Merino Information

Merino is Healthy

Merino wool is naturally UV resistant, in today’s environment where sun damage can easily occur it is reassuring to know your baby is protected from the suns harsh rays. Merino wool also resists static because it absorbs moisture; so no more electric shocks from the car or sparking from removing garments.

Merino Insulates

Insulates – In the cold weather even a little moisture makes the skin cold, quickly reducing a baby’s temperature – Merino absorbs moisture and leaves a dry layer of air next to the skin to help hold body heat. In hot weather Australian Merino wool applies an absorption / evaporation process to help keep the body cooler and reduce skin temperature.

Merino is fire resistant

Merino is naturally safe. It does not have to be chemically treated to become non-flammable. While it can catch alight when exposed to direct flame, it will not easily flare nor support a flame and can quickly be extinguished. Merino's greatest natural ability is it will not melt, like most synthetic fibres will, onto the skin which causes the most severe burns. Merino wool, once the flame is removed, will leave a cold ash which can be easily brushed away immediately. It too should be assurance against any potential accident associated with fire for your baby.

Merino is durable and versatile

Merino wool is naturally elastic, greater than any other fibre, making it more versatile to be stretched and turned to fit any shape or form. It can be wrapped around a baby, tucked in under a cot mattress or thrown over a pram and yet it will naturally return to its original shape.

Merino wool not only wears longer, it also keeps its appearance and stays new-looking longer. Merino stands up to the normal stresses and strains of normal wear because it gives rather than resists friction. One of the reasons so many people hang on to a favourite old wool garment for so many years is because it retains it original appearance longer than most other fabrics.

Super Soft

When you touch a 100% Australian Merino wool baby blanket you will instantly feel the softness, the comfort and warmth that a Merino is renowned for.

Whilst Merino is super fine and super soft it is also very light. Nothing is more uncomfortable than a heavy blanket when sleeping, particularly for little tender babies. Unlike other light fabrics, wool is much warmer because the wool fibres being so fine they are condensed tightly together reducing any heat loss.

SIDS

A number of studies have shown that swaddling infants tends to reduce the likelihood of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Since overheating has been identified as a key factor in many cases of SIDS, there is a strong case for using Merino as the swaddling cloth because of its previously noted ability to regulate heat and humidity.

In a less predictable finding, Umbach discovered that the average pulse rate of subjects sleeping under the wool blankets was "normal” at 60 beats per minute while the average for those under the acrylic-cotton blanket was an erratic 80 beats per minute, indicative of the higher level of thermal distress. It was found that the Merino blanket provided 8-20% higher thermal insulation and absorbed 50% more sweat, confirming the theoretical expectations. What’s more, under the acrylic-cotton blanket, 75% of subjects felt uncomfortably hot and 88% felt clammy while the comparable figures for the wool blanket were only 38% and 50%