My husband had purchased a bamboo pillow for me.
My bamboo pillow smells.
The real reason for the smell is the likely toxic chemicals which will still be.
When the pillows comes out of the dryer you ll feel how soft and fluffy original bamboo pillows are designed to be.
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.
I wish that i would have found this site first but i m glad i looked now.
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.
This smell won t last forever but it s important to understand the stink.
However you should be very careful once you decide to wash it because bamboo.
Now though i understand from where my other problems are coming.
Bamboo is a great material to use on pillows for several reasons.
I was looking because my brand new 130 pillow smells like mildew.
Washing items made from specialty fabrics and interiors requires different care than standard cotton or polyester.
I got my pillow on sat it s now wed and i ve been miserable.
Washing your bamboo pillow.
Placing the pillow into the dryer will ensure your bamboo pillow is fluffy and soft as well as help to dissipate any chemical smell it comes with.
Toss the pillow in the dryer on low heat for 10 30 minutes add a dryer sheet to help get rid of the new foam smell faster.
They can help with a number of sleep problems but even if you don t have a hard time sleeping bamboo can be cool at night and help keep your spine in the safest position possible so your muscles can relax properly at night.
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.
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.
New users have complained about the strong chemical smell that comes with new bamboo sleeping pillows.
How to reduce the smell in memory foam.
The pillow fabric absorbs moisture effectively and helps to neutralize unpleasant odors.
Instead you should let it air out for a couple of hours until the natural bamboo smell dissipates.
However this smell often dissipates with use.
If you do not have a dryer to use you can fluff up your bamboo pillow by gently squeezing the edges of the pillow and pushing them together.
Although bamboo pillows may have a slight off gassing smell in the beginning you shouldn t wash your pillow from the very first day.
You take care of washing a down blanket differently than one made from fleece.
It reminds me of the original shredded foam pillows that came out in the early 60 s.
