2007-05-04 05:43:08 · 4 answers · asked by Jennifer T 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
Go to a dry cleaner and ask them to run it through a "green clean". There's no Perc in it and it's totally non-toxic. It also doesn't cause the little feathers to pop out of the ticking like machine washing would.
Your alternative is to put the pillow in a large garbage bag and add 2 boxes of baking soda and 1 large container of salt. I add a few drops of lavender when it's for me. Shake it up and let it sit for a week, reshaking once or twice a day.
It removes all the smells from the pillow, cleans the ticking pretty decently, and all you do when you're done is shake out the pillow and slip it in a satin cover before putting the pillow case back on.
2007-05-04 06:27:33 · answer #1 · answered by GenevievesMom 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Perchloroethylene does not dry out of feather pillows or the "ticking" (white cotton) cover well. However, it is the most gentle on the fabric. Washing the pillows is possible. I washed mine a number of time, but the ticking did finally tear and i had to clean out the washing machine. Washing removes oil (sebum) like dry cleaning does, and blood and sweat too that dry cleaning does not.
The ultimate way to clean a feather pillow is expensive and sometimes it's better to just buy a new one. It's called Pillow Rejuvenation. They take the feathers out of the pillow, put them in a special machine, wash them, and then put them in a new ticking. 10 years ago it ran $15-$24 in Denver, I don't know the price now because I just wash mine.
If you do wash them use as little soap as possible because you don't want to rinse hard. Do a gentle cycles, soaking a lot to allow the soap to work. Dry low in the dryer, shaking every 10 minutes to work out the lumps. It's great.
2007-05-04 13:22:18 · answer #2 · answered by mrsalireid 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I will put my pillows in the dryer for 20 min on high heat as this will kill dust mites etc. In the summer I hang them on the line and let the sun disinfect them. I don't like dry cleaning as they use chemicals. Some feather pillows can be washed and dried with a couple of tennis balls that beat them up and keep them fluffy. Maybe Marthe Stewart has something on her web site.
2007-05-04 14:40:49 · answer #3 · answered by spring storm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get it drycleaned. The regular washing machine can tear the pillow.
2007-05-04 12:51:22 · answer #4 · answered by nannerz24 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