Pet allergies

Two recent scientific studies have demonstrated that synthetic bedding articles contain higher concentrations of animal allergens than feather bedding.

 

The guideline on Allergy Prevention by the Allergy Prevention Action Alliance states the following:

„Synthetic bedding contains a significantly higher number of animal allergens than feather bedding [Custovic 2000] and the allergen infestation took place in a shorter span of time than in feather bedding [Custovic 2001].“

 

 

This form of allergy occurs when substances, which trigger the allergic symptoms, enter the human body via the airway system.

It is an allergy, however, which is virtually unknown in the context of the bed-feather allergen.

An allergy is an overreaction of the immune system to certain substances, which are called exogenous, because they come from outside the body. These substances, the allergens, are, for example animal hair, pollen, mould fungi or the excrement of the house-dust-mite.

 

Normally, the immune system protects the human body from pathogens such as viruses or bacteria.