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**ORGANIC COTTON HEAD PILLOWS** & **KAPOK FIBER**
**NEW** See listings above
Our Heavenly Head Pillow cradles the neck and head giving you a restful and healthy sleep & our bolsters and cushions provide a perfect balance of cloud like support with softness. Initially perceived by some to be firm at first, users soon note that Kapok quickly softens with use and that it is easily re-fluffs when placed in direct sunlight or warmed in a dryer. Kapok has been known to lessen snoring and many claim a deeper sleep. Kapok is a natural fibre and it is possible to have an allergic response. Asthmatics should be mindful of this.
The fallen seed pods of the Kapok Tree are wild-harvested in season, then cleaned and stored for sale to the town centers or for use by villagers. The tree is not cut down and nor is the soil is tilled to obtain this magical fibre. Kapok is naturally moisture resistant, anti-bacterial & hypoallergenic. Kapok is a wonderful sustainable alternative to chemically treated cotton and synthetics. Yoga practitioners appreciate the multiple benefits to be gained from using Kapok fiber in their bolsters, mats and cushions. KAPOK´s silky lightweight hollow fibres´ are water resistant & therefore will not absorb perspiration.
Kapok as been used for centuries throughout Asia, South America and Africa as the perfect filling for bolster´s, pillows, cushions & mattresses. Many of my clients have had their kapok pillows for 30-50 years and are thrilled to be able to replace them with our wonderfully ethical Heavenly Head Pillow´s. The products offered here are Fairly traded and produced in collaboration with the villagers and towns´ people of SoE West Timor and Indonesia as a sustainable, low impact, capacity building cottage industry. | 
