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October 1, 2008

Down with allergies

Author: iheartdown

Types of Bedding Allergens 

You might think that it’s just dust that nestles in your comforter and makes you sneeze. But a hypoallergenic comforter can keep out many types of bedding allergens, including:

  • Indoor mold–make sure that hypoallergenic down comforter has a tight stitching or vinyl encasing and is kept in a dry room.
  • Dust mite and cockroach droppings–use a duvet cover or pillow cover for extra insurance on your hypoallergenic bedding, but allergy control bedding usually has an impermeable membrane.
  • Fungi spores that hide in dust mite droppings–allergy free bedding and duvet covers will block out fungi in your pillows and hypoallergenic down comforter.
  • Tobacco smoke–you shouldn’t smoke in the bedroom, because fire hazards aside, even allergy free bedding can reek of smoke.
  • Pet dander–it’s invisible and can linger on even allergy free bedding if you let Fido curl up on your hypoallergenic comforter.

Keep allergens away from your allergy control bedding and enjoy a sneeze-free slumber.

July 28, 2008

How Do You Clean a Down Comforter?

Author: iheartdown

The softness, warmth, comfort, and hypoallergenic properties of down comforters may be worth a little extra effort when it comes to cleaning them. A cover should be kept on your down comforter to protect it from dust, dirt and body oils, shaking it out once a week to keep the down evenly distributed. Air out your down comforter occasionally to keep it fresh, and take it to be professionally laundered every three to five years if you choose not to launder it yourself.

If you do choose to wash your down comforter yourself, spot clean it prior to washing. Your down comforter should be laundered in cold water only, using a detergent that has a degreaser so that oils will be removed. Squeeze any excess water out of the comforter gently, and dry the comforter on a low-heat setting, adding a tennis ball to the dryer to keep the down moving as it dries. Finally, during the times of year when down comforters are not in use, they should be stored in a dry, well-ventilated area to prevent mildew.

June 26, 2008

Keep the Children Warm

Author: iheartdown

Kids are much more weather sensitive than adults and some of them can’t even reach the thermostat when the temperature drops.  To combat those cold nights, you may want to invest in goose comforters for your little one.

These comforters are not only comfortable, but they also retain the heat very well.  They are perfect for those frigid winter nights.  So if you want to make sure that your child has all the comfort and warmth possible, you can’t go wrong with goose down.

March 13, 2008

Hungarian Goose Down Q&A

Author: iheartdown

Why is Hungarian goose down one of the best in the world?

With annual sales of 4000 tons of high quality feathery down as acknowledged by the world market Hungary is the most significant down exporter in the world. Favourable geographic and climatic features, century old traditions and conscious purification through breeding have resulted in this very valuable and popular product. The Hungarian down is the outcome of the successful combination of careful and professional animal keeping and industrial processing technologies, which respect the needs of the animal and apply the latest scientific achievements.

Why choose Hungarian goose down?

Down is a natural product that breathes better than synthetic fibers. That is because it absorbs moisture which naturally evaporates from our bodies as we sleep and draws it away from our bodies for a more comfortable night’s rest. Hungarian white goose down provides the best weight to warmth ratio of any bedding product, so you feel like you are surrounded by a fluffy cloud instead of heavy layers of blankets or comforters. By its nature Hungarian down comforter lofts and does not clump and mat down the way synthetic fibers ultimately do, so it lasts longer. By changing the duvet cover you can easily change the fashion look of your bed rather than having to buy a lot of different comforters or bedspreads and then having to store these much bulkier items.