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About Pillows

Loft first, everything else second

The right pillow height is the one that keeps your head level with your spine in the position you actually sleep in. Side sleepers have the widest gap to fill and usually land on a high or medium-high loft. Back sleepers do better a step lower, so the chin is not pushed toward the chest. Stomach sleepers need the thinnest pillow on the shelf, sometimes barely one at all. If you switch positions all night, an adjustable foam pillow you can open and re-fill solves the argument, and a cuddle-curve shape gives your arm somewhere to go.

Cooling is a materials question

Foam holds heat, so cooling pillows are really about what has been done to the foam or what has replaced it. Copper-infused foam pulls warmth away from the surface. Ventilated and shredded fills let air move instead of sealing it in. Performance covers borrow the same fabric technology used in our cooling mattresses for hot sleepers, which is why a cooling pillow and a heat-neutral mattress work far better together than either does on its own. Natural latex breathes on its own without any additive at all.

Organic and natural fills

If you would rather sleep on something with a short ingredient list, Naturepedic organic pillows are the ones to look at: organic latex in solid and shredded adjustable versions, plant-based PLA fill, down with organic cotton covers, plus body, travel and kid-sized options. Latex is naturally springy and responsive, so it holds loft longer than a down or fibre pillow that needs fluffing every morning.

Test the pillow on the mattress you own

A pillow that feels perfect standing at a display can be wrong the moment you lie down, because the mattress underneath changes how far your shoulder sinks. A firmer bed lets the shoulder sit higher and needs less pillow; a plush pillow-top or foam mattress lets you sink in and usually needs more. Tell our team what you sleep on and they will narrow the wall down to two or three before you ever lie down.

Where to try them

Our Katy showroom and Richmond showroom both keep the full pillow wall on display, with fresh covers so you can lie down properly. While you are there, it is worth pairing the pillow with the right sheet set, since a hot sheet undoes a cooling pillow faster than most people expect.

Questions, answered

What pillow height, or loft, do I need?
Your loft comes from two things: your sleep position and your t-shirt size, which stands in for shoulder width. Stomach sleepers need the lowest pillow, around a 0.0 to 1.0, because the head is already turned and height adds twist. Back sleepers sit in the middle at 1.0 to 2.0. Side sleepers need the most fill, 2.0 to 3.0, because the ear-to-shoulder gap is at its widest.
What is the best pillow for side sleepers with neck and shoulder pain?
A higher-loft pillow, because on your side the gap between the mattress and your head is the widest it ever gets, and a flat pillow lets the neck drop out of line with the spine. The BEDGEAR Cuddle Curve pillows are shaped to fill that gap, the Naturepedic Organic Side Sleeper Pillow is built for it, and the TEMPUR-Adapt ProHi is the taller TEMPUR option at 6.6 inches.
What is the best cooling pillow for night sweats?
Look for a pillow that moves air and wicks moisture rather than one that just feels cool for a minute. The BEDGEAR Night Ice is the coolest in that range, pairing cooling gel with their React fill. The Aspen uses a Dri-Tec cover to pull sweat away, and the Storm pillows add an instant-cooling cover with Air-X mesh and air vents. TEMPUR-Breeze is the cooling option in the TEMPUR pillows.
Do memory foam pillows sleep hot?
A solid block of memory foam does trap heat, because there is nowhere for warm air to go. The fix is either shredded or blended fill that air can move through, or a cover built to vent. The pillows here use mesh gussets, air vents and phase-change or wicking covers for exactly that reason, so a foam pillow does not have to be a warm one.
Which pillow is right for a stomach sleeper?
The lowest one you can find, a 0.0 or 1.0 loft. Sleeping face-down already turns your neck, so any height under your head twists it further and that is what you feel in the morning. The TEMPUR-Adapt ProLo at 5 inches is made for back and stomach sleepers, and the BEDGEAR Low Standard pillow is the low fixed-height option. Some stomach sleepers do best with no pillow at all under the head.
Can I adjust how tall a pillow is?
Yes, two different ways. Most BEDGEAR Performance pillows are sold in numbered heights from 0.0 to 3.0, so you pick the loft as an option rather than hoping the pillow fits. The Naturepedic Adjustable Organic Latex Pillow works the other way: you remove fill until the height is right, which is useful if you sleep in more than one position through the night.
Can someone help me choose a pillow in store?
Yes, and a loft fitting takes about a minute. Tell a Certified Sleep Science Coach at our Richmond, Katy or Rosenberg showroom how you sleep and your usual t-shirt size, and they will put a number on your loft and work from there. Call ahead if you want to be sure a particular pillow is out. Pillows carry their manufacturer's warranty, which is one year with BEDGEAR and Naturepedic and five years with TEMPUR.