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9 Non-Toxic & Organic Pillows Giving You A Peaceful, Plastic-Free Sleep

The SJ Team


Pillow fights are generally harmless, but when each blow is releasing potentially harmful chemicals or invisible dust mites into the air, it makes us think twice about opting for organic pillows.

Most of us aren’t aware of the flame retardants, perfumes, VOCs, and polybrominated diphenyl ethers’s (PBDE) synthetic pillows are manufactured with.

Add the fungi and mold that builds up over just a few years of use, and you’ve got a perfect storm for potential health issues like hormone disruption, respiratory problems, and increased risk of cancer.

Not exactly sleep inducing stuff.

In addition to being an eco-friendly pillow, we prefer our pillow natural and non-toxic.

Luckily, there are brands who want the same, and have created sustainable slumber solutions via non-toxic pillows

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The Best Organic & Natural Pillows for Sounder Sleep

What makes us happier than waking up refreshed with no neck pain? 

Happsy’s fully organic natural latex pillow that supports proper spine alignment and healthy sleep. 

If you’re after chemical-free and cruelty-free wool organic pillows, Plushbeds will keep your temperature regulated and conscience clear.

Perhaps you’d like to count sheep, not sleep on them, in which case Saatva has the perfect down alternative organic pillow.

As always, we evaluated each brand on a case by (pillow) case basis, which you can read about at the end.

The Full List Of Organic & Non-Toxic Pillows


1. Happsy

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About Happsy

Price Range: $59–$79

Most of us are sleeping on 100 pounds of petrochemicals. Cue: nightmares.

Happsy created non-toxic alternative bedding as a response to the growing use of questionable chemicals and flame retardants, which certainly makes us and their sleepy customers happ(s)y.

Their organic mattress-in-a-box and singular organic bed pillow (in standard and queen sizes) top it all off—literally.

If you’re looking for the best organic pillows for side sleepers, you’ll love the firmness and support the inner latex pillow core offers. 

Happsy’s Ethical & Sustainability Practices

Materials:

A Happsy pillow means a Global Organic Latex Standard (GOLS) and GOTS-certified pillow. It features a GOLS-certified organic latex core wrapped in boric acid-free organic cotton. 

The entire finished product is certified MADE SAFE, GreenGuard Gold, and UL Environment Formaldehyde Free-certified.

Supply chain & labor practices:

Happsy keeps things local with organic pillows made in the USA.

Their Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) organic certification means their supply chain (from farm to finished product) is audited for compliance with ILO labor and fair wage standards.

Green business practices:

Happsy is a member of the Sustainable Furnishings Council, Rainforest Alliance, and certified by Green America.

Community & charitable giving:

A Happsy organic pillow or organic mattress protector supports our necks and planet through their partnership with 1% for the Planet, which funds causes like Women’s Voices For The Earth and Kids for Saving Earth.


2. PlushBeds

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About PlushBeds

Price Range: $61–$369

Snuggling up with something sustainable at the end of a long day is exactly what PlushBeds aims to provide with their range of mattresses, GOTS-certified organic cotton sheets, comforters, and more.

Their variety of bed pillows come in Standard, Queen, or King sizes.

If you’re a side sleeper, the Side Sleeper Memory Foam Pillow is infused with relaxing lavender and has a cutout that alleviates shoulder discomfort.

In our PlushBeds review we went deep into their sleep necessities and tested their Goose Down Pillow, in our chosen “firm” density, which we found to be a literal miracle for neck pain. Between cloud-like plushness and firmness that adequately supports the spine in alignment, no more pinched occipital nerves for us since we’ve started using this pillow.

PlushBeds’s Ethical & Sustainability Practices

Materials:

They have two GOLS-certified organic latex pillows (solid or shredded latex). PlushBeds’ organic shredded latex pillow has an organic cotton exterior, making it naturally dust mite and moisture resistant. 

If animal byproducts aren’t off the table (or bed), they make an organic wool pillow filled with non-mulesed ethical wool or RDS-certified goose down pillows for stomach sleepers.

While their non-toxic memory foam pillows are CertiPUR-US®-certified with a TENCEL™ pillow protector, the foam isn’t natural latex, but synthetic.

Supply chain & labor practices:

PlushBeds prides itself on close relationships with producers and farmers, going the extra step to personally meet them. 

They operate their own third-party audited USA factory where all mattresses and certified organic wool pillows are produced. We’ll be confirming where the rest of their pillows are made.

Green business practices:

Make your search for the best organic pillow carbon-neutral. With PlushBeds, you can, because they offset the emissions of their online shop by supporting renewable energy projects through TerraPass. 

