This smell won t last forever but it s important to understand the stink.
My bamboo pillow smells.
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.
However this smell often dissipates with use.
The pillow fabric absorbs moisture effectively and helps to neutralize unpleasant odors.
Washing items made from specialty fabrics and interiors requires different care than standard cotton or polyester.
My husband had purchased a bamboo pillow for me.
It reminds me of the original shredded foam pillows that came out in the early 60 s.
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.
This means your pillow will smell clean and fresh for longer periods of time.
You take care of washing a down blanket differently than one made from fleece.
My pillow is lumpy smells bad is not at all comfortable to use no matter how i adjust it and i awakened with a stiff neck and headache.
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.
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.
I wish that i would have found this site first but i m glad i looked now.
The real reason for the smell is the likely toxic chemicals which will still be.