Ultimate Car Seat Cushion Review and Buying Guide (2020)

The Everlasting Comfort cushion takes the cake as the best car seat cushion out there. It’s affordable, offers great support, and is designed to ease lower back and tailbone pain. The overwhelmingly positive customer reviews are on to something.

This cushion is made from completely memory foam, meaning it has no cheap fillings. Over time, the Everlasting Comfort pillow adapts to your body’s shape. This makes it one of the most comfortable options for long drives.

The U-shape of the cushion makes it perfect to ease localized pain. It offers extra support to the tailbone, lower back, hips, and lumbar areas. These are the parts most affected by sitting down for long periods.

Another great thing about this cushion is its soft exterior. It feels almost velvet-like to the touch and it’s easy on the skin. On the bottom, the cushion has a non-slip rubber gel lining, which keeps the pillow in place.

Lastly, it can be used for any car seat or, alternatively, on an office chair. If you work long hours at a desk, this will be your best workday companion.

Main Features:

• 100% pure quality memory foam
• Non-slip bottom
• The orthopedic design suited to ease localized pain
• Thick, heat-sensitive padding

Cons:

• None to point out

Another awesome car seat pillow is the Aylio Orthopedic one. As the name suggests, it offers great support to the lower back and tailbone. Plus, it’s cost-effective, designed well and has tons of positive customer reviews to support it!

The Aylio cushion is shaped like a U. This makes it perfect to offer localized support to the lumbar area, buttocks, and tailbone. On top of all that, with a little bit of effort on your part, it will help you realign your spine and fix your posture.

The cushion has a velvet cover, which is soft to the touch. You can machine wash it without making it any less soft. The base has an anti-slip lining to stop it from sliding off your seat.

If there’s one downside to this pillow is that it warms up when you use it for extended periods. The foam inside the pillow heats up, which can be a good thing for some but a bad thing for others. It’s up to you whether this is a deal-breaker.

Main Features:

• Made from orthopedic foam
• U-design corrects posture and alleviates pain
• Lightweight and easy to carry by the handle
• Has anti-slip bottom and washable velvet cover

Cons:

• May get warm after some hours of use

If you’re looking to spend a little more on a quality cushion for your car, this is the pick for you. It costs almost $70 but it’s worth every penny. It realigns your spine, corrects your posture, distributes your weight, and can easily be carried around.

Looking at the XTreme Comforts cushion for cars, you see a black cover. It has a zipper so you can remove it and put it in the washing machine. Plus, since it’s a mesh cover, it lets the air circulate to keep your pillow from smelling, even after many months of use.

While this pillow doesn’t have memory foam, it does have super thick padding. It holds up well even after being used for a long time. Most importantly, it offers great support to the hip bones, tailbone, and lumbar area.

Main Features:

• Mesh cover can go in the washing machine
• Non-skid bottom keeps the cushion in place
• Thick foam padding holds up

Cons:

• Can be too expensive for some budgets

The cheapest orthopedic cushion for cars you’ll ever find is this one. It has urethane foam (not memory foam), but it does offer great support and holds up very well!

This FORTEM piece is shaped like a U to deliver maximum support and comfort. It adjusts to your body and embraces it. That’s what makes this such a comfortable pillow, even though it doesn’t have memory foam.

The soft velvety cover can be removed, as there is a zipper running along the side. The bottom is lined with anti-slip gel and there’s a carrying handle on the side, making it easy to transport.

Because of its low weight, compact design, and medium size, you can take it with you to the office as well. It will fit perfectly on a desk chair.

Main Features:

• Carrying handle on the side
• Removable washable velvet cover
• Thick padded foam
• U-shape design to promote good posture

Cons:

• May not be dense enough for heavier people

Although this piece was made to be used in an office, it works perfectly as a car seat cushion. Plus, it’s often on sale, which means that if you can get it discounted, you’ll end up with a premium pillow for a low price.

The cushion looks more like a wedge than the previous items we’ve reviewed. But this design has its upsides, too. It promotes good posture by forcing you to keep your back straight. On top of that, it offers hip support and eases pressure from the sciatic nerve.

You can also use this cushion at work if you tend to sit at your desk for long periods. Alternatively, you could use it in your car to give you a height boost and help you see better when driving.

We love the therapy-grade memory foam. You can tell a lot of research went into making this pillow, that’s why it has so many upsides and eases all kinds of pain so well!

Main Features:

• Made from 100% therapy-grade memory foam
• Boosts height as well as aligns posture
• Offers extra support to the tailbone
• The non-slip bottom holds the cushion in place

Cons:

• May be too hard for petite people

The next item on our list is another memory foam pillow. It has a similar shape to other products we’ve reviewed so far but it’s worth considering buying, as it does its job well and is relatively inexpensive.

