Understanding About Pillow Filler

Understanding About Pillow Filler

你必须知道的枕头填充物

The key to a good night’s sleep is a comfortable pillow, because the position of your head, neck and shoulders greatly impacts your quality of sleep, hence, finding the perfect pillow filling for you is a necessity. Picking out a pillow is the most subjective and personal choice one can make for their personal well-being.

一个舒适的枕头绝对是良好睡眠的关键点。因为你头部、颈部和肩膀的位置能极大地影响你的睡眠质量，所以枕头的填充物绝对非常重要。挑选枕头是最主观的选择，市面上推出多款式的枕头以配合不同人士的喜好的需求。

Polyester

涤纶（聚酯纤维）

Polyester is a man-made plastic and its fibres are utilised as pillow fillers. This is the most popular and most budget-friendly. It’s durable and non allergenic. Polyester fibres are often arranged in three-dimensional clusters that help the pillow hold its shape and provide optimal neck support. 

涤纶是一种人造塑料和纤维被用作枕头填充物。这是目前最流行及最合乎预算的选择。它既耐用又抗过敏。涤纶构造为三维簇帮助保持它的形状，并提供最佳的颈部支撑。

Synthetic materials have some benefits over natural fibres; they are none allergic and odouless, they tend to last longer and they are generally more affordable. It is necessary to clean the pillows regularly; fortunately, they can be machine-washed.

合成材料比天然纤维更胜一筹的是，它们通常都是抗过敏及无异味，耐用性强，而且又经济实惠。你也可以定期清洗枕头，更可以机洗。

Wool

羊毛

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This traditional filling takes advantage of the fibre’s ability to lust up to years of wear without losing its shape. A good pillow liner can make wool feel as soft as cotton. 

这是传统的填充物选择，有着耐用、耐损的功能，完美保持枕头形状。

Wool is an excellent renewable pillow filling, it is durable as it can bend back on itself 20,000 times without breaking (cotton will break at 3,200 times, silk at 1,800 times). Wool wicks away extra moisture, keeping your head warm, but dry.

羊毛是一个很好的可再生枕头填充物，坚固耐用，可以承受20,000次挤压还完美如初（棉在3,200次之后就会破损，丝绸在1,800次之后）。羊毛芯能吸湿且干爽，为头部及颈部保暖。

Kapok

木棉

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Kapok fibre is very similar to silk, making the pillow feel firm yet soft inside, and doesn’t mat down quickly like cotton ensuring a long life. This filling is also often recommended to allergy sufferers.

木棉纤维像丝绸般柔顺，令枕头既坚固又松软，其蓬松度远胜于棉花填充物，确保枕头的耐用性。此填充物也对过敏患者也是一个好的选择。

Memory Foam

记忆绵

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Memory foam was developed in the 1970s by the NASA Ames Research Center to help reduce the g-forces on astronauts during lift-off. This same filling is now used in pillows to allow equal distribution of a person's weight during sleep. 

记忆海绵在1970年由美国宇航局发明，以帮助减少宇航员在升空时的压力。至今，将之利用于枕头填充物，能有效地平均分配一个人的重力。此设计能完美地配合睡眠者的头部及颈部，一旦无压力状态下，枕头会恢复其之前的形状。

The foam conforms to the head and neck, returning to its previous shape once the pressure is removed. This visco-elasticity allows for easy adaptation to head movements during the night. Foam within the pillow has hundreds of holes that provide adequate air circulation to wick any moisture. Since bacteria and mildew cannot live in foam, the pillows are hypo-allergenic. Dust mites are three times less likely to survive on a foam pillow.

这种粘弹性，可以轻松地适应头部在夜间的辗转。这记忆绵有着数百个孔，提供足够的空气流通，防止水分集合。由于细菌和霉菌无法在泡沫里生长，有着卓越的低过敏功能。泡沫枕头与其他填充物枕头相比，有着3倍的抑制尘螨生长功效。

Latex

胶乳

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For those looking for an alternative to memory foam, 100% natural latex could be a preferred option, since latex conforms to the body's contours and evenly supports the spine just like memory foam. 

对于那些不喜欢记忆绵质地的人，可以选择100%天然胶乳以作替代。天然胶乳符合人体的轮廓，均匀地支撑脊椎，功能犹如记忆绵。

A favourite amongst allergy sufferers, natural latex has antimicrobial properties that resist dust mites and other allergens as well as being mould and mildew resistant. These pillows, like memory foam, can get warm, but many models come with venting holes to allow body heat and moisture to dissipate! 

天然胶乳具有抗菌、抗尘螨等过敏原及防霉菌，使之成为过敏患者的拥戴者之一。与记忆绵一样，既保暖又能散热及吸湿。

Down Feathers

羽绒

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Down feather pillows offer lightweight and softer way for side sleepers to feel comfort able throughout the night. Down consists of the small feathers found underneath the birds outer feathers. The fibres hold warm air close to a person’s head and work as an insulator. Down pillows are durable and will retain their shape over time. Down is gathered from ducks and geese, but eider duck down is the preferred pillow filler.

羽绒枕头既柔软又轻，使侧睡着能在舒适安逸地睡一整个晚上。羽绒是由鸟类腹部或羽毛底下的细小绒毛。羽绒有调温功能，可吸收人体散发流动的热气，隔绝外界冷空气的入侵。羽绒非常持久、耐用，并且保留形状。羽绒通常在鸭子或鹅身上采集，但是绒鸭毛是枕头填充物的首选。

By: Asikin & Pek Yeng