A quality blanket should be of good material, ensuring air circulation, besides the blanket should have sufficient thermal conductivity.
What blankets are there?
Blankets are divided into three main groups: with open wool, with fillers and special.
1. Blanket with open wool
Blankets of durhans are made from whole goat skins. Such blankets are very aesthetic and quite warm. They were always in great demand among foreign tourists.
Camel blanket is rightfully considered rejuvenating and even healing. It is able to have a curative effect on the spine and joints, has a positive effect on the work of the nervous system and the circulatory system.
The therapeutic effect is also lanolin, which is contained in the wool of a camel. It acts rejuvenating on the human skin, making it more elastic. In addition, the camel blanket does not accumulate static tension, it freely passes air and is impermeable to water. This is achieved through a special hair structure of the wool: it is hollow inside, which ensures the preservation of heat and at the same time does not allow overheating.
That's why under the seemingly so light blanket of camel wool it's cozy to sleep in any season. Camel blankets are made in different ways: as directly from the wool, but the blanket will be a little rough (although it does not affect the quality of the dream), and from the undercoat, which is the softest and most pleasant to the touch.
Woolen blankets are made of sheep's wool, as well as wool of goats, lamas, sheep. They perfectly hold heat, they are very light, airy, they are able to create a healthy microclimate. Under such a blanket to sleep - just fun. Also such blankets are shown for people with a weakened body. For example, elderly people who suffer from joint and bone diseases, as well as frequent colds, should (if possible) sleep under blankets made of natural wool.
2. Blankets with natural fillers
The duvet is usually filled with fluff, duck and goose. To properly choose such a blanket, you need to study the differences of each of the down fillers. A duvet can perfectly pass air, keep heat, besides such a blanket is very light and elastic, quite soft and pleasant. However, it has a significant drawback: it can cause allergies. Not even the filler itself, as many of its "inhabitants". The fact is that the duvet immediately absorbs and keeps the human sweat. So within it ideal conditions for reproduction of various mites and bedbugs are created.
The most demanded are blankets from the fuzz of the hoods - airy and light, which ideally retain heat. Unlike other duvets, they do not absorb water and are able to have a curative effect.
Blankets from goose down are slightly heavier than eider, but they are still relatively light. They also perfectly retain heat, besides they are very elastic and elastic enough.
A blanket with silk fillers is made from natural protein (a product produced by a silkworm caterpillar). It has a unique property - it independently regulates the temperature of the body, being able to "adjust to it." So in a cold time, such a blanket keeps the heat, and in the hot - it gives off excess heat in the air. This provides comfort in any weather, moreover, such a blanket perfectly absorbs moisture. It brings health to people suffering from problems with the spine and joints. And another plus - this blanket does not lead to allergies.
Quilted blankets are also excellent able to conserve heat. But cotton has certain properties - it keeps moisture inside and smells, besides, the quilt is quite heavy.
Synthetic fillers based on sintepon, hollofaybera, bamboo fibers, blankets with algae particles. They have a special lightness, softness, they are amazingly warm, they can not absorb moisture. They do not have any allergies. They have antimicrobial and hypoallergenic properties.
3. Special blankets: infrared, rescue, blankets-transformers
Rescue blankets are used in order to prevent heat loss of the human body in a critical situation. They are made in the form of a thin film, covered with metallized reflective materials.
Infrared blanket is designed to improve blood circulation, it fully relaxes muscles, eliminates fatigue. This is a good blanket used in hospitals.
The blanket-transformer easily turns into an envelope with the help of lightning. In the inner part of the blanket there is a soft flannel substrate, and in the outer part - a cotton substrate. The main filler is sintepon. Such blankets are very convenient on trips, as they take up little space and are very light.
There are also car blankets - they are indispensable for long-term moving and can be used not only as a means of heating, but also as a pillow, if you put it in a cover.
All types of blankets listed above are quilted, cassette and carostep. Before choosing a blanket, you need to know the differences between the types of tailoring. The most practical are cassette blankets, that is, cross-sectioned. Inside them, the filler is held more reliably, without displacement and loss of form. The carpet-steppe blanket is decorated in the form of a picture that serves to hold the filler. Its disadvantage is that, through holes from the needles, the filler may eventually fall out. Quilted blankets have a major disadvantage - they are constantly knocked down filler, in addition, they are quite heavy.