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Naps Memory Foam Pillow

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The ideal pillow for better sleep. The Naps Memory Foam Pillow, is designed to set you on the path to a great night's sleep every night.

Designed by specialists to provide the neck support you need. The therapeutic design of this cooling memory foam pillow adapts to your head, neck, and shoulders for enhanced support and gentle alignment.

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  • Comfort - For Back & Side Sleepers

    We've refined our pillow to the ultimate point with comfort on the top of the priority list. Our memory foam pillow suits both side and back sleepers.

  • Cooling Technology

    A cooling memory foam pillow is hard to come by. We insists on using high quality cooling material to prevent the memory foam pillow soaking up your body heat.

  • Neck & Back Support

    Our memory foam pillow is designed to provide much needed neck and back support. Say goodbye to neck pain with support on all pressure points.

Memory Pillow

The Naps memory pillow is specifically designed to provide comfort and neck support. Importantly, our high quality memory pillow holds its shape and strength for over 3 years. Making unsupportive flat pillows a thing of the past.

We have spent over a year developing the best memory foam pillow in the New Zealand market. Taking the time to thoroughly pinpoint all your needs for a comfortable sleep.

Our cooling memory foam pillow comes in two different heights to choose the perfect curve for you. The ultimate memory pillow leaves you feeling like you've been sleeping on cloud nine.

The contour ergonomic design makes it the best memory foam pillow. Get yourself a memory pillow that perfectly aligns with your head and neck at all pressure points.

  • 120 Night Trial

    In-home trial, so you can fall in love with the Naps Memory Foam Pillow at home. Further backed with a 3 year warranty, leaving you with absolutely no doubts.

  • Free Shipping & Returns

    Delivery won't cost you a thing New Zealand-wide. If it's not working for you, send it back and we'll donate all returned Naps Memory Foam Pillows to charity.

  • Superior Quality

    One-of-a-kind pressure relief and easy on your wallet. Our memory foam pillow offers superior quality at a fraction of the retail store cost.

  • Made Clean

    Our Memory Foam Pillow is hypoallergenic & ventilated with cooling technology. It features a convenient zipper cover, letting you easily remove it to wash.

Memory Foam Pillow

More often than not, your pillow can make or break a good night's sleep. Unlike regular pillows, the best memory foam pillow is designed for ultimate comfort. Regarded as the best pain reliever, the memory foam applies enough pressure for maximum support.

Moreover, no matter how you sleep, Naps offers the ultimate cooling memory foam pillow. Keeping you cool and providing out of this world sleep comfort at the same time.

We have changed the pillow game forever. No matter how much you twist and turn, the Naps memory pillow will make you experience the ultimate dreamy comfort.

Memory Foam Pillow - Frequently Asked Questions

The most common questions regarding the best memory foam pillow and our order processing.

One of the biggest factors of a good night’s sleep is your pillow. A pillow will have a direct impact on your overall well-being. A memory foam pillow offers support and contour to the body as it conforms to the head and neck. This support often gives it the reputation as the best pillow for pain relief. A 2020 Study suggested that a memory foam pillow may indeed offer benefits for a good night’s sleep. Therefore, yes, a memory pillow is actually good!

The best memory foam pillow may promote sleep comfort as well as head and neck support. A cooling memory foam pillow conforms to your unique body shape and eliminates pressure points while sleeping. Designed to respond to your body shape and accommodate a range of sleeping positions.

Although there is no direct evidence of its impact on sleep apnea, there is a link. As already mentioned, a memory pillow improves spinal alignment and reduces tossing and turning. This alignment allows easier breathing through relaxed airways which may lead to a restful night's sleep. Your partner may either thank you or gift you a cooling memory foam pillow as a hint to stop snoring!

Most importantly, sleep is subjective. The advantages of using a memory foam pillow vary from person to person. That is why Naps offers a 120-night trial for you to try yourself. It may be exactly what you’re after and the best memory foam pillow. Naps shipping is free. If it’s not the perfect fit for you, the memory pillow gets donated.
On average, a memory foam pillow will last 2 to 3 years before you should replace it. This is generally longer than your average pillow.

