Protech Allergies Materials Guide 2026: What Your Bedding Is Really Made Of

Pull a new sheet out of its bag and the first thing you do is rub a corner between your fingers. Smooth or crisp? Heavy or airy? It's the oldest test in bedding, and it tells you more than any headline on a product page.

Protech Allergies, the Lévis, Quebec store, publishes unusually specific material details for that test: yarn counts, fabric weights, membrane thicknesses, foam suppliers and the active ingredients in its laundry products. Olivia Reviews read the English listings on October 20, 2026 and translated the numbers into what you'll actually feel, wash and live with.

Quick take: Protech's bedding is built from a short list of materials: polyester with a thin TPU layer for the zippered encasements, a polyester and "COOL" fiber blend for the elastic cover, bamboo in a 300-thread satin weave for the sheets, cotton-polyester microfiber for duvet covers and German BASF memory foam with a gel layer for pillows. The appliances lean on layered filters, and the laundry line on essential oils, citric acid and benzyl benzoate. See today's Protech Allergies deals once you know which fabric you want.

Smiling woman sitting on white bedding holding a Protech bamboo sheet set package — A Protech bamboo sheet set in its drawstring bag. Image: Protech Allergies.

A note on scope: this guide describes materials as the brand lists them. Olivia Reviews makes no claims about allergy symptoms, dust mites or germs. If you have allergies, asthma or breathing concerns, ask a doctor or allergist what will actually help.

Bamboo Sheets: Reading the Spec Line

Close-up of tall green bamboo stalks — Bamboo, the raw material behind Protech's sheet sets. Image: Protech Allergies.

The sheet listing calls the fabric 100% organic bamboo and packs a lot into one paragraph. Here's what each number means:

300 threads per square inch. The thread count, a measure of how many threads are woven into each square inch.
"60s*40s" yarns. In textile shorthand, a higher count means a finer yarn, so this pairs a fine yarn with a slightly heavier one.
"173*120" density. The number of warp and weft threads per inch, which together give the 300-ish thread count.
Satin weave. A weave that floats more yarn on the surface, which is why satin-weave sheets look smooth and have a slight sheen.
140 to 145 g/m². The fabric weight. It tells you roughly how substantial the sheet feels in the hand.
Pilling resistance level 4.5. The brand's rating for how well the surface resists little fuzz balls forming with wear.
OEKO-TEX Standard 100. A textile certification the brand lists for the sheets.

The brand also points out that bamboo is a fast-growing plant that needs little or no water to grow. Each set includes a fitted sheet, a flat sheet and two pillowcases (one with Twin), in white, sand or blue, and the listing suggests a weekly hot wash.

Zippered Encasements: Polyester Plus a Thin Membrane

The mattress encasements are the most technical textile in the range. The listing gives the composition as 100% high-density polyester with a 0.02 mm TPU layer on all six sides, plus a bamboo top on the sleeping surface for comfort, closed with a zipper and a flap. TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane) is the thin film that sits behind the polyester; 0.02 mm is thinner than a sheet of printer paper.

The same polyester-and-TPU build appears on the zippered pillow protectors, sold in pairs, and on the crib-size cover, which also gets the bamboo top. Encasements are sold by bed size and mattress depth, and the brand's care note is to hot-wash once before installing, then as needed.

The Refreshing Cover: A Polyester and "COOL" Fiber Blend

Close-up of the white quilted surface of the Protech refreshing mattress cover — The quilted surface of the Refreshing Waterproof Mattress Cover. Image: Protech Allergies.

Where the encasement zips, the Refreshing Waterproof Mattress Cover simply stretches on with an elastic edge and fits mattresses up to 18 inches thick. The fabric is listed as 60% polyester and 40% "COOL" fiber, with a quilted top, and the brand describes it as waterproof. Its own page suggests a hot wash every two months or as needed, while the encasement listing says once a month, so pick the schedule that suits your household.

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Duvet Covers: Cotton-Polyester Microfiber

The Dust Mite Duvet Cover is listed as high-density cotton and polyester microfiber. Microfiber is made from very fine fibers, which is what gives it a tight, smooth surface. It's sold as a cover only (no duvet inside), in four standard sizes or made to measure.

Pillows: BASF Memory Foam and a Gel Layer

Hand pressing into white Protech memory foam labelled BASF memory foam — Protech's pillows use BASF memory foam, per the listings. Image: Protech Allergies.

