A team of Atlanta Journal Constitution readers reviewed our Allergy Armor Ultra pillow covers in the Better Health section of the June 18 newspaper.

Robby Cantrell of Cumming, GA, said, ‘After using Allergy Armor pillowcases for a few nights, it was hard for me to know if the pillowcase had really done much. So when I mentioned my inability to really rate the product to my wife, she informed me that during allergy season I tend to breathe hard or snore, but since using the pillowcase, all of that has stopped.’

Note that it takes more than a few days for an Allergy Armor pillow cover to drastically reduce the dust mite population in your pillow; it normally takes two weeks to a month. When you zip up the pillow cover, you trap any dust mites inside and cut them off from their food supply (which is primarily your dead skin).

We also recommend that you use an Allergy Armor mattress cover in conjunction with the pillow cover for complete protection. See How to Allergy-Proof Your Bedroom to learn more.

Another reviewer, Kristine Galinis of Atlanta, GA, was not experiencing any allergy symptoms at the time of the review, and she normally suffers from seasonal allergies only during the spring, but she ‘will continue to use [the pillow cover] in hopes of preventing or taming any future allergy-related problems.’

The final reviewer, Rosalyn Jordan of Fayetteville, GA, slept directly on the pillow cover instead of placing her regular pillowcase over the Allergy Armor cover, and she complained that it was hard to adjust against her head. She also compared it to sleeping on a polyester leisure suit. The pillow cover is indeed made from microfiber polyester, but when used properly, it is imperceptible beneath your regular pillowcase.