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Natural Wool Puddle Pads
Our all natural Wool
Puddle Pads are the best available
non-toxic alternative to toxic synthetic mattress covers. Great for children and
adults. These pads absorb liquids naturally to help protect the
mattress and can be machine washed in cold water. These puddle pads are
approximately 1/8" thick.
We do try our best to keep this
item in stock. It is becomes out of stock, it can take several months for them
to get the next shipment.
The black price is the suggested retail price. Our price is the green price.
Click on the green price to
add it to the cart.
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 | We do recommend that you do not keep the pad on your crib or
mattress for long periods of time (several hours) after they are wet. We
recommend taking the pad up as soon as you find out that it is wet. These pads
help protect the bed when someone wets it. It does not protect the bed from
buckets of liquid. The actual sizes when you first get them are a little
larger than listed above to take account of the minor shrinkage (6-8%) when you
first wash them. They can be machine washed in cold water,
delicate cycle, line dry or lay flat. As with any wool product, do not
put them in the dryer. |
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| Resources |
| Respiratory toxicity in mice exposed to certain
mattress covers. Many mothers try and protect their crib mattresses by
using water proof mattress covers. An independent study done by Anderson
Laboratories showed that fumes are released by the polyvinylchloride
covers. Five of the covers were made out of polyvinylchloride covered with
cotton and/or polyester layers. The sixth cover was made of polyolefin.
Chemical emissions included suspected carcinogens. In all of the 66
experiments, some toxic effects were found in the mice. When mice were exposed, they showed irritation to their throat,
lungs, eyes, and nose. Some also developed severe asthma like attacks.
Most mattress covers are made out of polyvinylchloride. The study can be
found in Environmental Health, Vol. 54, pp. 202-209, 1999. When using a
mattress cover, make sure to use one that is made out of wool (see above)
for a natural alternative or polyethylene (a synthetic material).
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