And London Luxe also gave me an extra pillowcase as contest prize, so here it is! I’ll make it easy to join –

• One entry per person per day. Say “aye!” if you want one.
• It’s open to residents of the US only.
• Contest ends 11:59 midnight EST on October 29, 2008 (Wednesday). One winner will be randomly chosen and announced via blog and email the week after.
• If a winner does not reply within 3 days, he/she forfeits her winnings and an alternate entry will be chosen.
• REMINDER #1 : In previous contests, I have had several winners forfeited for failure to reply to my emails.  Please make sure your settings don’t put my email into the junk folder, otherwise you’ll have no idea you won. Better yet, please check this blog for the winners’ list after the contest ends. Best bet, come back often and stay a reader!

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Kids Health Notes give-away: Allergy Luxe bed bug barrier pillow cover

London Luxury approached me about a new collection of bed bug barrier beddings and asked me to try them. I was sent the Allergy Luxe Premium Bed Bug Barrier Pillow protector (standard), and the Allergy Luxe Premium Allergen Barrier travel pillow. Here’s what London Luxury says about its product:

In response to this growing problem Bed Bath & Beyond has just unveiled its Allergy Luxe® Premium Bed Bug Barrier bedding collection – scientifically designed to help protect against bed bugs.

Available at BedBathandBeyond.com as well at Bed Bath & Beyond stores nationally the new product line includes soft and luxurious, ultra-hygienic mattress and pillow protectors designed to help prevent bed bug infestations.  With its reinforced seams and micro-zipper technology, the products ensure the most secure encasement and protection of any such products available at retail.

London Luxury’s asthma & allergy friendly™ bedding products are among the first in the United States to receive the certification from AAFA and are uniquely engineered to function as an effective and proven barrier to dust mite, pet dander and other allergens, while still maintaining the highest levels of comfort and luxuriousness that consumers expect from top-of-the-line bedding. The secret is in the engineering and construction

What I saw:

• The fabric of the pillow cover and travel pillow are very densely-woven and has a plastic-like “skin” on the wrong side of the fabric. If you have bed bugs or dust mites inside the mattress or pillow, this impenetrable/ non-breathable fabric would be the secret to preventing bed bugs from crawling out of them onto your skin.
• I thought that the pillow cover would be too warm on my neck, since it has that protective plastic-like barrier. Surprisingly, I was wrong. But it’s certainly not cotton, which is cooler to the skin and breathable.
• I also that with the waterproof fabric, my pillows get extra protection from fluids and spills.
• The fabrics were soft and feels very luxurious. There was no thread count given but it felt softer than at least 400 tc, compared to what my other 400 tc beddings feel like.
• The pillows are machine-washable. I was specially pleased that the travel pillow retained its shape after several loads to the washer. (You know how pillows “crumble” after washing).
• The pillow cover washes well in very hot water, a necessity for allergy-protection to kill dust mites. I figured it needs to be washed right side up, so that the plastic barrier remains intact.
• It has a lifetime warranty, which is a bonus especially with pillows. Of course, I can’t test the warranty as my review didn’t include that.

The Allergy Luxe® Premium Bed Bug Barrier bedding collection is only sold at Bed, Bath and Beyond and could retail from $19.99 to $119.99. London Luxury also has other bedding and bath collection that are certified asthma & allergy friendly™ by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA). The bed bug barrier pillow is not certified, and there was no mention that the travel pillow has the certification, although it has a “Physician-recommended” seal on its packaging.

image: LondoxLux

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Allergy Luxe Bed Bug barrier bedding – product review