Handmade Eye pillow with Chamomile, Orange and Lavender
 
 
What is an Eye Pillow?
 
Eye pillows, also known as dream pillows, are mask shaped or rectangular pouches made from a fabric such as cotton or silk and filled with scented or non-scented herbs.
At one time, eye pillows were called comfort pillows and were used in sickrooms to ease nightmares and to disguise the scent of illness. Herbs such as flax seed, lavender, chamomile, eucalyptus, and rose petals were used as fillers in eye pillows to help comfort the sick and ease them to sleep. Lavender is said to be a natural anti-depressant and to help with insomnia, stress, and headaches.
Eye pillows are typically used to shield the eyes from light and to apply a gentle relaxing weight over and around the eyes.
 
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_pillow
 
 
Story of my "Dioxippe"
 
This fabric was a shirt.
Both my sonsused to wear it when the size was right which was a looooong time ago.  They grow soooo fast! Anyway, the shirt was at their dad´s home until it somehow found its way to my home along with the boys´clothes when they came back from their dad recently.
When I took it in my hands, after the initial "Awwww...." followed by the question I ask them all the time "where are those two cute, little children, again??"I said two words.
Eye Pillow.
 
 
Who was "Dioxippe"?
In Greek mythology, the Danaïdes were the fifty daughters of Danaus which he had with 10 different women. Dioxippe was one of his daughters. The daughters were to marry the 50 sons of Danaus' twin brother Aegyptus, a mythical king of Egypt.  Danaus seemingly agreed upon these marrieges but he ordered his daughters to kill their husbands the night of the wedding and they all did. Except of the eldest one who fell in love with her husband. 
 
 
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana%C3%AFdes
 
 
How to use "Dioxippe""
 
A. If you have half an hour or more
 
Wear something comfy 
Microwave or Refrigerate your Eye Pillow
Roll out your mat
Put on a relaxing tune
Lay down on your back. Feet hip distance apart, hands next to your body palms facing up.
Place your Eye Pillow on your eyes.
Breathe. 
Inhale calm.
Exhale what doesn´t serve you anymore.
Trust that you are exactly where you are supposed to be.
 
B. If you have 3 minutes
 
Lay down on your back. Feet hip distance apart, hands next to your body palms facing up.
Place your Eye Pillow on your eyes.
Breathe. 
Inhale calm.
Exhale what doesn´t serve you anymore.
Trust that you are exactly where you are supposed to be.
 
 
 
Care instructions
 
Remember to store your Handmade Eye Pillow in a box or bag if scented for it to last longer
Keep in mind to avoid using your Handmade Eye Pillow when wearing make up or prefer a darker colored Handmade Eye Pillow if you want to use it anyway.
Every now and then remove the outer case and wash it at 30°C.  In the meantime you can air the inner case with the filling outdoors for 15 minutes.