Kapok duvets - Organic and free from harmful chemicals

Kapok duvet

KAPOK DUVET

At Cocoon Company, you will find Europe's largest selection of hypoallergenic and organic duvets with kapok for the whole family. Our kapok duvets are hand-filled with the finest kapok fibers, harvested from wild-growing kapok trees in the forests south of the Equator.
In a kapok duvet, you are guaranteed an hypoallergenic night's sleep in materials that are extremely breathable. So if you struggle with being too warm at night, a kapok duvet is the perfect choice for you. In short, you should choose a kapok duvet because it is:

Naturally hypoallergenic and free from dust mites
Temperature-regulating and moisture-wicking
100% organic and chemical-free
100% vegan

Kapok pram duvet 65x80

Cocoon Organic Kapok

DUV-065080

Here you will find Cocoons small pram duvet with kapok. The duvet measures 65x80 cm and is therefore slightly smaller than the child's normal baby duvet. The duvet thus fits better around the child when sleeping in the carrycot and pram.

The duvet is filled with 100% natural and organic kapok fibers and is covered with a strong GOTS certified organic cotton outer shell. No chemicals or synthetic materials have been used during either the cultivation or production of the duvet.

Why you should choose a Cocoon kapok pram duvet:

Heat-regulating and moisture-wicking
100% organic and chemical-free
Naturally hypoallergenic and free from dust mites
Vegan

Our kapok pram duvet is fantastically breathable and temperature-regulating for the child sleeping with it. Therefore, it can also be used as an all-year-round duvet. However, on cold and windy days, we always recommend checking your child to see if there is a need for a wool blanket over the duvet. Alternatively, our pram duvets are also available with wool, where you can also find a thicker winter duvet for the pram.

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The natural kapok fibers consist of 80% hollow space and are therefore very airy and light. This makes the duvet really good at regulating the heat around your child when sleeping. At the same time, the fiber is water-repellent and will transport moisture and sweat away, so your child gets a more peaceful sleep in the pram.

When your child is born, the center in the brain that controls its body temperature is not yet fully developed. In other words, the child cannot regulate its body temperature on its own and needs help from the surroundings to maintain an even body temperature. And this is especially important when we, as here in Denmark, put our little ones to nap outside in the pram. Therefore, it is essential to choose a pram duvet for your newborn with this property. It provides peace of mind for you and the best nap for your child.

Our pram duvets with kapok filling are hypoallergenic because dust mites, mold, and bacteria do not thrive in the bitter substance naturally found in kapok fibers.

What is a kapok duvet?

A kapok duvet is a duvet made from pure natural materials. The filling material inside the duvet is called kapok. The duvets are covered with a fabric in certified organic cotton of the highest quality. We harvest our kapok from kapok trees in the wild, free nature, and therefore no pesticides or other harmful sprays are used in the production of the kapok we use at Cocoon Company. We believe this makes sense for both people and the environment.

When you buy a Cocoon Company kapok duvet, you get a duvet that is both hypoallergenic, breathable, and temperature-regulating.

Kapok baby duvet

We highly recommend our hypoallergenic baby duvets with kapok. When you are pregnant or have just given birth, a lot of questions naturally arise about your child's well-being all with the thought of giving the little one the very best start in life. For many, organic and chemical-free products play a significant role, as who would want to wrap their newborn in a duvet containing harmful substances? If you ask us, the best baby duvet you can choose for your child is one made of natural, breathable, and organic materials.

In our world, sleep products with artificial materials and perhaps even harmful chemicals do not belong near a newborn or small child. The little new human with the delicate skin deserves a chemical-free and natural night's sleep, without having to inhale or absorb harmful substances through the skin.

Cocoon's baby duvets with kapok contain no harmful chemicals and are extremely breathable and temperature-regulating. The latter is especially an important feature regarding baby duvets. Overheating is, according to the Danish Health Authority, among the three factors that have been shown to increase the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, and they write the following in their brochure on the subject: "A child who is too warm when sleeping has a greater risk of sudden infant death syndrome. Your child must therefore not be sweaty when sleeping. The child should sleep under a light baby duvet that fits the bed and that the child can kick off." Your baby may sleep with a duvet, but it should be placed over the child so there is freedom of movement. During the day, when you are with your child, you can of course wrap the baby in the duvet. Many children find comfort and security in being wrapped.

