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In this guide
IKEA Australia lists the KLUBBSPORRE side and back sleeper pillow as article 804.460.97, 41 by 70 cm and 13 cm high, at a regular A$49.99. The care label settles how it can be cleaned before the first night: the foam may not be washed, bleached, tumble dried, ironed or dry cleaned, and only the removable cover goes in the machine.
The second constraint is local. The US listing sells this pillow with a year to change your mind, but in Australia the 365-day refund applies only to unopened, unused items, and the April 2026 policy names pillows among the products excluded from the 60-day Test & Try return. Once the bag is open and you have slept on it, a pillow that suits you badly stays yours unless it is faulty.
Our verdict
Reasonable at A$49.99 for a side or back sleeper who knows a 13 cm firm pillow suits them and buys a protector with it. Anyone unsure of the height should try it in store first.
- A good fit for
- Side or back sleepers whose current pillow collapses under the shoulder and who have already tried a pillow of this height, in a store or at home.
- We would skip it if
- You sleep on your stomach, shape your pillow before sleep, want bedding that goes through a hot wash, or need the option to return a pillow after sleeping on it.
Reasons to consider it
- IKEA publishes the 13 cm height, the 41 × 70 cm footprint and a 43 kg/m³ filling density instead of leaving firmness to adjectives
- The cover unzips, machine washes at up to 40 °C and tumble dries on low
- IKEA lists it as suitable for smaller hotels and B&Bs, and states flammability testing to EN ISO 12952-1
The compromises
- Five prohibitions for the foam: no washing, bleaching, tumble drying, ironing or dry cleaning
- Pillows are excluded from the 60-day Test & Try policy, so change-of-mind refunds cover only an unopened pillow
- IKEA states the foam yellows on contact with air and calls the process natural and inevitable
What we have not verified: IKEA publishes no expected service life and no figure for how the foam holds its 13 cm over time. The Australian page lists only the packed weight of 1.84 kg. How the gel side feels on a hot Australian night is not something the listing can answer, and the claim is IKEA's own.
The things in this guide
A closer look at the products, who they may suit, and what to check before buying.
KLUBBSPORRE Ergonomic Pillow · Queen
At A$49.99 it gives 13 cm of 43 kg/m³ memory foam with a gel side and a removable cover that machine washes at 40 °C, with IKEA naming side and back sleepers who need a firmer, higher pillow.
Before you buy: The foam cannot be washed by any method, so a pillow protector is part of the purchase, and pillows are excluded from IKEA Australia's 60-day opened-product returns.
Price checked 5 November 2026. Retailer prices can change.Five ways the care label says no
IKEA Australia splits the care instructions in two. For the pillow: do not wash, do not bleach, do not tumble dry, do not iron, do not dry clean. For the cover: machine wash at up to 40 °C on a normal cycle and tumble dry on low, at no more than 60 °C. The care guide on the same page adds that washing the foam affects the pillow's quality and function.
That leaves one working strategy. Whatever soaks through the cover stays in the foam, so a zippered pillow protector under the pillowcase becomes the layer you launder. IKEA itself suggests completing the pillow with one. In a house with allergies, a cat on the bed or a winter cold doing the rounds, price the protector into the A$49.99 rather than treating it as optional.
Thirteen centimetres of dense foam decides who it suits
The Australian listing gives 41 by 70 cm and a height of 13 cm, with a filling density of 43 kg per cubic metre and a packed weight of 1.84 kg. IKEA positions it for side and back sleepers who need the support of a firmer, higher pillow, and those numbers describe exactly that.
Thirteen centimetres of foam fills the gap a shoulder opens between ear and mattress, which is the side sleeper's whole problem. The same height tips a stomach sleeper's head back all night. Dense memory foam also holds one shape, so folding, punching or bunching it is not on offer; if you set your pillow height by hand each night, this one will not cooperate.
One side is described as cooler, and that is the whole claim
IKEA describes memory foam on one side and a gel layer on the other, both of the same material at different densities, with small holes in the core so air can circulate. The top fabric is a polyethylene and recycled polyester blend, and the page promises a cool, soothing surface regardless of body or room temperature.
Read that as a feel at the moment of contact. A sleeper who wakes because the pillow has warmed under the cheek may get something from turning to the gel side. A sleeper who wakes hot because the bedroom itself is hot on a summer night has a room problem, and no block of foam has active cooling to fix it.
In Australia the trial ends when you open the bag
IKEA Australia's 365-day refund covers products that are unopened, unused and in resaleable condition. Opened products can come back within 60 days for store credit under the Test & Try policy, but clause 4.3(a) of the April 2026 policy excludes sleepwear, naming mattresses, mattress protectors and pillows. A slept-on KLUBBSPORRE is therefore not a change-of-mind return.
Faults are a different matter: the policy states that it does not affect your rights under the Australian Consumer Law. For fit, though, the safer route is to try the pillow in an IKEA store before buying. The listing also warns that the foam turns yellow in air, a natural process IKEA calls inevitable, so a yellowed core after a year or two is not a defect.
When the shape rules you out
Stomach sleepers should look elsewhere, and so should anyone who folds or reshapes a pillow before falling asleep. A 13 cm firm block holds one form, and the habit of shaping a pillow tends to outlast the intention to stop.
The other clear skip is a household that washes all bedding hot and often, or that wants a pillow it can take back after a few weeks of nights. KLUBBSPORRE allows neither: the foam never goes in the machine, and IKEA Australia's opened-product returns leave pillows out. A washable fibre pillow is the better buy for that household.
How we put this together
Built from the product pages and listings below, without test scores or results we have not measured. Specifications and prices change, so check the original page for the exact model, current price, delivery, and returns.
- IKEA Australia: KLUBBSPORRE ergonomic pillow, side/back sleeper, 41x70 cm (804.460.97) (opens in a new tab)
- IKEA Australia: Returns, Exchanges and Cancellations Policy (v2, April 2026, PDF) (opens in a new tab)
- IKEA Australia: Return policy (opens in a new tab)
