duvets: down or synthetic?
i am about to buy a new duvet for my bed and i’ve always had a lightweight down comforter in a cover. my husband likes it cooold so i even sleep with it in the heat of the Texas summer. while comparison shopping, i am seeing more and more options of Primaloft and synthetic, but i am not really sure of the differences and pros/cons outside of allergens.
sometimes i look to price point to represent quality, but one store i am shopping has some synthetics more than their down counterparts; other comforters are more expensive in the down version than the synthetic.
i am inclined to go with down b/c i’ve never had any issues and it’s the devil i know but i am soliciting advice/opinions in case there is something wonderful about the Primaloft or synthetics that i may be missing.
thanks so much!
actually, you can wash down. i have always washed my down comforter in the past 
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You can wash comforters with synthetic filling in the washing machine. Can’t do that with down.
Without a shadow of a doubt, you should go for the natural option. The main reason that people wake up in the night is because of being too hot or too cold. Down duvets have the natural ability to work with your body in creating the right temperature for you to sleep under.
We all perspire as we sleep and goose down draws this up and breaks the moisture down to be released into the air. It means that the perspiration does not stay on our skin as we sleep – if it is left there then it will turn cold and the draft that comes down from the gap between the duvet and yourself will make it even colder. A sythetic duvet does not drape like a goose down and so the gap is larger and it can not absorb any moisture.
Die Zudecke are lovely duvets made in Germany and are available online at prices of 50% and over off RRP’s. They will last you for 10 years or even more. They are also fully washable. We have a large drum at home and I have washed our at home myself although it is advisable to take them to a laundrette to avoid damaging the down.