When it comes to setting the stage for quality Zzzs, your mattress tends to steal the spotlight. But it’d be a mistake to relegate your pillow to a supporting role. Research shows that your pillow has a major impact on your sleep quality—the best pillows can help you wake up feeling refreshed, while the wrong ones could make sleeping a literal pain in the neck.
To stay spry, “you want a pillow that supports your neck and keeps your spine aligned,” sleep medicine specialist Shelby Harris, PsyD, DBSM , clinical associate professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, tells SELF. If you’ve been using a throw pillow as your bed pillow or snoozing on the same model for a decade, it’s high time you find something new. But where to start your search? Foam, feather, cooling, contouring—there are so many varieties available.
To help you sift through the options, we got the lowdown from sleep experts on the pillow qualities that best suit different sleeping positions and styles—and we highlighted the best that money can buy below. Top picks for the best pillows Tempur-Pedic TEMPUR-Cloud Pillow Coop Sleep Goods EdenCool Adjustable Pillow Luxome LAYR Pillow Saatva Latex Pillow Puffy Pillow Brooklyn Bedding Luxury Cooling Pillow Cozy Earth Silk Pillow Helix GlacioTex Memory Foam Pillow Brooklinen Down Pillow Also in this article Shop the best pillows for every sleeping position How to find the best pillow for you Types of pillows How we test pillows FAQs Best pillows fo.