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You may have noticed that you tend to sleep much better when staying at a five-star hotel. That’s due—in part—to the well-appointed hotel bedding lineup, which usually includes down pillows for a luxurious sleeping experience. In honor of March being National Sleep Month, we decided to get the lowdown on down pillows and ask some sleep experts for tips on choosing the best one.
“Down pillows tend to be a much softer, fluffier pillow choice, and the down feathers within the pillow allow for easy flexibility and high comfort for a comfortable sleep,” explains Parima Ijaz, founder of Pure Parima. But that’s not the only reason that down pillows reign supreme in the category. “Down pillows are much better at repelling bacteria build-up, so you are less likely to come into contact with germs each time you go to sleep.”