Washing of feather pillows in dry cleaning

No matter how quickly modern technologies develop in the field of manufacturing such essential items to provide a comfortable and complete sleep, like blankets and pillows, many still prefer featherproducts. Someone is simply skeptical about fillers of a different nature, and someone has allergic reactions to synthetic products. Pooh is also quite popular, but it often causes allergies in people prone to such reactions of the body to foreign substances and products. Unfortunately, in such objects necessary for each person dust accumulates quickly, as a result of which small mites begin to form inside them. Therefore, you need to learn how to properly care for products made from natural pen. Today, the washing of feather pillows can take place in dry cleaners, in washing machines and manually. Which of these methods is best - we'll figure it out in this article.

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Which option to clean pillows is better to prefer?

Not many owners are sure that they will be able to clean their own feathers at home, but there are also more brave women who risk and refuse dry cleaning services. And there are those who do not hesitate to buy new pillows for a long time.

Important! Naturally, having no special means and materials in the home arsenal, it will be difficult to do this, and if something goes wrong, the filler will simply become very thin. Favorite soft products in such cases begin to smell bad and become stiff.

To date, there are three options for cleaning cushions:

• Manually.
• In the washing machine.
• In dry cleaning.

Each option has both pluses and minuses, so it is advisable to review each of them separately.

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Cleaning the pillows at home by hand

It should be noted immediately that house cleaning of pillows is a rather troublesome business. But if you follow certain recommendations, you can achieve the desired result:

• First choose a place where to clean the pillows and then thoroughly dry.
• Then you need to determine, from the pen of which particular bird your favorite pillow is made. It is not difficult to do this, you need to carefully read the information on the label.

Important! You can wash only items filled with feathers of birds floating on the water, otherwise they will simply absorb the water and turn into dust. This applies, in particular, to chicken down.

Is it worth it?

• Hand wash allows you to remove dust mites and remove small debris, but most of the dust is still inside the product.
• In addition, if you do something not according to the rules, then the fluff will collapse into lumps - it's unlikely that they will be able to break them.
• As a result, such an object dear to the heart will become uncomfortable and it will simply be discarded.

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Machine wash the pillows

Many housewives are interested, but is it possible to wash pillows or feather pillows in the most ordinary washing machine? In principle, nothing is impossible, but it should be done very carefully and it will be necessary to separate the filler of the product into several identical parts.

Synthetic cushions can be placed in the drum as a whole. But with feather and downy items will have to tinker:

1. First you need to gently cut one seam.
2. Split the feather or down not a few pillowcases, prepared in advance and properly sewed.
3. You can also use for this purpose the most ordinary cases, in which laundry and socks are washed.

Important! Notice, the less filler in one pillowcase, the more carefully it is washed and rinsed.

The entire washing process is as follows:

1. We put in the drum covers - it is better to put no more than two bags, so that the machine is not overloaded.
2. Necessarily, in addition to pillows, we put there a few more tennis balls, which do not allow fluff to get lost in lumps.
3. The powder container is filled with a gel-like detergent, but the conditioner is better not to use - the smell will be too resistant and aggressive.
4. Choose a special wash mode - it can be a delicate wash, and the water temperature should not exceed thirty degrees.
5. It is necessary to set the additional rinse mode.
6. It is recommended to set the rotation speed less so as not to damage the filler.
7. Turn on the device.

Important! In this way, it is recommended to wash the pillows filled with a feather at least once a year to prevent the reproduction of dust mites and microbes.

Features and Benefits of Cleaning Cushions in Dry Cleaning

Today there are workshops equipped with special equipment for carrying out works of this nature. Therefore, when deciding where to clean the down pillows, it is better to give preference to such organizations.

Important! According to experts, you need to regularly take such products to dry cleaning, because there they are completely disassembled, and the internal filling is cleaned of any debris. Old pillows quite often inside contain items such as stones, twigs, skin of birds and even bones. And in rare cases, even mice and needles come across.

What is used in dry cleaning:

• Special workshops are equipped with devices with built-in UV lamps, capable of completely destroying pollution, harmful microbes and dust.
• The already cleaned materials are placed in brand new naperniki.
• There is also a steam cleaning method, using only pure hot water. Products for ten minutes fallow and from them all fungus, pile, dirt, microbes and dust mites leave. Also, it is possible to get rid of unpleasant odor and sand, and the filler again becomes qualitative.

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Features of cleaning the most popular varieties of pillows

No matter what you need to clean the pillows - feather or down, because the main thing is to choose the correct way to perform this procedure and suitable means. Next we will consider how to properly clean the pillows that can be found in any house, and they are:

• Fountain.
• Downy.
• Decorative sofas.

Features of treatment of pillows filled with a pen

In order to clean such a product at home, it is necessary to stock up with tools such as:

• thread with a needle;
• gauze;
• napernik;
• scissors;
• laundry soap;
• iron;
• detergent and ammonia.

What to do with all this:

1. First you need to sew a big bag and sew a string of gauze to it.
2. Then pour the feathers into it and tie it tightly.
3. Then it should be taken out on the balcony and beat well.
4. The next step is washing the bag under warm water and soaking it for several hours in a soap solution with the addition of ammonia. At this time, you need to shake it a little.
5. Then the bag must be thoroughly rinsed and placed in a washing machine.
6. Set the gentle mode and after the end of washing carefully presses it.
7. First, dry it better in the apartment, and then take it out into the open air and put it in a place well lit by sunlight.

How do I clean the feather pillow at home?

To do this you will need a basin or a washing machine, depending on what you prefer, as well:

• washing powder;
• bag of gauze;
• capacity for fluff spillage.

Procedure:

1. Remove napernik and pour all its contents into a special container.
2. Napernik we clean out of debris and erase, at the same time we must take into account the peculiarities of the material from which it is made.
3. Pooh carefully sorted and also erased, and you can do it in a reticulated bag.
4. Then dry the bag in the sun and re-fill it with fluff.

How do I clean decorative items?

The pillowcase and filler of decorative cushions are also washed separately. But before that, check whether the product can still be used.

Important! To do this simply, you need to put a heavy object on it for a couple of minutes and see how quickly it will get its original shape. If there is a dent, you will still have to buy a new padding.

Cleaning procedure:

1. Before washing in the machine, briefly soak the pad in warm water with the addition of a gel.
2. The mode should be set, designed for washing synthetics, so that the temperature does not exceed fifty degrees.
3. If there are strong dirt, then you need to use an additional stain remover.
4. Rinsing this product will have several times, and drying in the sun.
5. You can only put a new pillowcase on a completely dry pillow so that the dampness does not attract microbes and dirt again.

Important! If the decorative pillowcase has embroidery or it is made of leather and natural silk, then it is better to use dry cleaning services. And at home it can be washed only by hand in warm water with the addition of soft powder.

So, we figured out how to clean the pillows at home with any option of filling, but you need to follow the instructions clearly and do not forget to examine the tags on them. Manufacturers always indicate how best to wash their products, so that after treatment it remains as beautiful and quality.