They’re a Sustainable Furnishings Council member and Green America certified

Community & charitable giving:

Sleep is good for the mind, and that’s doubly true when your all-natural pillow means a contribution to PlushBeds’ Green Scholarships program

They support numerous organizations including The Village of Mange Bureh and Hometown Heros.


3. Avocado

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About Avocado

Price Range: $34–$229

When you think of avocados, you think of a soft and creamy texture. 

Well, Avocado green pillows are much the same (minus being edible). 

It started with the creation of their signature mattresses and quickly expanded to include all manner of organic bedding and bedroom wear, including natural organic pillows back and side sleepers will love.

If you decide to leave your ridiculously comfortable bed, they have a range of organic throw pillow inserts for the couch and yoga pillows to add to your collection of sustainable yoga props.

Avocado’s Ethical & Sustainability Practices

Materials:

Avocado’s natural pillows feature organic materials such as GOLS-certified organic latex, GOTS-certified organic kapok, buckwheat hulls, and organic wool/mohair comfort layers. 

Each featuring a GOTS-certified organic cotton cover, they’re all MADE SAFE and OEKO-TEX-certified, promising zero toxic chemicals. 

The award-winning Avocado Green Pillow is also Greenguard Gold certified and vegan.

Supply chain & labor practices:

This Certified B Corp makes each certified organic pillow in their own GOTS-certified factory in California after sourcing their raw material from a singular source.

Workers are provided fair wages, family healthcare, and three weeks of paid vacation annually. 

Green business practices:

As a member of the Sustainable Furnishings Council, this Climate Neutral Certified brand partakes in ample opportunities to go above and beyond sustainability

Aside from supporting the Bonneville Environmental Foundation, they’re striving to achieve Zero Waste to Landfill certification by recycling 80% of waste. 

Community & charitable giving:

The purchase of an Avocado organic pillow benefits their 1% for the Planet membership (which supports over 30 organizations).

They also donate almost all returned mattresses and pillows to charities.


4. Saatva

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 About Saatva

Price Range: $115–$185

Saatva believes that “everyone deserves healthy and restorative sleep on a quality bed”, and we couldn’t agree more. 

As the original online mattress disruptor, they’ve been producing the foundational elements for a sustainable bedroom for well over a decade— literally, with their bed frames and foundations.

With Standard/Queen, and King hypoallergenic pillows in three different styles and textures, there’s a very good chance you’ll find a pillow to suit your sleeping posture.

Saatva’s Ethical & Sustainability Practices

Materials:

Saatva offers a natural shredded latex pillow, memory foam pillow, and down alternative pillow, all made using certified organic cotton in their covers.

Both the latex and memory foam pillows have removable machine washable covers for added protection.

Their latex pillow exclusively uses pure, natural latex that’s partially produced from the production of their Zenhaven latex mattress. The memory foam is graphite-infused and CertiPUR-US® certified.

Supply chain & labor practices:

Saatva formally assesses suppliers upon onboarding to ensure no human trafficking or slave labor occurs, and requires ethical certifications from their manufacturers in India (for bedding) and adherence to domestic standards for those in the USA (for all sustainable mattresses).

Their pillows are manufactured in Massachusetts and meet all US ethical and labor law standards.

Every aspect, down to the cotton fabric used on the pillow covers, comes from a fair trade source.

All Saatva products are made ethically, both domestically and abroad.

Green practices:

Their affordable non-toxic pillows come with a 45-day warranty and bedding comes with a 1-year trial period with the option to repair or replace.

They also offer mattress recycling and exclusively hand-delivers your mattress through one of 150+ white-glove delivery partners, so most orders travel fewer than 100 miles to your bed.

Community & charitable giving:

Saatva donates mattresses and bedding to the Housing Authority of the City of Austin and its nonprofit group, Austin Pathways. 

They also donate to organizations like PENCIL, Evertreen, and CreatiVets amongst others.


5. Awara

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About Awara

Price Range: $99–$129

Awara makes us aware that their chemical-free pillows provide “the best sleep of your life, the way nature intended”

Across their range of mattresses, sheets, and duvet covers, everything is organic, including their Standard and King size pillows. 

Awara’s Ethical & Sustainability Practices

Materials:

Awara’s OEKO-TEX-certified pillow comes with a 100% non-GMO, FSC-certified chipped latex core and organic cotton quilted cover, both of which are free of synthetic pesticides.

Supply chain & labor practices:

Awara claims that their factories “adhere to the strictest quality and production protocols under international regulations”, but doesn’t go into much detail on where and who they work with. 

We’d love to see a bit more information and transparency. 

Green practices:

This US-based brand is a Rainforest Alliance member and Greenguard Gold-certified.


6. Naturepedic

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About Naturepedic

Price Range: $79–$139

Naturepedic wants you to have the luxury of a comfortable pillow without sacrificing your health. 

