Even though is not required to do it as often as with pillow covers, pillows can (and should) be washed once or twice a year to kill the dustmites, fungi and bacteria which are stored in them. We shouldn’t forget that, on average, we spend between seven and eight hours per day breathing directly on the pillow. That makes it the ideal place where fungi, dustmites and some bacteria can create its own ecosystem.

It is recommended to avoid washing duvet, memory foam and latex pillows at home because they need to dry completely, making sure that any moisture in them is totally evaporated. However, fibre pillows can be washed at home in the washing machine without any problem. It is recommended to wash them with hot water to kill all the microorganisms in them, and use a small amount of detergent and softener. To hollow out the pillow during the washing process it is recommended to introduce into the drum one or two tennis balls which will be in charge of moving and redistributing the filling of the pillow as the washing program goes. Once the pillow is clean, it shouldn’t be drained or twisted.

To get it perfectly dry, first of all, the pillow has to be slightly smashed on a smooth and clean surface and then pressed with a dry towel to remove as much moisture as possible. It can also be left on a flat surface, on a couple of towels, turning it periodically in order to prevent the accumulation of moisture on one side. After that, it can be also aired or dried with the tumble dryer.

If we are reluctant to put the pillow in the washing machine, they can be also washed manually, though more time and effort will be needed. In any case, if we are not sure about how to wash our pillow, we can always take it to the laundry where they will perfectly know how to take care of it.

Spring has finally arrived; a season loved by many but complicated for all those who suffer from allergies. As it is well known, the risks for allergic people are not only outdoors but we can find many agents that cause allergies at home: there are food allergies, animal allergies or people who are allergic to dustmites. No matter how clean we want to have our home, it becomes very difficult to avoid having dustmites on it; and those are the responsible for causing certain allergic reactions. The dustmites are most commonly found in warm and moist environments or areas from our homes such as mattresses and pillows, as well as in the domestic dust.

To reduce the presence of dustmites, it is important to take a few precautions:

• Ventilate your home properly and in a regular basis, keeping your it dry and at a medium-low temperature, avoiding environments with smoke, air fresheners or insecticides.

• Remove elements which tend to gather dust (like curtains, carpets or teddies…).

• Clean daily with wet or synthetic microfiber cloths to keep dust under control.

• Vacuum your home with HEPA or water filters.

• Wash the bedding products and curtains frequently and at high temperatures (at least 60°C).

• Avoid animal hair or feathers at home.

• Protect mattresses and pillows with the Velfont Anti-dustmite products.

The Velfont Anti-dustmite line includes pillows and pillowcases, fitted sheets, mattress protectors, mattress toppers and duvets. This product line was specifically designed and developed to work against dustmites, protecting our bed and our health. It should be also highlighted that bacteria can be removed with the conventional washing process but dustmites cannot. We can only effectively eliminate them by using a product which has a specific anti-dustmite treatment, such as the Acarsan^® one. This is the treatment that the Velfont Anti-dustmite products have. It is washing resistant and incorporates antifungal and antibacterial additive in fibers and fabrics which prevent from the survival and development of dustmites. The Velfont Anti-dustmite products are recommended by Al·lergo Centre, a medical center specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of allergic diseases.

When choosing the perfect pillow, besides considering the outer and filling fabrics, it’s highly recommended to consider how firm do we want or need it. Pillows can be classified depending on their firmness in: soft, medium and firm.

To choose a pillow properly, the general rule is the same as the one for choosing the proper mattress: the right one is the pillow that feels more comfortable and keeps our backbone in a natural position. The choice of one degree of firmness or another should not be random but be directly related to our physical constitution and our usual sleeping position. Therefore, the first thing to determine, after considering our level of corpulence, is which this common position is. To identify it, we just have to think about what is the position in which we find more often when we wake up: face up, face down or on our side. Depending on the response, we will have a starting point for choosing our perfect pillow.

If we sleep on our side, the pillow should allow us to keep the neck on a horizontal position, aligned with the backbone, neither higher nor lower. It will be recommended, therefore, a thick and firm pillow to counteract the height of our shoulder. If we sleep face up, we need a medium pillow that fits the natural curve of our neck, not too thick or too thin because it would make us acquire an unnatural and forced position.

