Benefits of Cooling Pillows for a Restful Night

When you sleep, your core body temperature drops by about 1-2 degrees Celsius. As the evening approaches, your body begins cooling down to prepare for the night—a process called thermoregulation. As your core temperature drops, your skin temperature increases as your body releases heat, especially through extremities like your hands and neck. This is why you feel hot when you're asleep.

If the body is overheated, sleep quality drops. You get less REM sleep, experience restlessness, and have night sweats. Over the long term, this can lead to chronic anxiety and fatigue, and deeper health issues including an increased risk of Type 2 diabetes, obesity, and heart disease.

What Is a Cooling Pillow?

A cervical cooling pillow is one designed to help regulate your body temperature. They are made of advanced materials that absorb and dissipate your body heat. The goal is to promote airflow and breathability to keep you cool through the night and well-rested. These are some of the technologies used to achieve cooling:

The Science Behind Cooling & Sleep

Your body is naturally designed to cool down for sleep—your metabolic activity actually drops by 10% as part of this process. An ambient temperature of 20-22 degrees is generally recommended to aid this regulation, but in a tropical climate like India, this is not always possible to achieve.

During REM sleep, your body is even more vulnerable to temperature fluctuations. Your brain activity increases, along with your blood pressure and heart rate, leading to a reduced ability to regulate body temperature. This is the period when you are more prone to night sweats, so external factors like room temperature and your bedding materials play a greater role.

 

Benefits of Cooling Pillows

Cooling pillows improve your sleep quality by regulating your body temperature, keeping you cool at night. They dissipate heat and prevent overheating.

All in all, they promote better, deeper sleep. If you're too hot at night, you may find it harder to fall asleep—a cooling pillow will fix that. You are less likely to wake up with night sweats, and this is especially beneficial during REM periods.

A cooling cervical pillow with ergonomic design has superior benefits. It fixes your spine alignment issues, and the cooling gel works alongside to reduce inflammation and relax your muscles. It promotes air circulation and breathability, providing an all-round relaxing and restorative experience not just for your spine but for your overall sleep health.

Who Should Use a Cooling Pillow?

If you frequently wake up sweating at night, toss and turn your pillow, or find your blanket in a crumpled heap, you'll benefit greatly from a cooling pillow. However, it goes beyond comfort.

 

People dealing with cervical issues or chronic pain who have trouble sleeping would benefit greatly with a cooling pillow for neck pain. Additionally, there are people with certain medical conditions that would also benefit – for instance, women experiencing hot flashes during menopause. Individuals with conditions like diabetes who have a lower heat tolerance would also find significant relief.

Duroflex Cooling Pillows

The new range of Duroflex pillows is taking restorative sleep up a notch. Each cooling neck support pillow is crafted with Ice Dough™ filling, an innovative new technology made of special ice gel memory foam.

Memory foam is beneficial for dealing with cervical pain and aligning your spine, but traditional memory foam lacks interconnected airflow channels and tends to trap heat, making you feel hot. Ice Dough™ combines the best of both worlds, incorporating the cooling gel element, which allows for better airflow and heat dissipation.

These orthopedic cooling pillows are also wrapped in Arctic Ice™ fabric, which offers 5 times more breathability than most pillows on the market.

Duroflex pillows target your spine alignment and are ergonomically designed to benefit individuals with back and cervical pain. They fit the curve of your spine to reduce pressure on the pain points of your neck. You can find a cooling pillow with neck support perfectly customized to your sleep habits, whether you’re a side, back, or stomach sleeper. All in all, the benefits of good sleep cannot be undersold.

If you want the best pillow for neck pain and cooling, check out the Duroflex pillow range for a world of benefits stay cool, refreshed, and relaxed at night and wake up to a better tomorrow.