| There are very few people who for a certain | | | | Nevertheless, a Chinese pillow for instance would |
| reason will not use a pillow while sleeping, health | | | | definitely look a lot different from the concept we |
| problems are usually behind such habits; otherwise, | | | | are familiar with today: in the past, such a pillow |
| the pillow is the ever present and extremely | | | | would have been a wood box, usually made of |
| common element to be found in every bed on | | | | bamboo that was placed under the neck to |
| this planet. Nevertheless, besides the very | | | | support the head. The wood pillow is still a |
| practical or functional aspects associated with this | | | | traditional item in countries like China or Japan, |
| basic item, there are artistic and decorative | | | | though stuffed fabric has also become widely |
| features that should not be ignored either. Take | | | | used for the matter. Feathers have been the |
| for instance the case of throw pillows, fluffy | | | | regular pillow stuffing for ages now, yet, the last |
| pillows or sofa pillows. There are tassels, | | | | decades have been marked by the appearance of |
| embroidery and fringes added for embellishment, | | | | modern materials that trigger no allergic reactions |
| and one would certainly not use such a pillow to | | | | and are very easy to clean. |
| sleep on. | | | | Presently, people are used to the therapeutic |
| The history of our common pillow is very old, | | | | variant of the very traditional pillow: thus, there |
| tracing back to ancient Egypt where it was used | | | | are neck pillows, lumbar pillows and other varieties |
| by the wealthy in some very exquisite forms. | | | | that are meant to create a perfect position during |
| There were pillow-like objects found in the tombs | | | | sleep. The basic problem with a feather pillow for |
| of the pharaohs and the difficulty of the artistic | | | | instance is that it doesn't allow for the correct |
| realization was definitely remarkable. Pillow sewing | | | | alignment of the head with the neck and the |
| and dyeing was even considered a form of art, | | | | spine; therefore, people who suffer from back |
| or at least a pseudo-artistic manifestation as such | | | | pains are generally recommended to try a more |
| decorative items became highly valuable as | | | | special pillow type. Foam and synthetic fills are the |
| commodities. The Chinese and the Europeans | | | | major trend in pillow manufacturing these days, as |
| were the ones to adopt the use of the pillow for | | | | they are a lot easier to clean and they definitely |
| practical rest purposes, and in time mass | | | | ensure the correct body position during sleep. |
| production took over. | | | | |