmer, flatter pillow. A wool pillow is springier, resilient and has the best moisture-wicking properties. And the most down-like is our kapok-filled pillows (Kapok-filled pillows are a special order item).
As a general guideline, side sleepers need extra fill pillow, back sleepers need a medium fill pillow, stomach sleepers need light fill pillows. All of our pillows can be used with our wool neck roll. Please remember that choosing a pillow is a personal selection and only the one using our pillows can know and make the final decision.
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What is the difference between a wool mattress pad and a wool mattress topper?
Both wool mattress pads and wool mattress toppers help regulate body temperature, allowing for a comfortable sleep experience. However, our 3” wool mattress topper will have more of a nesting quality because the wool will come up around you, gently cradling you while you sleep. On the other hand, the wool mattress pad, approximately 1-1/2” thick, will settle somewhat flatter than our 3” wool mattress topper. But the benefit to the wool mattress pad is that it may have the advantage of being small enough to be air fluffed in the dryer for moisture removal.
**The latex mattress pad is surrounded with our Pure Grow Wool™ to give you all the benefits of wool and still provide the extra support and body achieved by adding latex.
**Our seasonal mattress pad has a cool, breathable layer of cotton on one side for the warmer summer and fall months, and a layer of wool for the cooler months.
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What is the difference between a futon and your 3” mattresses?
We make a layered bed system. Borrowing concepts from Europe and Japan, we use 3” layers of natural fibers combined for different degrees of softness. These are used on a slatted bed frame for its airing ability. We find that 3” layers are easy to maintain by rotating and airing, increasing the longevity of the bed.
They do not convert to a couch though, thus they are not futons by Western standards
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When can I actually expect my mattress to get to me?
The average order will arrive within three to four weeks. Since our mattresses are hand made to order, typically it takes 2 - 3 weeks for production, and 1 week standard shipping through private carrier or UPS (depending upon the size of the mattress. However, many factors can affect this. For example, custom order items, shipping to remote locations, holidays, etc., can delay the process a bit. Therefore we state that customers should plan on receiving their products within six weeks; however, the standard delivery time is usually only three weeks.
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Are the mattresses naturally "flame retardant?”
Yes, our use of Pure Grow Wool™ enables our products to pass the open flame fire tests. Mattresses without the pure wool typically require a doctor’s prescription, as some customers are allergic to pure wool.
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What is meant by the term “organic cotton fill?”
We garnett our own organic cotton and Pure Grow Wool™. This means we mix, comb, and lay out the fibers in rolls approximately ¾ of an inch thick. These bats of fibers are stacked to produce the thickness needed for the product. Thus “organic cotton fill” consists of these garneted fibers which are stacked one upon another.
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What are mattress toppers?
Mattress toppers increase the plush feeling of a bed. People sometimes use a latex-filled topper on an innerspring mattress to gain pressure point relief. Pure Grow Wool™ toppers are used to create a “feather bed” experience.
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Why sleep on latex?
Because natural latex conforms to the shape of your body, it is one of the most comfortable and satisfying sleeping surfaces you can buy. The cell structure of natural latex provides an inviting "feel" while providing even support in any sleep position. It is ideal for the “light sleeper” because natural latex is essentially motionless.
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Why natural latex?
Our latex contains no artificial additives or harmful chemicals, and is an excellent choice for individuals with certain allergies. Our latex is naturally low VOC, hypo-allergenic, dust mite resistant, and does not support the growth of mildew or bacteria. Our latex is manufactured by a plant that is ISO 9001 certified, which assures excellence and a consistently high quality product.
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