Currently, manufacturers offer a wide selection of different fillings for our blankets. You can find both the exotic, in the form of a coconut, and the classic, from a goose feather. When choosing a product, you need to rely on your own preferences. If you want to sleep warm and not feel heavy, buy products with down filling.
If you have a choice, then do not forget to take into account that although the materials are similar, they also have their own characteristics.
Sheep or camel filling - which is warmer?
If you look closely at both types of wool fibers, you can easily see that sheep wool has a much higher density, the fibers have fine flakes, and the fibers themselves are curled. Thanks to this, the filler retains its volume and has low thermal conductivity. The scales on the fiber help the fibers adhere securely to each other, and this is a wonderful quality when it comes to making felt. But camel wool is very light, since the fibers inside are empty. In terms of thermal conductivity, it is only slightly worse than llama wool.
To get a good quality product, you need to take not the hard hair of a camel, but its fluff. The elasticity of the undercoat allows it to breathe well. In any case, no matter how different blankets made from sheep and camel wool are, any of them will provide excellent warmth even in the most severe frost.
Sheep wool - what is it, characteristics
Sheep litter has its positive and negative qualities.
Such a blanket will weigh twice as much as exactly the same one, but made of camel wool. True, it doesn't cost that much. Sheep wool retains its shape well and does not wrinkle easily, as it naturally has a curled fiber shape.
The main positive quality of a sheepskin blanket is thermal insulation. It heats up very well.
In addition, when buying such a blanket, be prepared for the fact that you will not be able to wash it yourself. Even if you use the delicate cycle on the washing machine. After washing it will become rough and you won’t be able to continue using it. This blanket needs to be dry cleaned. About once every 3 months.
Camel wool - what is it, description
Blankets filled with camel down are light, warm and soft. They serve well in any season - be it winter frosts or summer heat. The structure of the blanket allows it to breathe and absorb moisture well.
Camel wool filler is heterogeneous in its composition. There is both soft fluff and hard fluff. Thanks to this composition, the blanket warms perfectly. And even if there is frost and blizzard outside, in just two minutes you will warm up and fall asleep.
Each blanket varies in quality and softness. It depends, first of all, on how old the camel was. The older it is, the coarser and more prickly its pile is. And the young one is soft.
A blanket made from adult camel hair is an excellent purchase for people suffering from arthritis and arthrosis.
Conclusion
If you want not only to stay warm while sleeping, but also to purchase a durable product that provides healing warmth - Feel free to buy a product with camel hair. Having high thermal insulation, the blanket heats up very quickly.
When making a purchase, look at the pile and its hardness.
For children It is better to take a blanket made from the wool of young camels. It is soft and has no thorns. For the elderly, especially those with joint problems, a good option would be a filler made from the wool of an adult camel. This wool creates a micro-massage effect while a person sleeps.
Camel wool contains a natural antiseptic substance that has an anti-edematous effect - lanolin. At a temperature of thirty degrees it begins to act and has a calming effect on a person’s breathing.
In addition to the therapeutic effect, there are other positive qualities:
- it is light and soft;
- very durable;
- mold does not appear on it and does not have an unpleasant odor;
- low maintenance;
- absorbs moisture well and dries quickly.
Camel wool is practically the most expensive filler, only llama wool is more expensive. Therefore, finished products cannot be cheap.
The best blanket for a child is a blanket made from sheep wool.
Almost every person knows that this filler maintains temperature very well, but can also add an additional five degrees to a person’s warmth. The natural feature of sheep pile allows the blanket to retain its shape for a long time. And even after many years, it will be almost the same as on the first day of purchase.
Only in the washing machine - it cannot be washed. It will become very rough and clump up. Use dry clean or dry clean.
The following conclusion can be drawn:
- products are equally suitable for any time of year;
- antistatic;
- if properly cared for, they can last at least fifteen years;
- camel filler has a healing effect.
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