Why do buckwheat and millet hulls work better than traditional fillings?
The size and shape of buckwheat and millet hulls allows or a constant shifting of the material as we move during sleep while air freely passes through the organic filling. This constant ventilation of the filling keeps the pillows fluffy and fresh. Cotton, polyester, and down pillows trap a lot of air that keeps the pillow fluffy as long as we do not use it, yet they tend to lose their shape as the night progresses. As soon as we lie down, the weight of our head begins to squeeze the air out of these pillows until they are flat within just a few hours after we went to sleep. We then double them over, toss them around in our sleep, or put our arms under them … and all this to make them fluffy again and higher. But to no avail: The weight of our head will always flatten them and there is no way to prevent this. As this goes on, our neck muscles have to constantly compensate for the change in pillow height and as we get older our bodies find it harder and harder to keep compensating. As a
