Katie: Hey, guys.
It's Katie from Mattress Clarity.
Today, I've got the Mindful Design Cooling Gel Memory Foam Body Pillow.
It's a big pillow, and it's got a really cool cover.
If you can believe it, it fit in this tiny, little, wool packaging that it came with.
It's pretty awesome.
There's a lot of cool things going on here, pun intended.
If you're ready, let's stick around because the review is about to start.
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Katie: A couple of things really quick.
If you want to see a list of my favorite body pillows, just google "Mattress Clarity best
body pillows."
It'll be the first thing that pops up.
I'm always looking for new body pillows to review.
If you got one that you like, just comment below.
Leave me the name, and I'll do my best to add it to the list.
Let's talk about this one.
This is made by a company called Mindful Design.
It's a Cooling Gel Memory Foam Body Pillow.
Yes, it's a long name, but there's a lot of features going on here.
If you can already tell, there's cooling gel involved.
We're going to go over all the details of the construction, the materials.
I'm also going to talk about the pros and cons, and who, I think, is the best fit for
based on your sleep position.
Let's get started with those construction materials.
The outer cover is a mix of polyester and cotton.
It's a really nice soft net with a little bit of texture.
This square here is cooling gel.
It's basically little tiles.
It's hard to tell underneath this mesh net.
They're non-toxic medical-grade cooling gel.
The filling is large chunks of polyurethane memory foam, which is basically what's giving
it this overstuffed, firm to extra-firm feel.
There's just a lot of foam in here.
The cover is removable.
I'm going to unzip it, and you'll see the lining.
This is where all that foam is.
Even though you can remove the cover, neither the filling or the outer cover are machine-washable
and dry-able.
It's spot clean only.
Make sure you follow the directions that come with the whole pillow in the packaging.
I want to give you some info on the dimensions.
The length of the pillow is 48 inches long.
It's 16 inches wide, and 9 inches at height, at full loft.
The cooling gel -- which either comes on one side or two sides, depending on which option
you want -- his is 39 inches in length and 12 inches wide.
Just take up a good part of the of the side of the pillow to keep you cool.
It's designed for not only hot sleepers, but side sleepers and stomach sleepers as well,
according to the company.
You can find it at two different retailers.
We definitely find it at Amazon and Wal-Mart.
The prices range depending, we found it for $45 up to $65, and you do get 30 days to return
it.
I want to share it to you what I think are the pros of this body pillow, at least, based
on my experience.
The first one is that it's super supportive.
The firm to extra-firm feeling, it is probably the most supportive body pillow I've ever
reviewed.
It's great for those of you who want a lot of support and especially side sleepers.
Just one set of people it's designed for.
You're going to get a lot of loft, a lot of height, and be able to hold this pillow without
it going flat at night.
It's also great for hot sleepers because you've got this panel of cool gel.
You can either get it on one side or two sides so it's nice that it has options.
I also like that it's got chunks of memory foam inside because you can move them around
depending on your sleep decision, and what's comfortable for you.
That's a really nice option as well.
Let's talk about a few considerations for this pillow especially for you who'd buy it.
I want to share some things with you.
First of all, it's super firm, super supportive.
I just talked about all that but what would make it even better, in my opinion, is if
the zipper let you access that foam filling inside, and remove chunks of it if you want
to because it's super firm.
That means it's going to take up a lot of room in your bed.
It's 9 inches in height, 16 inches wide.
If you already sleep with a partner, maybe you're sharing a double bed or a queen, definitely
know it's going to take up a good amount of room.
It's not going to flatten out pretty much.
You can also not machine wash and dry any part of this pillow.
You can remove the cover but you can't machine wash and dry it.
You can only spot clean it.
I wanted to mention that when we remove the cover, they did have a little bit of a quality
issue.
There are definitely some extra strings, some extra fabric that was coming off.
It wasn't super great.
Just know that there were a little bit of some quality issues for us.
Last but not the least, the outer feel of this cover.
Yes, there's this cooling gel.
It's cool to touch but because there's this mesh overlay over it, it's not particularly
soft.
You're not going to want to lay your face directly on this.
You're going to need to consider getting a separate pillowcase.
Let's talk about the best sleeping positions for this Mindful Design Cooling Gel Memory
Foam Body Pillow.
It is firm to extra-firm.
The company says it's designed for side sleepers and stomach sleepers.
I'm going to be honest.
Going on my experience with it and, again, I'm about five-seven, about average weight,
average body type.
I found it was most successful on my side.
I don't know about stomach sleepers.
You're going to have to be half be on it.
Maybe throw your knee over it and get some nice support that way.
I think side sleepers are going to get the most out of this pillow.
Pregnant women, if you want a lot of support for your bump, or maybe you're sleeping hot,
I would also consider this but back sleepers and true stomach sleepers, there's just a
lot of support going on here.
It's going to be hard to get your body over it to get comfortable without feeling like
it's just too much.
There you have it.
That's my take on the Mindful Design Cooling Gel Memory Foam Body Pillow.
Yes, it's got this cooling gel section to help you stop from sleeping too hot at night,
and big chunks of solid memory foam in here.
It's going to come flat as a pancake, compressed in that little carrier I showed you before.
Give it a full 12 to 24 hours, and follow the instructions that they give you to let
it expand to its fullest.
That's when you're going to get the most support.
Again, it's almost too much support for true back sleepers and stomach sleepers unless
you're a stomach sleeper who just wants to throw your knee over it.
Otherwise, side sleepers, you're going to get the most out of this pillow.
Let me know if you've got any questions.
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Thanks.