Methods and compositions for controlling bedbugs are provided.

Provided are fabrics and lifting devices that are high performance and skin friendly, for patient care, including as bed linens upon which a patient may sleep and/or rest, as well as patient slings for lifting and/or repositioning a patient.

Provided is a suspension pillow that, when being used, gives an improved sense of stability and reduces a load applied on a neck and shoulders. A suspension pillow 10 is provided with: a placement part 1; a pair of support parts 3 which stand at a prescribed interval from the placement part 1; a side frame 4 which is disposed between the pair of support parts 3; and a sheet-like pillow part 5, wherein the pillow part 5 is connected, at at least three points or continuously, to the pair of support parts 3 and the side frame 4, and the pillow part 5 is connected, at a position above the pair of support parts 3, to the side frame 4.

A therapeutic pillow sham that allows a user to cover any body part such as, but not limited to, the eyes, neck, chest or back of the user. The therapeutic pillow sham includes a pillowcase, a first sash, and a second sash. The pillowcase is a pillow enclosure that is able to receive a pillow. The first sash and the second sash allow the user to cover any body part. In more detail, the first sash and the second sash can be used to cover the eyes of the user in order to block out light while the user is asleep and laying on the therapeutic pillow sham. Additionally, the first sash and the second sash can receive a therapeutic insert to provide therapeutic support to any body part.

The present invention is directed to a functionally supportive pillow comprising a dynamically responsive combination of an inner core enclosing a bead material and an outer shell, such that the combination of the inner core with the outer shell creates a dynamic response to applied pressure to the pillow for increased functional support of said pillow.

The present invention is an apparatus for employing aromatherapy, binaural sounds, music, vibration, and visual effects for altering a user's emotional state. The apparatus comprises: a shape memory foam pillow, a pair of stereo speakers, an aromatherapy diffuser, a pillowcase comprised of a temperature-regulating fabric, a vibrating device, a strobe light, a canopy, and a housing to integrate and support these components. The user connects a smartphone or other portable digital audio device to the speakers, activates the aromatherapy diffuser, strobe light, and vibrating device, independently or in combination, and then lays his head down on the pillow beneath the open canopy. Ideally, the smartphone or audio device should have a meditation, music, or binaural sound application, which would be tuned to a specific beat frequency, e.g. 10 Hertz. The combined action of essential oil vapors, binaural sounds or music, vibration, and strobe light should alter the user's emotional state towards relaxation, sleepiness, or increased alertness, depending on the essential oils, sounds, vibration, and light patterns employed.

A health pillow may include a main pillow body, at least one groove and at least one mat, wherein the groove is formed on a top surface of the main pillow body and the mat is disposed into the groove to absorb a user's sweat, and the mat having a cotton pillowcase and one or more fillings, including field buckwheat shell, tartarian buckwheat shell, tea leaves, wula sedge, semen cassia, lavender, camphorwood balls, and activated aluminum oxide. In one embodiment, the mail pillow body is made of memory foam, hydrophilic cotton, latex or latex foam. In another embodiment, the cross section of the groove is rectangular, round or oval. In a further embodiment, the main pillow body is curved.

A mosquito repellent and antibacterial mat includes a mat body. The upper surface cloth includes a surface cloth layer formed by a surface cloth including a mosquito repellent agent and antibacterial agent, and a coating layer. A plurality of parallel filler spaces arranged at intervals are arranged and spaced between the upper surface cloth and the lower surface cloth. The mosquito repellent and antibacterial picnic mat further includes a plurality of airholes, which are disposed on at least one side of the mat body and for selectively allowing flow or air between the plurality of filler spaces an exterior of the mat body. A sealing cap allows a user to selectively block flow of air through the airholes. Thus, the mosquito repellent and antibacterial picnic mat of the present invention achieves mosquito repellent and antibacterial effects as well as being comfortable and compressible in size to be readily portable and stored.

The present invention is directed to a functionally supportive pillow comprising a dynamically responsive combination of an inner core enclosing a bead material and an outer shell, such that the combination of the inner core with the outer shell creates a dynamic response to applied pressure to the pillow for increased functional support of said pillow.

A pillow including a percussion assembly, a padding material, and a pillow cover configured to enclose the percussion assembly and the padding. The percussion assembly is configured to articulate causing the pillow padding and pillow cover to expand and contract.