Category: Dust Mites

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Wool Is the Ideal Allergy Proof Bedding Fiber

wool makes best allergy proof bedding
image courtesy Dr Joseph Valks

If you are looking for allergy proof bedding, look no further than your friendly neighborhood sheep.  If there are no sheep in your neighborhood, don’t worry.  The  Allergy Store offers a wide range of allergy proof bedding made from wool.

Wool Makes Great Allergy Proof Bedding – Naturally!

Whether you are concerned about toxic chemical treatments to make your bedding flame retardant or dust mites, mold, and bacteria are your major concerns, wool is the answer.   Wool is naturally:

  • Anti-static
  • Anti-bacterial
  • Dust mite resistant
  • Temperature regulating
Washable Wool is Revolutionary

Advances in wool processing technology means that many wool wool is ideal allergy proof bedding fiberproducts are now washable.  Shropshire wool is now available that retains loft and softness even with repeated washings.

Organic Wool Allergy Proof Bedding for Babies to Adults

From organic wool crib mattresses to mattress pads for king size beds, The Allergy Store has you covered.  And if you want to cover your wool duvet, we’ve got a cover for that as well!

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Allergy Control Products for Beauty?

So Saturday, I was speaking to a friend about allergies.  Are you surprised?  I’m not because it seems no matter where I go, people want to talk to me about allergies.  It’s all right, it goes with the territory I guess.  In this case, the conversation turned to appearance and the use of allergy control products for beauty.

Anyway, Saturday, instead of talking about my recent cross-country trip, the weather, the economy, or the best recipe for hummus, my friend was talking about dust mite allergy.  His daughter had been recently diagnosed and they were going through the process of cleaning out all the dust catchers and getting dust mite covers on the mattress, box spring, and pillows.

The conversation turned from the obvious benefits of protection from dust mite allergen to those that are most important to the heart of a young lady…..puffy eyes.  Yes, Virginia,  there is a Santa Clause, and dust mite covers can help you in your fight against puffy eyes.  Hard to believe that there are allergy control products for beauty enhancement?

Dust mite covers help with those pesky dark circles under the eyes.  In the allergy biz, those are called “allergic shiners” and are caused by increased blood flow to the sinus area.  When you cut off the exposure to the allergy-causing protein (from the mite feces and body parts) the blood flow to the sinus area returns to normal and the dark circles disappear.  Likewise for the puffy eyes.

Using a denaturing agent and anti-allergen spray like ADMS Spray or washing bedding with De-Mite can also work to reduce those shiners and puffy eyes.

If you have problems with overly dry skin or eczema, it can also be caused by allergies.  It might not be extra lotion you need, but some Allergen Wash!  Most eczema has roots in allergy.

No, I don’t think Avon or Estee Lauder has anything to fear from The Allergy Store. But you might find beauty really does come from the inside out; and when you have your allergies under control, shiners, puffy eyes, and eczema can be a thing of the past.

Til Next Time
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How Your Dust Mite Cover Should Fit?

We get lots of questions from people trying to decide what size dust mite cover to buy for their mattresses.  Over the months, I have written lots about the different fabrics, but I don’t think I have ever addressed how the dust mite cover should fit.

How Should It Fit?

There is a misconception that the cover needs to fit tightly.  Actually, the opposite is true.  If you try to put a too-small cover on a too-large mattress you will put stress on the seams and the zipper closure.  Those are the weakest points in your line of defense against dust mites.  You don’t want any strain or stress on those seams or zippers.  So, your dust mite cover should fit loosely and not tight at all.

How Do You Measure the Depth?

Most people know what “size” their mattress is (queen, king, twin, full, etc) but they are not sure of the depth of the mattress.  To measure the depth of your mattress, you need to strip the bed down.  That means removing all the bedding, including the sheets and any mattress pad you might keep on the bed.

Get down at eye level with the mattress (only measure the mattress for depth, do not include the box spring in the depth measurement) and measure from the top seam to the bottom seam.  If you have a pillow-top mattress, take the measurement in several places.

Round Up or Round Down?

Round that measurement up to determine the proper depth mattress cover to purchase.

For example, if your mattress measures 10″ deep, you want the 12″ deep cover.  While you might be able to stretch and tug to get a 9″ cover on that 10″ mattress, chances are you are going to stress the seam or tear out the zipper in your attempt.

While the 12″ cover will give you a little extra fabric, it does not affect the dust mite protection of the zippered mattress cover.  Just take that little bit of extra fabric and tuck it between the mattress and the box spring.  Your fitted sheet will hold it in place.

Properly sized, your dust mite mattress cover will last for years and give you night after night of protection.  So make sure your dust mite cover fits right.

Til Next Time!