Allergy Cover - Which One Is Best - Membrane or Membrane Free
Which allergy mattress is cover best for you? That depends on what you are looking for it to do.
All of the allergy cover we carry will protect you against dust mites, pollen and mold spores. In most cases any allergy cover sold will do that. Don't get me wrong, not all covers are created equally.
The membrane free allergy mattress cover is by far the lightest and coolest. Our Pristine cover is made out of a specially processed polyester which makes it have the smallest mean pore size (2.8) of all our fabrics. The down side is some people don't like polyester because it makes them hot. A polyester allergy cover does not breath as well as the 100% cotton cover will.
Both Allersoft cotton and Allersoft Organic cotton allergy mattress covers are cool and light. They do a great job of protecting you and your mattress from dust mite allergens. The problem with cotton is you can't get the pore size (4.91) as small as the pristine but as I said that is still small enough.
The Allersoft Blend is 60% polyester and 40% cotton so the pore size of this allergy cover is 3.9 microns. Once again more than small enough to give you complete protection.
Price wise, anything organic will cost you extar since more has gone into growing and manufacturing the cover. The pristine allergy cover is the most expensive of the non-organic covers followed by the 100% cotton and then the Allersoft Blend.
Since all membrane free allergy cover we carry are effective the discission you have to make will be based on budget and fabric.
If you are looking for a cover that is water-proof or effective against bed bugs then you will want to look at our Lined cotton poly or Stretch Knit Polyester bed bug cover. In most cases we recommend theses type of allergy covers for children's beds simply because they can put up with the abuse and the urethane membrane makes these allergy covers water-proof.
The cotton poly has a nice feel to it and in most cases does not make the sleeper hot. The stretch knit bed bug cover was specially designed for bed bugs but works just as well for dust mites and other allergens.
What allergy cover do we have on our bed? We have a cotton poly cover on the mattress, 100% Allersoft cotton on our comforter and a mixture of fabrics on the pillows. My favorite allergy cover is the organic cotton because the more I learn about the various chemicals used in products the less I want to be around them.
If you want fabric samples of our allergy covers just give us a call at 800 771-2246 and we will be happy to send them to you.
Wishing you the best of health
Mike Krause
AllergyStore.com - Serving our customers for 20 years.
All of the allergy cover we carry will protect you against dust mites, pollen and mold spores. In most cases any allergy cover sold will do that. Don't get me wrong, not all covers are created equally.
The membrane free allergy mattress cover is by far the lightest and coolest. Our Pristine cover is made out of a specially processed polyester which makes it have the smallest mean pore size (2.8) of all our fabrics. The down side is some people don't like polyester because it makes them hot. A polyester allergy cover does not breath as well as the 100% cotton cover will.
Both Allersoft cotton and Allersoft Organic cotton allergy mattress covers are cool and light. They do a great job of protecting you and your mattress from dust mite allergens. The problem with cotton is you can't get the pore size (4.91) as small as the pristine but as I said that is still small enough.
The Allersoft Blend is 60% polyester and 40% cotton so the pore size of this allergy cover is 3.9 microns. Once again more than small enough to give you complete protection.
Price wise, anything organic will cost you extar since more has gone into growing and manufacturing the cover. The pristine allergy cover is the most expensive of the non-organic covers followed by the 100% cotton and then the Allersoft Blend.
Since all membrane free allergy cover we carry are effective the discission you have to make will be based on budget and fabric.
If you are looking for a cover that is water-proof or effective against bed bugs then you will want to look at our Lined cotton poly or Stretch Knit Polyester bed bug cover. In most cases we recommend theses type of allergy covers for children's beds simply because they can put up with the abuse and the urethane membrane makes these allergy covers water-proof.
The cotton poly has a nice feel to it and in most cases does not make the sleeper hot. The stretch knit bed bug cover was specially designed for bed bugs but works just as well for dust mites and other allergens.
What allergy cover do we have on our bed? We have a cotton poly cover on the mattress, 100% Allersoft cotton on our comforter and a mixture of fabrics on the pillows. My favorite allergy cover is the organic cotton because the more I learn about the various chemicals used in products the less I want to be around them.
If you want fabric samples of our allergy covers just give us a call at 800 771-2246 and we will be happy to send them to you.
Wishing you the best of health
Mike Krause
AllergyStore.com - Serving our customers for 20 years.
Posted by Mike Krause at 10/1/2009 4:27 PM 
Categories: Allergies
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Categories: Allergies
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What is the difference between your Pristine luxury mattress cover and natl allergy control's. They sound like the same thing but they charge a bunch more.
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The short answer is nothing. Pristine is the manufacture of the fabric. All we do is have it converted into our allergy bedding - mattress, pillow and duvet covers. I guess our conversion process is less expensive.
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I have some Pristine on my bed. But I really prefer the all cotton. It is so smooth. I hope the organic cotton bedding is on sale a bit longer because I would like to replace some dust mite proof pillow covers with the organic cotton dust mite pillow covers
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The author here points out the difference between membrane free allergy mattresses and cotton allergy mattresses. An important feature of pristine cover is that it has got the smallest mean pore size but this also means that there will not be enough air supply. So in effect it will make people feel very warm. In the case of cotton mattresses you will feel cool because the pore size is big and there will be good air supply but it will not offer 100% protection. My personal feeling is that if your body is really tired then there is no need for you to depend on these things. You will automatically go to sleep. Moreover I think instead of covers we can use chemicals to get rid of bed bugs and other things.
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You are right about the Pristine dust mite covers may be warmer because they are made from 100% polyester. While the 100% cotton dust mite covers have a larger pore size they still provide complete protection from dust mite allergens. The daust mite parts that cause all the problems are somewhere between 8 and 10 microns. The 100% cotton dust mite covers have a pore size of 4.91 microns.
I personally advise against putting toxic chemicals and pesticides on anything you will be sleeping on. if you don't want to cover the mattress you can use the Allersearch Ads anti-allergen spray or ADMS spray. Lightly mist the mattress and make sure it is dry before you put your sheets on.
Wishing you the best of health
Mike
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I have actually tried Allersoft Organic cotton mattress covers and I can say that this product is really great. It does not only give a complete protection but also a comfortable feeling. No chemicals.
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