Non-toxic pillows
Bleach, formaldehyde softeners, flame retardants, the stain repellents people now avoid as PFAS. Ours are certified organic and natural, so there's nothing to off-gas. You breathe fiber, because that's all there is.
Shop the organic cotton pillow Compare the six natural fillsFrom $79.00. Certified organic through every layer.
What you're not sleeping on
Polyester and memory foam shed plastic as they break down. A natural fill sheds fiber.
The softener behind wrinkle-resistant finishes, and a classified carcinogen. Certification bans it at every stage.
Sprayed on most foam and synthetic bedding to pass burn codes. Wool passes them on its own, so there's nothing to add.
Add the stain repellents people now avoid as PFAS, and that is the air a few inches from your face for a third of your life. Every Circadian pillow is a natural fill in an organic cotton cover, screened clean, so a new one smells like cotton or wool instead of chemicals. There's nothing to off-gas.
Certified, not just claimed
Our organic cotton and wool pillows are certified organic as finished pillows, the material inside as well as the cover, made in accordance with the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) and traced from the farm to the finished pillow. Most brands certify the cover alone and call the whole thing organic.
The buckwheat, kapok, latex, and buckwool fills sit in that same organic cotton cover, and the latex is screened for over a hundred harmful substances to the safety tier used for baby products. Whichever you choose, the part touching your face is the clean part.
Find your fill
Every fill here is non-toxic. Pick what matters most and we'll point you to the one that fits.
These are the two fills certified organic through every layer, so nothing was bleached, treated, or left to off-gas. If a chemical smell is what drove you here, this is the cleanest place to land.
Shop the organic cotton pillowMade by hand
Every pillow I tried hid a list of chemicals you'd need a glossary to read. So we made a line that hides nothing, each one sewn by hand in a New Jersey workshop that has been stuffing natural bedding since 1981.Jacob, founder of Circadian
What buyers say
Ended up here because GOTS certified means no PFAS, no flame retardants, no sketchy stuff. Sleeps good too, but the peace of mind is why I bought it.
Most organic pillows have an organic cover with conventional fill. The certification here covers the whole pillow. No reactions, sleeping well.
Wool is naturally dust mite resistant. As someone who sneezes their way through most pillow options, this has been a relief.
How a natural pillow compares
| Circadian natural pillow | Conventional pillow | "Organic" pillow | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fill | Cotton, wool, buckwheat, kapok, or latex | Polyester or memory foam | Foam or latex |
| Microplastics shed | None, it's natural fiber | Yes, as it breaks down | Varies |
| Flame retardants | None added | Usually sprayed on | Sometimes |
| What's certified organic | Whole pillow on cotton and wool | Nothing | The cover |
| Made | By hand in New Jersey | Overseas | Overseas, usually |
| Trial | 60 nights, full refund | Varies | Varies |
A few last questions
Natural fills instead of foam and polyester, in an organic cotton cover, with no added flame retardants, formaldehyde finishes, or stain repellents. The cotton and wool pillows are certified organic through every layer by an independent third party, so it's verifiable, not a marketing word.
Organic cotton or organic wool. Both are certified organic as finished pillows, the material inside as well as the cover, so there's nothing in them to off-gas. Wool also keeps dust mites out on its own, which helps if allergies come with the sensitivity.
They smell faintly of their fiber and settle within a day. Wool has a mild lanolin scent at first that fades. There are no chemical finishes to off-gas.
Sleep on it for 60 nights. If it isn't your pillow, send it back and we cover the shipping. Most orders arrive in four to seven days.
Not sure which fits you
Six natural fills, all handmade in New Jersey, all yours to try for 60 nights. Find the one that fits how you sleep.
Shop the organic cotton pillowCheck it yourself
A certification you cannot verify is a logo. Here are ours, with the numbers and the databases they sit in.
Whole pillow, end to end
Audits the fiber farm, the scouring, the mill and the workshop. On the Organic Cotton and Organic Wool pillows and both duvets, the fill and the cover are certified, not just the cover.
Licence GOTS-10229, audited on site every yearStrictest tier, finished material
An accredited lab tests the finished material against more than 100 harmful substances, including PFAS, formaldehyde, heavy metals and pesticide residue, at the threshold used for products made for direct contact with infants.
How Standard 100 worksUpstream, at the source
The Forest Stewardship Council audits the plantations the latex is tapped from against criteria for ecosystem protection, worker safety and land rights. OEKO-TEX tests the finished latex; FSC covers where it came from.
How FSC certification worksThree of our pillows are not GOTS Certified Organic and we say so on the certifications page, along with the reason for each. Read what each certification covers
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