With winter in full swing, temperatures are beginning to plummet, whilst heating bills are starting to soar. As a solution, many of us wrap up in our favourite jumpers to try and battle the cold. Here are 9 reasons why you should choose wool as the material for your winter clothing!

1) Warmth

• Sheep live in a variety of extremely cold habitats, surviving due to the wool on their backs. Therefore, in order to keep warm this winter, it’s a no brainer – wear wool!

2) Comfort

• Wool jumpers often have the reputation for being itchy. However, if you buy merino wool, which is specialised for comfort, then wool can be remarkably soft and comfy.

3) Odour Repellent

• Wool is naturally odour repellent, meaning that you don’t need to wash it as regularly as other fabrics. This is one of the reasons that NASA and the SAS both wear wool based clothing as part of their uniforms.

4) Wrinkle Resistant

• Not only is wool odour repellent, but it is also a wrinkle free fabric. It really is the easiest material to look after!

5) Christmas Jumpers

• Who doesn’t love a Christmas jumper? Save The Children charity raise money every year through Christmas jumper sales. So buy a wool Christmas jumper and help children around the world!

6) Sustainable

• Wool is completely biodegradable due to it being 100% natural. Even if you just buy a Christmas jumper for a year and throw it away, it will decompose in a landfill.

7) Absorbent

• Wool can absorb up to 30% of it’s weight without even feeling heavy. So even if you get caught up in the bad weather of winter, your wool jumper can protect you from the downfall.

8) Fire Resistant

• Wool can withstand heat up to 600°C and is therefore fire resistant. Therefore, wool clothes are very safe to have around the house, especially in winter when the fire might be on!

9) Versatile

• Sometimes wool clothing is not enough to stop the cold, but there are many other uses of wool which can help a great deal! Standard Wool, a large supplier of wool to the Carpet Industry, endorse the use of wool carpets over vinyl/wood flooring as a cheaper solution to central/underfloor heating. Moreover, hypoallergenic wool duvets are increasing in popularity, especially for the winter months.

So why not choose wool this winter? It is a warm, comfy, odour repellent, wrinkle resistant, charity supporting, sustainable, absorbent, fire resistant, versatile material! What more could you want?

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