How sweet is sleep on a soft, lush and fresh pillow, everybody knows. Thanks to the latest technological developments, we offer several types of fillers. Everyone has their own requirements for the pillow to sleep, but the pen filler for centuries remains the most important. Consider whether it is possible to wash feather pillows, how to do it?
Bird feather - a traditional filler for pillows.
Content
- 1 Feather pillow and its features
- 2 How to prepare a feather pillow to clean
- 3 pillows wash machine
- 4 Hand wash pillows
- 5 steam cleaning
- 6 Proper drying after washing pillows - an important stage in the hygienic procedures
- 7 Helpful hints for the care of feather products
- 8 findings
- 9 VIDEO: How to wash down pillows in the machine.
- 10 VIDEO: Washing feather pillows at home.
Feather pillow and its features
We pillows with natural filler has an important feature - durability, hygroscope, breathability, thermoregulation. To keep all of these characteristics, you need proper care. Natural excipient capable to absorb sweat and dust.
Usually combined with feathers down to increase the softness and weight loss products.
There is a high risk that can be got mites, which cause a number of pathologies that cause health problems:
- asthma;
- allergic reaction;
- bronchitis;
- migraine, etc.
The question is how to wash a pillow out of the pen in the home, is the most urgent. It is necessary to regularly fulfill all rules of hygiene, washing and drying.
For the bedding used feather waterfowl - ducks, geese, eiders, swans.
Important! Frequency of general cleaning products made of natural down - 1-2 times a year. Frequent cleaning feathers leads to their destruction and reduced service life.
The advantages of these pillows - the reasonable price, hygroscopicity and breathability.
How to prepare a feather pillow to clean
Being accepted to fill the cleaning procedure, you need to know that wet cleaning is carried out by two methods:
- in the washing machine;
- handwash.
They need to be cleaned once a year.
For the procedure in a washing machine, purchased in advance covers of thick x / cotton fabrics. They can produce on their own at home.
In any case, the whole process all the product can not be.
Define the size of the bags:
- Measure the length of the pillow.
- cover length must be increased by 2 times, while the width stays the same.
- One will need 2-3 cushion cover.
In preparation for machine washing, it is necessary to make several covers calico or other thin cotton fabric without holes.
Before laying the pad to the drum, carry out a few simple steps:
- Knock clapper pillow, freeing it from dust.
- Carefully rip one edge of a cover for a filler.
- Transfer the contents of prepared sacs, each of which is filled halfway.
- Sew the free edges of covers.
- Put in the washing machine and turn on delicate cycle or hand wash cycle.
Standard powder should be avoided because it is difficult to rinse particles and can remain in the filler cushions.
Useful advice! Napernik cushions need a good beat and wash separately. Ideal - Change napernik new.
You can sew a new cover made of thick fabric.
pillows wash machine
For washing use only gel detergents intended for delicate fabrics. Use powdered detergent is not recommended.
Suitable formulations for washing down-pen filler - gelling agent for delicate fabrics or special agents for natural fibers.
In the drum, place the tennis balls or special soft balls with spikes. During the wash pen filler, they will be able to prevent the dumping of lumps.
During its work the balls "baste" the product, removing all impurities. When cleaning pen filler they prevent his stall in one lump.
Important! Do not wash feathers in hot water. Maximum temperature - 30 degrees. Spin speed - the minimum or even rejected.
Ideally, if the machine is equipped with a mode of "duvet".
Hand wash pillows
More time-consuming procedure is considered to wash feather pillows hands.
The manual method is more time consuming than the process in the washing machine.
Action steps:
- a bathroom or a large bowl pour water, heated to 30 * C;
- Add gel detergent and stir by hand;
- ripped napernik with one hand and to shift the contents of the tank with water;
- and leave to soak for 4 hours;
- part of the filler to collect a large colander, gently rinse under the tap with running water and a shift in dry container. Thus do with all the filler.
- Change the water in a basin or bath, add the detergent again;
- to shift the feathers into the prepared container and rub their hands;
- Repeat the procedure with a colander, thoroughly washing the feathers under running water.
- squeeze hands moisture.
This method allows you to control every stage, and avoid damage to the filler.
Helpful information! Pillows filled with swan down is recommended to wash by hand in the event that the machine is not in the function of "washing swan's down."
