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MAREA kapok pillow with its GOTS certified organic cotton badge, the certification that covers the cover and not the fill
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What Does GOTS Certified Actually Mean?

What GOTS certification covers, how to look up a license number, and where GOTS applies at MAREA.

coversMAREA organic cotton sateen pillow cover, showing the smooth low sheen of a sateen weave

Sateen vs Percale: Which Is Better Against Your Face?

Percale feels crisp and matte. Sateen is smooth, drapes, and has a soft, low sheen. The weave creates that feel, with fiber quality and finishing doing the rest. Here's what each one is, who tends ...

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...