Baby sleep benefits

Research done by The Woolmark company has found that wool sleepwear and bedding have been shown to improve sleep quality.

Wearing wool sleepwear improves sleep quality 

The latest study conducted by researchers at The University of Sydney has found adults wearing wool  sleepwear fell asleep in just 12 minutes compared with 22 and 27 minutes for those wearing polyester and cotton.

“Wool helps regulate your body temperature, keeping you in what is known as 'the thermal comfort zone' for longer,” explains Associate Professor Chin Moi Chow from The University of Sydney. “You therefore not only fall asleep quicker, but also have deeper, less fragmented sleep.”

International Wool and Textile Organisation have summarised their findings that weight gain in underweight newborn babies was 61% higher when they slept on a wool underlay rather than cotton.

Wool is rarely allergenic: we now know that what used to be called “wool allergy” is not allergy at all, but a reaction to coarser fibres coming into contact with nerve receptors in the skin. 

Finer wools like Merino are soft and gentle against the skin. In fact, garments made of “superfine” wool (wool with a mean diameter of ≤17.5 microns) have shown benefits to people suffering from eczema or atopic dermatitis – adults and children both.

Studies have found that babies that slept with merino wool had lower rates of activity and a deeper, more restful sleep. They settled more quickly, cried less, slept longer and gained weight faster.

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