Pillows for the new Mattress

(as requested in the Mattress thread)

I have allergies so always purchased hypo-allergenic pillows (no feathers) and not a pillow expert.  I did spend too many hours researching pillows on-line.

My recent purchase to match my new foam matress was on Amazon  "Snuggle-Pedic Ultra-Luxury Bamboo Shredded Memory Foam" pillow.  The advantage was "adjustable" (re-movable foam" and I took out 20%).  Pillow is still possibly too high but sleeps cool and firm.  I saved the foam for use later if needed.

My other pillow is a Danish Fossflakes - probably my only really good purchase on KS 3 years ago. Washes nice and reacts more like a typical pillow (soft not firm).  If reasonable price - I really liked the pillow.

Best option is try some pillows and maybe a moderate amount of on-line reseach.  I will admit to liking the firm memory foam pillow and happy with the Fossflakes softer pillow.  Everyone is different.

Good....I was waiting for this. About 10-12 years ago I had to replace a very expensive down pillow. I made the mistake of
believing an ad that a down pillow could be cleaned by a "professional" cleaner. So, I found the Japanese style of pillow
filled with Buckwheat hulls. They had them on TV years earlier as Sobikia or something like that. Well, pretty heavy, slightly
softer than a rock, smaller than a regular pillow (due to the weight I think) Took a few weeks to get the hang of using it.
Yes, it has a "learning" curve, but I love It. I can empty it out, wash the pillow, fill it back up. About two months ago, I
ordered a bag of refill from Amazon. Just dumped the old, washed the shell and added the new hulls. I added a hand of
dried Lavender too. I can't use a regular pillow after having the Buckwheat pillow. Don't think it's for everybody, but it's
perfect for me.....

Been reading the details and nuances of pillows now, gee whiz it never ends!  With the idea of needing to be able to shove support under the neck I need a down pillow or something in synthetic that can be adjusted, fluffed, punch and pulled.  Haven't landed on anything yet but the better pillow of the two I use is a Pacific Coast 75/25 down vs feather bought from Costco years ago.  

SWMBO dug up a Ikea 25/75 down vs feather that worked ok good last night.  Pacific Coast  has a 60/40 available...

(06-18-2018, 03:55 PM)old school Wrote: Been reading the details and nuances of pillows now, gee whiz it never ends!  With the idea of needing to be able to shove support under the neck I need a down pillow or something in synthetic that can be adjusted, fluffed, punch and pulled.  Haven't landed on anything yet but the better pillow of the two I use is a Pacific Coast 75/25 down vs feather bought from Costco years ago.  

SWMBO dug up a Ikea 25/75 down vs feather that worked ok good last night.  Pacific Coast  has a 60/40 available...

Pacific Coast down was the brand I mentioned as being destroyed by a professional cleaner. It was a great pillow.

I have a tempurpedic pillow that has a dust mite cover on it.  works great, perfect size.

(06-18-2018, 04:26 PM)asiliski Wrote: I have a tempurpedic pillow that has a dust mite cover on it.  works great, perfect size.

I also use a dust mite cover - allergies and probably cleaner pillow.

I can sleep on any pillow, however, I also started to understand the characteristics of various pillows - sleeps warm, firm, head sinks in pillow, etc.