Our bandage fabric is 100% Hyperfine™ merino wool.
Merino wool is biodegradable. From nature, back to nature.
Why WoolAid?
Optimised wound protection: Highly breathable merino wool fabric allows for moisture and temperature regulation around the wound and surrounding skin.
Biodegradable and plastic free fabric: WoolAid’s bandage fabric biodegrades in approximately 4 months when buried in soil. Biodegradable, and recyclable, packaging, bandage sleeves and tabs.
Renewable wool resource: Our sheep have their fleece removed approx. twice a year as we come into warmer months, and it grows again!
Hypoallergenic for sensitive skins & allergies: Hyperfine merino wool fibres are gentle on skin and naturally hypoallergenic.
Multiple sizes, and colours, in each pack: Two bandage sizes in each pack with fashion-forward colours such as Alpine Blue and Granite Grey.
Our Story:
Our founder, Lucas Smith first came up with the idea for WoolAid back in 2016 after working as a mountain guide on the great walks of Aotearoa. He soon learnt that something as small as a blister had the power to pull focus from the whole experience; traditional bandages just didn’t cut it. Smith’s time as a mountain guide got him questioning, why as a consumer when it came to bandages there was nothing better than plastic?
Growing up wearing merino wool in the mountains of New Zealand, Smith had a natural respect for performance of the fibre but he developed a deeper appreciation for the production of the merino wool fibre after high school when he worked on a high country sheep station. This experience also highlighted the need for something new in the wool industry that wasn’t traditional channels.