If we spend most of the night sleeping face down, then we should choose a soft pillow where the head and neck could keep rotated in a natural, comfortable and not harmful position. For the ones that have ants in their pants, the medium pillow will be their best fit. Therefore, if you are curious about knowing which of the Velfont’s pillows is your best match, you can start our test clicking on: www.velamen.com/ideal/

One of the most common recommendations of pediatricians is that babies don’t have to use pillow. The reasons are many but very clear: by using a pillow, the natural curve of the baby’s neck can be forced. Babies have small neck and a proportionately bigger head compared to the rest of their body, so their shoulders don’t work as an adequate support for their rest. Moreover, when they are very young, they can turn around by themselves and, once they’ve done that, be unable to return to its initial position. That would leave them face down with a high probability of having problems to breathe.

As babies grow up and have more autonomy in their movements, they might need, or even claim, a pillow, but this request may be delayed until they are 2 or 3 years old. When the time comes, we must find a low pillow, special for children. The pillow for a child should be quite thin, but not too fluffy, and should have the same size than the bed.

For all the reasons above mentioned, Velfont developed a pillow especially appropriate for kids: the Velfont’s Duende pillow, which contains the right amount of filling to provide the children with a healthy rest considering their physical features. The Duende pillow’s filling is made with the best white, virgin, hollow, siliconized, conjugated, polyester fiber which facilitates the pillow’s filling perspiration and oxygenation. This fiber provides volume, lightness and softness, and comes with a touch of silk and great resilience. Finally, note that the Velfont Duende pillow has a very soft, 100% cotton, double cover which is washable. This pillow is the ideal one for children from 3 years old and on. Therefore, if you were looking for the perfect pillow for your kids, this is your pillow.

Whatever the type your pillow is, you should do your best on taking care of it in order to keep your pillow in the best conditions and, as a result, prolong its life. That’s why the Team Velfont recommends protecting your pillow with a pillowcase: to maintain its properties and features intact and protect it from stains and dust.

The pillowcase protects the pillow from stains, moisture and bacteria and, moreover, contributes to keep it clean and in good condition during a longer period of time. A pillowcase should be easy to put and clean in order to make its use and maintenance process easier and keep it in the optimal conditions. In the end, if we use the appropriate pillowcase and we keep it in good a condition, it will play its role perfectly otherwise, our pillow might suffer the consequences of an inadequate, low quality or poor conditions pillowcase.

In Velfont, we have a wide range of pillowcases all with different properties but all with a common goal: to protect your pillow and keep it intact over use and time. The zipper is a very useful and practical element in the pillowcases: it makes the process to put on and take off easier and protects and insulates the pillow from dirt, bacteria and other external elements. The 100% cotton fabric pillowcases are the most common but there are also other pillowcases such as the one made with bamboo thread with natural anti-bacterial properties, very soft and extremely absorbent, and the pillowcase made with an anti-dustmite treatment to ensure the hygiene of the pillow while offering an effective protection against allergies.

In any case, the pillowcases help us to keep stains, moisture and bacteria away from the pillow and, from our point of view, they do it perfectly. That’s why we really think that the pillowcase is a must on our bedding products.

There is not a perfect pillow for everyone but each person must find the one that suits its constitution, preferences and sleeping position. It is not the same to sleep face up or face down than on your side, and not everybody has the same constitution nor preferences for materials or pillow tissues. It must be highlighted that the perfect pillow for each person is the one that allows head, neck and back, that’s the entire spine, to be aligned in the same position as when standing up.

That’s why here in Velfont we have a wide range of pillows, so each person can find the one that suits the best its needs and preferences. There are three major groups of Velfont pillows: latex pillows, fiber pillows and memory foam pillows. Latex pillows are made with ecological and natural materials, very elastic and undeformable. Latex can easily recover its shape after having supported weight or being under pressure. This enhances the cervical position and provides more comfort during the night. It also helps with the level of breathability of the pillow.

Fiber pillows, besides being very breathable, are also very hygienic since fiber is a material that prevents from the accumulation of malodors. In addition, the fiber is light, fluffy and has a resilient form. On the other hand, memory foam pillows (aka viscoelastic pillows) enhance the cervical position as they are made of a fully ergonomic and undeformable material that react to body temperature and weight adapting itself to the head and neck of the person and memorizing its shape. The memory foam pillows help with relieving the pressure on specific areas of the body and promote an anatomically correct position while resting.

So, whatever your constitution is and the way you sleep, you can find your perfect pillow among the Velfont’s wide offer.

Having the right mattress and pillow is essential to relax properly and enjoy a restful sleep. Luckily, if we refer to materials, there are many options on the market, each of them appropriate to meet different needs. Nowadays, one of the most popular choices for pillows is latex, a natural material with many benefits for our body, rest and, therefore, for our health.

