My Bamboo Pillow Smells

New users have complained about the strong chemical smell that comes with new bamboo sleeping pillows.

My bamboo pillow smells.

It reminds me of the original shredded foam pillows that came out in the early 60 s. Washing a bamboo pillow. Some new memory foam also known as visco elastic polyurethane foam emits odors that may be bothersome at night when your face is so near the mattress. When we talk about the best way to wash pillows made from bamboo we refer to getting both the memory foam pillow and the bamboo fabric pillowcase clean and smelling great.

I wish that i would have found this site first but i m glad i looked now. Now though i understand from where my other problems are coming. The pillow fabric absorbs moisture effectively and helps to neutralize unpleasant odors. My pillow is lumpy smells bad is not at all comfortable to use no matter how i adjust it and i awakened with a stiff neck and headache.

Your bamboo pillow smells because of the off gassing of chemicals such as polyurethane that were included as either a part of your pillow or as a chemical in the manufacturing process. My husband had purchased a bamboo pillow for me. You take care of washing a down blanket differently than one made from fleece. However this smell often dissipates with use.

This smell won t last forever but it s important to understand the stink. I was looking because my brand new 130 pillow smells like mildew. The real reason for the smell is the likely toxic chemicals which will still be. This means your pillow will smell clean and fresh for longer periods of time.