Anti Bedsore (Decubitus) Heel Protector brand Skeepe - medicinally tanned from Genuine Texel sheepskin Cold, overuse and dehydration of the heel can cause cracks. The heel warmer of the Skéépe brand is made of moisture regulating and warming Texel sheep's wool, with naturally present lanolin. The heel warmer helps to soothe and reduce the symptoms of overload, dehydration and cold. The wool also provides relief from rheumatic complaints and offers protection as well as warmth to painful joints. Decubitus Heel warmers are also a common remedy for bedsores (decubitus). Pressure sores are the result of poor circulation in the skin. The painful condition often occurs in people who have to lie or sit for long periods. The serious wounds usually heal poorly. In addition to factors such as weight, medication, resistance and nutrition, the humidity and temperature of the skin play a major role in the development of the spots. The heel warmer is easy to put on and customize thanks to the adjustable double Velcro strap and can be used for the heel. The sheepskins come from the world famous and unique Texel sheep breed, The Texel. These sheep are popular for their excellent wool. The wool is nourished by the salty sea air, wind and sun. These conditions create the best wool because they make the fleece of the Texel sheep voluminous and frizzy. This makes it extra soft, resilient and optimally insulating. Because of this ideal combination of insulation and ventilation, the sheepskin adapts itself to your body temperature, as it were; wonderfully warm in winter and nice and cool in summer. A sheepskin is extremely comfortable and wonderfully soft. Because the density of the fleece is high, your body heat is retained when you stand or lie on it. A Texel sheepskin is a wonderfully soft support that provides relief from (bedsore) pain. Sheepskins also have a positive influence on our health. Sheepskin What is nice to know is that the sheep are not slaughtered for their fleece but for the meat. Because Sképe believes in sustainable handling of such a waste product, we have these special fleeces tanned and in this way we give the fleece of the Texel sheep a second life! The sheep and lambs roam freely in the Texel countryside, enjoying the space of the pastures. Due to the special island climate on Texel, the sheepskin has a unique voluminous structure and is of extra good quality. Organic and healthy medicinal sheepskin. The high quality medicinal sheepskin, a beautiful product from Texel. Shop the best medicinal sheepskin in our store. A genuine Texelaar product We source our sheepskins from Skéépe, the only supplier of genuine Texel skins, which gives you the guarantee that you are buying the fleece from a sheep that has actually lived on the island. Do you have any questions about the heel protector made of real sheepskin? Please contact us via our contact form.
Medicinal sheepskin - large
Are you forced to sit and/or lie down a lot? Our Texel medical sheepskin will help you prevent bedsores or pressure sores.
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 Dutch nursing homes. When patients are bedridden, wounds can develop in the areas with high pressure. Bedsores are very painful and in most cases preventable.
In Australia, medical coats have been used in hospitals since 1998.Recent research in Australia has shown that, the patients who lay on an medicinal sheepskin, 91% don't develope pressure sores.
For the medical sheepskins we use the sheepskin 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, which gives it a pleasant firmness when used to distribute the pressure of the body.
The advantages of a medicinal sheepskin
Our Texel medicinal sheepskin is pressure regulating, moisture and temperature regulating, irritation free, antibacterial and if necessary washable on a wool wash of 30 degrees.Our medicinal sheepskin is shorn short so it offers a pleasant firmness when used to distribute the pressure of the body.Because the wool regulates heat it can adapt to the temperature of the body. This makes the medicinal sheepskin feel wonderfully warm in the winter and cool in the summer.
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. Skéépe has the furs cleaned and tanned ecologically. So with your purchase you get a sustainable and unique product in your hands, which with the right maintenance will last a lifetime!
Dimensions:
The coat is at least 110 cm long and 60 cm wide.
All our medicinal sheepskins come with a Skéépe hygiene-seal. This way you are assured of an unused and hygienic sheepskin. Once the seal is broken, the product can unfortunately no longer be returned.
Do you have any questions about the medicinal sheepskin? Please contact us via our contact form.
