Modern people's life pressure is getting bigger and bigger, often they can't sleep well, they want to "high sleep and sleep" and "sit back and relax." As a result, savvy vendors have started an article on sleep business opportunities.

Preventing mites, anti-aging, activating cell regeneration, slowing cervical spine degeneration... Recently, when reporters visited Foshan stores, they found that health care pillows with different materials and various functions were dazzling. Do these health pillows have so much publicity? Experts from the Foshan Municipal Consumer Council reminded consumers not to over-recognize the propaganda about the efficacy of health pillows in advertisements.

A few days ago, when reporters visited Foshan, they found that they didn’t know when they started, and the store became a world of health pillows.

In the bedding counter temporarily set up in a shopping mall in Zumiao Road, Foshan, the salesperson told the reporter that the lavender pillow can calm people and calm the nymphs, and the cassia seed cotton pillow can clear the liver and improve eyesight. In a large supermarket in Jihua Road, a healthy magnetic pillow is also selling in the supermarket. According to the instructions, it can “promote human microcirculation, significantly improve high blood pressure, migraine headache, insomnia, etc. due to improper microcirculation. Many symptoms..." Supermarket sales staff told reporters, "Under normal circumstances, the supermarket can sell five or six such health pillows in a month."

Because of the difference in function and material, the price of pillows in the store is very different. Like some pillows with plants such as lavender, the price ranges from tens of yuan to more than 100 yuan, while the price of some magnetic pillows and far-infrared pillows is less than a few hundred dollars.

Doctor: Pillows do not have too many functions

What is the relationship between pillows and sleep? In this regard, the reporter interviewed Liu Minghuai, deputy chief physician of Foshan Jianxiang Neck and Lumbar Hospital. "A person has one third of his life spent in sleep, and many diseases such as insomnia and cervical spondylosis are related to improper use of the pillow. The role of the pillow is to ensure the physiological balance of the neck during sleep. The lateral cervical vertebra should In a straight line with the thoracolumbar spine, the seven vertebrae of the cervical vertebra should form a smooth, convex forward physiological curve. Only maintain this balance, neck skin, muscles, ligaments, intervertebral discs, intervertebral joints and through The trachea, esophagus, nerves and other tissues and organs in the neck can relax and rest with the whole body while sleeping."

"In fact, isn't the pillow a tool that will accompany us to sleep? Why do we have to give it so many functions?" In Liu Minghuai's view, as long as the height is moderate, soft and hard, suitable for head shape, comfortable to sleep, is a good pillow. .

Consumer Council:

Efficacy or exaggeration

Yang Liping is the director of the Foshan Consumer Council Office. According to the introduction, in the first quarter of this year, the Consumer Council received several complaints about health pillows, mainly for the problem of over-promotion.

The industry's first functional textile standard, "Health Functional Textiles (CAS115-2005)", was released in 2006, but the standard is only applicable to health-care textiles that emit far-infrared rays, generate magnetic fields, and antibacterial, but now on the market. It is claimed that there are still controversial functions in science and technology such as fat loss, anti-mites and anti-aging. There is no standard at present. Yang Liping said that the health care pillows produced by regular manufacturers have designated sales locations, and consumers should not over-recognize the publicity about the efficacy of health pillows.

Weapons: buy pillows are not too high, natural materials are very important

"Pillows are too high, which will change the physiological curvature of the cervical spine. The neck muscles will be strained and paralyzed, and the bone spurs will be formed, which will lead to cervical spondylosis. If the pillow is too low, it will also change the physiological state of the cervical spine, leading to cervical spondylosis. Intracerebral venous return slows down, and arterial blood supply increases relatively, resulting in discomfort such as head swelling, irritability, insomnia; hard pillows can make the scalp stressed and uncomfortable; pillows are too soft, it is difficult to maintain a certain height, neck muscles are easy Fatigue." In Liu Minghuai's view, the selection of a good pillow is actually a matter of learning.

8~12 cm height is more suitable

When sleeping on the back, the height of the pillow is about 8 cm to ensure the physiological curvature of the cervical vertebra; when sleeping on the side, the height of the pillow should be the same as the shoulder. Therefore, when choosing a pillow, the height of the pillow is 8~12 cm, which is the same height as one of the fists after pressing.

Ingot shape is ideal

Moreover, the pillow should not only support the lordosis of the neck well, but also be able to accommodate the kyphosis of the skull (back of the head). The ideal shape of the pillow should be a square shape with a slightly higher height on both sides. The lateral position is a sinusoidal waveform with a slightly higher neck side.

Pillow core is best to choose natural materials, no odor, no toxicity, no sound, a certain elasticity, easy to shape is enough, such as buckwheat leather pillow, mung bean leather pillow.

Because the chemical fiber pillow is airtight, it is easy to deform and form a hard block after a long time of use. It lacks elasticity and is not recommended. Because of its good elasticity, it is not easy to be deformed and has strong supporting force. Latex pillow is an ideal pillow, but the price is also expensive.

Tip: Pillow maintenance, you know

1, regular cleaning

Many people think that the pillowcase is enough to protect the pillow, as long as the pillowcase is cleaned on time to keep the pillow clean. In fact, when we go to sleep, the saliva and sweat that we inadvertently flow out will penetrate into the pillow, nourish the bacteria, cause allergies and diseases, so we have to clean the pillow every 3 to 6 months.

2, two years and one change

Do you have a habit of changing pillows? The pillow should be replaced every two years. Because old and dirty pillows are prone to mold, mites, allergies or respiratory illnesses.


Guangzhou Daily

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