Even the best memory foam pillow (which Naps certainly claims) loses its durability over time. Naturally, through regular use over 3 years you can expect the memory pillow to develop permanent indentations.

It’s certainly not just about the durability of your cooling memory foam pillow. Replacing your foam pillow every 2 to 3 years is also part of good hygiene. Although frequent washing of your memory pillow cover will give it a fresh smell, it won’t address everything. This is because of a build-up of unwanted dust mites and dead skin cells absorbed by your pillow itself.

A good test that indicates whether you need a replacement is the “fold test”:
- A brand new Naps Memory Foam Pillow will spring back right away after folding.
- An old pillow will take longer to spring back to shape.
- A dead pillow will stay folded!

When you’re looking for the best memory foam pillow, it could be because your old pillow provides no support. Therefore, that is a definite sign it is time for a replacement. Not many people realise how important pillows are to a good night’s sleep. Therefore, when you lose the structural ability of your memory pillow, it negatively impacts your quality of sleep. We all know how important sleep is to your physical and emotional wellbeing. The best memory foam pillow should be replaced every 2 to 3 years to continue supporting a good night’s sleep.
In short, yes, your memory foam pillow will soften over time. The more you sleep on your Naps memory pillow, the softer and more comfortable it will feel over time. Even the best memory foam pillow needs time to naturally break-in.

You will most likely find your memory foam pillow a little stiff during your first couple of sleeps. Part of this has to do with your previous cotton or feather pillow, which is too soft in comparison. Your body will simply need time to adjust to the memory foam pillow in the first few days.

That’s not to say it simply doesn’t suit you. More often than not, the added support is a sign of the best memory foam pillow. Also if your pillow is harder, it is likely to last longer. Our NZ-designed cooling memory foam pillow is made of durable materials that don’t wear down quickly.

That is why our advice is to take full advantage of our 120-night trial. This gives the Naps Memory Pillow time to adapt to your sleeping position easier while supporting a good night’s sleep.

If you would like to speed up the process and soften your memory pillow up quicker, there are options. You can apply continuous pressure for a moment of time to accelerate the process of breaking into your memory pillow. Memory foam pillows also soften at higher temperatures. You can leave it outside in the sun for an hour or so and this will also soften it up.

In conclusion, although a memory pillow might feel stiff at first, this is generally the best for support. Additionally, they last longer than your average pillow. Lastly, general wear will make it more comfortable after the first few sleeps.
You spend about one-third of your life sleeping or trying to do so. Therefore choosing the right pillow is vital to making that significant amount of time a positive one.

A memory pillow is generally regarded as the best pillow for head and neck support. Our memory pillow is specifically designed to alleviate pressure on your neck, head, and shoulders through unmatched support.

As ‘the’ best memory foam pillow, it allows you to relax. With more neck and shoulder support, it allows your muscles to relax without undue strain and pressure.

A cooling memory foam pillow does a good job of absorbing heat from your neck and shoulders. Leaving you feeling cooler and lighter as you sleep.

The best memory foam pillow comes naturally hypoallergenic and hygienic. This makes it a great option for people with allergies and asthma. The tightly packed design and production make it much harder for dust mites and bacteria to get into.

By keeping your neck raised and your airways opened, the memory pillow may help ease snoring. Allowing you to breathe easier while sleeping and your partner feeling extremely grateful!

The best memory foam pillow is durable. We back that by offering a 3-year warranty on our memory pillow. One of the main features is its ability to naturally spring back into shape and offer long-lasting support.
For the first 2 weeks of using the Naps memory foam pillow, you may experience some discomfort. This is normal and natural while your body adjusts to using the foam pillow. After all, if you’ve never slept on a cooling memory foam pillow before, it’ll be a shock to the system. However, we urge you to give it at least 2 weeks before you come to a conclusion.

Most of the time, once people get used to it, it’s hard to go back to any other pillow.

Generally, in lower temperatures, the cooling memory foam pillow is harder than an average pillow. These pillows respond to pressure and heat. Your foam pillow responds to your body temperature and softens as you sleep on it.

