Natural Carpets - The Benefits of a Wool Carpet

What's So Good About Buying Natural Wool Carpeting?

Natural carpets are often thought of as floor coverings constructed of coir, jute, sea grass and sisal.

However, the premier natural carpet fibre of choice is wool.

To begin with, the only carpet fibre was wool.

For many consumers, a natural wool carpet is considered to be a luxury purchase. However, with the rising cost of oil, the petrochemicals that synthetic fibres are made from are becoming more expensive. As a result, this means that carpets made from natural fibres, in particular wool, become more affordable and super value.

Wool is a natural, renewable resource. With increasing concerns by consumers about the possible harm to the environment from chemicals and plastics, maybe a move to natural carpets is the answer.

The Benefits of Wool As a Carpet Fibre

Natural wool carpets are soft, warm, luxurious and hard wearing. Experience has shown that it's a very practical fibre to live with and easy to look after. It's the fibre that all synthetics are modelled on.

Here are some of the reasons why:

1. Appearance Retention

Not only does a wool carpet look good, it has a natural bulky 'crimp' that keeps it that way. The crimp in the fibre act almost like a mini shock absorber making it resilient and better able to recover from heavy foot traffic. At the same time recovery from furniture pressure and compression marks is excellent. As long as care is taken to select a tight pile density a wool carpet will stay looking good much longer than a synthetic alternative.

The natural oil content in wool, lanolin, helps to provide soil resistance and make it easy to clean.

2. Comfort

A wool carpet is soft, warm, and cosy. It's also a natural sound and heat insulator. Another benefit is it's a flame resistance; it singes rather than melts so, small burn marks can be brushed away easily. Compare this to synthetic fibres that will melt, leaving hard, dark, molten ‘blobs’ in the pile.

Wool fibre strands have a hard scaly surface which enable it to absorb moisture, thus regulating ambient humidity and reducing the likelihood of static shocks.

3. Environmentally Friendly

As a natural fibre wool is sustainable, renewable and biodegradable. Because it's not made from petrochemicals there are no toxic concerns and it is safe to recycle. This means that wool has the least environmental impact of all the carpet fibres.

We can sum up the features and benefits of wool as follows:

Hard-wearing

o Long lasting
o Appearance retention
o Resilient – crimped fibre retains its shape

Comfortable

o Soft, warm and cosy
o Absorbs moisture to regulate humidity
o Reduces surrounding dryness and static
o Warm - a natural thermal insulator
o Reduces noise

Practical

o Resists dirt and stains
o Easy to clean
o Ease of Design - vibrant colours
o Flame resistant

Eco-Friendly

o Natural fibre
o Renewable resource
o Biodegradable
o Non toxic

To own a wool carpet is regarded by many to be both satisfying and rewarding at the same time.

Satisfying: because of its natural texture, soft feel and luxurious appearance.

Rewarding: because every purchase benefits the farming industry and the environment

For more information and advice about buying natural wool carpets, Sisal, Coir, Jute, and Seagrass get your own copy of How To Buy Carpet - Here

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