My Bamboo Pillow Smells

Washing items made from specialty fabrics and interiors requires different care than standard cotton or polyester.

My bamboo pillow smells.

The real reason for the smell is the likely toxic chemicals which will still be. Now though i understand from where my other problems are coming. I wish that i would have found this site first but i m glad i looked now. How to reduce the smell in memory foam.

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. New users have complained about the strong chemical smell that comes with new bamboo sleeping pillows. The pillow fabric absorbs moisture effectively and helps to neutralize unpleasant odors. This means your pillow will smell clean and fresh for longer periods of time.

I got my pillow on sat it s now wed and i ve been miserable. I was looking because my brand new 130 pillow smells like mildew. You take care of washing a down blanket differently than one made from fleece. 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.

It reminds me of the original shredded foam pillows that came out in the early 60 s. However this smell often dissipates with use. My husband had purchased a bamboo pillow for me. 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.