Of course, your memory pillow gets softer over time. However, you can speed that process up if you wish to by applying heat or pressure to it. That can mean turning your electric blanket on before going to sleep and allowing heat to go through the pillow. Alternatively, you can squeeze the memory pillow for a few minutes to break it in per se.

Interestingly, memory foam was created by NASA to improve the comfort and safety of cushions in space aircraft. It was then adopted largely in the medical field before wide adoption.

After allowing the memory foam pillow to settle into your body shape and sleeping position, it will feel more comfortable. It may leave you wondering if your old pillow was in fact too soft rather than the memory pillow hard.
A memory foam pillow can not be washed in a washing machine or put in a dryer. This is because it will make their padding break apart. We advise washing it by hand so you don’t damage the foam and its viscoelastic structure. However, you can wash the cover as regularly as you want.

A memory pillow is made of different materials from the traditional pillows we always used. This is why experts suggest washing it every 6 to 12 months.

A foam pillow is naturally hypoallergenic and resistant to dust mites and bacteria. Dust mites can cause sneezing and coughing so we understand it’s important to limit your exposure to them.

We spend many hours sleeping on our memory pillow so we need to make sure to keep it as hygienic and fresh as possible. This is the proper way to wash your cooling memory foam pillow:

1. Fill your bathtub or large sink with cold water and put a little bit of detergent in it.
2. Submerge the foam pillow completely in the water and try to massage it with your hands until is completely saturated.
3. Squeeze it out of the soapy water and then put it again in the water. Repeat the same process 2-3 times. After this process rinse it with clean water gently squeezing until the water coming out is completely clear.
4. Put the memory pillow in a clean, dry towel, and try to press down and gently squeeze out all the access water. Repeat this process on the other side of the memory pillow on another dry towel.
5. The best way to dry it after this is outdoors in natural sunlight or indoors under a ceiling fan.
Memory foam pillows will feel hard at first because of the viscosity of the foam they are made from. This is a good characteristic of the best memory foam pillow because it shows it will last longer. Your body heat will soften up the foam as it adapts to the shape of your head and neck. After all, you want some firmness to provide enough support and alignment. Keep in mind that these pillows are temperature dependent and will adapt according to your body temperature.

Nonetheless, here are some ways how to make your memory pillow softer:

Applying heat is one of the fastest and easiest ways to make your pillow soft before sleep. It will be stiff when it's cold and soft when it's warm. Thus, using an electric blanket is an effective solution. Wrap the memory pillow with it and leave it for 15 minutes.

On a good day, you can leave it outside in the sun. Exposure to sunlight is a great way to freshen up and soften your foam pillow. 1 hour exposure is enough for your cooling memory foam pillow.

You can also use your hands to squeeze it or to put pressure. Do this for 2 to 3 minutes to flatten it before bed. Applying pressure will help make your cooling memory foam pillow soft again.

Lastly, your body temperature affects the pillow's temperature. Your pillow will absorb the heat from your body and soften. If you are patient enough, after a few minutes of lying down, you should be transferring enough heat over.
As briefly mentioned before, the memory foam pillow does indeed trace its origins to NASA. The memory pillow was developed under a NASA contract in the 1970s to improve seat cushioning for pilots and passengers. Since then, it has been successfully used to make more comfortable beds, seats, shoes, the memory pillow, and more.

You can imagine that takeoffs and landings were very bumpy for astronauts and the memory foam was designed for support. Some of the main benefits were it relieved pressure points through even weight distribution and springing back into shape. By dispersing temperature, the cooling memory foam pillow improved comfort too.

Back in the 1980s, NASA released the rights to the formula for public use. However, the challenges such as cost of production and inconsistent quality remained an issue. In 2006, the third generation including some variations with gel particles paved the way for wider adoption. More companies began competing to develop the best memory foam pillow on the market and demand grew along with production.

The technology has come a long way since its early NASA days and the best memory foam pillow has evolved. Nowadays, scientists have experimented with aloe vera and activated charcoal to reduce odors and fused gel for reduced heat absorption.

