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The seeds of the buckwheat plant make a hypoallergenic and tension-taming pillow filling.

Buckwheat isn’t a type of wheat at all. It’s not even a grain. Buckwheat is an herbaceous plant related to rhubarb. Its little triangular seeds are edible and, ground into flour, make a popular addition to pancakes.

Buckwheat also makes a great pillow.

The Pillow Company specializes in pillows of all kinds stuffed with the hulls of buckwheat and millet (another cereal crop that is a true grain.) Buckwheat allows more air to circulate between hulls and responds to movement with a gentle rustle, while millet is more compact and soundless.

Why Stuff Pillows With Cereal Hulls?

You might think buckwheat hulls are a strange thing to stuff a pillow with. But this material has several advantages you wouldn’t think of right away:
• Buckwheat and millet can be tolerated by many people who have allergies or sensitivities to feathers or foam.
• Air can circulate freely through the hulls, keeping the pillow warmer in winter and cooler in summer.
• Pillows stuffed with buckwheat or millet hulls conform to the sleeper’s head and neck, offering support which may reduce or eliminate tension, stress and pain.
• Buckwheat and millet hull pillows tend not to attract dust mites in the same way that foam pillows do, so breathing may be easier and sinus problems resolved.
• Buckwheat pillows may help with snoring problems.

Organic Pillows for a Healthy Sleeping Environment

All of the pillows offered by The Pillow Company are made of 100% certified organic materials grown in the U.S.A. and are 99% dust free. Organic materials are especially important in bed pillows because of the number of hours spent in such close contact with them. It may cost more, but it’s worth it to ensure a pure sleeping environment. Since an organic buckwheat hull pillow can be expected to last 10 or more years, the extra up-front cost will be made up for over time.

Healing Pillows

The Pillow Company’s tagline is “The Shoppe for Natural Healing.” Pillows can be very helpful for those recovering from all sorts of physical trauma, including surgery, sports injuries, childbirth, aging-related discomfort and more. Pillows help support the body for optimal relaxation and regeneration.

The Pillow Company offers many kinds of specialty pillows, including body pillows, pillows for lumbar support, neck pillows, eye pillows and more – as well as regular night sleeping pillows.