Compare Buckwheat Pillows

As you may have seen there have been a few infomercials and TV shopping networks selling buckwheat hull pillows. While these programs have helped to educate the public about the benefits buckwheat hull pillows, some of the products offered are considerably inferior to the Makura Miracle Pillows and Rejuvenator Deluxe. The Makura Miracle Pillow has been on TV too, on a more limited basis than the big TV telemarketers. Some of the cost cutting / high volume producing measures that are or may be used are;

1. Imported buckwheat hulls which require chemical fumigation upon entry in the country. We use organically grown domestic buckwheat hulls in all our pillows. There are not enough buckwheat hulls raised in the U.S. to make all the pillows that are sold by the big TV telemarketers.
2. Cheap fabrics which may be uncomfortable or not long lasting. We use only high quality fabrics.
3. Some manufacturers items do not have openings on their pillows. We use only quality zippers so that the pillow size may be adjusted as needed to fit the user, and allows additional hulls to be added as the hulls become polished. This also allows you to wash the inner liner by removing the hulls, because you can't get the hulls very wet or they will not dry.
4. Some other pillows are overstuffed and do not allow the neck to rest in the proper position. Never sleep on your back on overstuffed pillows, it can cause stress on the neck. The Makura Miracle Pillow, and Rejuvenator Deluxe Pillows are adjustable.

   Buckwheat Hull Cleanliness

5. Some other pillows use semi-clean or dusty hulls resulting in potential allergy problems with buckwheat flour residue in the pillows that escape easily from the cheaper fabrics. If you want to see if a pillow from someone else has too much flour dust in it, simply remove the pillow case and shake the pillow over a white piece of paper, and again over a dark piece of paper, you might be amazed! Our hulls are first cleaned by the mill, then we use our exclusive hull cleaning machine developed by us just for these quality pillows to remove over 99% of fine particles and dust and flour.

   Buckwheat Hull Grade

6. Broken-flake hulls, bits and pieces, are used by some cheap pillow manufacturers. Caution should be used if buying pillows that sell for less than $20 because they almost certainly use junk hulls. Junk hulls should only be used on egg farms, gardening mulch, and munitions storage, not health products.
   Good quality hulls are organically grown, and carefully milled, and are not cheap. Makura further improves the quality by a multi-part cleaning process including screen sifting to remove small particles, electrostatically charging and tumbling the hulls prior to cleaning, high speed impacting to dislodge any foreign matter, and negative air-flow blown to remove any residual flour or dust. Sometimes people mistakenly think buckwheat hull pillows are just 'chaff', in actuality it is a much sought after treasured item that can be more valuable than the buckwheat kernel it once protected so dearly, and can take weeks or months to get. Buckwheat hulls have been the filler of choice for Kings and Emperors for centuries.



The Makura Miracle Pillow - is just a little more expensive than the inferior copies however the far superior quality, comfort, safety, and durability are well worth the little additional investment. One competitor offered a 10 year replacement warranty to original owner only, which tells you how long buckwheat hulls can last, but because they had no refill zipper, you may have to send in for a replacement several times in the next 10 years paying shipping every time. With the Makura Miracle Pillow - Traditional size, all you need is one bag of refill hulls to last you the full life of the pillow.
I believe that many people will be deprived of the many possible benefits they were hoping for if they use a pillow that cannot be adjusted for their personal needs, and I hope this information both encourages you to become aware of what to look for in buckwheat hull pillows, and maybe encourage some of our competitors to improve the quality of their products.
Our professional judgment of quality;
Items in Bold print are available for purchase from this web site.

Product Name	Manufacturer	Grade	Comments
Makura Miracle Pillow - Professional Model	Makura.Com	Excellent - High end Medical grade.	Organic U.S. hulls, Triple cleaned hulls, pre-flattened hulls, burma cotton zippered liner, pima cotton pillow case
Rejuvenator Deluxe	Makura.Com	Excellent - High end Medical Grade.	Organic U.S. hulls, Triple cleaned hulls, pre-flattened hulls, burma cotton zippered liner, snaps to adjust to different shapes, and needs.
Makura XL Large - Professional Model	Makura.Com	Excellent - High end Medical grade.	Organic U.S. hulls, Triple cleaned hulls, pre-flattened hulls, burma cotton zippered liner, use standard case not included
Comfort Roll with cover	Makura.com	Very good. - Retail grade.	Organic U.S. hulls, Double cleaned hulls, khaki cotton liner sewn closed, Navy or Wine colored cover
Comfort Roll (without cover)	Makura.com	Very good. - Retail grade.	Organic U.S. hulls, Double cleaned hulls, pre-flattened hulls, Khaki covering sewn closed
Bucky horseshoe neck pillow	Bucky Products	Excellent.	Uses Polartec covering (like good sweatshirts). Uses multi-flake hulls. Is adjustable with zipper opening.
Bucky accessories	Bucky Products	Very good to Excellent.	Hottie buckwheat seed pillows, lumbar pillows, and flax seed spa masks and eye pillows.

The following items are not available on this website. The information is provided here for your buckwheat pillow research information.

Product Name	Manufacturer	Grade	Comments
Sobakawa Pre 1997	Pillows R Us	Poor. - Bargain grade.	Various grades of hulls, multi-flake hulls, very dusty hulls, non-adjustable not recommended for neck problems
Sobakawa 1997 and later	Pillows R Us	Fair. - Lower end Retail grade.	Imported fumigated hulls, multi-flake hulls, double cleaned hulls, coarse liner, mid-grade cotton covers, non-adjustable not recommended for neck problems
Sobakawa larger sizes w/opening	Pillows R Us	Fair to good. - Lower end Retail grade.	Imported fumigated hulls, multi-flake hulls, thin cotton liner, mid-grade cotton covers available at extra charge
Oriental Buckwheat Pillow	Tele-Brands	Very Poor. - Bargain grade.	low quality hulls with high chaff inclusions, dusty, cheap zipper, includes thin cotton pillow case
Mt. Fuji	Tele-Brands	Poor. - Bargain grade.	low quality hulls, dusty, cheap zipper, includes thin cotton pillow case
Shangri-La	Tele-Brands	Poor. - Bargain grade.	low quality hulls, dusty, cheap zipper, includes thin cotton pillow case
Bucky sleeping pillow	Bucky Products	Very Good.	Uses terrycloth type covering. Uses multi-flake hulls. Somewhat expensive, but fairly nice.
"The Original Makura"	JM Corp.	Excellent	Nearly identical to our Makura Miracle Pillow
Makura (generic)	various	poor to fair	imitations made by several manufacturers
"Rirakusu Makura"	unknown	Fair	lower quality inexpensive type
Pillow Power	? claims to be Health Systems	Unacceptable	Do not even use for your pets

Our Chiropractic and Physical Therapy clients have evaluated 135 different types of pillows including foam cervical, fiber fill, heat formable foam, water filled, etc. and no other type of pillow has even rated close to buckwheat hull pillows in effectiveness in relieving headaches, neck pain, and low back pain.



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