How many duvets should you have for a baby?

We recommend that you buy two baby duvets for your child. In the first months, the child uses its duvet for most of the hours of the day, both inside and outside the home. Therefore, it can be nice to always have a clean duvet ready. Additionally, most parents of small children will experience accidents on the duvet from time to time. When one duvet is being washed, having an extra baby duvet is indispensable in everyday life. Many parents also choose to have one duvet they use at home and another duvet that is taken out of the house in the pram, when visiting others, etc.

How long does a child use a baby duvet?

In Denmark, a baby duvet typically measures 70x100 cm and is most often used when the child is 0-2 years old. After that, they switch to sleeping with a junior duvet. However, it is important to emphasize that there is no right or wrong regarding when your child should switch to a junior duvet. If your child sleeps better with a smaller or larger duvet, then you naturally choose the duvet your child sleeps best with.

Kapok junior duvet

A junior duvet in kapok measures 100 x 140 cm in Denmark. The child is typically 2-6 years old when using a junior duvet. The switch to a junior duvet usually occurs when the child is about 2 years old.

Kapok junior duvets from Cocoon Company are hypoallergenic, breathable, and temperature-regulating. Three essential features when choosing a duvet for your child. Our materials are 100% natural and contain no harmful chemicals.

Choose an hypoallergenic duvet

If you are looking for an hypoallergenic duvet for yourself or your child, you should consider kapok. The kapok fibers we fill in our duvets naturally contain a bitter substance that prevents mold, dust mites, and other bacteria from surviving in the fiber, making the duvets highly suitable for allergy sufferers or others who want to prevent the development of allergies.

In many families, allergy-friendliness is an area that means a lot. And especially for the youngest in the family, we want to prioritize clean, chemical-free products to give them the best start in life.

Kapok duvets from Cocoon Company are organic, natural, and completely free from harmful chemicals, and they are made with a focus on integrity and transparency. This is symbolized by the green butterfly in our logo, and we want the butterfly to be your assurance and a quality stamp when you buy a new duvet for yourself or your children.

Temperature-regulating duvet

The most unique feature of kapok is that it is extremely breathable. The small, light kapok fibers consist of 80% hollow space. All these hollow spaces contribute to making the duvet extremely temperature-regulating, which is why it is also the best duvet when you sweat at night. The duvet does not have a synthetically manufactured cooling effect but instead works naturally cooling and regulates your body temperature so you do not wake up with a duvet and pillow that are damp with sweat. Around the kapok fibers, there is a thin layer of wax that makes the kapok fiber water-repellent. This means that kapok cannot absorb and retain moisture but instead transports your moisture and heat away from the body through the fiber's many hollow spaces.

Duvet for menopause

When we deal with temperature-regulating duvets and problems with sweating at night, we naturally also talk about the issues with night sweats that many women experience during menopause. It is extremely disruptive to our general well-being if our night's sleep is repeatedly interrupted and the body does not get rest.

We therefore recommend a kapok duvet for adults, both men and women, who experience being very warm throughout the night and struggle with sweating. The reason for this is that the kapok fiber has a high air content and a water-repellent property, which makes the fiber incredibly good at regulating heat and moisture away from the body.

Duvets for vegans

A duvet with kapok filling from Cocoon Company is a vegan and 100% plant-based alternative to the other duvets you find on the market. All materials in our kapok duvets come from the plant kingdom and are free from animal or artificial substances. Our kapok is harvested in the wild, where we take the tree's seed pods and empty them of the fine kapok fibers in this process, no pesticides are involved. We dry the kapok fibers under the sun's warmth, then blow them clean and finally fill them into our duvets, pillows, and mattresses by hand.

The duvets with kapok filling are thus an exciting and natural alternative for you as a vegan, ensuring you a comfortable and well-tempered night's sleep. You can read much more about kapok's unique properties.

Why choose a kapok duvet?

We think you should choose a duvet in kapok if you are looking for a duvet made from pure natural materials, is organic, hypoallergenic, breathable, and temperature-regulating. These are qualities most of us will appreciate.

Additionally, at Cocoon Company, we want to emphasize the importance of choosing natural materials for your next duvet instead of synthetic materials. There is a world of difference in the experience of sleep with the two types, and we believe you deserve to experience a night's sleep in a duvet made of pure, organic materials.

