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Wool vs Lyocell Bedding: Which Is Better for Hot Sleepers?

Greg Bailey 8 minute read

If you are comparing wool vs lyocell bedding, the marketing can be confusing. You likely picked lyocell or TENCEL sheets because they were advertised as cooling, breathable, and natural. And for the first ten minutes in bed, they deliver. Then it's... more »

Menopause Night Sweats: Why Cooling Bedding Isn't Enough

Greg Bailey 7 minute read

If you are struggling with menopause night sweats, you've likely done everything the articles told you to do: cooling pajamas, a fan angled at the bed, and sheets marketed as "moisture-wicking." Yet you still wake up at 3 AM damp,... more »

New Wool Science: What the February 2026 Wool Study Means for Your Sleep

Greg Bailey 9 minute read

In February 2026, British Wool and the International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO) released the results of a new duvet study, conducted at Bangor University’s BioComposites Centre with funding from the Welsh Government. The finding that made... more »

Best Comforter for Menopause Night Sweats: Wool, Down, and Cooling Fills

Greg Bailey 6 minute read

It is 2am. You were hot, then damp, then cold, and now you are negotiating with the same comforter again. Menopause can make your body surge with heat and sweat, but the comforter decides what happens next: whether that moisture sits around you, or... more »

Postpartum Night Sweats: Causes, How Long They Last & What Actually Helps

Greg Bailey 7 minute read

Yes — waking up drenched a few weeks after giving birth is common, and it's not usually a sign anything is wrong. It's your hormones resetting. If you're feeding every few hours, running on broken sleep, and then waking up soaked at 3am on... more »

Wool vs Linen — Which Is Actually Better for Hot Sleepers?

Greg Bailey 7 minute read

You kick off the covers at 1 a.m. Twenty minutes later you're reaching for them again — except now the sheets feel cold and faintly damp against your skin instead of fresh. That cycle, too hot, then clammy, then chilled, isn't really about... more »

Merino Wool Bedding: What Makes It Different?

Greg Bailey 10 minute read

Short answer: Merino wool bedding manages overnight moisture more effectively than almost any other bedding material—not because it's simply softer, but because of how the fiber is built. If you've been comparing merino wool bedding, cotton, bamboo,... more »

Why Modern Bedding Became More Complicated Than It Needs To Be

Greg Bailey 8 minute read

The bedding category has an engineering problem. Not a problem with engineering. A problem of engineering — the tendency to invent solutions without first asking whether the diagnosis is correct. In the last two decades, bedding became a... more »