What is a summer duvet?

A summer duvet is for those who want a light and airy duvet for the warm months of the year. For those who love the feeling of sleeping with a duvet but often resort to only using a duvet cover in the summer because it's simply too warm with the duvet. But when we only sleep with a duvet cover over us, something is missing from the sleep. The comfort and the cherished feeling of rest when we snuggle under the duvet after a long day are missing.

That exact feeling is what our summer duvets can give you. We have developed a series of light and airy summer duvets for both children and adults, in lovely natural materials. And which summer duvet is best, we leave up to you to decide. What they all have in common is that they are cool and allow your body to breathe and release heat and sweat while you sleep.

Summer duvets in wool

Our wool summer duvets are one of the products that over the years have helped many of our customers achieve better sleep. Wool is simply outstanding to sleep with for those who get warm in the summer but don't like sleeping without a duvet.

The wool acts as your duvet's own air conditioning. We use 100% untreated merino wool to retain as many of the wool's beneficial properties in the duvet as possible. The wool comes from sheep that have lived in the mountains. This creates unique, long wool fibers because the wool has had to keep the sheep warm and dry, even in extreme temperatures.

At the same time, wool also contains the natural fat lanolin, which helps make the duvet hypoallergenic because dust mites do not thrive in environments with lanolin. It also acts as a water repellent, so the duvet does not absorb moisture from your body but instead allows it to evaporate. And last but not least, wool is naturally flame retardant and self-extinguishing due to the fiber's high nitrogen content. Therefore, we never treat our products with synthetic flame retardants known to contain many harmful chemicals. You can read more about chemicals in your sleep environment and how they can affect you in our guide to mattress and mattress topper. 

Summer duvets in kapok

By choosing our kapok summer duvet, you get an extremely airy and breathable duvet. The duvet consists of precisely the same lovely materials as our all-season kapok duvet, just with half the filling. This provides a lighter and even cooler duvet for those who sweat at night during the summer months.

With our kapok summer duvet, you can invite nature into your bedroom. The duvet is 100% pure nature, organic, and free from harmful chemicals. Experience for yourself how the properties of our natural materials can improve your sleep. The kapok we use at Cocoon is handpicked especially for us. The fine natural fibers help your body maintain a stable temperature throughout the night, so you don't overheat and start sweating. At the same time, the fiber is also water-repellent and consists of many small cavities that wick away the sweat you naturally release during the night. This way, you will always find that your bed and duvet stay dry, and your sleep is not interrupted by night sweats.

We recommend our kapok summer duvets to everyone, as they are both vegan, 100% natural, and hypoallergenic. Kapok contains a natural bitter substance where dust mites, mold, and bacteria do not thrive.

What does it mean for a duvet to be cool?

When we say our summer duvet is cool, it means it is airy, cool, and breathable. It creates the best conditions for your sleep during the warm summer nights. Our summer duvets regulate your body heat extremely well, so your sleep is not disturbed by night sweats and an overly warm duvet. A cool duvet gives you air and allows your body to breathe and release excess heat.

Summer duvet for children

If you have a warm child who sweats at night during the summer months, it can be disruptive to the whole family's sleep. The child wakes up drenched in sweat, requiring a change of clothes and bedding in the middle of the night. This creates unrest, and it can be difficult to settle down again for both children and adults.

Therefore, it is a really good idea to invest in a breathable summer duvet for your child. We have summer duvets for both prams, babies, and juniors. A summer duvet for your child is thinner than the child's regular duvet, providing more air around the child, while our materials are extremely breathable and temperature-regulating.

Many children find comfort and peace in having a duvet over them when they sleep, and therefore it often doesn't work to just cover the child with a duvet cover. Something is missing in the feeling of being "tucked in." With our organic summer duvets for children, your child can sleep safely and comfortably in the summer heat without waking up drenched in sweat. 

Need help?

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

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