Organic Alpaca Pillow

Our organic, pure alpaca fibre-filled pillow feels gorgeous. It has a supple yet supportive feel. This is a plump, firm pillow best suited for side sleepers who want a firmer option. Alpaca has very little loft compared to wool fibres, which are crimped, so this is even firmer than typical wool pillows.

Handmade to our exact specification in Peru, The Mattress & Sleep Company's collection of alpaca duvets, pillows and mattress toppers is a wonderful addition to your healthy home.

Highly breathable and naturally temperature-regulating. Alpaca fibres are hollow. This is an important distinction amongst all fibres, whether natural or synthetic. A fibre with more hollow space offers a superior ability to regulate temperature and humidity.

Even when compared to merino sheep's wool, alpaca fibres offer some key advantages:

• While merino wool and alpaca are hollow tubule structures, sheep's wool has an outer scaling and is typically crimped, which adds some loft to the fibre. Alpaca does not have this scaling/crimp, which makes it smoother and more silk-like in structure
• Alpaca has a denser, firmer feel than sheep's wool for use in pillows and mattress pads, with fewer gaps between the fibres due to its lower loft, resulting in firmer overall comfort and less compaction.
• Alpaca's density produces a duvet that drapes over the body more intimately than a wool duvet; the feel is closer to that of a silk duvet.
• Alpaca wool is stronger than merino wool, even when comparing two fibres of similar characteristics (length, diameter, etc).

Healthy and Hypoallergenic. Alpaca wool naturally creates a comfortable, dry sleep environment, decreasing the likelihood of common allergens such as dust mites, bacteria, and fungus. The low lanolin content of carefully cleaned alpaca fibres is generally understood to meet the definition of hypoallergenic. Alpaca is free of lanolin grease.

The alpaca fibres are cleaned with organically certified detergents and processed without harsh chemicals.