What we sleep on and in is obviously very important to our comfort and quality of sleep we get at night. I picked up the May Issue of Consumer Reports and they tested and rated sheets and mattresses.

For sheets, Consumer Reports experts looked at features like: the fit, shrinkability, likeliness to pill, softness and crispness, and cost. These sheets stood out in three different categories. ( *Please note I am not getting paid in any way to recommend these products. I am simply reporting the Consumer Reports results).

100 percent cotton sateen or twill weave

1. Wamsutta 1000 (Bed Bath & Beyond)
2. Wamsutta Dreamzone (Bed Bath & Beyond)
3. Home 600 TC (Target)
4. Canopy wrinkle free (Wal Mart)
5. Linden Street (JC Penney)
6. Lauren Ralph Lauren T-350 (RalphLauren.com)
7. Charter Club Tailored 600 (Macy’s)
8. Sonoma Life & Style (Kohls)
9. The Vermont Country Store Organic Sheet Set
10. Divatex (WalMart.com)

100 Percent Cotton Percale Weave:

1. L.L. Bean Pima Cotton Percale (L.L.Bean)
2. Land’s End Supima Percale Sheet(Lands End)
3. Pottery Barn Banded Hemstitch(Pottery Barn)
4. Martha Stewart Collection (Macys.com)
5. Shabby Chic Solids (Target)
6. Calvin Klein Home Collection: Double Row Cord Percale
7. Eddie Bauer Lodge Collection
8. Whole Home (Sears)
9. Coyuchi 250 Organic Cotton Percale (Kushtush.com)
10. Tommy Hilfiger T-200 (Macys.com)

Rayon or Rayon Blend Sateen or Twill Weave:

1. Empress Silk Organic Cotton & Bamboo Blend Natural (Sears.com)
2. Ty Pennington Style Bamboo (Sears)
3. 100% Bamboo Viscose (Allergybuyersclubshopping.com)

Mattresses(rated for most comfortable) :

1. Temper-Pedic
2. Original Mattress Factory
3. Select comfort
4. Denver Mattress
5. Simmons
6. Kingsdown
7. Serta
8. Sealy
9. Stearns & Foster
10. Spring Air

For more information on this ratings survey, go to www.consumerreports.org

Pillows are also important! Not having a good pillow can result in our waking up with back or neck discomfort, even if we have excellent mattresses. It is important that your pillow holds your head in the same relation to your shoulders and spine as if you were standing straight up. The industry’s Better Sleep Council recommends a fairly firm pillow for side sleepers, medium-firm for back sleepers, and soft for people who sleep on their stomach.

Consumer Reports recommended:

(Polyester) Primaloft Deluxe Pillow PM90 (The Company Store)

(Feather/Down) The Seasons Collection Pinnacle (Bed Bath & Beyond)

(Memory-Foam) Temper-Pedic Symphony

This month’s issue of Body & Soul Magazine (wholeliving.com) did an article and review on natural, healthy pillows. they recommend choosing one with chemical-free filling. They rated pillows and picked one best for different sleeping positions.

Here are their top picks:

(Natural Latex) Earthsake Latex Contour Pillow. Best for side sleepers. (earthsake.com)

(Buckwheat) Gaiam Organic Buckwheat Pillow. Best for floppers. (gaiam.com)

(Memory Foam) Keetsa Tea Leaf Contour Pillow. Best for side or back sleepers. (shop.keetsa.com)

(Kapok) Earthsake Natural Kapok Filled Pillow. Best for back sleepers. (earthsake.com)

(Organic Wool) Heart of Vermont Soft Wool Pillow. Best for side sleepers. (heartofvermont.com)

(Organic Cotton) Purerest Organic Cotton Pillow. Best for stomach sleepers. (purerest.com)

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