Besides the cooling memory foam pillow and mattress, the technology has been adapted to a variety of other applications. Prosthetic limbs use foam to minimise friction between the limb and the skin. Moreover, NASCAR vehicles include shock-absorbing foam material to minimise damage and prevent injuries during crashes. Wheelchair cushions, hospital beds, and even militaries use memory pillow technology in bulletproof vests, vehicles, and more.
An article recently published by the Telegraph mentions that studies have shown around 60% of people are side sleepers. The article also states that finding the best memory foam pillow is your best bet for a good night’s sleep. It’s not just the Telegraph recommending a memory pillow for side sleepers. Articles across the board, from Stuff to Time Magazine all vouch for the foam pillow for side sleepers.

Now the question is why is a cooling memory foam pillow good for side sleepers? Well, the answer to that is simple. It is because the memory pillow provides the support to keep your neck and spine aligned during sleep. Not only does it provide enough support while adjusting to your unique body shape, but it also retains its shape. The best memory foam pillow will be able to maintain its elasticity and shape for a long time. That way, you can rest assured that your head and neck will be supported every night for years to come.

The best foam pillow is typically made of solid memory foam filling rather than shredded. That is because it tends to provide substantial support and structure even under the weight of your head. In fairness, however, the shredded option has proven to be a better cooling memory foam pillow. That means it can regulate temperature better and does not trap the natural body heat that you produce. The good news is that solid foam pillow technology has come so far that heat retention is minimised for comfort.

Ultimately, the role of your pillow is to keep your shoulders, neck, and head in a neutral and comfortable position. That is exactly what the Naps foam pillow has been designed to do.
There is significant evidence that the best memory foam pillow offers more support than a regular pillow. However, some people are wary of trying because they are worried about how it feels to sleep with one. Before we get into explaining how it feels to sleep with a foam pillow, Naps does offer a trial period. That way, you can feel confident in trying the product and returning it if it’s not right for you.

While normal pillows are plush and soft from the get-go, a memory pillow is typically more firm. Normal pillows tend to go flat and compress much quicker than the best memory foam pillow. Frequent air fluffing is necessary to prolong the softness and fullness of a normal pillow. On the other hand, a foam pillow bounces back once pressure is released.

Cooling memory foam pillow technology has also caught up to normal pillow alternatives. In the past, foam technology was known to capture body heat and provide discomfort for some people. However, design changes have enabled cooling memory foam pillow features that release trapped body heat effectively.

Because the memory pillow does not go flat like other alternatives, it minimises twisting and turning during the night. You won’t need to change sides or flip the pillow to find relief. The foam pillow contours around your body to provide the necessary support and tension relief.

If you’re not too bothered about the feeling of the pillow, then a memory pillow is a great choice. That is because it offers unparalleled neck and shoulder support. However, if you’re apprehensive, you should try out both to see which one you like better. Give the Naps NZ cooling memory foam pillow a go and decide for yourself!
Although you don’t need to be a memory pillow expert to choose the right one, there are a few considerations. Things such as foam pillow composition, price, firmness level, and pillow shape are good metrics for comparison.

The material and composition of your memory foam pillow will play an important role in your comfort and sleep quality. When it comes to the memory pillow, the foam material can either be shredded or in one piece. A one-piece memory foam pillow tends to be more robust and maintains its original shape for longer. On the other hand, the shredded alternative is more of a cooling memory foam pillow which allows better airflow.

Price is naturally another factor that will influence your decision. It is safe to assume that the best memory foam pillow won’t be the cheapest. However, that does not mean that the most expensive is the best one either. We would recommend a budget of $100 to find a quality memory pillow that offers longevity and quality sleep.

While some people prefer to sleep with a soft pillow, others like something that offers more support. That is why the firmness level is a factor that is dependent on personal preference and your sleeping position. The best memory foam pillow will typically be medium to medium soft to provide the necessary support combined with comfort.

The pillow shape is another good indication of the spinal and neck support properties of your memory pillow. A curved cooling memory foam pillow helps keep your head, neck and back aligned in order to provide pressure relief. This enables your muscles and joints to relax in a natural position and promotes a good night’s sleep.