Katie: Hey guys, this is Katie from Mattress Clarity. Today, I'm going to talk to you about
my five favorite travel pillows. Anyone who's traveled knows that it can be hard to get
comfortable whether you're on a plane, or in a car, or on a bus?
Having a travel pillow with you is a nice way to get more comfortable and hopefully
you fall asleep. It's also a very personal decision. There's so many cool travel pillows
out there and each have their own strength and are good for different types of travel.
We're going to go from my top five favorites.
They cover the whole gamut, all different travel styles. We're going to go over all
of that. I'm also going to answer some commonly asked questions about travel pillows. Stick
around because we're about to start right now.
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Katie: Before we get started on this list, I want you all to go check out mattressclarity.com.
We have a ton of reviews. If you can sleep on it, we've probably reviewed it. If you
go to the Best pillows tab on the home page, you'll see my list of best travel pillows.
We also see a ton of other lists, best memory foam pillows, best pillows for side sleepers.
We also have a ton of things on mattresses. A lot of information about mattressclarity.com.
Make sure to check that out.
At the end of this video, make sure you comment below and tell me which of these five travel
pillows you're going to take with you on your next trip. Of course, tell me where you're
going. At some point, I'm going to go to the beach, and I'm going to take one of these
with me. It might just be this one.
This is the Infinity pillow. It also used to be called the Huzi Infinity pillow, H-U-Z-I.
If you see it by either name, just know it's the same pillow. It's a very interesting travel
pillow. I've tied it up here until a little knot, but it's a giant infinity, like an infinity
scarf meets a travel pillow. That's the design element here.
It's the most versatile travel pillow I've ever had, the experience of working with or
reviewing. I love it for so many reasons. It's a good fit for any travel situation,
which is why it makes the top of our list. I also love the modern look to it, this outer
covers a mix of nylon and bamboo from a Rayon.
It's not a soft knit, but it's a very smooth, like a slippery feel to it but very comfortable
overall. The inside feeling is polyester fibers. Think of like a down alternative feel to it
and not super supportive, but when you wrap it all together, it comes together to become
a support of travel pillow.
Comes in just one size and six beautiful modern colors. This is the navy blue. I want to show
you all the different things you can do with it. You can twist it into a knot. You can
put it over your head like an infinity scarf and double knot that you can use it to block
out light.
If you're in a place where you need less light, you can put it over your ears to block out
disruptive sounds if you forgot your earplugs. Or you can twist it and let part of it be
against the window of a car or a plane. Either way, you have so many options here.
It's easy to add to the handle of your suitcase to carry with you when you get off of a flight,
whether it's on the bus, or a train, or a car, or a plane. It's easy to take with you.
Plus, you can throw in the washing machine at the end of the day and it comes out clean.
It's only $40 which is a good deal as well, so I highly recommend checking out the Infinity
pillow. Next up on my list of the best travel pillows is the trtl Travel pillow plus. This
is becoming a very popular type of travel pillow. It's so compact and light. It's hard
to believe how can this be a travel pillow.
This is a great option for those of you who are stuck in the middle seat, or have nowhere
to lean or rest your head against because it's all about keeping your neck supported
and self-supporting with this anchored pillow.
What I'm holding up is an internal plastic support structure, the layer of foam, and
then a lot of stretchy fabric. It works by placing the support structure in that foam
layer against your neck, and then using that stretchy fabric to wrap it around your neck,
anchoring the support system to your neck, and then letting yourself lean your head to
the side, lean it forward, whatever direction is most comfortable for you.
That's where the support is coming from allowing you to sleep. It's so interesting. It can
be used in a variety of settings. I love how lightweight and compact and easy to travel
with it is. It doesn't require any inflation. It doesn't take up a lot of space. It comes
in a bunch of different colors.
I'm going to have this nice gray option, but you are going to get blue and black colors,
as well as this pink. The outer cover is a mix, a polyester and some spandex, so a lot
of stretch to it. The inside is a plastic support system that's adjustable. The trtl
Travel pillow plus has a nice adjustable element to it.
There's two toggles on the inside that let you expand the internal plastic support structure
to add more height. If you have a longer neck and maybe a broader shoulders and you need
more support, you can twist the toggles and add more from the plastic support structure.
Likewise, if you're on the more petite side, you can lower it. The regular trtl Travel
pillow doesn't have this option to it, although it does have a similar design. The trtl Travel
pillow plus, that plus is that part that's customizable, that adjustable nature. I love
that especially if you're on a long haul flight.
