How to choose a pillow
Pillow is bedding in the form of sewn on all sides by a bag stuffed with down, feather, foam or other soft material. It serves to support the head lying person, for the convenience of sitting on the couch or for ornamental purposes. Originally pillows mostly wealthy people enjoyed, pillows found in ancient Egyptian tombs. The increasing complexity of manufacturing of dyes and sewing techniques lead to the transformation of pillows in a piece of art. Hay or straw is the most easily to manufacture material for stuffing pillows. Pillows are with natural and artificial fillers. Down is traditional filler. Pillows inflate swan, goose, duck or chicken pen down, eider down, or a mixture of small soft feathers and down. Pillows filled with wool, have a positive impact on human health. In addition, the wool does not become caked firmly by the natural crimp of wool fibers, and it makes excellent insulating properties of these pillows. Wool pillows may have beneficial effects in diseases such as rheumatism, aching muscles and joints. The negative side of these pillows is that the filler can be matted in a few months of operation, in contrast to the down. The most inexpensive pillows filled with cotton wool. This filler is the lack of wool quickly slips and pillow comes in disrepair, in contrast to a down pillow. There are several types of synthetic fillers for pillows. Inexpensive option is the pillow filled with synthetic padding. These pillows do not cause allergies, does not smell, they do not start mites. These pillows can be washed directly into the washing machine, and they do not need to unpick this. Standard sizes of pillows: length from 40 to 80 cm in width from 30 to 50 cm. The size of children’s pillows is generally 40x60 cm and they are flatter than pillows for adults. Orthopedic pillows have special fillet to better support the neck. To the neck was comfortable cushion can be made of another material, or it may be a special recess for the head.