Isotonic Memory Foam Pillow

After a long day at work, the last thing I need is to lay in the bed and drop my head on the pillow, only to have the sides blow up like two balloons, engulfing my ears and leaving my head laying flat on the mattress. After purchasing my Isotonic Memory Foam Pillow, those days are gone. Okay, not all pillows are as bad as the ones I just described, but I have a propensity for buying the two for five dollar pillows at Wal-Mart. And what I just described is exactly what you get when you spend a couple of dollars on a pillow.

Being more than a couple decades removed from my teen years, sleep has become more important to me. When you consider that one third of your life is spent in the bed, I guess it changes your perspective on how much money you spend on that experience. As the bones start creaking and the muscles start revolting with regularity, night time comfort and a good night sleep gains importance. So, I bought a new mattress (A Sterling and Thomas Kingsbridge memory foam/coil combination)...and decided that it might be time to make an equally wise investment in a pillow. I visited several places, and ended up in Bed, Bath and Beyond (without my coupon), and took a deep breath as I prepared for sticker shock.

Pillows come in a lot of shapes and sizes. I didn't realize there were so many varieties until I started looking for a GOOD one. The five dollar pillows are all alike, cheap material, two ounces of fiber fill that compact into a ball the first night, and hot after two minutes of sleeping on them. I don't like down pillows, and was ready for a change from fiber fill pillows. When I started to realize that memory foam pillows can easily run a hundred dollars, I almost changed my mind. Then I noticed the Isotonic Memory Foam Pillow ON SALE! This pillow normally runs $59.99 at Bed, Bath and Beyond. I bought it for just over thirty dollars...almost half off. I didn't even feel bad about forgetting my coupon.

Compared to the pillows I'm used to laying my head on, this pillow is fairly heavy, and dense. I liked it almost immediately. It was a little bit weird, because I'm used to balling my pillow in half to sleep on it. I'm not sure you could even ball this pillow in half, but it wouldn't be comfortable if you did. When I laid my head on the pillow, the pillow gave slightly and then cradled my head. I felt like a swaddled baby. The dense foam gives enough so you don't feel like you are sleeping on a brick, but is solid enough that your ears aren't covered...that's always a bad sign in a pillow. Another benefit of this pillow is that it remains a lot cooler. The foam must allow for a greater exchange of air. I still turn the pillow over in the middle of the night...something about that cool side of the pillow....mmmmmm. But the pillow maintains a tolerable temperature even if you don't turn it.

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