Feather pillows may smell a bit even when they re brand new.
Duck down pillows smell after washing.
Remove the pillow from the dryer every 20 minutes to fluff it.
Washing down and feather pillows is easy.
Whether they ve been used or kept in storage the pillows hold in odors from sweat pet.
Feather pillows can be soft and luxurious but you need to take good care of them by washing them at least once a year.
The pillow should be dry after three hours.
Does anyone have any idea how to stop the s.
You really do not want to put just one feather pillow into your washing machine.
The trick rests in properly drying the pillow.
How to wash feather pillows.
You can do this if you have two feather pillows put one in one side of the washer and the other on the other side.
Down and feather pillows fit in any size washing machine and they come out of the wash beautifully.
Washing will help kill any dust mites and bacteria.
It s one of the benefits of the incredible natural materials we use to fill our down and feather pillows.
The idea is that you want to balance the load.
Never just wash one pillow.
Duck and goose down pillows can be washed without any problem.
I do it all the time with mine.
Put it in a tumble drier on a low setting and toss a tennis ball in with it.
You can tell the pillow is dry when there are no clumps of feathers inside.
How to get rid of bad odor on feather pillows.
Washed a pillow in the washing machine and then tumble dried it and now it stinks and not in a nice way.
In fact it reinvigorates them to be as fluffy as when they were new unlike synthetic pillows.