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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: How to Sleep Through Hot Flashes and Night Sweats

Greg Bailey 12 minute read

It's 2am. You kicked the comforter off twenty minutes ago, and now you're cold, so you pull it back. Ten minutes later you're damp under your arms and behind your knees, and it starts again. By 4am you've negotiated with the same blanket four or five... 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 »