Which blanket to choose: bamboo or camel hair?

People are used to sleeping covered - it's more comfortable in the cool night. Even in summer, many people prefer to go to bed under the covers. Manufacturers offer many types of such products, but it is still better to give preference to natural materials. We will help you figure out which is better - a bamboo blanket or camel wool.

Both bamboo and camel wool retain heat well; products made from such raw materials have a high level of thermal conductivity. But in the end, everything will depend on the density of the material. Knowing these indicators, you can choose a blanket for summer, winter - lightweight or super warm.

The latter include products with a density of 500 g per square meter and more - these are the warmest options for blankets. If this figure is less, they are just warm blankets. A product of a universal type, when the density is from 350 g per square meter. Lightweight versions are 220 g, and summer versions are 180 g per square meter.

Some experts still advise giving preference not to plant fibers, but to wool if you want to keep warm in extreme cold. But the main indicator still remains behind the density.

If this indicator is high, then the heat will be under the blanket made of any filler. Here everything will depend on your preferences, on health (wool can cause an allergic reaction), and on how the blanket will be worn.

Of course, a plant-filled blanket doesn't require as much care. For example, woolen wool must be protected from attack by moths, ventilated periodically, washed mainly by hand, and this is a very laborious process (it absorbs water and becomes very heavy).

The bamboo product can be washed in an automatic washing machine, which greatly facilitates the fate of the hostess. True, in modern "automatic machines" with the "delicate wash" mode, you can also wash a small camel blanket.

It all depends on the capacity of the drum: how many kilograms one washing process is designed for, and whether the manufacturer gives the go-ahead. When buying a product, carefully read the information on the label, there are indicated the rules for use, as well as for the care of the blanket.

By the way, if you mishandle a bamboo blanket, problems can also arise, including during the washing process. It can simply crumple if washed at the wrong temperature.

Camel blankets are of open type (woolen) and closed type (with a cover, and camel wool is used as a filler). Both options proved to be excellent in operation and can last for more than a dozen years.

Bamboo-filled duvets are a new type of bedding and are a great alternative to woolen products. Bamboo blankets look good, they are lightweight, do not require special care, and are easy to use.

Let's compare some indicators of bamboo and wool.

1. First of all, these are different raw materials in origin. Bamboo is a vegetable base (fibers obtained by chemical or mechanical means). A camel blanket is based on a natural product - wool or undercoat of an animal (camel).

2. The antibacterial properties are more pronounced in the vegetable filler. It is believed that there are special inclusions in the bamboo fibers that do not allow dust to be absorbed, which means that the appearance of dust mites in such a blanket is excluded. Wool also has antibacterial properties, but not the same as bamboo. If you do not follow the rules for caring for such products, dust mites will find refuge in them.

3. Practicality scores are also different for bamboo and camel blankets. The latter require more care. After washing, woolen products will take more time to dry, bamboo products almost come out of the drum already dry. They do not lose their shape and do not require protection from moths, unlike camel blankets.

And finally, the weight category is different. Camel canvases are much heavier than bamboo ones (even with the same density and the same size). Although there are people who, regardless of the filler, simply prefer to fall asleep under a heavy blanket, and vice versa.

In the sock, both the product showed itself well. But lovers of traditional goods more often choose natural filler - and buy a camel blanket, and those who want to experience something new will prefer modern trends and choose bamboo fibers.

Medical indicators can dictate their terms. In this case, most of those suffering from neuralgia, who are worried about joints, osteochondrosis and rheumatism, will give preference to medicated camel wool, which contains lanolin.

The only drawback of camel products is the pronounced smell of animal hair, which can cause an allergic attack.

That is why asthmatics (can cause suffocation) and allergy sufferers are better off choosing odorless bamboo blankets. That is, when determining what is better to choose, one must proceed from the individual characteristics of a person, the qualities and properties of the filler.