This is something that can work because if you're shifting or moving around, it's not
going to fall off your neck. You can get it for about $60 which is pretty affordable.
Check out different retailers. trtl is the name of the brand T-R-T-L and this is the
travel pillow plus.
The next travel pillow on my list is the BCOZZY Chin Supporting travel pillows. It's a very
simple design, but it's so effective.
It's great for those of you who are stuck in the middle seat or need to be able to sleep
just sitting up and facing forward because this double overlapped section and helps support
your chin or the side of your head depending on where you're resting.
As I mentioned, the design is simple. It's a polyester outer cover and polyester fibers
on the inside. It's got a good amount of support, but it's not foam. It is come in a variety
of different colors which I love. You can have some more subtle version like this blue
or you can do bright patterns, whatever you're in the mood for.
It also comes in three different sizes, child size, adult, and adult XL, for those of you
who have necks that are 16 inches wider or bigger than that. I love that for larger individuals
who have broader shoulders and even more significant pillow. This could be a great travel pillow
for you.
You're going to do is place this around your neck and allow the sections that fold over
to rest underneath your chin. If you want to support your chin, there's a flat back
design. If you're in an airplane and you have that high back seat, it's not going to be
pushing your head forward which is awesome as well.
You can also fold it in half and use it against the side window of a plane, or a car, or best
wherever you're traveling. It does have some versatility to it as well. Overall, you can
machine wash and dry it with ease. It's so easy to care for it.
Plus, a snap attachment allows you to easily add it to a bag or to a carry on suitcase
and travel with it. It is available at a variety of retailers, so make sure you price compare
but expect to pay around $30 for one.
I want to talk to you about the Candy Cane travel pillows. Another one of my absolute
favorite travel pillows right now. It started off as a kick-starter campaign that was fully
funded. Now it's available for everyone to buy and at an affordable price around $25
for this travel pillow.
It's inflatable which means that you're going to breathe air into it, and it's going to
inflate to be this bigger size. Super easy to deflate and carry around with you for travel
purposes, so don't think that you're going to be stuck with this huge travel pillow,
but it does work.
I love this innovative design. All you need to do it took me about 10 breaths right here
to blow up the travel pillow. If you take a step back to take a breath, air is not going
to flow out of it. It's a very nice well-designed system. You press the button and air is released.
Once you get it fully inflated if you decide that you need to lose a little bit of air,
if you want to be able to bend this longer arm, to put up against the side of a window
because it does have that versatile mobility to it, you can release some of that air and
let that happen.
What it does is it goes around your neck, this Candy Cane shape, and then you use this
red elastic band to connect the pillow ends together anchoring it to your neck. You can
move it whatever way is comfortable. You're also in control of how firm or supportive
it is because it's inflatable.
You can add or remove as much of that air depending on your own body size and what works
for you. It's so great in that sense. Plus, this outer cover, it's very durable but it's
also soft. It's a polyester spandex knit situation happening. It's not knit. It's not soft.
It's not polyester totally, but it's easy to hand wash, so it is very simple to clean.
As I mentioned, $25 at full price, although we were able to find that online for even
cheaper. Definitely, check out that Candy Cane travel pillow.
Last but certainly not least on my list of my favorite travel pillows is the Cushion
Lab Ergonomic travel pillow. This travel pillow is more of your traditional U-shaped neck
pillow that goes around your neck, stays connected with this toggle.
It's anchored to your neck. It won't fall out, but provides that nice traditional foam
cushion you feel. The outer fabric is 100 percent recycled Rayon polyester. It's got
a soft knit feel, but it's nice to have an eco-conscious feel to it overall.
The inside of their hyper foam which is a proprietary memory foam type feel, contouring
and pressure relieving, so some nice support there. It comes in two different colors gray
and blue. Obviously, this is a gray option. It connects around your neck, and then provides
360 degree support.
You can move it if you can tell there's an asymmetrical design happening here. You can
move the pillow around your neck to the side. I need some more support under my chin. Great.
There's a section here that's a little bit thicker, a little bit taller. You can use
that to support your chin.
Likewise, if you're going to move your head to the side, you want to bend it that way,
perfect. You can adjust accordingly. I love that feature as well. The cover is removable
which is a machine washable which is awesome. It's easy to care for, and it comes with the
travel bags.
You can roll it up until like a little cinnamon bun ball. It's easier to take with you once
you get off the train or plane or whatever you are. It does come in two different sizes,
so it comes in medium and large. I will say the medium is good for about average-sized
individuals.
