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The wool in all Naturally Organic products comes exclusively
from Texel, an island off the coast of Holland. It has a population
of 13,300 people and over 100,000 sheep. The people of
Texel have been raising sheep for over 600 years, and have developed
a unique breed of sheep that is both hardy and produces wool of
unrivalled quality.
Texel Sheep have adapted to a very windy and harsh environment
to produce a unique, long wool fiber with a high crinkle factor
and high natural lanolin content. Products made from Texel wool
are softer, thicker, warmer, and longer lasting. It is especially
well suited to sleep products because of its superior durability,
insulation, and moisture regulation.
Texel wool is harvested from a sustainable source without detriment
or harm to the animal. Each sheep is shorn every spring producing
about 11lbs of high quality wool. The sheep are raised organically
on a land that has never been used for agriculture and thus, has
been protected from chemicals such as fertilizers and pesticides.
Using craftsmanship based on experience and environmental sensibility,
the raw fleece is processed without the use of any dyes or bleaches.
Bleached wool contains toxic compounds including highly toxic dioxin,
something we all can do without. The wool is cleaned using a unique
chemical free process that produces exceptionally clean wool, while
retaining high natural lanolin content.
All wool used in Naturally Organic's products must abide by strict requirements
to be considered for use. In this way we are able to ensure the
purity of our finished product.
Our wool must be free of any sort of plastic, baling twine, and
mothballs. Fleece must be well skirted; no mat of hay, timothy heads,
burrs, belly hair, manure, etc.
Processing is restricted, usual processes performed on wool are
not allowed, such as; (1) Carbonizing, a process which uses carbonic
acid to dissolve chaff, (2) Shrink proofing, (3) Chemical scale
removal, and (4) Moth proofing. Any process that uses chemicals
or produces toxins in the wool is strictly forbidden.
Finished batting can only be washed with vegetable based soaps
instead of chemical pesticides. All fiber lubrication, static control,
or wetting agents are vegetable based and petroleum free. Finally
the wool must be stored in an unscented atmosphere.
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