The Perfect Pillow
With the wide selection of pillows available, choosing the right one is not always easy. Please take a look at the information below to discover which one is right for you.
Pillow Sizes:
Standard: 74x48cm
Continental: 65x65cm
XL: 91x48cm
Level of Support:
Your pillow should be comfortable whilst supporting your head and neck. The level of support required is often dependent upon your usual sleep position.
Soft: Sleeping on your front
Medium: Sleeping on your back
Firm: Sleeping on your side
Fillings:
Synthetic Fillings:
-Non-Allergenic
-Can be washed in a domestic machine
-Offer more support than natural
-Polyester Clumped pillows can be re-shaped and plumped to fit your head size
-Fine microfibre pillows feel like down pillows
Synthetic Pillows:
Perfect balance - medium support, standard size
Spun down - medium to firm support, standard or XL size
Cotton Embrace - medium support, standard or continental size
So soft- medium support, standard size
Neck Support: standard support, U-shaped
Back Support: medium support, V-shaped
Posture Support: firm support, V-shaped
Natural Fillings:
-Down offers softest support
-Feathers add more support
-Usually require specailised cleaning
Natural Pillows:
Hungarian Goosedown - medium to soft support, standard size
Goosedown - medium to soft support, standard size
Goose feather and down - meadium support, standard size
Duck feather and down - medium support, standard or continental size
Mulberry silk - medium to soft support, standard size
Siberian goosedown - medium to soft support, standard size
Premium goosedown - medium to soft support, standard or XL size
Memory Foam Fillings:
-Highest level of support
-Temperature sensitive to shape to your head
Memory Foam Pillows:
Dual Support - medium support, standard size
Traditional - firm support, standard size
Contoured - firm support, standard size
Goosedown and memory foam - medium support, standard size
Neck soother - medium support, standard size
Allergy Advice:
If you allergic to feathers choose a synthetic duvet.
If you allergic to dust mites (often including asthma, eczema and rhinitis) choose a duvet that can be washed easily at 60C (e.g. Spundown).