Innocor Comfort by Serta Gel Memory
Foam Side Sleeper Pillow
The sleep industry seems to have a growing number of brands introducing their version of comfort to the market. That’s always a good thing, especially since, with so many options out there, there really isn’t such a thing as one-size-fits-all, but sometimes it can get quite overwhelming trying to wade through all of them to find what might work for you.
Serta is a legendary and trusted brand name, and always applying new and innovative ideas as well as materials in sleep products. Their Innocor Comfort line features the interesting gel memory foam side sleeper pillow, which intrigued The Sleep Judge review team and prompted the decision to try one out and determine if all those claims are worth exploring a little further. Our personal review is below!
Warranty 5 Years
Trial No
Pregnancy Pillow No
Filling Materials Memory Foam
Cover Materials Cotton
Organic No
| Cons | Pros |
| Very cooling | May be a bit too thick |
| Pillow keeps its shape and provides good contouring | May begin to break down with heavy use |
| Very helpful for sore and stiff neck | Slight off-gassing |
Serta introduced its first mattress in 1931 and has been a household name ever since. Their innovative use of technology and ever-changing construction and designs to fit the needs of their customers is part of the reason they continue to be a successful company. Over the years, they have absorbed smaller, successful businesses, such as Sleep Innovations- a dependable, technology-driven company that has introduced new material comforts to their product line.
Breakdown of the Serta Gel Memory Foam Side Sleeper Pillow
Made for back and side sleepers, this soft, gel infused memory foam has a 2-inch gusset to provide shaping and contour for your head and neck. It is created to provide a cooler night’s sleep, provide an excellent response, and help your body maintain cervical alignment through the night. The pillow is never supposed to go flat, and it should maintain its shape for life and also ensure optimal comfort.
Unpacking
The pillow came in a sealed plastic bag within an unmarked brown box. There was a very faint off-gassing that began to dissipate rather quickly. By the next day, it was gone altogether. The pillow itself is a bit boxy with a slight heft, but easy to grasp in one’s hands as the foam is quite responsive. I also picked up immediately how cool it feels thanks to the gel infused memory foam.
I’m not a big fan of gusseted pillows, especially memory foam ones, as they are usually a bit too thick for me. But the foam of this pillow is very ‘squishy’ and soft and provides a great firm underlying feel to it. It reminded me of a few other pillows I had recently reviewed that provided a similar soft foam feel, so I was curious to discover how it slept.
Features and Benefits
Overall, this pillow has some great claims and excellent ratings from consumers. Serta products, no matter which name they are associated with, have a tendency to be a very popular, well-liked brand. Outlined below is a list of the features this particular pillow boasts, our take on them, and what we thought after trying it out.
Size
The Innocor Comfort by Serta Gel Memory Foam Sleeper is 17 x 23 inches in size, which is way below the industry standard size of 20 x 26 inches. The difference was slightly noticeable, but it still fits well within a pillowcase without there being too much extra material- plus when in use, it didn’t seem small at all.
Pillow size can influence overall comfort, but also may not be ideal based on one’s size. Technically speaking, when sleeping in a good position, very little movement should occur at night so a large pillow generally isn’t needed. However, all of the following factors come into play when deciding whether the pillow is the right size to allow for your sleep position: shoulder width, height, and weight
2 Inch Gusset
Even though they may accommodate other sleep positions, gusseted pillows are made specifically with side sleepers in mind. The reinforced sides allow for better neck support and provide the proper height needed to keep the head level between the shoulders. This also allows for soft tissue relaxation through the neck and shoulders to relieve tension through the back.
It really does support the head and neck well, though – it’s just fairly thin overall because of the responsive nature of the foam. For me, it fit pretty well to begin with, but I can see where it might not work very well for a wider-shouldered individual when used by a side sleeper.
Cooling Gel Infused Memory Foam
Gel has the ability to draw heat from the body through the physics of conduction. This creates a cooling sensation, and when it is infused with memory foam, it can be felt when you place your skin upon its surface. Memory foam has a tendency to hold heat due to the tightly packed cellular structure, but this pillow is fairly light and airy, and with the gel technology, it is extremely cool to the touch and very comfortable to sleep upon.
Memory foam is one of those products that has a distinctive ‘sink-like’ feeling that was designed to hug and hold your head relative to your unique body weight and shape. Typically it is very dense in nature, but with time it has begun to take on a slightly different quality to fit a wider range of consumer preferences. This pillow which is so much softer than most of the traditional memory foams seems to breathe pretty good and still provides a fabulous contouring support with the firm underlayment.
Some of the descriptions provided about this pillow also listed in a ‘Cool Vent’ design for maximum airflow through the pillow. Those are patterned holes throughout the foam to add for breathability. I did not see this in the pillow I received, and honestly, I am unsure if it would have improved upon the decent airflow I felt it already had. The foam seems almost too ‘squishy’ to properly support and interrupt the basic pillow construction in such a manner.