Shear Comfort Heel Protectors - Features and Benefits

Shear Comfort Heel Protectors shield the skin on the heels, and provide protection for existing damaged skin. The wool layer wraps around the heel and ankle, leaving the rest of the foot free to move. Seams are positioned on the exterior of the protector to relieve the skin from areas of high pressure. Velcro straps give plenty of room for adjustment. All Shear Comfort products are machine washable, and guaranteed against deterioration for up to 50 washes.

Benefits of Wool:

• Regulates temperature

• Wicks moisture

• Reduces shear and friction

• Redistributes pressure

Sizing:

The measurement to work from is the ’45 degree’ angle from the back of the heel around the foot to the crease between the foot and the lower leg and back again, measuring this circumference in cm:

• Small - from 31 cm

• Medium - from 38 cm

• Large from - 45 cm

Click here to read a full article about the Benefits of Wool including: Properties of Wool, What is Shear Comfort?, Australian Medical Sheepskin, and Our Commitment to Wool Quality.

Shear Comfort XD1900:

Shear Comfort provides comfort, aids restful sleep and provides protection from skin breakdown. This is because they utilize the natural properties of wool; distributing pressure, dissipating heat and water vapour, reducing friction and shear forces making it a good skin interface. They are also easy to wash and maintain.

Shear Comfort products incorporate Australian Medical Sheepskins, and Shear Comfort XD1900, an innovative and advanced woven wool product that boasts a density of 1900gsm along with 30mm of pile compared to most other woven wool products that only range from 300-500gsm. XD1900 is fabric-backed medical sheep’s wool with a fibre density higher than even the very best natural sheepskins – which gives it superior pressure redistribution properties and improved comfort.

Care Instructions:

• Shear Comfort is as easy to care for as your regular clothes. All Shear Comfort sheepskins have the ability to be washed at 80° C, effectively killing bacteria without shrinkage. It is recommended that Shear Comfort natural sheepskin items are washed with a Wool Care Shampoo with conditioner, it must be a non-ionic liquid detergent which has no enzymes, phosphates, peroxides, alkali or bleach.

The sheepskins are warrantied against being washed 50 times at this temperature without any detrimental effects to the item.

• Drying instructions: Shear Comfort products may be tumble-dried warm, without exceeding 60° C. To air-dry Shear Comfort overlays, hang fleece-side down and away from direct sunlight or heat sources.

• Do not iron or bleach

Domestic washing instructions

On a gentle cycle, wash your Shear Comfort product with approximately 20ml of Shear Comfort shampoo or approved detergent. Water must not exceed 80°C. 

Industrial Washing instructions

• Wash on a gentle cycle wash for approximately 10 minutes in hot water up to 60°C using Shear Comfort shampoo or approved detergent. 
• Rinse for approximately 3 minutes in warm water at approximately 35°C
• Wash on gentle cycle without detergent for approximately 8 minutes in water up to 80°C for thermal disinfection. 
• Rinse for approximately 3 minutes in cool water. 

Product Code:

HIA 002268 (Small)

HIA 002275 (Medium)

HIA 002282 (Large)