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Merino wool – Icebreaker
How merino wool differs from traditional wool?
Merino wool comes from sheeps who live in high mountains of New Zealand’s rugged Southern Alps range. They are built to survive the hot summers and freezing winters at 3000 m altitude. The natural 'fleece' protects them in these extremes. Summer wool fiber is light, breathable and soft, maintains low temperature even at high temperatures. In winter extra layer of wool is grown to protect them from cold.
WE BELIEVE THERE IS A BETTER WAY. AND NATURE HAS THE ANSWERS.
Simple, effective, inventively. Sustainable and natural solutions are achieved outdoors, at the mountains and not in laboratories. The ability of the fibers is tested outdoors, hand in hand with nature and sheeps.
Short history
Clothes from natural, traditional wool are super warm. But they are heavy and take up a lot of space – old fashioned wool jumper takes up half of the backpack. Drying is slow and they itch.
In the 1970s everyone started wearing synthetics fabrics. They had the advantage of being lightweight, easy care and non-itch, but the disadvantage of feeling wet and clammy to touch, sweaty and smelly, and as they were petroleum-based, highly flammable!
Finally, a Merino wool was introduced! Ideal performance solution. Merino is super lightweight, soft, non-itchy, non-clammy, warm in the cold and cool in the heat, and has a miraculous ability to resist odor. It's naturally renewable, recyclable and biodegradable.
Why we love merino wool:
- Thermo regulation – natural ability to adapt to external climate conditions;
- Flammability – naturally flame resistant. When in contact with burning item, they wont melt;
- Biodegradable, renewable, recyclable;
- UV protection – merino fibers naturally prevents from UV rays (UVA / UVB / UVC);
- Odour-free – natural ability to absorb the odour molecules and 'lock' the odour in;
- Fast drying – natural absorbtion from skin and deabsorbtion to the atmosphere;
- Flexibiliy – they can extend up to 30%, without breaking the fibers and recover to primal shape;
- Softness – naturally soft and comfortable. Fine fibers to wear it as a second skin.
Lotuscrafts - Yoga accessories, meditation cushions and yoga mats
Lotuscrafts comes to us from Austria. Their desire is to inspire people to engage in meditation and yoga. Therefore, their products are quality and organic. Their name in the products combines purity, beauty, special art of making from natural, human and environmentally friendly materials (cotton, spelt, kapok wool).
Their local production takes care of a green, clean process at every step - from the beginning to the end of the production chain, in all work processes they strive to conserve natural resources and an honest attitude towards all people involved in the process. They are holders of the certificate GOTS.
WE INSPIRE TO PRACTICE!
[LOTUS]
The lotus flower is a symbol of purity, peace and beauty in many cultures in the East. The lotus flower is very special because of its exceptional surface structure, which allows water, dust particles, mud and micro-organisms to "unwind" and bloom in perfect beauty.
[CRAFTS]
It means trade, art.
Yoga, restorative yoga, meditation, "mindfulness"
They are becoming more and more popular in an increasingly complex, fast-paced and digitalized world. This is the right practice to achieve inner peace, to promote a calm and happy attitude towards life and / or to deepen the spiritual way of life.
Organic cotton – simply the best for the environment and people!
Worldwide, large quantities of fertilizers and pesticides are used in the cultivation of ordinary cotton. Cotton cultivation accounts for about 25% of global insecticide use and 10% of pesticide use, although it accounts for only 4% of all arable land. For each T-shirt, for example, about 150 grams of poison lands in cotton fields.
Excessive use of chemicals reduces soil fertility and pests become more resistant. Controlled organic farming prohibits the use of toxic and non-degradable chemical synthetic pesticides and fertilizers so that soil and groundwater are not polluted.
The use of genetically modified organisms is also prohibited. People working in textile factories are also exposed to toxins from normal cotton production on a daily basis. That's why Lotuscrafts has resisted such dirty practices and their products boast GOTS certificate (Global Organic Textile Standard).
What is GOTS?
GOTS covers the entire production chain, from extracting raw materials from fields of organic cotton to packaging. At all stages, they take into account environmentally friendly processes, materials and social standards.
Also included are social standards from the International Labor Organization - ensuring fair wages, protection at work and freedom of association, protection against toxic chemicals, a ban on forced labor, child labor, harassment and discrimination.
GOST includes some additional "benefits" for the people involved in the process - for example: they carry out evacuation exercises in case of fire ... It is also involved in the processes of obtaining fiber from controlled animal organic livestock - wool.