And last but not least, it is advantageous to buy a duvet in kapok, as you are thereby helping to protect and preserve the wild forests where the kapok trees grow. The trees we harvest our kapok from at Cocoon Company grow wild in nature. An investment in a kapok product will also contribute to creating jobs and economic growth for the local population in the areas where we harvest and produce.

Sizes of duvets

Duvets come in a variety of sizes, and many countries actually have their own measurements for duvets. Here in Denmark, the standard measurements for duvets are as follows:

Pram duvet: 65 x 80 cm

Baby duvet: 70 x 100 cm

Junior duvet: 100 x 140 cm

Adult duvet: 140 x 200cm

Adult duvet (extra long): 140 x 220cm

Double duvet: 200 x 200, 200 x 220cm or 240 x 220cm (the choice of size for your double duvet depends on your bed size and your height).

At Cocoon Company, we produce duvets in Danish standard sizes, and you can therefore find both a kapok duvet in 140 x 200 and a kapok duvet in 140 x 220, just as we have duvets for both baby, junior, and double duvets.

How does a kapok duvet feel?

It is important to us that our customers have a good experience investing in one of our kapok duvets, and therefore we would like to try to explain how it feels to sleep with a kapok duvet. Through our many years of experience in creating products for a good night's sleep, we have learned that the experience of what is a good and luxurious duvet is very individual and based on what we have previously slept with.

And now to the point: kapok is the world's lightest fiber. It is 100% natural, organic, hypoallergenic, and free from harmful chemicals. All qualities we want in our sleep environment. But having said that, it is also important for us to inform you that kapok does not feel like the down or polyester duvet you may be used to. Kapok falls heavier around you, the duvet weighs more, and gives a different sensation. You should absolutely not be intimidated by this, as it is our experience from our own bodies that it is merely a matter of getting used to what you prefer to sleep with.

A kapok duvet adapts over time

When you receive your kapok duvet from Cocoon Company, it will feel a bit firmer than other kapok duvets you may have handled. This is because we prioritize filling extra kapok into our duvets. Kapok will always settle a bit and become softer after some time of use. We have therefore ensured that the duvet achieves the perfect thickness after being "slept in" and you thus get a longer lifespan of your product.

For that is really what kapok is something completely different from what you have previously experienced sleeping in and with. So we can only recommend you try a kapok duvet. We are of the belief that once you have gotten used to the new sensation in your kapok duvet, you will never go back to the more "conventional" duvets again. Buy your duvet today and try for yourself if we are not right.

How to maintain your kapok duvet

How often you should wash your or your child's duvet depends on how dirty it gets for example, in connection with small children's accidents on the duvet. If there are no large stains or anything else that requires spot cleaning, the best thing you can do for your duvet is to hang it outside and air it once a month. Shake the duvet so that dust on the surface is swirled off, and then let the fresh air refresh your duvet.

You should also not wash your kapok duvet before use. We know that this is normally recommended for clothes, bedding, towels, etc., for ourselves and our children before use. But a kapok duvet is so clean and contains only natural materials that there are no dyes or excess chemicals that need to be washed out before use.

If a wash is unavoidable

A kapok duvet can if absolutely necessary be washed in the washing machine at up to 60 degrees. Having said this, we recommend washing at only 40 degrees, both to protect the kapok fibers and ensure a long lifespan of your duvet, but also for the sake of the environment.

Wash the duvet on a short wash program, as it can be harmful for the kapok fibers to be wet for too long. Duvets with kapok filling should therefore not be soaked and should be taken out of the machine and start drying as soon as the program stops. Spin at a minimum of 1400 revolutions and preferably run an extra spin at high speed (1400-1600 revolutions) to get as much water out of the duvet as possible before drying. The better the duvet is spun, the shorter time it takes to dry.

We recommend that the duvet is washed and dried alone without other textiles or similar in the machine. Feel free to use our wool dryer balls together with it. The dryer balls significantly reduce drying time and help to distribute the kapok fibers back into the duvet's sections.

You can advantageously read our entire washing guide here.

Need help?

If you need help choosing the right duvet for your sleep environment, please contact us. We are ready to assist you, and you can simply write to us via our contact form.

If you would like to feel the duvets before deciding, you can also visit our store in the heart of Copenhagen at Guldbergsgade 29C, 2200 Copenhagen N.