Pillow hemp

This pillow is filled with sturdy, durable hemp fibers. Combed several times and processed into a dense, cushioning fleece, they provide a soft support with medium support, yet the pillow models well to the neck and head. Thanks to its temperature- and moisture-regulating properties, hemp can be used in both summer and winter. In particular, its ability to absorb a great deal of moisture and quickly release it again ensures a pleasant sleeping climate. However, as a hollow fiber that stores heat-insulating air inside, hemp can also keep you warm and is therefore just as comfortable in winter.
Please note that the hemp pillow cannot be washed. Regular beating and airing is usually sufficient, because hemp fibers are characterized by a very smooth surface and do not contain proteins such as keratin or lanolin, which is why they are naturally dirt-repellent, antimicrobial and antistatic - properties that are generally positive in our hemp bedding, also because this makes them suitable for allergy sufferers. For the ticking, soft, skin-friendly and breathable cotton sateen is used, which is densely woven from organic cotton and is impermeable to any fibers.

Alongside flax and nettle, hemp is one of our oldest useful and cultivated plants. Until the 19th century, they were important raw materials for the clothing industry, for ropes, cordage, sailcloth and much more. With the industrial revolution and the triumph of cotton, the robust fiber plants became less important, but as rapidly renewable, natural raw materials, they already score points in cultivation and harvesting. Hemp requires significantly less water than cotton. Hemp is frugal and pest-resistant, meaning that no herbicides, insecticides or synthetic fertilizers need to be used during cultivation, harvesting or processing. Thanks to its large root system, the deep-rooted plant ensures good soil loosening, which has a positive effect on soil fertility. And hemp suppresses weed growth, which benefits the crops grown later in the crop rotation. But even as a monoculture, hemp can be grown on the same area for several years without any problems thanks to its self-tolerance. Finally, as a textile, hemp is also superior to cotton in many respects: The durability and wear resistance of the long, tear-resistant fibers are significantly better, which is why even sailcloth used to be made from hemp. Even today, extraction and processing are still very complex, but thanks to new processes, very fine, uniform yarns can now be spun from the rather rough hemp fiber bundles, as required for clothing and bed linen. Its use as a filling for bedding, on the other hand, is relatively new. Until 1996, the cultivation of industrial hemp was banned in Germany. Since then, the proportion of domestic and European hemp production has increased, but it is nowhere near enough to meet the sharp rise in demand. The majority of processed hemp fibers therefore come from China.