The largest only half an inch longer and half an inch taller. I would say that if you are
on the heavier side, you have broader shoulders, maybe with taller neck, instead of going with
the Cushion Lab, I'm going to bring a different option into you. It's the Cabeau Evolution
pillow.
This one is a very similar design to the Cushion Lab, but this has a more foam and more support
going on. If you are a larger individual, you want a U-shaped neck pillow made with
foam. Check out the Cabeau Evolution. Otherwise, the rest of you consider the Cushion Lab ergonomic
travel pillow. It's about $36 at full price.
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Katie: There's so many good questions out there about travel pillows. I'm going to try
to answer a few of them for you. The first one we get a lot is, "How do I choose the
right travel pillow?" It's such a personal decision.
I will say that there's so many different types out there that before you even go shopping,
whether it's on the Internet or in-store, I want you to sit and think about the type
of travel you are doing that will help you narrow down your choices.
First of all, where are you going? Do you travel all the time? Maybe you're a consultant
who has a client out of state and you're always on a plane, but we're only on a plane for
like an hour and a half. You don't maybe want something that's going to be good for a long
haul flight.
You want something that's going to keep you comfortable, maybe let you rest your head
while you listen to music, but you don't need something that's going to help you sleep for
hours. It's also important to think about the type of travel and the travel length.
If you're on a bus, maybe a little bit more room than someone who's sitting in the middle
seat of a economy class airplane. You know what I mean? You're like scrunched in there.
Sometimes you have more rooms when I think about the size of your travel pillow doing
something ostentatious or huge that's going to disrupt the person next to you, want to
keep it small and compact. There's a lot of good options within that list of these as
well.
Inflatable options are also nice because it allows you to adjust the support level. Think
about functionality. If you know that you've got an airplane ride coming up, you know that
you've got a window seat. Look for one that's going to help you stay comfortable leaning
up against the side of that window.
Those are a few factors to think about. Make sure you check out my full written review.
It's linked to the description below. I'm going to go over all these in more detail.
Another common question we get is, "What are the best travel pillows for long haul flights?"
Long haul flights are often the flights where you want a pillow that's going to help you
fall asleep and stay asleep. One way to do that is to ensure that the travel pillow doesn't
move when you shift or get up, or adjust yourself while you're sleeping, which can happen especially
if you're not in a window seat, and you have someone who needs to get past you, and you're
like half awake moving.
You don't want the travel pillow to fall away from your head or neck causing you to have
to fully wake up. Look for travel pillows that will stay anchored to your body or anchored
to your seat.
Often these have straps or clasp or something that allows the sections of the travel pillow
to stay closed and wrapped around your head and neck. A lot of these choices that are
on my list are perfect for that.
You also will look for something that's going to support whatever position you're in or
seating position you're in. If you're against a window, look for something that you can
rent that's going to support the whole side of your face as you rest your head against
the side of the plane.
Likewise, if you're in the middle seat, you're going to want something that allows a lot
of chin support or a lot of support around the neck at least that when you turn your
head to this side because you're not going to have anything to lean your head against.
You're staying supportive.
Think about one position on the airplane, and two, anchored instability and that will
help you determine the best pillow for a long haul flight. The last question we get and
rightly so is, "Are travel pillows worth it?" No one wants to invest in something that they're
never going to use.
At Mattress Clarity, we are teen sleep and travel pillows help you sleep especially on
long flights. We're inclined to say, yes, travel pillows are worth it, especially the
ones that are in the more affordable range. We have ones from like $25 and upwards on
here.
That is not the largest investment in a travel pillow. If the travel pillow is going to allow
you to rest, to sleep, so that when you land at your destination, you're more refreshed,
you're ready to take on whatever adventure comes to your way.
For all those reasons, yes, it is worth it to get a travel pillow. If you're someone
who's not planning on sleeping, you want to read a book or whatever, consider travel pillow
for staying comfortable, but in that case, it may not be 100 percent worth it to you.
That's wrap. Those are my five favorite travel pillows. I hope you found something here that
speaks to you. They have so many options out there. I tried to highlight all these very
inventive, unique, but very functional travel pillows, and of course, very comfortable travel
pillows.
Comment below and tell me which one you like, or if you want a recommendation, I'm happy
to help you out as well. Of course, check out Mattress Clarity. Use YouTube channel.
We've got a ton of content out there. I hope I see you again soon. Thanks.