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Folded MAREA organic cotton sateen sheets and pillowcases stacked on the bed
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How Often Should You Wash Your Sheets? (And Your Pillowcase, and Your Pillow)

Hotels wash after every guest. Here's the schedule I actually keep at home, layer by layer.

beddingClose up of the MAREA sateen flat sheet cuff and pillowcases

How to Wash Organic Cotton Sateen Sheets (So They Get Softer, Not Sadder)

Cold, gentle, low heat, nothing added, and one trick that means you'll never iron a sheet again.

adjustable pillowMAREA kapok pillow with the hidden zipper open and silky wild harvested kapok fiber spilling out, ready to be topped off

How to Refill a Kapok Pillow: A Step by Step Guide

Refill kapok a few handfuls at a time. When to fluff, how to adjust loft and how far a 3 lb bag goes.

buying guideMAREA wild harvested kapok pillow seen from above on ivory linen bedding, a pillow designed to be refilled rather than replaced

How Long Does a Pillow Last? When to Refill or Replace

Most pillows go flat and get thrown out. A refillable kapok pillow gets topped off instead. How to check your pillow and when to refill.

careClose up of the GOTS certified organic cotton sateen fabric and stitched seam on a MAREA pillow cover

Pillow Cover vs Pillowcase vs Pillow Protector: Do You Need All Three?

A pillowcase is a slip on fabric layer. A pillow cover fully encloses the pillow with a zipper and is nice enough to sleep on. A protector is a utility barrier that goes underneath. The names overl...

careMAREA organic cotton sateen pillow cover with its hidden zipper, the part of the pillow that goes in the wash

How to Clean a Kapok Pillow and Wash Its Cover

Caring for a kapok pillow is simple: keep the fill dry, wash the separate cotton cover, spot clean the shell and fluff or refill as you like.