Derila Memory Foam Pillow review
A contoured memory foam pillow aimed at neck ache and restless, badly propped nights
By the RJ Editorial Team. Sales page checked 2026-09-23. Last updated 2026-09-23.
Is it worth it?
It's 2am, you've flipped the pillow twice, folded it in half, and your neck still aches. Morning arrives and the stiffness is waiting for you. That's usually who ends up reading about a pillow like this. Derila is a contoured memory foam pillow. The centre dips so your head settles into it, a raised edge sits under the neck, and the side wings are meant for people who sleep on their side. The promise is better alignment, less neck pain, less tossing, and in some ads less snoring. Take that last one lightly. No studies are offered for it, and a pillow won't fix sleep apnoea. What it can plausibly do is still worth something. If your current pillow is a flat, collapsed thing and you wake with your head at a bad angle, moving to something with actual structure often does help. Whether this one suits you comes down to your shoulder width and your usual sleeping position. It's a firm, fixed shape, so you can't fluff it, fold it, or scrunch it under your arm. Give it a week or two before judging. New memory foam feels strange at first and often smells for a few days. And if your neck pain comes from something else, a disc problem, arthritis, an old injury, a pillow won't touch it. Worth knowing before you spend.
Pros
- Real structure instead of a flattened old pillow
- Washable cover, easy to keep fresh
- One off purchase, nothing recurring
- Shaped for side and back sleepers
Cons
- Snoring and sleep quality claims come with no evidence behind them
- One size and firmness, no option if it's too high or too low for you
- The page doesn't spell out price, delivery time, or whether returns cover a pillow you've slept on
What you get
One contoured memory foam pillow, vacuum packed in a fairly small box, so give it a day out of the bag to expand to full shape. It has a dipped centre, a raised neck edge and wings for side sleeping, plus a removable cover you can wash. One size, one firmness. Most offers push multi-pillow bundles, and it's a single payment, not a subscription.
Before you buy
- Check the returns window and whether an opened, used pillow can go back
- Confirm the total price and shipping cost before the bundle upsells
- If your neck pain is ongoing or came from an injury, get it looked at rather than buying a pillow for it
Who it suits
Side and back sleepers whose current pillow has gone flat and who wake up with a stiff neck