What’s That Noise? Where’s your pillowcase?

Allergy Armor Pillow Covers are a great way to reduce the effect of allergens during sleep. They completely seal your pillow from dust mites, pollen, pet dander and other common allergens that can settle on and in your bedding and cause night after night of restless sleep.

Often times when creating a pillow cover that keeps allergens out, the fabric itself, as well as how it is processed, can create an uncomfortable situation. If you truly didn’t care about comfort or noise you could likely seal it up with plastic wrap and tape. You may end up sleeping on something that more closely resembles a bubble rather than an actual pillow. So with enough wrap and tape, you could get the job done, but I wouldn’t recommend it. The balance between effectiveness and comfort is what matters here. The fabric must keep the allergens out without being rigid or too noisy.

The Allergy Armor Ultra brand strikes a perfect balance between the two. The process used to finish the fabric shrinks the pore size down to a 2.8 micron size, which will keep most of your common allergens out. The fabric itself is tightly woven but has a soft feel to it.There are those who will find that after they cover their pillow it seems loud. This is a good time to remind those folks that pillow covers are not the same as pillow cases. Pillow cases can come in all shapes, colors and sizes. You could have cartoon characters, kittens, or a simple plaid pattern on your pillow case. While stylish, these will not keep allergens out of your bedding. Once you cover your pillow with Allergy Armor, you then put your oh-so-chic pillow case over the pillow, and that noise you may have heard, will likely disappear.

By itself the fabric of the pillow covers can create some noise when you try to sleep on it. Just as the mattress covers, once your regular pillow case and sheeting is used over top of it, what little noise there was dissipates. So it is best to think of our pillow covers as an addition to your regular bedding, not a replacement.