This family-owned business started out with creating non-toxic mattresses, and has blossomed into an all encompassing shop with products like linen bedding, mattress toppers, pillow protectors, and soft organic cotton pillows. 

Wanting to make sure your child gets a good night’s sleep (and therefore, you also)?

Checkout Naturepedic’s Organic 2-In-1 Latex Pillow for kids. 

Naturepedic’s Ethical & Sustainability Practices

Materials:

Naturepedic offers an OCS100-certified organic cotton pillow filled with PLA (non-GMO sugarcane) batting. 

Their firmer, GOLS organic latex pillow has more PLA fiber, a shredded latex core, and organic cotton case. 

Supply chain & labor practices:

Naturepedic partners with Amish craftspeople for a majority of their work to support jobs in the USA, but when necessary, they collaborate with GOTS-certified factories in Asia.

Green practices:

Certifications for their natural fiber pillows aside, the brand is certified by MADE SAFE, GreenGuard Gold, PETA, and Green America Certified Business.

They incorporate FSC-certified packaging.

Community & charitable giving:

Naturepedic is active in the charitable sphere, supporting dozens of organizations, including 1% for the Planet and Climate Collaborative.


7. Coyuchi

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About Coyuchi

Price Range: $88–$248

With Coyuchi, you can “build your organic home in Earth tones”.

We’re not just talking about earth-toned colors; we’re talking about nature’s finest fabrics used across their range of blankets, robes, baby essentials, and other organic textiles.

Their organic decorative pillows, throw inserts, lumbar support pillows, travel neck pillow, and various bed pillows will no doubt give you the rest you crave. 

Coyuchi’s Ethical & Sustainability Practices

Materials:

Coyuchi offers organic latex pillows in solid, molded, and shredded form. All are made with GOTS and GOLS-certified Dunlop latex and an organic cotton cover.

They also offer several down pillows that come with a 100% organic cotton cover—just like some of their organic comforters.

If you’re looking to dress up your couch, their GOTS-certified organic cotton and GOTS-certified organic throw pillow covers made of linen are worth a look. 

Supply chain & labor practices:

India’s Chetna Organic is where most of their organic cotton is sourced, helping communities in India create a sustainable lifestyle through organic farming.

The natural latex pillows are made in Sri Lanka (near where natural latex is sourced) and each organic down pillow is made in the USA using feathers of ducks raised humanely in Indiana.

All supply partners are Fair Trade certified.

Green business practices:

Coyuchi promotes circularity, whether through the 98% of manufacturing water they recycle or the 2nd Home Take Back Program, where used Coyuchi textiles are renewed, resold, or recycled. 

Per their commitment to the Responsible Packaging Movement, the organic pillow covers used to protect your pillow during transit are cloth, not plastic.

Community & charitable giving:

Coyuchi considers regenerative agriculture to be one of the best ways to save our planet.

As such, their 1% for the Planet contributions go to the White Buffalo Land Trust and Fibershed, two organizations committed to climate-positive farming and healing biodiversity.


8. Sijo

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About Sijo

Price Range: $60–$130

Once you don a pair of Sijo’s soft TENCEL™ pajamas, it’ll only be a matter of time before your head hits the pillow.

Thankfully, they have two non-toxic pillows for sleeping (in Standard/Queen and King) for when the sandman comes, as well as organic pillow cover sets.

Sijo’s Ethical & Sustainability Practices

Materials:

The CloudSupport Pillow features a TENCEL™ lyocell fabric outer and Talalay latex core.

For stomach sleepers needing a soft pillow, their FluffBase Eucalyptus Pillow has a TENCEL™ sustainable forestry certified eucalyptus filling and 100% recycled polyester core.

Both pillows are Oeko-Tex certified, bacterial resistant, and antimicrobial. 

Supply chain & labor practices:

Sijo is a woman and POC-owned business that ensures all products are ethically made in safe spaces in exchange for livable wages.

TENCEL™ comes from Austria, and they construct the pillows in China, where they claim fair wages are paid, along with triple pay for holidays, parental leave, medical insurance, and one month of mandatory vacation annually.

Green business practices:

Sijo practices closed loop manufacturing to save resources when possible. 

Their organic materials are processed via dew retting to save water and energy.

Community & charitable giving:

Sijo donates 1% of their profits to a charity of your choice, partnering with four incredible organizations.


9. Boll & Branch

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About Boll & Branch

Price Range: $58–$310

From mattress protectors to duvets, we’ve yet to strike out when bowling for bedding with Boll & Branch.

In the words of co-founder Missy Tannen, “Better choices make a better night’s sleep”.

They offer a down pillow, a down alternative pillow, and various sized organic pillow inserts for throws and decorative use.

