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Duvet FAQs: How to Choose a Duvet Just For You
Whether you love the weight and crunch of a 100% feather duvet, or like to snuggle under a light, cloud-like layer, we are confident that we have the perfect duvet for you here.
Browse our duvet and pillow set collection, take a look through our buying guides and see below for some frequently asked questions.
Feathers
Feathers are larger, heavier, and have quills. Goose feathers are naturally softer than duck feathers and have a more defined curl, giving a loftier, more luxurious result - that’s why goose bedding is typically more expensive than duck.
If you prefer your duvet to have some weight, choose feather and down. The down content will keep the duvet soft, while the feathers provide the typical feathery feel.
Down
Down or down feathers are super-soft clusters found beneath the quills. Softer and loftier than quilled feathers, they are better for keeping warmth in and cold out. The higher the down content, the lighter and softer the duvet - hence these tend to be a little pricier.
Learn more in our handy Bedding Buying Guide.
Our togs start at 2.5 (perfect for the summer months) and go as high as 15 for cold winters. We offer an All Seasons option in all fillings, which has a 4.5-tog and a 9-tog duvet, that can be used separately or together to make a 13.5-tog.
As a guide, we recommend the following.
- 2.5 tog - light summer use
- 4.5 tog - summer use
- 9 tog - spring/autumn use
- 10.5 tog – cooler spring/autumn months
- 13.5 tog – winter months
- 15 tog – colder winter months
- All Seasons (4.5 and 9 tog) - all year-round comfort
For more information, visit our duvet tog guide: How To Choose The Right Tog For Each Season.
There's nothing worse than waking up too hot at night. If you're a hot sleeper, we recommend you opt for a down or synthetic summer duvet and pillow combo.
While down is an excellent insulator, lighter down duvets can also provide a cooling environment in the summer.
Alternatively, hollow fibre options have moisture-wicking properties and are great at regulating your temperature throughout the night. Synthetic bedding, can also be washed and tumble dried more easily than feather/down bedding, so if you do get hot and bothered, keeping them fresh is super easy!
For more guidance on finding the perfect duvet, visit our blog on how to choose your duvet.
Getting a great night’s sleep isn’t a luxury: it's essential for keeping us healthy, happy, and living life to the fullest. Choosing the right size duvet for your bed is important for achieving both the desired look and feel you want for your bedroom.
For more guidance on finding your perfect size, visit our duvets, pillows and mattress topper size guide.
Getting a great night’s sleep isn’t a luxury… It's essential for keeping us healthy, happy and living life to its fullest.
It’s important to consider what size of duvet we need for our bed. But, with so many different measurements, this isn’t always a straightforward task.
Having trouble deciding which size of duvet to buy? Read our duvets, pillows and mattress topper size guide, so you can make an informed decision.
At Secret Linen Store, we ensure all our bedding is hypoallergenic. We use Nomite-certified covers on all of our natural duvets and pillows. This means the fabric cover has been tested to the European Down and Feather Association standards, and is so tightly woven that it stops dust mites from getting through into the filling.
Read our blog for more top tips on how to sleep better with allergies.
A tog is a British measurement of warmth. The lower the tog, the cooler the duvet, the higher, the warmer. The tog you choose will only relate to the warmth and has nothing to do with the quality of the duvet. The filling is the most important factor in the feel and longevity of your duvet.
Learn more about duvet tog, in our blog, what is duvet tog?
You will hear us referring to fill power on our down duvets. It measures the amount of space that one ounce of down will occupy when it's allowed to reach its maximum loft (or fluffiness, as we like to call it).
The higher the fill power, the larger the clusters of down, and the better the quality. Mature birds will produce the biggest down clusters, which adds to the price as they are harder to come by. Any fill power over 600 is known to be a premium quality, and ours range from 650 to 800.
The Sleep Council suggests that a duvet should last at least 5 years, but a good quality duvet, with high quality filling, could last at least twice that, especially if it's rotated with another for the change of season.
We have popped a blog together to help you decide when to replace your bedding.
