Feather Pillows Vs Down Pillows

Feather pillows vs down pillows comparison.

Feather pillows vs down pillows.

With the compression of your head against the pillow night after night your pillow will eventually need to be replaced but a down pillow will last longer than a feather one. Feather pillows don t last long sleep flatter and contain quills that may poke you and cost less. Pillows filled with more feathers than down clusters will tend to be less expensive than those with more down. It is very common for pillows labeled as feather pillows to be filled with some portion of down even if it is as small as 5 down filling.

Feather pillows sleep cooler than down pillows since the feathers don t trap heat the same way down clusters do. For example down pillows are made from quill less feather clusters of the chest and underbelly of geese and ducks while feather cushions are comprised of soft quill containing feathers from the wings and backs of the birds. Down pillows last longer are more resilient have no quills to poke you and cost more. Compression cannot be avoided after all you are placing your head on the pillow every night.

There are a few differences that can be seen between the feather pillows and down pillows and they are as follows. Always check the ratio when looking into feather pillows. Feather and down blends don t last as long with some percentage of down added for support so they don t go flat. The two biggest cons with feather or down pillows are compression and moisture.

Down pillows can be re fluffed in the dryer and by hand but feather pillows will break down more quickly in the dryer because the quills will break.