Medicinal sheepskin extra soft long hair XL Beside of our shorthair medicinal sheepskin, have we got the medicinal long hair sheepskins. The hair of the medicinal long-haired sheepskin is approx. 5 cm long, and because these skins are tanned in the same ecological way as the short-haired medicinal sheepskins, the hair feels silky soft. Pressure sores If you are forced to sit or lie down a lot, our medicinal sheep fleeces will help you to prevent bedsores. The Texel medicinal sheepskin rugs are suitable for people who need decubitus prevention or who want more comfort in bed or (wheel)chair. Bedsores (decubitus) are common in Dutch nursing homes. When patients are bedridden, wounds may develop on the areas with high pressure. Decubitus wounds are very painful and in many cases even preventable. Since 1998, the medicinal sheepskin has been used in Australian hospitals. A recent study has shown that 91% of patients who lay on a medicinal sheepskin did not develop decubitus. Our medicinal sheepskins come from the Texel sheep breed. Due to the Texel climate, the Texel has a firm, thick, frizzy wool with a high lanolin content. Lanolin is a wool fat that has a nurturing effect on the skin. The medicinal sheepskins have a pleasant firmness that allows them to distribute the pressure of the body, and with the beautiful long soft hairs they also look very nice in your interior. The advantages of a medicinal sheepskin Our Texel medicinal sheepskin is pressure regulating, moisture and temperature regulating, irritation free, antibacterial and if necessary washable on a wool wash at 30 degrees.Because the wool regulates heat, it can adapt to the temperature of the body. This is why the medicinal sheepskin feels wonderfully warm in the winter and cool in the summer. A genuine Texelaar Product We source our sheepskins from Skéépe, the only supplier of real Texel furs, which guarantees that you are buying the fleece from a sheep that has actually lived on the island. Skéépe has the furs cleaned and tanned ecologically. With your purchase you therefore get a sustainable and unique product, which, with the right care, will last a lifetime! Dimensions: Size lambskin: approx. 95 cm. long and approx. 65 cm. wide. Hair length approx. 5cm. Size sheepskin: approx.. 110 cm. long and approx. 75 cm. wide. Hair length approx. 5cm. All our medicinal sheepskins come with a Skéépe hygiene-seal. This way you are assured of an unused and hygienic sheepskin. Once the seal is broken, the product can unfortunately no longer be returned. Do you have any questions about the medicinal sheepskin? Please contact us via our contact form.
Medicated extra high leg protector for heel, calf and lower leg
In addition to the regular heel protector, we have developed an extra high variant for complaints such as pressure sores, joint pain and vascular problems in the lower legs. This extra high lower leg protector also stays on better with more mobile, bedridden patients.
Cold, overuse and dehydration of the heel can cause fissures.
The heel warmer of the brand Skéépe is made of moisture regulating and warming Texel sheep wool, with naturally present lanolin. The heel warmer helps to soothe and reduce the symptoms of overload, dehydration and cold. The wool also provides relief from rheumatic complaints and offers protection as well as warmth to painful joints.
Decubitus
Heel warmers are also a common remedy for bedsores (decubitus). Pressure sores are the result of poor circulation in the skin. The painful condition often occurs in people who have to lie or sit for long periods. The serious wounds usually heal poorly. In addition to factors such as weight, medication, resistance and nutrition, the humidity and temperature of the skin play a major role in the development of the spots.
The heel warmer is easy to put on and customize thanks to the adjustable double Velcro strap and can be used for the heel.
The sheepskins come from the world famous and unique Texel sheep breed, The Texel.
These sheep are popular for their excellent wool. The wool is nourished by the salty sea air, wind and sun. These conditions create the best wool because they make the fleece of the Texel sheep voluminous and frizzy. This makes it extra soft, resilient and optimally insulating. Because of this ideal combination of insulation and ventilation, the sheepskin adapts itself to your body temperature, as it were; wonderfully warm in winter and nice and cool in summer. A sheepskin is extremely comfortable and wonderfully soft. Because the density of the fleece is high, your body heat is retained when you stand or lie on it. A Texel sheepskin is a wonderfully soft support that provides relief from (bedsore) pain. Sheepskins also have a positive influence on our health.
Sheepskin
What is nice to know is that the sheep are not slaughtered for their fleece but for the meat. Because Sképe believes in sustainable handling of such a waste product, we have these special fleeces tanned and in this way we give the fleece of the Texel sheep a second life! The sheep and lambs roam freely in the Texel countryside, enjoying the space of the pastures. Due to the special island climate on Texel, the sheepskin has a unique voluminous structure and is of extra good quality.
Organic and healthy medicinal sheepskin. The high quality medicinal sheepskin, a beautiful product from Texel. Shop the best medicinal sheepskin in our store.
A genuine Texelaar product
We source our sheepskins from Skéépe, the only supplier of genuine Texel skins, which gives you the guarantee that you are buying the fleece from a sheep that has actually lived on the island.
Do you have any questions about the heel protector made of real sheepskin? Please contact us via our contact form.
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