Practical guides for caregivers on bedsore prevention, medical sheepskin and wool care, from the team supplying Australian medical wool since 1988.
The best medical sheepskin is one made to AS4480.1, the Australian Standard for medical sheepskins: it carries the standard's stamp on its leather back, has a dense wool pile about 25 to 30 mm (1 to 1…
Read the article →Sheepskin is the hide of a sheep tanned with the wool still attached, so one piece of material has soft leather on one side and a deep layer of wool on the other. That combination is why sheepskin has…
Read more →Sheepskin can be washed at home if it was tanned to be washable, and AS4480.1 medical sheepskins are. The rule that matters most is temperature: wash in cool or lukewarm water with a sheepskin wash su…
Read more →Urinary incontinence is the accidental leaking of urine. It can mean a few drops when you cough or laugh, a sudden urge you can't hold back, or a bladder that never quite empties and keeps dribbling.…
Read more →Incontinence care at home is the everyday routine of keeping someone clean, dry, comfortable and respected when they can't fully control their bladder or bowel. Most of it is simple and repeatable: a…
Read more →Pressure Smart XD1900 is a Merino wool pad, not a sheepskin: wool shorn from the sheep is knitted into a backing at a density of more than 1,900 grams per square meter, while an Australian medical she…
Read more →The benefits of sheepskin come from its two layers: a deep pile of wool that cushions, breathes and absorbs moisture, on a soft leather backing that holds it all together. Wool can absorb up to 35% of…
Read more →Sheepskin mobility aids are small covers and pads of medical sheepskin or dense Merino wool that fit over the hard parts of walkers, crutches and wheelchairs, or protect hands and elbows, so the skin…
Read more →Incontinence and pressure ulcers are closely linked: skin that is often wet with urine or stool breaks down more easily under pressure, so people who are incontinent and spend long hours in bed or a c…
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