Practical guides for caregivers on bedsore prevention, medical sheepskin and wool care, from the team supplying Australian medical wool since 1988.
Whether sheepskin is ethical depends on two things: your view of raising animals for meat, and how the sheep were treated while they were alive. Sheepskin comes from sheep slaughtered for meat, so no…
Read the article →Sheepskin is a reasonably sustainable material: the skin is a secondary product of raising sheep for meat, the wool is a natural fiber that biodegrades, and a well-made sheepskin lasts for many years.…
Read more →Sheepskin can keep you comfortable in warm weather, but it does not actively cool you. It works by drawing sweat vapor away from the skin into the wool and letting it escape, so you stay drier, and Wo…
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 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…
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