HealthGuard
Warwick Fabrics have a history of innovation in style and comfort for home and commercial furnishing. Now, modern textile technology has enabled some exciting new fabrics to be engineered for the requirements of daily living. With revolutionary HealthGuard, Warwick have introduced a new generation of high performance fabrics — hygienically protected against dust mites, mould, and bacteria. HealthGuard also maintains odour-free surfaces by inhibiting the moulds which produce the smells.
Fabrics with inbuilt protection
The cover of a two seater couch may be home to as many as 500,000 dust mites. It has been proven that the ‘droppings’ of dust mites are the number one trigger of asthma, affecting over 2 million Australians. Eighty five percent of sufferers have symptoms triggered by dust mite pathogens or mould spores. Children are particularly at risk. One in four Australian children experience some sort of respiratory condition, and the number is growing. Latest research indicates that dust mite pathogens can actually cause allergies to develop in the first place.
HealthGuard eliminates dust mites and wipes out their food sources.
Long term protection
HealthGuard’s dual-actionwill work for the useful life of the treated fabric. Resistant to sunlight, HealthGuard will continue to provide long term protection against dust mite pathogens that can cause allergies, asthma, psoriasis, rhinitis, sinusitis and even exzema symptoms. HealthGuard is also highly effective against a broad spectrum of bacteria, including Staphylococcus aureus, as well as yeasts, moulds and algae.
Safe
All Warwick fabrics treated with HealthGuard are environmentally and user friendly. HealthGuard is odour-free, bio-degradable, non-carcinogenic, and contains no heavy metals. It is classed as a non-dangerous chemical and registered internationally as such with Oeko-Tex Zurich.
Environmentally tested
HealthGuard is the only product of its type to receive Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) approval. Its efficacy is shown to inhibit a wide range of micro- organisms including bacteria, moulds, yeasts and algae. Most significant of which is its resistance to Staphylococcus aureus MRSA A129.
The Anti-microbial testing was carried out at: Micromon - Microbiology Department, Monash University Australia.
HealthGuard
Warwick selected an hygienic fabric treatment that is developed and made in Australia. HealthGuard is the market leader. It’s been proven and tested by Monash University’s Department of Microbiology and comes with worldwide quality assurance including Oeko-Tex international registration.
Warwick HealthGuard fabrics are compatible with independent retail fabric protection and guarantee programs. These programs may enhance the fabrics ability to resist liquid staining by providing a spill repellent surface and/or warranties to cover accidental damage. They will not reduce the efficacy of the HealthGuard treatment.