Latex is an ecological material with a natural origin. It is obtained from the sap of the trees in a fully respectful environmental way. The latex is made up of millions of microscopic cells interconnected with an open cell structure, making it a highly elastic and undeformable material. That is, the latex can recover very fast its shape after being smashed or under pressure. Latex in pillows enhances the cervical position and brings more comfort during the night. In addition, its open cell structure also promotes breathability.

Broadly speaking, we can summarize the benefits of latex pillows as follows:

-        They last longer without being deformed.

-        They enhance your cervical position during your resting time.

-        They offer great comfort.

-        They do not generate heat and promote breathability.

-        They are made of a very hygienic.

-        Their life is very long.

-        And they have an excellent quality/price balance.

So if you’re thinking about changing your old pillow for a latex pillow, stop thinking, do it and tell us about the difference.

Velfont fiber pillows are made with a single channel hollow fiber which, unlike solid fiber, allows constant air circulation, making the evaporation of moisture easier and faster. The hollow fiber is a very hygienic and breathable type of fiber, which prevents the buildup of odors. Furthermore, it is light, fluffy and has a great recovery power.

The single channel fiber can be hollow, hollow siliconized and hollow conjugated siliconized. If it is siliconized, it means it has been specially treated with silicone which provides a soft and glossy touch. The hollow conjugated siliconized fiber, with which Velfont technical line pillows are made, is a spiral crimped fiber that it has a much greater recovery power and which provides more volume to the pillow.

Among the range of Velfont pillows there are pillows that combine microfiber and hollow conjugated siliconized fiber. The Microfibre Pillow is a medium-low support pillow made from great softness microfiber, ideal to sleep on our stomach or on our back. However, if we sleep on our side, the Velfont Microfiber Star pillow is better as it has a more appropriate medium-high support level and combines very soft touch with an appropriate support. Velfont Microfibre and Microfibre Star pillows are made with high quality fabrics and the best virgin hollow conjugated siliconized fiber. This fiber provides volume, lightness, softness, silk touch, great elasticity and recovery power, as well as being very resistant to wear and washings.

Memory foam is a fully ergonomic and indeformable material made with advanced technology. It consists of open cells that react to body temperature and weight adapting to the head and neck of each person and memorizing their shape. This way, with a viscoelastic pillow we can achieve a correct cervical position. By eliminating the pressure points, we get greater muscular relaxation and, therefore, improved blood circulation. This is why this material is highly valued for its therapeutic properties.

In Velfont we care about the quality of our rest and, therefore, we offer a wide collection of cervical of anatomical design that relieve pressure on specific areas of the body and promote an anatomically correct position during our rest. Viscoelastic pillows have a number of properties that favor their adaptation to the neck and body and maintain its memory shape unalterable. Memory foam pillows react to body temperature, adapt to the exact shape of the neck and head, relieving pressure on the neck and nape on the points in contact with the pillow and favor an anatomically correct position.

Velfont viscoelastic pillows are medium support pillows particularly suitable for sleeping on our stomach or on our side, always taking into account the body constitution of each person.

Do you know that the position in which you sleep can tell a lot about you? Our sleeping position changes throughout our life, depending on the time in which we are, if we are more agitated or calmer, and also in our personality. These changes can affect our rest and certainly in most of the cases our partner will notice them more than ourselves. Sometimes it may seem that our bed is narrow and other that it is huge, and all due to the change in our sleeping position.

A recent study in the UK carried out by body language experts said that the position in which we sleep defines our personality. Therefore, the fetal position (sleeping on your side with knees bent like the position of a baby) is the most common and indicates that people are aware and tidy and that they worry more than necessary. It also states that these people are sensitive, who need love and affection. The position of the supplicant (sleeping on your side with arms together stretched forward) is a sign of feeling persecuted or of yearning for following a dream. If we sleep on our stomach, with our legs straight and our arms bent over or under the pillow, it is a sign of suffering anxiety, being insecure or people who are going through a bad time with nerves. If we sleep on our side with your legs and spine straight, according to the study, we may be somewhat authoritarian and distant, while mischievous and stubborn. If, instead, we sleep on your back with the body fully extended and the arms close to the body, it indicates that we are shy and introverted. These people tend to be very reserved who avoid noise and tumult and for which the routine, schedules and rules are their best allies. Those who sleep in the position of the starfish lie down on their back with their arms stretched upward, surrounding the pillow. The “starfish” stand out as being altruistic people, full of good feelings and generous enough to attend to those who approach them, any time they turn to them with healthy intentions. Their attention towards others allows them making friends quickly and they usually avoid being the center of attention, preferring to stay in a discreet background in meetings and groups.

But most important, rather than the position, is the quality of our rest. Sleeping between 7 and 8 hours a day is the most appropriate to rest properly and getting up the next day with energy.