If you can not choose the minimum spin, it is better to turn off.
steam cleaning
One method of cleaning - steam. You will need a steam cleaner or an ordinary iron with steam generation function.
A little-known method of care for the feather pillows.
- The pad secured in the upright position.
- The surface of products steamed on both sides.
- Repeat the procedure 3 more times at intervals of 10-15 minutes.
- Dry in limbo as the sun.
- After drying arms stretch filler.
Steam cleaning, though not like the wash, still allow protect and refresh the bedding.
steam cleaning is not a complete wash. It just will protect and renew items. Under the influence of steam die dust mites, bacteria and microorganisms. Pillow becomes clear and becomes fresh and pleasant aroma.
The hot air steamer detrimental effect on the microorganisms, bacteria, dust mites.
Proper drying after washing pillows - an important stage in the hygienic procedures
Features wash down and feather, we have already learned. An equally important step in the procedure is the correct hygienic drying filler. You can not leave wet feathers - filler stick together, and gets moldy odor. How to do it correctly?
It is important to completely rid the feathers from moisture. Otherwise, fungi and pathogenic organisms will breed in them.
- Drying in clean air. This procedure is only warm summer days can be carried out. Knead lumps hands and place them on a cloth bag. Hang in the shade so that on all sides the wind blew. Drying feathers under sunlight can lead to loss of elasticity and feather structure. Periodically shake and knead feathers in bags - improves ventilation.
- Drying on a radiator. Pillow in the cold acquires smell fresh. But frost can only kill germs but not dry fluff. Therefore, in the winter dry cushions better on batteries.
- Drying room. The most correct method if you have a spare room. Before drying, it is recommended to ventilate the room thoroughly. On a vertical surface to spread moisture-absorbing fabric, folded in several layers. Spread a thin layer of feathers and occasionally stir their hands.
- Dried feathers fill the filler, and sew the edge.
The best time to wash feather pillows - summer. Due to the high temperature of the moisture evaporates quickly, and the product dried for 1-2 days.
Helpful information! Together with blow dried feathers in the filler can be added a little hops. His scent soothing effect on the nervous system, promotes healthy sleep.
Knowing how to be cleaned and dried feather filler cushions, you can extend the period of its application.
Helpful hints for the care of feather products
To feather filler favorite pillow could long to please his scent and gave a good and healthy sleep, you need to stick to simple recommendations:
Once a day the product should be beating. Better to do it in the morning to the day filler regained his form.
- Every morning, after sleeping pillow whisking hands - contributes to the saturation of oxygen and elasticity feathers.
- Ventilate the product in dry weather at least 2 times per month. Do not place in direct sunlight! In winter, ventilate for several hours outdoors.
- Periodically Deliver pad from dust, whipping flat plastic clapper from both sides.
- Do not store the product in plastic bags. For this purpose, it is recommended to use a bag made of natural fabrics.
- To avoid contamination napernika, it is recommended to use an additional a cotton pillowcase.
- Do not lie down on the pillow with wet hair - the moisture quickly destroys the structure down.
- Dirty feathers contain harmful bacteria. If the cushion for a long time kept in the attic or closet, do not rush to use it. Recommended strut pillow-case and ensure that the fungus does not hit the filler and pillow-case.
- The result of improper care pen filler is the accumulation of microscopic mites that are hazardous to health.
Thorough cleaning of the pen at least 1 time per year - a must care for the pillows.
All of the above recommendations are suitable for any kind of natural feathers filler.
Important! Pathogens found in saliva and sweat of the human patient. They are easily absorbed by the hygroscopic down, causing relapse. Therefore, the pillow sick person should be subjected to a steaming treatment.
findings
Compliance with the simple tips and rules of the pen filler care can save the health, well-being and healthy sleep for all family members. If you can not spend at home washing the feathers, it is better to use dry cleaning services.
If you can not carry out washing at home, it is advisable to give the pillow to the dry cleaners.
Filler is placed in a special machine, effectively cleanse feathers in the detergent and disinfectant solution process the hot steam. As a result of this procedure, all the dust mites are killed. To destroy bacteria and pathogenic microbes should procedure kvartsevaniya and intensive cleaning air.
Professionals will clean and disinfect down, then fill them with a new pillow-case.