Both pillows use BASF memory foam, which the brand describes as a patented raw material imported from Germany, topped with a blue gel layer and wrapped in a breathable, machine-washable cover. Only the cover goes in the washer, not the foam. The Ergonomic Pillow measures 68 × 40 × 10 cm and the Orthopedic Pillow 55 × 38 × 10 cm. One rule to know before you buy: Protech treats pillows as final sale for hygiene reasons.

Inside the Purifiers: Layer by Layer

Cylindrical Protech FELAIR filter with a black carbon layer peeled back over a white pleated HEPA layer — A FELAIR filter: carbon outside, pleated HEPA inside. Image: Protech Allergies.

Protech's purifiers stack several filter materials, and the listings name each one:

Washable electrostatic cotton (FELAIR): the outer layer, which uses static attraction to hold larger particles such as floating hair, according to the brand.
H13 HEPA: a pleated filter medium; every Protech purifier lists one.
Activated carbon: a porous carbon layer. On the FELAIR it's paired with a deodorizing enzyme for pet odors.
Photocatalytic filter: on the P3001 and P6006, alongside a switchable UV lamp.
Washable pre-filters: on the P3001 and P6006, which you keep and clean rather than replace.

The brand suggests replacing filter packs once or twice a year, or two to six times a year in a smoking household.

Laundry Products: What's on the Ingredient List

Woman standing by a washing machine holding Protech DeMite bottles and a tub of laundry capsules — DeMite additive and Protech's laundry capsules. Image: Protech Allergies.

Laundry capsules: small blue capsules made with essential oils and citric acid as the active ingredients, designed to work in cold water. A tub holds 60 capsules.
DeMite additive: a liquid you add to your usual detergent in cold, warm or hot water; the listing names benzyl benzoate. Sold in 8 oz and 1 litre sizes.
Fabric spray: extracts of eucalyptus leaf, lemon leaf and lemongrass, which the brand describes as a natural, biodegradable formula. You spray, let it dry for about an hour, then vacuum.

Protech's practical tip ties the textiles and the laundry together: with these products you can wash bedding in cold water instead of hot.

Materials at a Glance

Product	Main materials (as listed)	Good for
Zippered encasement	High-density polyester, 0.02 mm TPU on six sides, bamboo top	Enclosing the whole mattress
Refreshing cover	60% polyester, 40% "COOL" fiber	An easy-wash top layer
Bamboo sheet set	100% organic bamboo, 300-thread satin weave	A smooth, slightly lustrous sheet
Duvet cover	Cotton and polyester microfiber	Covering a duvet you already own
Memory foam pillows	BASF foam, gel layer, washable cover	Shoppers sure of their pillow size
Purifier filters	Electrostatic cotton, H13 HEPA, activated carbon, photocatalytic	Matching the filter pack to your model

What We Like and What to Watch

What we like

Exact composition and weights on the bedding listings.
Filter layers are named model by model.
Laundry products list their key ingredients.
Care schedules sit right next to the specs.

What to watch

Listings mix specs with strong marketing claims; read the numbers, not the slogans.
Two pages give different wash intervals for the cooling cover.
Pillows are final sale.
Many images and some pages are in French only.

Before You Order

Protech offers a 30-day satisfaction policy on everything except the custom duvet cover: email the store within 30 days of purchase for a free Canada Post return label, and you're refunded in full once the item arrives in its original packaging, undamaged and unaltered. Shipping is free above a small minimum order, takes one business day to large Quebec cities and two to six business days to the rest of Canada and the US, and prices are charged in Canadian dollars. Before checkout, browse current Protech Allergies offers.

FAQ

Are Protech's sheets pure bamboo?

The English listing says 100% organic bamboo, in a 300-thread satin weave with OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certification.

What is the TPU layer in the encasement?

A thin thermoplastic polyurethane film, listed at 0.02 mm, behind the polyester on all six sides.

Can I wash the memory foam pillow?

Only the cover. The listings say the breathable cover is machine washable, not the pillow itself.

What's in the laundry capsules?

The brand lists essential oils and citric acid as the active ingredients, made to work in cold water.

Final Verdict

Protech Allergies is one of the few bedding stores that tells you what its fabrics are actually made of, down to the yarn count and membrane thickness. Pick the sheet by its weave, the encasement or cover by how you like to wash, and the pillow by size, remembering pillows can't come back. Then see today's Protech Allergies coupons before you check out.

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Olivia Reviews researched Protech Allergies using its official website, product listings and published policies in October 2026. We haven't personally tested these products. We may earn a commission when you buy through our links, at no extra cost to you.