Lightweight Wool Balaclava

This wonderfully soft balaclava, made from 100% merino wool, is perfect for your baby or toddler.

This sleek, single-layer balaclava from Joha is crafted from high-quality merino wool, providing your child with exceptional protection and comfort. Renowned for its softness, breathability, and temperature-regulating properties, merino wool keeps your child warm without causing overheating—perfect for delicate baby and toddler skin.

We adore Joha for their well-designed, durable products featuring Scandinavian style. Made in Europe and free from harmful substances, Joha’s clothing boasts easy care and excellent value. As part of our Babybox Collection, Joha stands out with its OEKO-TEX Standard 100, Woolmark, and Animal Welfare certifications.

Advantages of a Balaclava made from Merino Wool:

• Heat regulation: Merino wool excels in insulation, keeping your child warm while effectively wicking away moisture to maintain the perfect temperature.
• Soft and gentle: The fine fibers of merino wool aren't scratchy and are super soft, making them ideal for your baby’s sensitive skin.
• Holistic protection: Unlike a hat and scarf, which require two separate pieces of clothing, this balaclava keeps your child's head and neck warm at the same time, making it particularly practical and comfortable.
• Perfect for cycling: This balaclava fits perfectly under a bicycle helmet and provides additional protection and warmth during outdoor activities.
• Natural and safe: Made from 100% natural merino wool, which is OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certified, free from harmful substances and totally safe for your child.
• Durable and easy to care for: Merino wool is not only durable, but also easy to care for. This balaclava can be washed easily and retains its shape and softness over time.
• Made in Europe: Produced with the utmost care in Ukraine, this product meets the strict standards of the Woolmark and Animal Welfare certifications.

Size and fit: Available in three sizes to suit different ages: 48 cm (size 80), 50 cm (size 86/92) and 52 cm (size 98/104). Just measure your child's head circumference to find the perfect fit.

Colors: Navy and Rust

With its timeless Scandinavian design and high-quality workmanship, this balaclava is the perfect addition to your child's winter wardrobe. Protect your child with the natural warmth and comfort of merino wool - for carefree hours outdoors.

Wool

Our recommendation to always read the care instructions in the respective garments, the special composition of the manufacturer and the origin of the materials often require individual care.

Merino wool and virgin wool
Manufacturers always recommend hand washing, cold and without temperature fluctuations, no wringing and rubbing of the garment. Basically, you should use a laundry bag for your wool laundry, this reduces the friction on the washing machine drum and thus the risk of felting. Textiles made of wool do not get dirty as quickly as cotton textiles, it is usually sufficient to air the textiles and only wash them when they are really dirty.
Always wash wool on the wool cycle and make sure the setting uses cold water, not 30 degrees. Basically, the older the washing machine is, the worse the wool program is, which can lead to problems. Also pay attention to the spin speed, it should be greatly reduced and no final spin should be set.
You should also use a high-quality, organic wool detergent and not a conventional one. Dry your woolen laundry lying on a towel and carefully pull it into shape after washing. Please never let your woolen clothes dry in the blazing sun, in the tumble dryer or on the radiator.

With our Joha and FUB products, we have had good experiences washing them at 30 degrees on a wool cycle. (but we do not assume any guarantee)

boiled wool
Consists of organic new wool, this wool should be gently cleaned. Wool has a high proportion of lanolin (wool fat). This wool fat gives boiled wool items their easy-care and dirt-repellent properties. In the case of light soiling, it is usually sufficient to shake out or brush out the boiled wool garments; the miracle brush is suitable here. Unpleasant odors will disappear if you hang your clothes out in the fresh air overnight.
For larger soiling, the manufacturer recommends washing the clothing inside out by hand. Virgin wool must not be wrung out and dried in the dryer.

Here, too, we as the BabyBox team have had good experiences with the cold wool washing program and clean our boiled wool parts in this way, of course we cannot guarantee this, as the manufacturer recommends hand washing.

Briefly summarized:

• Sort laundry by colour, temperature and material
• Heavy-duty detergents and color detergents are sufficient as standard detergents
• Pay attention to the manufacturer's instructions for the amount of detergent to be used
• Select the washing program according to the information on the label
• Make sure the drum is filled correctly

Briefly summarized:

• Drying in the fresh air is best
• Do not hang sensitive materials in direct sunlight
• Dry the knit flat
• Ensure good ventilation

Download washing instructions

Cap sizes at a glance

The sizes are based on the age or height of the child in centimeters. If you have any doubts about the right size for our BABYBOX, please contact us and we will be happy to help.