Find out whether to choose a linen or a cotton cover for your buckwheat hull mattress.

Since people started to comprehend what having natural sort of products actually mean – buckwheat hull organic cotton has increased its popularity. The most popular ones are the ecological mattresses, cushions that you use on chairs, or pillows for necks have all become very trendy among modern people.

There are many advantages of the eco-friendly filling, but it is also significant to use the right material for the cover. For the buckwheat products, it is recommended to use linen or cotton. There is also a particular characteristics for each of these materials, if you wish to purchase a buckwheat hull product.

 

organic buckwheat hull mattress

If you opt to get a nice looking cover material for a good price, the conventional cotton will suit your needs. However, there are some disadvantages. The production process of a typical cotton is clearly an issue. We are reported that conventional cotton requires insecticides in an enormous amount! Note that approximately 25% of the Earth’s production of insecticides is  used on the cotton fields.

Conventional Cotton

Additionally, a typical cotton production needs not only a huge amount of water but also synthetic fertilizers. Both these aspects are considered a big environmental threat. Furthermore, unlike the organic cotton, the seeds of conventional cotton are exposed to fungicides and pesticides.

 

 

Pluses and minuses of using a conventional cotton.

Pluses:

–              Rather cheap

–              A good look

–              Easy to reach.

Minuses:

–              The manufacturing process requires a lot of pesticides and fungicides.

–              A lot of water is being used in the manufacturing process.

–              Cotton is being treated with a lot of chemicals.

–              Generally, product is non-friendly for the environment.

It is also very harmful to human health. Read more about it in our article: Organic Cotton fabric and conventional cotton facts that cannot be ignored.

 

Organic Cotton

organic cotton buckwheat hull mattress

The pricing of materials made of organic cotton is rather high. Especially, if you compare them with the conventional cotton. On the other hand if you wish to get an eco-friendly mattress cover, an organic cotton will be your choice. Generally, an organic cotton not only comes natural. It is not being treated, and they are no genetically modified. It turns out that even the organic cotton’s picking process is eco-friendly, due to the fact that it only uses a handpicking method – no chemicals or defoliation strategies are being implemented. As far as organic cotton’s treating is concerned, the whole process is based usage of natural substances such as potato starch or spinning oils.

 

organic cotton fabrics

Pluses and minuses of organic cotton:

Pluses

• Does not harm the environment – as no chemicals are being used.
• An attractive-looking, comfortable material
• The process is  very eco-friendly.

Minuses

• More expensive.

Linen covers

Essentially, you need to know that linen is a wonderful material for a buckwheat hull products, especially eco-friendly mattress. It does not really absorb electric charges. What is even more important, the material does not retain heat hence it makes you stay cool. When being used as material for neck pillows’ covers you may also benefit from linen’s anti-heat characteristics. What is more, linen is not harmful to your skin as it’s anti-allergic. Also, linen fabric is famous for being biodegradable material, so no harm to the environment too.

See the difference between the linen and cotton covers of pillows, by EcoHealthLab. The linen cover is seen between the red and white cotton covers:

 

Pluses and minuses of organic cotton:

Pluses:

• Friendly to the environment.
• Does not cause allergic reactions, comfy.
• The material shall not extend or wear off easily.

Minuses:

• There are no noticeable minuses of linen.

Check out the buckwheat hull products by EcoHealthLab, made in Europe, of Europen buckwheat hull, and 100% organic fabrics.