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

downA handful of silky wild harvested kapok fiber held in an open palm

Kapok vs Down Pillows: Materials, Feel and Care

Plant fiber vs animal fill: how kapok and down compare on materials, feel, adjustable height and care.

adjustable pillowA grey block of memory foam beside a drift of silky ivory kapok fibre on undyed cotton, showing the difference between a solid synthetic foam and a loose plant fibre

Kapok vs Memory Foam: What You're Actually Choosing Between

Kapok and memory foam pillows compared by feel, heat, adjustability and care, from the founder of MAREA, an adjustable 100% kapok pillow.

adjustable pillowSide sleeper with the MAREA kapok body pillow running from under her chin down between her knees, head resting on a MAREA kapok pillow

The Best Pillow for Side Sleepers (and the Problem Nobody Explains)

I folded my pillow in half every night for fifteen years before anyone explained why. Side sleeping opens the widest gap of any position, which is why fixed loft pillows miss. How to find yours, ho...

founderAn unmade bed in early morning light with MAREA kapok pillows resting against a wood headboard and tropical greenery beyond the window

Why I Built MAREA

MAREA founder Anthony on the boutique hotel in Bali where he first slept on a kapok pillow, the polyester pillow he came home to, and why he built his own.

adjustable pillowMAREA kapok pillow on a linen bed with the zipper open and silky wild harvested kapok fill easing out, showing how the loft is adjusted

Adjustable Pillow Without Foam: How to Choose Your Kapok Loft

Choose an adjustable pillow without foam. Learn how kapok fill, sleep position and mattress feel affect loft, and how to adjust it gradually.