The Best Brands of Sustainable Vegan Bedding
These linen duvet sets are sold in beautiful colours, plain or with pretty Pembroke-style stripes. Linen is a very comfortable material for bedding, that’s warm in winter and cool in summer. It also absorbs moisture well, so you retain a comfortable night’s sleep, even if you sweat a lot in bed.
Linen can also be grown in Europe (unlike cotton) so has fewer air miles. It creases a bit, so just go with ‘crumpled bedding’, and site the bed away from strong sunlight, to avoid fading. Even better, you can safely wash linen, without releasing microplastics from the machine.
This linen is pre-washed for a fabric that should last around a third longer than cotton. Do not bleach fabric. Sold with a sets of matching pillowcases.
Launder with mild laundry powder, and wash inside out to protect surface fibres (avoid bleach or fabric conditioner). Line dry where possible, and smooth by hand or iron while still a little damp. Avoid sunlight to preserve colour (this may involve rearranging your bed, if it’s in a sunny room).
Sustainable Bedding and Fire Regulations
Organic bedding (and pyjamas) are free from chemical fire retardants. They comply with fire regulations, but do avoid overloaded plugs, convector heaters, and don’t leave warm laptops and phones on beds. Also test smoke alarms weekly and avoid fabric conditioners (increase flammability).
Avoid using perfumes, essential oils or scented candles in bedrooms for babies or if pets sleep with you, and know of pet-toxic indoor plants to avoid (including sago palm and lilies).
Bedding Safety for Babies and Children
If buying sustainable bedding for babies, buy new mattresses and avoid cot bumper and pillows The Lullaby Trust has tips to help prevent SIDS.
Dip & Doze (affordable organic cotton bedding)
Dip & Doze offers quality organic cotton bedding sets to treat the planet and your skin kindly, helping to regulate temperature as you sleep. In a range of muted colours to match any bedroom decor.
Launder with mild laundry powder, and wash inside out to protect surface fibres (avoid bleach or fabric conditioner). Line dry where possible, and smooth by hand or iron while still a little damp. Avoid sunlight to preserve colour (this may involve rearranging your bed, if it’s in a sunny room).
LittleLeaf: Beautiful Organic Cotton Bedding Sets
LittleLeaf Organic bedding sets (use code Naturally to receive an extra pair of pillowcases for each set sold) include a sateen weave sheet and pillowcases, with matching duvet cover, all wrapped in organic cotton.
Making a wonderful housewarming treat or a gift to others, choose from many muted colours. The 300 thread count means this is luxury to sleep in too!
Launder with mild laundry powder, and wash inside out to protect surface fibres (avoid bleach or fabric conditioner). Line dry where possible, and smooth by hand or iron while still a little damp. Avoid sunlight to preserve colour (this may involve rearranging your bed, if it’s in a sunny room).
Luff: Cooling Bamboo Mattresses & Bedding
Luff is a brand of eco-friendly bedding, that has been designed with sleep experts and doctors, to ensure proper alignment of the spine, while in the land of nod.
All this bedding is made to last for years, and the natural materials won’t leach microplastics from washing machines. Natural bamboo (industrial bamboo is not the same as fresh shoots eaten by pandas) helps you to stay warm in winter, and cool in summer.
This bedding is so good that it now graces the bedrooms of many top hotels. The six pillows combine bamboo with a blue cooling gel, so a bit like memory foam, but without the chemical drawbacks.
These pillows give all the comfort of memory foam, but won’t make you hot and sticky, and you can just wash the cover when needed.
The organic bamboo bedding sets are also luxurious to sleep on, and help you stay cool at night. Made with wooden buttons, they are sold in various sizes from single to super-king.
Launder with mild laundry powder, and wash inside out to protect surface fibres (avoid bleach or fabric conditioner). Line dry where possible, and smooth by hand or iron while still a little damp. Avoid sunlight to preserve colour (this may involve rearranging your bed, if it’s in a sunny room).
The bamboo mattress is designed to last years, and again keeps you comfortable and cool. This is a non-flip mattress, just turn it once a month to keep it firm. It also has individual pocket springs, to take various weights. Sold with a 10-year warranty and 200-night trial.
The cover is removable, but dry clean only. Sold with an optional eco alternative to memory foam mattress topper.
Bamboo Mattresses & Duck-Friendly Duvets!
Panda makes good bedding, including a bamboo mattress combined with recycled polyester for a comfortable memory foam mattress. The zip-off top bamboo cover is easy to remove and keep clean, wipe the mattress clean with a damp cloth. Do not tumble dry the cover, use a steamer for a deep-clean.
The mattress has up to 1500 encased pocket springs to respond to sleeping position that alter in firmness where pressure needs to be relieved. Sold with a 10-year guarantee, it’s sent in zero waste packing and complies with fire regulations.
Most companies will collect old mattresses, or councils can collect, for a small fee, if booked in advance).
Choose Duck-Friendly Duvets!
A few companies use Icelandic down from birds that naturally moult, but most ‘down duvets’ contain feathers from factory-farmed birds.
Panda Duvets are in 4.5 or 10.5 tog (or combine with SnuggleSnap for serious warmth). There is a size guide with tips to measure your bedroom. If you’re over 6 feet, choose a king or super-king to stop your feet hanging over the edge!
If you sleep with someone else (that includes pets), choose a small double upwards, considering the space you need (and size of dogs!) and space you need to move around.
Organic Cotton Pyjamas (for men & women)
These dark navy organic cotton men’s pyjamas (also in green and rust) are made with organic cotton and a brushed-back finish for extra warmth on chilly nights. Other good brands of organic cotton nightwear are:
- Noctu (the harem pants feature elasticated waistbands, with seam pockets and working drawcords)
- Sleepy Doe offers pretty floral pyjamas, the vintage rose set has a blouse with popper opening and trousers with elastic waist and no side seam.
- Little Leaf Organic makes organic cotton pyjamas and robes with elasticated waists, adjustable drawstrings and coconut shell buttons, sold in organic cotton bags.
