The Allergy Guy’s Guide To Allergy Bedding

June 22nd, 2008 · No Comments ·

What is Allergy Bedding?
Allergy bedding is specifically designed to prevent dust mites and other allergens from infesting your mattress, pillow or duvet.

The average mattress has about two million dust mites. Dust mites love the warm, moist environment provided by your bed, and they feed off your dead skin flakes. We are actually not allergic to dust mites but to their waste particles and decomposed body parts, and this is what causes allergy symptoms. The only way to eliminate dust mites is to cut off their source of food by setting up a barrier between yourself and the dust mites. Allergy relief bedding provides that necessary barrier.

How does Allergy Bedding Work?
Dust mites and other common household allergens are so tiny that they can easily slip through the pores between the thread of normal bedding fabrics. Allergy bedding, on the other hand, is woven so tightly that the pores are too small for dust mites to penetrate-and once their food supply is cut off, the dust mites will soon die. Best of all, you can continue to use all your favorite sheets and pillow cases; simply wash them weekly in hot water to keep them free of dust mites.

Why do I need Allergy Relief Bedding?
You are allergic to dust mites, animal dander, or down.
You wake up in the morning with a stuffy nose, itchy eyes, sore throat, or other allergy symptoms.
You are tired of waking up with congestion and suffering from nighttime allergy or asthma attacks.
You would like to allergy-proof your bedroom.
You want a healthier and cleaner environment.
You want to sleep allergy-free.
What are the advantages of Allergy Relief Bedding?

The main advantage of allergy relief bedding is that it encases your entire bed, creating an impenetrable barrier that prevents dust mites and other allergens from infesting your bed.
If you decrease your exposure to these allergens, then you will breathe easier, sleep better,and feel rested.
Allergy relief bedding will also protect your mattress and add years to its lifespan and help save the environment.

What to look for in Allergy Bedding?
Pore Size: The pore size tells us how much open air space between the threads in the bedding fabric. Pore size is the most important factor in determining how allergens are blocked. Dust mite fecal particles average around 10 microns in diameter and dust mites are around 300 microns. In order to effectively block dust mite allergens, the pore size of allergy relief bedding must be smaller than 10 microns. Research recommends encasings with an average pore size of less than 10.
Fabric Type:
Membrane fabrics - Could be a variety of fabrics where the inner membrane is laminated urethane, which makes the fabric noisy and too warm for some people
Membrane-free fabrics - Is a vast improvement in the technology of allergy relief bedding. Membrane-free fabrics, as the name suggests, does not have an inner urethane membrane, and therefore they are much cooler and quieter than membrane fabrics.
Care: Caring for allergy relief mattress and pillow covers is simple. Most encasings can be machine washed on warm or hot and gently tumble dried. Others can be wiped with a wet wash cloth. Do not use bleach. Pillow covers can be washed every couple of weeks. Mattress covers need to be washed only 3 or 4 times per year. Other bedding should be washed in hot water every one to two weeks.

Investing in allergy-friendly sheets, duvets, pillows, mattress covers, pillow covers and other bedding can significantly improve overall allergy symptoms and will also help to ensure a good night’s sleep.

The Allergy Guy carries a full line of allergy bedding. We have mattress covers in various fabrics, check out all our fabrics.
-Pristine 2.9 Micro Fiber for comfort and pore size
-100% Cotton for comfort.
-Organic 100% Cotton
-Poly Cotton with membrane for those who require waterproof
-Alpaca duvets,mattress pads and pillows for the ultimate sleep.

Our complete line of allergy friendly bedding will allow you to sleep well and wake up feeling great!

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