Pillow is one of the oldest articles for humanity dating back to the life of Mesopotamians 9 thousand years ago. Ancient Egyptians had been using pillows to prevent their ears and noses against insects to enter. In ancient China, pillows had been made from ceramics, stones or wood. Greeks and Romans used fabric-covered pillows filled with feather or straw. In Middle Age, King Henry VII, had forbidden the use of pillows except childbearing women. Men were considered weak if they use pillows. Before folding this article we use to read something before going into sleep. Or we have made it turn up and down during our sleep. All in all, pillow is one of the two basic elements of a restful sleep in the night.
Since we spent one third of lives during sleep, the importance of a comfortable sleep can only be understood well. For this end, one should decide on the best pillow both for the people and its sleeping posture. It either should be as hard as to keep its form during night or should be as soft as to adjust to body form. Here are some tips to select the best pillow:
Size The first and the easiest part of selection is to decide on the size of the pillow. They may be standard, queensize or kingsize. Personal preferences should also be considered. Some people prefer to use three standard size pillows instead of kingsize, because they are tall and heavy.
Density of pillow The volume of pillow depends on the volume and kind of filling material stuffed in it. You may want flat and softer pillows if you lay on your back, harder pillows if you lay on your sides. Every pillow has a lifetime. The foams and materials begin to deteriorate in about two years and only quality pillows can be used up to ten years.
Sleeping style Sleeping style is also important. Harder pillows are for the people lay on sides, because these pillows fill the gap between neck and shoulder best. Softer pillow is the best for back laying people, because it does not prevent blood circulation by correcting the spinal line.
Cleaning after use The second rule is to keep pillows clean. Pillows are the most frequently used items in homes, though they are not cleaned as frequent as other items such as coaches, carpets, tables and others. Pillows and mattresses are best habitat for bacteria to live and proliferate. Perspiration and other bad odors can be prevented by several measures. To keep clean and hygiene of pillows they must be washed at certain intervals. Some pillows can be washed in laundry machinery while others should be dry-cleaned.
You can learn how to do by reading labels found on pillows. Polyester pillows can be put in the laundries. A couple of pillow can be washed in washing machine in one session by adjusting it to tender position and using lesser detergent. Also the spinning speed should be lowered to minimal.
If you have a dryer you are lucky, because by drying them at the lowest level you may use them in the same evening. If not, you may dry pillows on open space. Put the cover when the pillow was dried completely.
Otherwise, they become fungous. You may wash your pillows in sinks if you wish. Fill the sink with hot water, put some liquid detergent in it, and drip and dry them for about 10 to 15 times, and rinse them and to them to dry.
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