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Have you ever washed the pillows on your bed? If not, you may want to consider it.
If you’re easily disgusted, you might need to look away. Actually if you’re easily disgusted it’s in your best interest to keep reading!
There are dust mites in your pillow. Yes, the pillow where you lay your head at night. Ten percent of the weight of a two year old pillow can be composed of dead mites and their droppings. If you’d like to know additional details, feel free to read more about dust mites on the Environment, Healthy and Safety Online Website.
Now that you know WHY you should wash your pillow, let’s talk about HOW to wash your bed pillows.
- Most pillows with synthetic filling can be washed in the washing machine on delicate with hot water. Check the label to be certain. It’s also wise to wash two at a time to prevent an uneven load. When drying the pillows you can add a new tennis ball or dryer ball to help the pillows retain their shape.
- Pillows filled with down or another natural filling should be sent to the dry-cleaners. If you must wash this type of pillow at home, it’s usually recommended that they be hand washed in warm soapy water and air dried.
- Memory Foam pillows can also be hand washed but should not be put in the dryer.
Of course you should check the label of any pillow you plan on washing for specific instructions.
Hope this helps. I’m off to go wash my pillows!
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Do you ever wash your pillows? If so, how often?
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I have tried to use tennis balls and dryer balls but they always come out lumpy. I need to try with my new washer/dryer though. It might make all the difference!!!!
I just washed my Snoogle (pregnancy pillow) this weekend. It feels (and smells) so much better now!
I do try to wash ours at least once a year. I ignore the mite thing because it just creeps me out, I wash them just to wash them. Our kings size pillows are a bit hefty, and go almost totally around the tub, so I try to throw tiny pillows or maybe a favorite stuffed animal into the space thats left to help balance the tub!
(I suddenly feel the urge to wash my daughters’ pillows!)
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Well, I know what laundry I’m doing today! HAHA
(shudder)
I think I may add washing pillows to my seasonal cleaning list. Great tip – thank you!
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I have washed the occasional pillow, but I really need to do the pillows on my bed this week. My allergies have been awful, and just washing the sheets and pillowcases doesn’t seem to do the trick. Thanks for the suggestion!
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March 24, 2010 at 5:04 pm
Oh, yeah, allergies seem to be affecting so many people right now. Hope it helps!!
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March 24, 2010 at 9:06 pm
We use tennis balls in the dryer, or hang them outside to dry.
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I didn’t know that you could wash pillows. I want to try this. Thanks for the tip!
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Thinking of dead dust mites in my pillows and what they had for dinner totally grossed me out. I try to wash my pillows in the winter and summer, but have never had much luck keeping them from getting lumpy. Next time I’m going to try the tennis ball in the dryer. Thanks for the hint!