Boll & Branch’s Ethical & Sustainability Practices

Materials:

A Boll & Branch down pillow contains responsibly-sourced down wrapped in a 100% organic cotton shell, resulting in an OEKO-TEX-certified non-toxic pillow.

The down alternatives aren’t natural fill pillows, but the PrimaLoft™ stuffing is partially recycled, hypoallergenic polyester, available in three densities. Stomach sleepers should opt for the softest. 

Pair either with their organic pillow covers made of organic cotton.

Supply chain & labor practices:

Boll & Branch was the first organic, Fair Trade-certified sustainable bedding brand.

The fabrics come from global textile mills, and all pillows are filled and assembled in the USA (Mason, Ohio, to be exact).

Their down is sourced from an ethically managed, family-owned US farm.

Green business practices:

Each certified organic pillow (and organic blankets) comes mailed in FSC-certified recycled and compostable packaging. 

It also comes via sea and ground shipping to reduce air freight emissions.

Community & charitable giving:

Through Helping From Home, Boll & Branch donates sleep products to disenfranchised groups in need.


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What is the Healthiest Pillow to Use?

With so many options out there, choosing a safe pillow normally comes down to preference, what position you sleep in, and ethics around animal products—but if you’re wondering, “Are organic pillows worth it?”, the answer is 100% YES. 

Your decision shouldn’t be based solely on what pillow firmness your neck needs (though vital to a solid snooze). 

Be sure to include non-toxic as a main criterion when shopping for the best natural pillows to avoid endocrine disruption and allergic reactions common in conventional pillows.

VOCs are also extremely common in every-day household products. pillows included, where we lie (sometimes directly face down) and inhale these toxins for hours a night.

A study conducted in 1985 found “levels of about a dozen common organic pollutants to be 2 to 5 times higher inside homes than outside”.

Now think about how much more chemically-saturated our lives have become in the 40 years since!

Healthy pillows are mold or fungal resistant, free of harsh chemicals, and made with natural, organic fibers, not synthetic materials. Certifications like OEKO-TEX can verify claims of non-toxicity. 

So, are OEKO-TEX pillows safe? 

An OEKO-TEX certification means every thread in your pillow has been lab-tested for chemicals harmful to human health.


How We Found The Best Organic Pillows

Unless you’re dressing up as the marshmallow-esque Goodyear Man for Halloween, pillows aren’t often worn.

Still, when figuring out where to buy organic pillows (much like these organic mattress toppers), we considered the following:

Materials:

Choosing the right and best organic pillow for neck pain will make us and the planet happier and healthier.

Unfortunately, certified organic cotton alone isn’t enough, but you can pair it with a supportive organic latex pillow core made from rubber tree sap, harvested without harming them.

Other organic materials include organic kapok fiber, buckwheat hulls, ethical merino wool, and down feathers—responsibly sourced, so we know we’re resting on a cruelty-free down pillow as well as an organic feather pillow.

We sought to keep boric acid, flame retardants, formaldehyde, and heavy metals as far from these natural materials as possible.

Supply chain and labor practices:

USA-based manufacturing, socially responsible practices, and fair trade conditions really fluffed up these ethical and organic pillow brands.

Certifications like B Corp help ward off greenwashing, but given greenwashing records of their own, it’s always good to keep informed and look for other ways brands are doing their ethical due diligence. 

Certifications: B Corporation, Fair Trade, International Labor Standards (ILO), Flocert

Green business practices:

We want to put organic throw pillows on our couch, not throw them into landfill, so we were happy to see durable designs and practices that embrace circularity.

Carbon offset programs, renewable energy, and eco-friendly packaging are other pros for the best non-toxic pillows.

Community & charitable giving:

Sometimes, we like to bury our heads under a pillow to escape the injustices and eco-anxiety in this world. With these brands, we don’t have to, thanks to donations toward the environment and other dream-worthy do-good causes.


Final Thoughts On Organic Bed Pillows

By investing in quality, all-natural pillows, you support not just your head, but brands that are mindful of your health, as well as the planet’s.

Once you do, take care of your organic fabric pillow. Traditional pillows (not memory foam) are generally supposed to be replaced every two years, but you can prolong its life by washing it with hot water and natural laundry detergent.

And avoid sending your well-loved pillow to landfill by reading up on what to do with old pillows you no longer intend on using.

Know any friends or family that are becoming way too familiar with the periodic table of the elements? 

Share this guide with them, so they too can enjoy a deep, healthy sleep on a luxurious organic pillow.

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  1. Thanks for sharing such detailed information about these different pillow companies. It definitely pays to invest in a quality pillow that’s also sustainable, eco friendly and is made by an ethical company. I love a good latex pillow!

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