- HIGH QUALITY BUCKWHEAT PILLOW
Buckwheat pillows of only the highest quality should be considered for your bed pillows. This means that only organic, hypoallergenic pillows, with a discreetly concealed nylon zipper for making adjustments to the loft and malleability of the pillow should be considered.
The hulls used in filling them should have been thoroughly vacuumed to remove any traces of dust or flour. This, along with the natural insect barrier properties of the buckwheat hull, provide resistance to dust mite infestation that plague all feather and foam bed pillows. The hulls should be organic and of either US or Canadian origin. Those imported from other countries are of inferior quality and are not pillow grade.
Those pillows containing non-organic hulls or covers, are subject to fumes, chemicals, and plant debris which could prove harmful to your health, and should be avoided.
The concealed zipper feature is the crowning glory, comfort wise, of the quality buckwheat pillow. The characteristics of the flattened buckwheat hulls lend themselves to this feature, as no other pillow filling can. By altering the volume of hulls, through this concealed zipper, both the loft and the malleability of the pillow are adjusted to your individual comfort zone.
The minute ridges nature provides on the surface of the hulls, allows the hulls to cling to each other in a unique manner which can not be duplicated by man. This provides malleability, which in turn produces a quality of even support to the neck and shoulder area which can be duplicated by no other means. Changing the volume of hulls by use of the zipper, is how you take advantage of adjusting these interrelated features to your individual comfort requirements.
This unique advantage was discovered by the ancient Egyptians, and was later adopted by Oriental cultures which had established trade with the Egyptians. Historians had long thought that buckwheat pillows had originated in the Orient, but modern archeology has proven that they were actually in use in Egyptian royalty before being exported to China, Japan, and other Oriental civilizations. They were so highly prized, that at times they were used as currency in trade between some of these cultures.
The cost of the inferior non-organic and/or foreign hulls results, of course, in a much cheaper pillow, so you get what you pay for. The investment in a high quality buckwheat pillow is economically comparable to that of a quality conventional pillow, but will last much longer, especially if you follow the advice of health professionals who advise you to periodically replace your foam or feather pillows due to the infamous dust mites.
The bottom line, is that by investing in a truly quality buckwheat bed pillow, you will experience a level of sleeping comfort and satisfaction, that I would call blissful sleeping.