It evenly distributes your weight through the cushion. Thus, it takes off pressure from the spinal discs. This will better your posture and make sitting for long periods easier on your back and shoulders.

The breathable black mesh cover is a big plus. It prevents foul odors from developing from inside the filling and prolongs the cushion’s life.

Its ergonomic design works with all cars, most trucks, and all office chairs. Since it’s so compact and lightweight, you can easily take it with you from the car to the house to the office.

Lastly, since the pillow is firm, it can not only give you a height boost but also ease sciatica and hip pain. We must also mention that it has a weight limit of 220 pounds and works best for people over 150 pounds.

Main Features:

• 100% pure memory foam
• Ergonomic and compact design make it travel-friendly
• Can be used on a variety of sitting areas
• The cushion is on the firm side, correcting posture

Cons:

• Should be used by those between 150 and 220 pounds

The futuristic-looking VivaLife Gel Cushion is innovative and effective at preventing tailbone pain especially. You can get it for relatively cheap (under $35) and give your car seat or office chair a whole new life.

This cushion isn’t like others we’ve reviewed so far. It has memory foam coated in cooling gel technology. This keeps your bum from heating up and makes the thick layer of foam feel less firm to the touch. It’s the memory foam pillow for people who don’t like memory foam pillows.

Its wedge design gives you a minor height boost. If you’re short and would like a slightly better look of the road, this is a great piece for you. But most importantly, the wedge cut-off design will take the pressure from your coccyx and sacrum bones. This will immediately ease the pain you get from sitting for hours on end every day.

Do keep in mind that the gel inside can freeze when exposed to low temperatures. It won’t ruin the cushion forever, but it will make it uncomfortable for a while. Just keep it indoors when you’re not using it in the car and you should be fine.

Main Features:

• Memory foam and gel cooling technology make it a softer pillow
• Wedge cut-off design prevents tailbone pain
• Easy to carry around using the fabric handle

Cons:

• Cannot be exposed to freezing temperatures

A much thinner car seat cushion, the Domic Pad can be great for those looking for a softer seat than the one their car offers. It won’t give you a whole lot of support, but it is an item that makes sitting for long periods more comfortable.

For starters, you can’t get more discreet than this pillow. It’s only 1.18-inches thick, meaning it won’t add any significant height to whoever is sitting on it. This is good for people who are already tall and don’t want their height getting in the way of their driving.

This cushion has memory foam, which makes it firm but supporting. Sitting on it doesn’t feel like resting on a cloud, but it makes driving for several hours easier on your back and tailbone.

You can also take it indoors to your office if you’d like. Its small and compact design makes it the perfect desk companion. You could even take it on a trip, for instance, on a long plane ride, since it’s easy to pack.

Main Features:

• Thin and basic design
• Memory foam filling
• Firm and robust

Cons:

• May be too pricey for what it is

We highly recommend the ComfiLife Orthopedic cushion, even though it shows up as number nine on our list. It’s especially good for sciatica pain.

This cushion used memory foam and cooling gel to offer you maximum support. The foam makes it a firm cushion but the gel makes the surface softer and more comfortable.

It’s wrapped in a velour cover that has a zipper, making it detachable. When it gets dirty, you can just take it off and put it in the washing machine. The velour cover is soft to the touch, but it can make the pillow warm after being used for long periods.

Main Features:

• The cooling gel technology makes it softer and more comfortable
• Its velour cover can be removed and machine washed
• Offers maximum support for sciatica pain

Cons:

• May flatten out after a while if used by heavier-set people

The last item on our list brings an interesting, natural ingredient to the mixture: bamboo charcoal. It mixes memory foam with this natural ingredient to up comfort and gets rid of the downsides of hard foam.

The memory foam in the filling is crucial. It’s supposed to give the cushion shape and offer more support to your body while sitting. Some people don’t like this material because it’s too hard. That’s why this piece mixes it with bamboo charcoal. It makes it softer to the touch while still maintaining its shape.

Moreover, the bamboo charcoal filling promotes air circulation. This prevents the cushion from heating up while you’re sitting on it. Not to mention it avoids foul odor buildup.

All this doesn’t stop it from giving great support. You can sit on it for hours on end and not feel pain on your lower back or tailbone. Hurrah for a healthy posture!

Main Features:

• Made with bamboo charcoal mixed with memory foam
• Supports the lower back and tailbone areas
• Doesn’t heat up when in use
• Feels soft to the touch but retains its shape

Cons:

• It may not last if used by a heavy-set person