The pillows came and smelled strongly of plastic or the material they were shipped in, I'm not sure what it was exactly, but it was overwhelming. I washed two of them (I bought four) and then rinsed them to try and get the smell out, but it was just as strong. Drying them took forever, and the smell still lingered. I'm going to try and sleep on them(hopefully they feel okay!)...if not I'm sending them all back. :( Disappointed because I need new pillows, and these aren't as good as everyone had said!