Question from Cary
Hi Debra,
Debra, could you please recommend a nontoxic hypoallergenic very soft mostly goose down featherbed? Thanks!
Debra’s Answer
I used to sleep on a featherbed, but haven’t for years. I found that the feathers moved around a lot and didn’t give me nice even padding. I now sleep on a wool mattress with two wool “toppers” from Shepherd’s Dream on Debra’s List on beds and bedding page. There are two, one on crib page and the other on beds and bedding).
Featherbeds and feather pillows also tend to smell like a barnyard, plus there is the inhumane method by which the feathers are removed, plus a lot of people are allergic to feathers…of of which is why you don’t see feathers on my website, even though they are natural.
I’m not aware of any sort of standards or best practices for handling goose down or feathers that would make me recommend one featherbed over another.
All the featherbeds I’ve seen have 100% cotton covers, but I did find one with an Oeko-Tex certified cotton cover at CUDDLEDOWN: 100 Fill Powder White Goose Down Super Featherbed.
Looks like that one would meet your needs. I have no personal experience with it.
