Which Filling Should I Choose? Goose Feather or Duck Feather
Hard-wearing and more comfortable than synthetics, they are excellent value for money.
Goose Feather and Down or Duck Feather and Down
Softer and more resilient, because they contain 15% down.
Duck Down and Feather
More luxurious, containing 51% down and only 49% feather. They are also more resilient, and last longer.
Goose Down or Duck Down
These pillows offer the ultimate in luxury and comfort. They are soft and light, have an unparalleled ability to spring back into shape, and a remarkably long life. |
ComfortBecause natural pillows are able to mould to your shape, they can support the head more effectively than synthetics. And because, unlike synthetics, they filling and casing can breathe, they are more comfortable in warm weather. |
DurabiltyNatural fillings are far more resilient than synthetics, and retain their ability to offer support for much longer. We make doubly sure of a long life span by using only 100% new, high quality fillings; we use no recycled feathers or down.
A pillow of this quality can be plumped up daily, and won't go limp and flat for years. All Nimbus pillows are cased in fine quality pure cotton down-proof cambric with piped edging for extra strength. |
WashabilityLike natural duvets, pillows filled with down and feathers from geese and ducks are washable. However because the filling is quite dense, it's important to make sure all the filling is really dry after washing, as damp may cause deterioration. |
AllergiesThe vast majority of allergy sufferers are not allergic to natural fillings, but to dust created by house mites. Naturally filled pillows can actually be better for many allergy sufferers:
Many people believe that it is common to be allergic to down and feathers, and that synthetic pillows and duvets are best for them.
This has now been proved to be untrue.
Dr. George Strachan (St. George's Hospital, London), Professor Robert Davies (Chairman of The British Allergy Foundation and Consultant in Respiratory Medicine and Allergy) and researchers at the Airedale Allergy Centre all state that the House Dust Mite is the main cause of allergic conditions such as asthma, eczema, and allergic rhinitis.
The House Dust Mite thrives in every home, especially where central heating, double glazing and other insulating features combine to produce humid conditions. They occur in the greatest numbers in bedding, living on the flakes of skin shed by sleepers.
Experts state categorically that mites can accumulate in all types of bedding, be it synthetic or naturally filled. Indeed the best quality natural products - like Nimbus duvets and pillows - have such tightly woven cases that they actually keep out the dust mites.
This may be why research has shown that synthetic pillow surfaces hold three times more dust mite allergen than do those of down and feather pillows. And in turn that could explain why a study by a team from St. George's Hospital, London showed that children using feather pillows were three times less likely to suffer wheezing attacks than those with synthetic bedding.
Experts do recommend that the bedding of allergy sufferers is washed regularly. At 40°C all the mite droppings - which cause the allergic reaction - are removed. It can take up to a year for mite droppings to build up to a level where they will again cause an allergic reaction.
At 55°C the mites themselves will all be killed. Then it will take even longer for the dust levels to rise again, though eventually the bedding will be repopulated by mites from, say, the bedroom carpet.
Natural duvets and pillows wash extremely well. Given thorough tumble drying they recover all their original loft and springiness, unlike synthetic products, which flatten progressively wash after wash, losing their warmth.
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