Should My Pillow Become Your Pillow?
Find out whether it's the 'most comfortable pillow you’ll ever own'
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If you’ve been up late channel surfing—maybe because you had trouble sleeping—chances are you’ve come across the infomercial for My Pillow.
The company makes some bold claims for what it calls the “most comfortable pillow you’ll ever own,” including an “exact custom fit.” (It once claimed the pillow could cure insomnia and other health conditions, but ultimately settled a lawsuit for misleading advertising.)
My Pillow marketing materials tout an adjustable fill that “won’t go flat” and gets you a deeper sleep. But does it deliver?
CR put the My Pillow Classic and the My Pillow Premium to the test in our lab, and neither was particularly outstanding for reasons we’ll get into below. We also had a number of CR staffers try sleeping on My Pillows, and the results were a mixed bag.
For more on all the pillows Consumer Reports tests, check out our pillow ratings and buying guide.
How My Pillow Fared With CR Staffers
Before starting our formal pillow testing, we bought three My Pillows to examine. The company says the pillow has a “three-piece interlocking fill,” but it actually has thousands of polyurethane foam pieces in three sizes.
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How My Pillow Fared in CR's Tests
A good pillow needs to keep your head and neck supported and in a neutral position for you to get a good night’s rest. In our lab, we evaluate pillows using 13 different tests. We use a pressure mat to analyze 1,600 pressure points, for example, and note areas where the pillow doesn’t offer adequate support. We also look at how breathable pillows are (if they trap heat, you might feel restless and sweaty), whether they bounce back after use (otherwise you could be replacing them often), and how well they’re constructed, among other attributes. And we ask a panel of testers about things like how well the pillow conforms to their head.
Both the My Pillow Classic and the Premium earn top ratings for supporting side sleepers and decent ratings for back sleepers, with the Classic outperforming the Premium on that score. But our panel of sleep testers noted that they could feel the foam chunks when sleeping on the pillow, a somewhat unpleasant sensation.
After we placed an evenly distributed 225-pound weight on each of these pillows in a room set to 98.6° F (to mimic body heat) and 80 percent humidity for 96 hours, neither one was great at regaining its shape, which means you may have to replace a My Pillow often.
Ultimately, the My Pillows were okay but weren’t the most supportive. Other pillows we’ve tested, like the Coop Home Goods Premium Adjustable Loft, can give more of a custom fit; you can actually adjust the amount of filling inside the pillow.
The 60-day money-back guarantee means that you can return a My Pillow, but you’ll have to pay for shipping and handling on both the original purchase and the return. Exchanges are free, however, including shipping.
Highly Rated Pillows From CR's Tests
Our tests found that there are more supportive and resilient options out there at prices comparable to the My Pillow Classic and Premium. If you’re in the market for a new pillow, here are three top-tier choices from our pillow ratings, listed alphabetically.
