Comments on: How to Wash Pillows

By: b r

b r — Sun, 01 Apr 2018 20:59:09 +0000

In reply to Candice. I’d follow the directions on the pillows - I’m guessing no?

By: Candice

Candice — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 17:05:40 +0000

Can I wash mulberry silk pillows like this?

By: Yolanda

Yolanda — Sun, 29 Oct 2017 15:54:19 +0000

I have always washed my Down pillows/ wash warm/ double rinse/ low heat dry/ fluff once or twice during drying…
Come out perfect every time…..and I have a couple pillows that are probably 20 years old…still fluffy. Works for regular Feather ones too….I don’t buy synthetic…my husband does & has been through about trn in the last 2 years

By: Rachel Anderson

Rachel Anderson — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 19:40:32 +0000

I followed this exactly and it worked great on my pillows! They weren’t clumpy at all.

By: Becky

Becky — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 21:57:43 +0000

In reply to Michelle. 2-4 times/year and I get the pillow protectors from Target :)

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 21:10:04 +0000

This worked great today!! Thank you for sharing! How often do you do this to your feather pillows? I was nervous to try but bit the bullet today because they were getting so dingy. I also need to get pillow protectors, do you have a suggestion for that as well?

By: Barbara

Barbara — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 19:28:38 +0000

In reply to K. I have had good luck soaking in Biz. It helps if you can squeeze out all of the air before putting the pillow in the (hot) solution. Also, you may need to rotate the pillow every once in a while, especially if there are big air bubbles.

By: Becky

Becky — Thu, 16 Jun 2016 10:27:08 +0000

In reply to K. I would try hot water and oxi-clean as a soak :)

By: K

Tue, 14 Jun 2016 18:06:52 +0000

I have some old pillows with a dark yellow-ish color on part of them (not urine, but still, gross color) and I washed them as suggested and it’s faded a little but still there. Would you recommend adding vinegar or something like that to the wash? Any thoughts? Thanks!

By: Sheila

Sheila — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 23:51:25 +0000

In reply to Amber G.. Amber, I have the exact same issue. I think my next question would be whether they are using a front load or top load machine, how do I believe I've used both and have yet to have a pillow come out correctly. Very frustrating.

By: Kitty

Kitty — Sat, 05 Mar 2016 17:35:24 +0000

I have washed feather/down pillows and dried them with a pair of clean running shoes bouncing around. It does a good job of fluffing then up. Then on a sunny Summer’s day I would hang then out to finish the drying. I sometimes put them out on mild Winter days to get that lovely Spring fresh smell.

By: Mindy

Mindy — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 06:40:26 +0000

I have always washed our pillows- my mom and grandma did this too when I was growing up. Some do get bunched up in the wash, but you can usually unbunch them fairly easily ( and with some patience). My husband thinks I am being “cheap” by washing them, but honestly nothing is wrong that a good washing won’t fix.

By: KAREN ALAI WILSON

KAREN ALAI WILSON — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 20:22:06 +0000

I washed my pillows in DREFT as well as my mother’s wedding day satin quilt, over 70 years old. I was really worried about laundering, but it was in the attic for a long time and had questionable stains. I was advised to was in vinegar and sun dry on grass, but it just seemed to always rain………I thought it would NEVER get clean, so as winter approached I took the plunge, and the long set stains came out! The quilt suffered no damage being put through washer, but I did place it over a towel padded wooden drying rack after 10 air minutes in the dryer

By: Mariah

Mariah — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 19:41:07 +0000

Such a great post! Love this, I will have to try this today when I wash my bedding. Thank you so much for this post!

By: Kul

Kul — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 11:47:33 +0000

In reply to Susan. Wo..w Great idea

By: Teresa House

Teresa House — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 04:14:58 +0000

Have Calvin Klein foam rubber pillows and they wash and dry like a dream!