Wool Wellbeing

At Devon Duvets, we understand the importance of a good night's sleep in maintaining overall well-being. That's why we're excited to introduce our 30-Day Sleep Challenge, designed to help you prioritise your sleep and develop healthy habits for a lifetime of restorative rest. In this blog post, we'll explain the rationale behind the challenge, discuss the importance of sleep, and outline the benefits of participating in our challenge.

Every year, World Sleep Day is observed to raise awareness about the importance of sleep and the various sleep problems faced by millions of people worldwide. Organised by the World Sleep Society, this annual event highlights the vital role sleep plays in our overall well-being. At Devon Duvets, we feel it is vital to support this annual event and our blog aims to provide more information about the history, goals, and activities of World Sleep Day and the importance of promoting sleep health.

After many years of speaking to customers about their various sleep issues, the main cause of restless nights is overheating. Overheating can be very disruptive to sleep quality as it will often lead to waking up more during the night. Based on feedback when talking to customers, we’ve listed below the most common causes of overheating at night.

If you are experiencing trouble falling asleep, you’re not the only one!  Over 35% of adults around the world regularly experience this and, for many, sleeping difficulty is related to stress or anxiety. In today’s very full-on life, sometimes it just isn’t easy to switch off!

It’s well known that sleep helps to keep your mind and body healthy, but it could be important for your blood pressure too.

Michelle contacted us because she has a memory foam mattress but is finding that this makes her very hot during the warmer months and this is disrupting her sleep. Memory foam is synthetic so can trap heat around your body, and this is what is making Michelle feel hot. She was thinking of saving up for a new mattress, made with natural fibres, but then she read about the temperature regulating properties of wool toppers.

Our guide to choosing the perfect duvet tog ratings with wool:

A tog rating is a measure of thermal insulation. Originally created for the clothing market, all duvets come with their own scale of warmth level called a ‘tog rating’. This specifies warmth, not thickness.

With duvets, the higher the duvet tog rating, the warmer the duvet. Conversely, the lower the tog rating, the cooler the duvet. Most duvets have a fixed tog rating which reflects their insulation factor, and means that they are generally not able to temperature regulate, i.e. they are unable release heat if you need to cool down.

Sleep is important for everyone, especially growing children and teens. Children who get enough sleep tend to have healthier immune systems and better memory, school performance and mental health.

What are night sweats?

 Sleep is essential for our overall health and wellbeing and a key factor in ensuring a good night’s sleep is the way our body regulates our core body temperature to keep it consistent throughout the night so that our sleep disruption is minimal.

Pillows can be a very personal issue, with many people trying many types before finding the one that’s perfect for them. There are lots of options out there, with a choice of fillings, including feather, feather and down and synthetic or hollowfibre. However, as far as we are concerned wool is the cream of the ‘flock’ and this is why we only make wool filled pillows.