Why choose a woollen underlay over another material?
Dick Wicks has designed and manufactures the widest range of magnetic underlays in the world. Our fabrics are chosen to allow you the benefit of choosing according to your preference, since some people prefer the feel of cotton to that of wool, or vice versa. However, sleeping on a pure wool underlay does have some unique benefits. Research has shown that wool offers an unsurpassed level of thermo-physiological comfort. This is the state in which the individual is free from thermal strain. In the research program carried out by the Hohenstein Research Institute, Germany, thermophysiological comfort was illustrated by observing the conditions of sleep and recording various body and climatic functions. The most critical body function and one which can best reflect the condition of sleep is the heart rate. Because wool absorbed and dissipated excess body moisture created while sleeping, the sleeper was kept in a more normal state and the heart rate stayed constant. The result was less tos
