Uhip loves wool
Wool is one of the finest natural materials, with properties that make it unique among other textiles. Wool has a special ability to regulate body temperature; it warms when cold and cools when hot. In addition, wool is self-purifying (does not need to be washed as often as other materials), antibacterial, and completely natural.
Five benefits of wool
Do you want to take advantage of nature's own magic? Choose wool! Here is a list of five things that make wool unbeatable.
1. Wool is a heat regulator
Hot or cold outside? It doesn't matter. If you choose a wool sweater, you have chosen wisely, regardless of the temperature. Wool fiber can soak up moisture equivalent to 30 percent of its dry weight and makes you feel cool when the temperature rises. At the same time, it is soft on the skin and keeps you warm when the temperature drops.
2. Wool is self-cleaning
The grease from wool is called lanolin and helps the wool to clean itself. Lanolin is also partially water-repellent, which means that you don't have to wash a wool sweater very often.
3. Wool is odor resistant
Wool garments are naturally odor-resistant, so when wearing your woolen shirt, you won't have to worry about unpleasant smells. The self-cleaning lanoline is also naturally antibacterial and allows your skin to breathe.
4. Wool is natural
Sheep need to be sheared, preferably several times a year. Wearing a sweater made from sheep's wool is wonderful when you are out and about, whatever activity you are doing. Wool is a natural material and is therefore 100% biodegradable. Wool is the most reusable fibre on the planet. Wool is wool. Always natural.
5. Wool is inflammable
If an accident occurs, for example, a candle flame happens to come into contact with your woolen clothes, you can feel safe. Unlike many other clothing materials, wool is naturally flame resistant and it is therefore more difficult to ignite.
Caring for your wool garment
Wool contains keratin, which breaks down the bacteria that cause bad odors. Its water-repellent properties prevent bacteria from developing. If a wool garment starts to smell, you can simply hang it out to air.
Wool must be washed gently—at a low temperature and with suitable (mild) detergent. When wool is washed with ordinary detergent, the natural wool fat lanolin is broken down, weakening and drying out the wool fibre.
If you wash your wool garment by hand, it is important not to leave it in water for too long. Never wring the water out of wool as it damages the fibers.
Gently pull and stretch your garment into shape when it is wet. The wool fibres will then dry, retaining that shape.
Ethics and environment
To keep you warm from the inside out, Uhip places high demands on quality, environment, and ethics.
Renewable resources
Wool is a renewable resource in that the sheep can be cut again and again - in fact, several times a year. In addition, wool is biodegradable and recyclable as long as it is not blended with synthetic fiber.
The merino and the mulesing
We are careful about the origin of merino wool and want to feel confident that the sheep that produce the wool used in our clothes are treated well. At Uhip, we strongly dissociate ourselves from mulesing, a painful procedure that aims to prevent parasites from entering merino-ulcers' skin. The method is used in Australia. Our garments, made from merino wool, are produced in Europe by companies that buy wool from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Scandinavia, and South Africa. These countries do not practice mulesing.
We guarantee that our garments consist of 100% certified mulesing-free merino wool.
