JPillow Travel Pillow for Airplanes – A Little Bulky, Expensive, and Takes a Couple of Minutes to Master, but Supports Your Head and Neck in Genuine Luxury – British Invention of The Year (Blue)

Finally, a solution for comfortable neck support while sleeping upright! I've tried many neck pillows, but they all have similar problems ... the back is too big, the front is too small, and they move around. This unique and clever design eliminates all those other deficiencies. I was skeptical about the strap, but it really is an effective way to secure the pillow in place. It is a bit large, but the storage bag allows it to be compressed for transporting. This is perfect for sleeping on the plane or in a car, even if there's no window to lean on. The contraption may look a bit odd, but when you need to sleep in public, do you really care?!

This has been the most comfortable and less embarrassing travel pillow for an airplane! I appreciate how there is a picture of the ear to guide you on how to lay your head in it as the shape is not your traditional neck pillow. It fits nicely and the fabric is soft and smooth. Sometimes it can slip at times but once you find your spot, sleep comes easy. The memory foam is soft and forms a little bit but overall keeps its firm shape. I would say good quality for sure but haven’t washed it yet. I’ve already taken it on a couple trips and so far holding its shape. I like that it comes with a travel storage bag and one of the reasons I didn’t give it 5 stars is that I wish the bag itself had a clasp to hook outside my backpack. I’d have to either stuff it into my backpack or get a separate carabiner. It does have an adjustable elastic cord. Will update with pictures.

This travel pillow looks like a broken pretzel but it is anything but broken! I have to sleep in a recliner due sleep apena. During sleep my head will fall to the side and the fall forward so that my chin rests on my chest. I wake up every morning with a sore neck from the weird way my neck is during sleep. I have been looking for a travel pillow that I could use to help with the problem. I have tried the standard travel pillows but found them too restrictive around my neck and too lumpy on the back of my neck. The J Pillow is really soft without giving up support. Its odd shape doesn’t go all the way around the back of your neck, eliminating the lump in the back of the neck problem. It has 2 mini “wings” that support either the right or left side of your head depending on which side you put it on, but the one thing the JPillow has that was a biggie for me is the chin rest that supports the neck to keep the head upright. The pillow is not restrictive but has a pleasing snugness to it. The first time I used it I was not sure I was going to be able to fall asleep with it on. I tried reading for a while until I got really tired, then I put the pillow on my neck, fell asleep and was shocked when I woke up the next morning without having moved at all. My neck felt good and boy was I happy. This pillow is not designed for people to sleep with in bed. It is designed for people traveling who want to be able to rest comfortably. Traveling or sleeping in my recliner, this little pillow will always be with me. The low cost is a plus too.

After trying a lot of different travel pillows, this was the only one which came close to working well once we figured out how best to position it to keep one's jaw and head supported.The idea is good, and the pillow is exceedingly soft and comfortable, but there are two design issues which prevent it from working really well and being a 5-star pillow (at least for us).First off, the fabric is very soft, which although it's wonderful for one's face where it contacts the pillow, is also a problem for the part that doesn't contact one's face. Due to the slipperyness of the fabric on the back of the pillow, even with the headrest "wings" folded closely, the pillow easily slipped around on the seats, and our heads got lower and lower until we had to re-position ourselves and start again, preventing slumber. If the back side of the pillow (which doesn't touch one's face or head) had a strip of a rougher fabric, it might solve the sliding problem and keep the pillow in place, especially on airlines with smoother seat fabrics.Secondly, for some smaller people, the pillow tended to pop off and not stay in place on one's head. Having a small strap which could snap from the carrying loop to any of the tips might allow the pillow to be strapped in place and remain securely in position on one's head.The only other negative was the size and awkwardness of the shape of the pillow. We had some small, spare stuff sacks which we used to stuff the pillows in before travel, which worked well and made the pillows a more manageable shape and size for traveling.Positives:- innovative pillow shape supports one's head and jaw very comfortably- very soft material is comfortable on one's face, even for those with sensitive skinNegatives:- soft material on the back of the pillow allows it to easily slide around, preventing sleep (adding a patch of rougher fabric on the back of the pillow might eliminate this problem)- for smaller people, the pillow tended to pop off (adding an optional strap might prevent this)- awkward size and shape for travel (a stuff sack would be a great addition for this pillow)Even with a few negatives, for us, this pillow was worth purchasing, despite the price. We added our own stuff sack for travel to eliminate the awkward size/shape, and plan to add a patch of rough fleece or other fabric on the back to prevent slippage on the seat back. It would also be nice if the cover could be removed and washed in hot water to kill any pests one might encounter whilst traveling.Overall, this pillow is very, very comfortable with nice, soft fabric, which is great for sensitive skin. It supports one's head and jaw very well, and if it didn't slip around (on the seat back or off of one's head), it would work incredibly well. Add a small stuff sack into the mix and this could easily be a 5-star pillow.