Texel Medical Sheepskin - Washable at High Temperature

Texel medical sheepskin washable

The Texel medical sheepskin is suitable for people who need decubitus prevention or want more comfort in their bed or (wheel)chair.

Bedsores (decubitus) are common in nursing homes. When patients are bedridden, wounds can occur in the areas of high pressure. Bedsores are very painful and in most cases preventable. The sheepskin has an insulating effect which keeps you warm in winter and cool in summer.

In Australia, medical coats have been used in hospitals since 1998.
Recent research in Australia has shown that, the patients who lay on an Australian Medical Sheepskin, 9% developed pressure ulcers. In the control group who received usual care, it was 15%. The bedsores were thus reduced by 40%!

High temperature washable through special tanning process

This medicinal sheepskin is unique in its kind and washable up to 60 °C.
Therefore it meets the requirements of the health authorities for disinfection.
This washable sheepskin is specially designed for repeated use in hospitals or nursing facilities.

For the medical sheepskins we use the fleece of the Texel sheep.
Due to the wind and salty sea air on the island, the Texel has a firm frizzy wool with a high content of lanolin.
Lanolin is a wool grease that has a nurturing effect on the skin.
The medicinal sheepskin is shorn short and offers a pleasant firmness when used to distribute the pressure of the body.

The advantages of a washable medicinal sheepskin in a row:

• Washable to 60 degrees for extra hygiene
• Relieves pressure and reduces pain
• 100% real Texel lambskin
• Shaved short for extra comfort

A genuine Texelaar product

We source our sheepskins from Skéépe, the only supplier of genuine Texel furs, which guarantees that you are buying the fleece from a sheep that has actually lived on the island.

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