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I switched to buckwheat pillows a few years ago and I've been a fan. It's a really interesting texture that you can move and shape really easily, but then when you apply pressure to it, it firms up and holds its shape. So, you get a really supportive pillow that's molded to your head and neck (For reference, I'm a side sleeper). The only downside I've noticed is the filling degrades relatively quickly, and after about a year it loses a lot of its volume and doesn't hold its shape as well, so you'll need to replace it. The bright side is that it's fairly cheap, and entirely biodegradable.
Mine is ~10 years old now and still holding up fine for me. I replaced a travel size one with a queen size, the smaller one definitely degraded but I was rougher on pillows back then.
There's a story here, I just know it.
The ye ol legendary pillow humping fights of the 40s.
The ye el las thems
You've never spent hours screaming in pain with your only tether to reality being a pillow that you're chewing on so you don't clench your jaw tight enough to chip teeth?
I remember once looking over my sister's shoulder while she was on MSN messenger and a mutual friend chose that moment to confess (via MSN messenger) that he fucked pillows for practice.
Been using buckwheat pillows since I was a kid, they're awesome
Dumb question but were they common where you were when you were a kid?
Not at all actually, maybe for my parents
I think they're Japanese in origin.
Surly there exists some artificial material that perfectly mimics the properties without degrading.
Yeah, plastic pellets!
Maybe ceramic pellets could work as well surly it would help both sides of the pillow be cold.
That reminds me of the cheap weighted blanket reviews I saw where people were complaining about them leaking beads after a while. I think it was glass then though.
I'd always prefer a biodegradable and renewable material that I have to replace every few years over an artificial one that'll be around forever in some form. Not everything needs to be made out of petroleum
Just cos something is around forever doesnt mean its bad. I mean rocks exist practically forever. If plastic didnt disrupt ur bodies chemistry then there really wouldnt be much problem letting it exist in the environment forever.
I've had a spelt pillow for 4 years now. The spelt is finer and quieter than buckwheat and it still holds the shape as well as 4 years ago
Please say it's the hull. Mice would be living in my pillow if it were anything edible to them.
I've been using my buckwheat hull pillow for about 5 years, too, and it's holding up great. I included a zipper when I made it, so I could refresh the stuffing, but I haven't ever needed to.
Sorry for the confusion, the pillow is filled with spelt husks, not just spelt
I've been using my homemade buckwheat pillow for about 5 years now, and it's still doing great. The hulls are surely degrading, but even if it's different than it was, it's still very comfortable as is.