why wool

wool is comfortable

Wool batting keeps you cool when it’s hot and warm when it’s cold. How? Wool breathes. It draws humidity away from you in warm weather instead of trapping it against your body as synthetics can. As we know, in cold weather wool is the excellent insulator.

no harsh chemicals

Wool batting has no chemical fire retardants. It doesn’t need them. Wool is composed of natural protein and flame tests show it resists burning.

naturally supportive

Wool batting provides excellent even support for your body. Wool batting is combed (in the process called carding) to provide uniform support and wool fibers resist flexing, folding, or crushing for many years.

long lasting

Wool bedding lasts a very long time. When properly cared for wool can last many decades and will not break down, unlike some synthetic fibers, which can break down and create dust.

a renewable resource

Wool batting is a natural and renewable product. Wool comes from sheep that must be shorn regularly to stay healthy (otherwise it keeps growing longer like people hair).

Wool batting is naturally biodegradable and recyclable. You can compost wool with an appropriate mix of other materials or it can be recycled to make more wool batting.

Local

Cozy Up wool batting is local. It comes from Northeastern farms that use best management practices such as Kyle Farm in Avon, NY who graze their sheep sustainably on Genesee Valley Conservancy lands. Cozy Up batting is manufactured here in the northeast as well.