Care & Use Instructions

How to use and adjust to your new Baloo weighted blanket

Your new weighted blanket may feel surprisingly heavy when it arrives. That's normal!

• Start by using your Baloo on your lower body for the first few nights, then raise it up to your chest.
• You can also try using it for small increments of time on the sofa at first.
• Give yourself one or two weeks to adjust to the new sensation.
• Over time, your body will adjust to the feeling of the added weight while you sleep. You'll continue to receive the benefits, even when you stop noticing the weight.

We offer a 30-day window for returns and exchanges, to give you time to really experience the effect of sleeping with a Baloo weighted blanket. 

Using your Baloo with your other bedding

Because our blankets are designed to add weight, and not warmth, we generally recommend using your Baloo as an additional layer with your existing bedding.

We suggest layering it above your top sheet if you use one, but underneath any other comforter or blanket that you use for warmth. This can also allow you to easily adjust the temperature by removing your other blankets if needed.

Cleaning Instructions

Baloo weighted blankets are safe for the washing machine and dryer. We recommend washing the blanket by itself, using cold water on the gentle cycle and drying on low heat. Please wash one blanket at a time. For additional information about the vegetable-dyed Weighted Blankets, please see below.

Due to the variety of washing machines on the market, please check your model for its specific capacity before washing your blanket. We recommend taking the king size blanket and all weighted comforter sizes to a commercial washer.

Our blankets dry surprisingly quickly, so they don't need a long dryer cycle; we suggest checking on them after 20 minutes. Please do not dry clean or iron, as it will damage the blanket. We do not recommend using bleach.

Our linen duvet covers and pillowcases are machine washable on cold and dryer safe. These premium 100% French linen duvets will become even softer with every wash.

Our Sleep Stone Mask is made of washable silk. Hand wash in cold water, and lay flat to dry.

The Cloud Booties should be spot-cleaned only and air-dried. Please do not wash or dry in a washing machine or dryer. The Cloud Booties are designed for indoor use only. 

Which side of the Weighted Comforter is the "top?"

Though larger in size overall, the weighted area of our comforters is very similar to that of our weighted blankets. We center the weighted glass beads only in the area that rests on top of the bed, since that's where you will actually feel the sensation on your body. The benefit of this design is that there's less weight pulling off the edge of your bed, and less excess weight overall.

Because of the unique design of our Weighted Comforter, the weighted area is actually asymmetrical. There is one side that is weighted all the way to the edge, which is designed to lie at the head of the bed, where it will cover your body while you sleep. The other three sides are filled only with cotton batting, and are meant to go along the sides and foot of the bed.

We indicate this weighted edge with small white tags that are sewn into the very top seam:

The small white tags show that this is the side that should be placed at the head of your bed, near your pillows.

Attaching a duvet cover to your weighted blanket

• Turn the cover inside out
• Arrange the cover flat on top of the blanket
• Tie each of the loops tightly onto the cover
• Starting at the open end of the outer cover, pull the cover right side out, and bring the blanket along
• Once the cover is right side out, the blanket should be aligned inside.
• Button the closure and take a rest, you earned it!