Brentwood Home Helena vs Bear Pillow Comparison

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Brentwood Home’s Helena pillow is an eco- lover’s dream while Bear’s pillow is a match made in heaven for hot sleepers.

But do they have anything in common? Read on for my full Brentwood Home Helena vs Bear Pillow comparison!

Brentwood Home Helena vs Bear Pillow: Video Overview

Top Similarities

  • Traditional-shaped
  • Removable and washable covers (only available in current Brentwood Home Helena pillows – not featured in my pillow review)
  • Both may work for side sleepers

Brentwood Home Helena vs Bear Pillow filling

Key Differences

Brentwood Home Helena

  • 100% organic cotton cover
  • 50/50 Kapok fiber (100% organic and pesticide-free) and natural latex fill
  • Adjustable – zipper allows one to add or remove fill
  • Eco-institute Certified free of synthetic materials
  • Sizes: Standard, Queen, and King
  • 30-day trial
  • 25-year limited warranty

Brentwood Home Helena Pillow Review

Read our full Brentwood Home Helena Pillow review, here.

Bear

  • Cover: Double Ice Fabric: a special fabric that feels cool to the touch; made up of 40% “cool yarn” and 60% polyester
  • Core filling is made with LOFT-X FOAM: a hybrid foam that combines memory foam and latex foam to contour to one’s spine and neck (100% polyurethane)
  • Dual mesh side panels for continuous airflow throughout one’s sleep overnight
  • Only available in Queen size
  • 2-year warranty and 100 night trial (from the time the pillow is received)

Bear Pillow Review

Read our full Bear Pillow review, here.

Who Might Choose…

Brentwood Home Helena 

  • Eco-conscious sleepers. The Helena pillow is filled with 100% natural latex ribbons and sustainable natural kapok fibers, has a 100% organic cotton cover and is Eco-Institute certified free of synthetic materials.
  • Combination sleepers. The pillow is adjustable, meaning it has a zippered opening where one can remove pieces of latex ribbons and kapok fibers to get one’s desired loft and support. This makes it a good fit for virtually any sleep position, especially because the filling is dense enough to support side and back sleepers.

Bear 

  • Hot sleepers. The Bear pillow is designed with breathability and cooling in mind. It’s got Double Ice Fabric on the outer cover that involves the use of proprietary “cool yarn” and ventilated hybrid foam filling.
  • Those who desire a low maintenance pillow. There is no mess and no fuss with the Bear pillow. Simply remove the outer cover to machine wash and dry. No loose filling, mandatory fluffing or reshaping needed.
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Brentwood Home Helena vs Bear Pillow comparison

Overall

Both of these pillows are unique and special in their own ways. Brentwood Home’s Helena pillow – with its eco-friendly adjustable filling – can be a great fit for most stomach, back and even side sleepers who aren’t looking for a ton of loft and firmness.

Bear’s pillow is cool to the touch and has a futuristic-like cover. Its firmness and support make it great for side and some back sleepers.

Both pillows are sold online and can be returned if they end up not being a good fit.

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Katie Golde

Katie Golde

Senior Digital Content Manager/Managing Editor​

About Author

Katie Golde is a Certified Sleep Science Coach and previously served Managing Editor and Head of Sleep Research for Mattress Clarity. She handled the daily operations of the site and you’ll still see her in plenty of reviews, from mattresses to travel pillow and bed pillow reviews – plus the occasional How-To video. In addition, Katie reported, writed, and edited sleep health and sleep industry news for the site.

Since joining the Mattress Clarity team in 2016, she has reviewed hundreds of sleep products, like bed pillows and mattresses and written over 200 sleep-related stories for the site. She probably knows more about bamboo sheets and bed pillows than any one person should.

Katie has been writing about wellness-related topics, including sleep, for the last eight years. The first sleep story she wrote covered the best and worst foods to eat before bed. Her previous work can be found in print and online publications like Discover Magazine, USA Today, Bustle and The Huffington Post.

She has a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Northwestern University and a master’s degree in Journalism with a focus on Interactive Publishing from Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism as well. During her graduate studies, Katie focused on health and science reporting and she received the G.D. Crain Award for demonstrating leadership, management, and entrepreneurial excellence during her final innovation project.

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