This long eye pillow filled with lavender buds and flaxseed is useful in many ways including for yoga or sleeping. It should help create a gentle soothing touch over the eyes. This pillow fabric is made using a lush and shimmering purple satin that feels a little like silk, it is filled with American grown flax seeds and lavender buds. Good for migraines, stress and insomnia. Useful for healing, centering and relaxing. For hot therapy, microwave one. For cold therapy, freeze one. These pillows are wonderful to cover your eyes. The pillow measures 10 inches long by 3.5 inches wide and 0.8 inches deep. This custom made high quality pillow may vary in size slightly. As for the lavender scent just enough, not overpowering and when it stops to have a suitably strong aroma just knead the pillow and the lavender buds will open up and release more scent. Comes with a matching slip cover. The seeds cannot be removed. Freeze for as long as you like in the supplied zip lock bag or microwave in 15 to 20 intervals for no more than one minute. Packaged in a reusable pvc bag for a small carbon footprint. The pillow is twist tested and double seamed to ensure quality stitching. There were some hiccups with a batch early in 2019 because I introduced some serger sewing machines and I hadn’t quite mastered them. If you’re not partial to the aroma of fresh lavender buds, please try an unscented eye pillow fulfilled by seller.