Buckwheat Pillows

Buckwheat Pillows = Great Savings

The initial cost of a quality organic buckwheat pillow is comparable to that of a quality feather or foam type pillow. But then the real economics kick in.

As you may or may not know, regular pillows (foam, feather, etc.) are subject to dust mite infestations. Because of this, for health reasons, it is recommended that these type pillows be discarded every six months, as it is estimated that as much as10% of the weight of a 2 year old regular pillow is comprised of dead dust mites and their droppings.Buckwheat pillows do not support dust mite infestations.

While there are measures that can be taken to eradicate the dust mite situation with regular pillows, those measures present health problems of their own that may be as serious as the dust mite problem, so you are just trading 1 problem for another. For example, 2 of the solutions are: 1. - Treat the pillows with chemicals to eradicate the dust mites, or 2. - Place the pillow in a plastic case.

Both of these solutions result in laying your head on a pillow that emits harmful chemical toxins which you will breathe into your lungs all night long. And in the case of the plastic cover, have you ever slept with a plastic covered pillow? Even though you cover the plastic cover with a cloth material pillow case. your head still perspires profusely. Neither solution is satisfactory.

So you are left with a pillow that you need to throw away after 6 months. Over the life span of a buckwheat pillow, which will last 15 to 20 years, Look how much money you will have saved by not having to buy a new pillow every 6 months. in 15 years, that’s 29 pillows on which you didn’t have to spend your hard earned dollars. For an added bonus, the characteristics of the buckwheat hulls improve with use.