Apr 232013
LinenSpa® Shredded 100% Natural Talalay Latex with Gel Fiber Pillow with Luxurious Bamboo Washable Cover
- Filled with shredded 100% natural Talalay latex and down alternative gel fiber
- Talalay latex provides superior pressure relief, maximizes airflow and helps eliminate sleeping discomfort
- Aligns the spine by suporting the natural curves of your head, neck and shoulders
- Super soft bamboo cover is hypoallergenic and easy to remove for laundering
- 3-Year warranty
List Price: $ 70.00
Price: $ 23.99
Almost Perfect,
I say “almost perfect” due to the hideous embroidery on the cover. It IS a nice cover, however they ruined it with black lattice embroidery and even lime green “bamboo” word stitching on the outside. For those of us who use white or light sheets, dark colors like this might show through. Would have been much more classy to leave the case a single color. But other than that, they are great pillows, at a lower price then other shredded Talalay Latex on Amazon. If Linenspa reads this review, I hope you will do yourself a favor and save some money by not paying for colored embroidery on your pillow covers.
My problem is that I get neck aches, headaches and even “Torticolis” (cricked neck) with most pillows. If they are too flat and allow my head to fall back, it’s a problem and I awaken all night trying to fix my pillow. Flopping from side to side trying to get comfortable. Even worse though, is having a pillow be too HIGH and push my head forward, pushing my chin into my chest. That is actually even worse.
So, in my quest to research Latex, I discovered there were synthetic versions, and then there were natural Talalay versions which come from tree sap and so are sustainable and has no off-gassing. Their only caveat is to people who are known to be allergic to Latex.
After deciding I wanted Latex, because of it’s buoyancy, I then had two types to choose from: shredded or one piece. The one piece pillows look really cool and do come in different heights as well as buoyancies. However, I was afraid of ordering and not selecting the right type. So I decided on the shredded. After all, you can squoosh up the shredded ones, much like those old “ticking” pillows of your grandmothers. Since they can be squooshed to your liking, they will be the right size for a wide range of people.
The Adjust-a-pillow has more stuffing so you can take out what you don’t need. They also cost a little more. They claim to be a 5 lb pillow, I believe, as I wrote and asked them how much the pillow weighed. The Linenspa pillows claim to be 4.8 lbs shipping weight. Once I bought mine, I weighed it and it was 4.62 lbs which is fine. The “Z Pillows, by Malouf” here on Amazon, claim to weigh 4 lbs. Since I didn’t want to be stuck with a flat pillow, that’s why I ultimately chose the Linenspa pillow that was in the middle, as far as weight of stuffing. And honestly, it may be slightly high and I may have to remove a little stuffing, which is better than not having enough stuffing. I’m glad I didn’t get the Adjust-a-pillow as I wouldn’t have needed the extra stuffing, BUT, if you are a tall man or woman, or a big overweight woman or man, you might very well want the Adjust-a-pillow instead of the Linenspa for the extra stuffing. Or maybe if you are one of those people who loves a very high pillow. Just keep in mind from my pictures I attached above, that you can make THIS pillow the size of a basketball if you wanted.
When I received my pillows, they were in tiny boxes and vacuum packed.
The Latex is quite bouncy as other’s have said. That means, you push it down as hard as you can, and it just bounces back to the original shape. With these pillows being shredded, you can squoosh, moosh, and manipulate them to your liking and they will STAY there.
I think these pillows are very nice, of good quality, of a natural substance that don’t off-gas, and are finally the pillow I’ve been looking for. The pillows do grow in size for up to 48 hours, per the instructions, due to taking in more air from being vacuum packed.
I included another picture above to show you how the pillow has grown. So far, I’m still a little undecided on the comfort of them. It may take some getting used to.
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|Decent pillow.,
I was looking for a replacement for the Talalay latex pillow that I’ve been using for awhile now and was hoping that this would some how be exactly the same. I must say that while it isn’t as dense, heavy or supporting as the one I had been using was that it isn’t a terrible pillow at all. The Bamboo cover is very comfortable and soft, but once you put a pillow case on it then it doesn’t much matter. This pillow isn’t too hard or too soft, but I just need something more supportive for my neck.
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|Love these,
I love these pillows. They plump right up after you open them up. slept on them for two nights now and I dont want to get out of bed.
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