Sustainability

Kapok filling comes from sustainably grown & managed Kapok Trees in Java, Indonesia
  • No pesticides
  • No insecticides
  • No irrigation
  • Kapok trees can live for up to 300 years
  • Harvested by hand, the seeds and fibres are stirred in a basket; the seeds fall to the bottom, leaving the fibres free
  • The seeds may be processed to obtain oil for making soap, and the residue is used as fertiliser and cattle feed