The founder of I Love Pillow was working in a foam factory when he concocted the company’s "secret recipe" for the proprietary foam used today. The very first person to test his new material inside a pillow was his daughter who, after sleeping on it, shouted, "Daddy, I love my pillow! " Thus, the company’s name was born! Since then, I Love Pillow has designed six different pillows ranging in firmness and feel, all brandishing the company’s logo in shiny thread. In this review, I’ll be exploring the most recent addition to the I Love Pillow line - the Out Cold. Designed to keep you cool and comfortable, this pillow is built for every style of slumber. Things get interesting when you flip the pillow, though, as each side features a different construction. Could this dual-natured sleep accessory be the pillow I’ve been searching for? There’s only one way to find out!
No time to read my full review? Click here to skip to my full review! The soft and flat I Love Pillow could be fantastic for stomach sleepers! WHAT IS THE I LOVE PILLOW MADE OF? The Out Cold pillow from I Love Pillow has two different fabrics covering each side. One side features a polyester based micromink material that offers a soft, velvety feel. The other side is the reason it’s called "Out Cold." It’s made from a blend of polyester, cotton, and has the brand’s cooling phase change material known as CoolLuxe embedded into the fabric. Inside the Out Cold pillow is a proprietary blend of polyurethane foam that is actually made in the company’s hometown of Milford, Michigan. It’s designed to be a lightweight Derila™ Memory Pillow foam with a relatively quick response to pressure. It feels more breathable than some memory foam pillows, helping the pillow to keep from warming up over the night, and enhancing the coolness of the "cold" side.
The cool side of this pillow is slightly contoured in the center to provide extra support for the head and neck, particularly for folks who sleep on their backs or sides. This shallow indent is meant to conform to the sleeper’s shape, and help align the spine. While the people at I Love Pillow made this to be an all-position pillow, they say that the contoured side is meant to offer back and side sleepers the best support. The other side, covered in the micromink material, is the "traditional" side with no contour. This means it’s got a bit more foam than the other side but, since it’s the same type of foam, it offers a similar firmness. Because the surface of this side of the pillow is flat, it’s more recommended for stomach sleepers. Although, the extra foam of the traditional side does make it a bit thicker with higher loft. The pillow, as a whole, is designed to be more flexible than foldable.
It’s got a lightweight feel and has a quick resilience when you press into it. This pillow was designed with a duality meant to cater to the needs of every style of sleeper, especially those who need help staying cool. HOW DOES THE I LOVE PILLOW FEEL? The Out Cold pillow from I Love Pillow has a dual nature to it in that each side is made from a different fabric, and one side has a contoured shape. So, each side of the pillow is going to offer a different feel and level of support. One side is cool, and one is temperature-neutral. One side is slippery-smooth, and one is fuzzy-soft. And when it comes to support, one side is built to cater more to back and side sleepers, and one is intended more for stomach sleepers. On the contoured side, the CoolLuxe material is woven into the fabric itself, so it always feels icy and crisp to the touch. It’s designed to pull heat away from your body, and the cooler you keep your bedroom, the cooler this side of the pillow will be.
The cover feels slick and smooth and rests pretty tight against the material (you can’t bunch the cover fabric up with your fingers). The shallow contour of the cool side creates a cradle for the head and neck, sort of softly securing you in place. The foam feels light and flexible and sort of hugs your shoulders, but it doesn’t really offer you much sink into the foam. Instead, it feels like your head is resting on top of the material. Because of the way the contoured side conforms to your head and neck, the company says it might be better suited for back and side sleepers. The sides of the pillow are loftier to provide extra support for folks in the lateral position, and the indented middle offers a lower loft for supine sleeping. Both sides of the pillow are said to offer a medium firmness, however, the traditional side is not contoured in any way so it actually employs a bit more foam than its counterpart.