I wanna firm, comfy pillow!

Jada

Hiya,

I'd like to invest in a firm, comfy pillow but have no idea about the different types such as goose, duck, siberian goose, hungarian goose, feather, down, feather-down, foam, hollowfibre, clusterdown etc, etc.

At the moment I'm considering Siberian goose feather & down: http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10001_10001_63360_515754_-1

Has any pillow expert got an opinion on that?

I've read many a thread on here about pillows, yet the brands etc are quite meaningless to me and I still don't understand the scale of firmness. I would've thought firm is the firmest, but you get 'super firm' and 'ultimate luxury' and even more discriptions so I'm lost. I suppose 'standard' means the least firm?

My current pillows are these duck feather standard ones: http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10001_10001_63360_212785_-1

I feel my quality of life is being compromised until I obtain the perfect pillow!!

:staradmin Jada :staradmin

alictait

Hmmmm, The perfect pillow, is there such a thing.

We bought the tempur traditional pillows at a cost of £75 each when they were on sale. I thought it was brilliant at first, but now after about a year I am very disappointed that it has lost a lot of its bounce and most nights I end up throwing it off the bed. I love my memory foam topper though, just not the three different makes of memory foam pillows I have tried.

I also occasionally use one of the Dunhelm Mills Super King Size Duck feather Pillows and although it is pretty firm Its not the comfiest of pillows. Again I'm not sure if it would exist, but perhaps a firm pillow with a much softer top layer would be my ultimate option.

Im just very fussy when it comes to pillows, however I always seem to love the pillows I find in hotel rooms, just not at home !!!

cam101

Funny you should mention pillows, o/h and I are getting very stressed with our inferior pillows!

They are just standard sort of pillows, but I am regularly waking up with a very stiff neck (i'm 22). My neck has begun to need a good click during the day, which worries me as it could be damaging things!

2 pillows seems to be too high, 1 is not enough! Can anybody recommend something? I'm not sure about memory foam, are they good?

consultant31

I love my Classic Tempur pillow:- http://www.tempur.co.uk/TempurUK/pillows/classicpillow/

I can also recommend this pocket sprung pillow which I bought from the Ideal Homes Exhibition a couple of years ago for my Mum who suffers with a very bad neck and spine:-
http://www.pillowcentre.co.uk/

Tim_Deegan

I have never tried the moulded type of memory foam pillow. I instead took the advice from one of the directors at one of our suppliers (we sell beds). He recommended memory fill instead of the moulded type. Memory foam trimmings are ground up and then mixed with a small amount of reflex foam (to give it a little bounce). This is then used to fill the pillow, so it is the shape and size of a traditional pillow.

One thing I have found is that the density of the pillows can vary slightly. Also they have to be really puffed up in the morning (more than a feather pillow), but they are extremely comfortable.

Skint_Catt

My molded memory foam pillow is as hard as nails when you first lie on it and very low (I've added a feather one underneath it as it squashes to just the right height) however, once you sink into it, it's perfect! These were expensive from Sleepmasters (I forget how much as we got a discount through family) but I'd never get rid of them! The pure memory foam mattress is unbelievable too though we went for a 6 on a grade of 1 - 10 though next time (15 years time :eek: I'd go for a 5 or 4 (softer).

Catt xx

Tim_Deegan

Skint_Catt wrote: »

My molded memory foam pillow is as hard as nails when you first lie on it and very low (I've added a feather one underneath it as it squashes to just the right height) however, once you sink into it, it's perfect! These were expensive from Sleepmasters (I forget how much as we got a discount through family) but I'd never get rid of them! The pure memory foam mattress is unbelievable too though we went for a 6 on a grade of 1 - 10 though next time (15 years time :eek: I'd go for a 5 or 4 (softer).

Catt xx

There is no such thing as a pure memory foam mattress.

Tim_Deegan

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I think you had better take a look at the forum rules!!!

moo2moo

I got an ergonomic one for £12 from Ikea. Wierd to look at and like a brick but very comfy. Even tried them out on their beds just to make sure.

Tim_Deegan

Skint_Catt wrote: »

Would you like to come round and see it? Stop calling people liars and get a life.

One thing I do know about is beds and mattresses. I'm not calling anyone a liar, you have obviously been misinformed.

Memory foam does not give any bounce, therefore there must be a layer under the memory foam otherwise you will be engulfed by the mattress as you sink right into it.

The mattress would either have a layer of reflex foam under the memory foam, or there would be a layer of springs.

The other possibility is that you have fallen victim to one of the dodgy sellers who tell people that reflex foam mattresses are actually memory foam.

littlepockets

Tim is right you don't get 100% memory foam. Its usually quoted as x cm of foam and then a base of springs/relex