Interesting Facts About Pillows

Pillows if seen generally, are a random object that we use on daily basis for the purpose of sleeping. No one can feel to sleep without a pillow today. Now a day pillow is the most important element in giving you a great comfortable sleep.

A pillow’s basic purpose is to keep your body aligned while sleeping, which promise to provide better support and a great night’s sleep. But unknowingly pillows have very interesting facts that should be known by a common man. 

History

Firstly, pillows have a long history. They were used thousands of years back only be the wealthy people and Egyptian civilization were the first to use them. They used pillows to elevate their heads from ground to hinder the bugs or insects to enter in ear and usually made up of stone, wood or metal. Pillows were then also used as decoration.

Pillows became popular during Tudor England. Now pillows are the most important element in having a great sleep. 

Numerous materials

Pillows now and then were made from many different materials. We all already knew that in ancient times they were made of wood, stone and metal but there were some other materials also used like buckwheat and straw. But thankfully to industrial revolution the stuffing of pillows changed over time. Some of the most commonly used batting materials are down, feathers, wool, silk, latex, memory foam, water pillows, gel pillows and many kinds of synthetic fills are also very popular. Hungarian down and feather pillows are the most expensive option due their utmost luxury comfort level.

Raymat Textiles Goose down pillows are soft and airy while memory foam is highly beneficial in contouring the shape of your head and a constant temperature throughout night. They also help to provide you with comfort.

Health benefits

Apart from the comfort provided pillows also offers a wide range of health benefits. Most of the pillows offer support to your spine and neck by aligning them in a right posture but the pillow selected is totally dependent on the sleeping position. If you are sleeping on your stomach you need an ultra-soft pillow for perfect alignment. Apart from the universal benefit of supporting neck and spine there are many special pillows to cure. There is anti-snoring pillow which let you sleep well by helping your air pathway to open and let cure snoring to great extent. Then there are memory foam and latex pillows which are best for the people who suffer from back pain, they contour the shape of the body and relief pressure points. Whereas these natural down or feather pillows are commonly used ones and their firmness level differs from person to person.

Serves different purpose

There are many special pillows also which are used in some special conditions. Such as there are pregnancy pillows which are used to support the body of pregnant mother and help her deal fairly with her body changes which often disturbs the sleep routine. If you love travelling, now there are airplane travel pillows which wraps around the neck and help to keep neck in place. There are lumbar and reading pillows which help to sit in a right posture to read without putting any strain on your neck and back muscles.

Decorative purpose

Some pillows are only used for its aesthetic value. Decorative pillows are now readily available in many different colors and shapes to appeal you. They are often arranged on sofas, couches on even on bed to give room a vibrant look. Before people used to spend much time on making the pillow covers with embroidery but now they are easily available.

Time span

Pillows are to replace on a regular basis. The life span of a pillow simply depends on the wadding. On an average a, down pillow has 6 to 10 years of life if cared and maintained properly while a feather pillow has relatively longer life than a down pillow. Whereas a polyester pillow will serve with all the properties of down but the life span is almost 6 months to may be 2 years or even less than that.

A pillow should fulfill all the personal preferences whether you have a Hungarian goose down pillow or any other filled or a special pillow. It must be cared well to attain a good sleep.