Pros and Cons of Using Kapok For Pillows
 

I'm cleaning out my sewing stuff and came across some leftover Kapok. I can't remember what I used it for, but I'm thinking of using what's left as a pillow stuffing. What are the pros and cons? Thanks.

I'll be interested to see what's posted on this thread. I have a bag of kapok that I found when I moved my mom into assisted living. I'd like to use it if I could

**leaves board to google kapok**

Isn't that the intended use of Kapok?
That and for stuffed animals?

We used to have kapok pillows when we were kids. One thing I remember
about it is that I hated having to separate them before stuffing them in
pillows. It would fly everywhere and make me sneeze. I was so glad when
we moved to styrofoam pillows. I hated those lumpy kapok pillows.

**leaves board to google kapok**


Exactly what I just did. LOL

We had kapok pillows and mattresses when I was a kid. Mum replaced them with foam around the 60s, still have one of her pillows of small foam crumbs in use. I remember mum plumping up the mattress and pillows each day, and it was like snuggling into feathers at night. If you didn't use 'duck' fabric I think it was called for the covers the kapok filtered through other fabrics. It was done away with here as a health hazzard.

I also had to google kapok....never heard of it before. Not sure if I would use it for anything if it's lumpy and the fibres aren't good for ones health as GAY mentioned. There has to be a safe use for it otherwise it will end up in a landfill.

My grandfather and father, brothers, uncles, cousins were all duck hunters. Every pillow and mattress were down and feathers. I remember the feather bed mattress was about a foot high. So warm in the winter and cool in the summer. We all slept in the best and never knew it.

I remember life jackets filled with kapok

virtues of kapok
 

Kapok is a common stuffing for meditation cushions, as it is "firm but buoyant" and pretty lightweight. It would be good for any kind of pillows to sit on, as you would stuff it densely and so not have lumps. If the pillow gets flattened, putting it in the sun (or probably just warming it well) puffs up the fibers. (Quote is from stillsitting.com)