If the cover is made of silk, make sure to air dry the cover instead of putting it in your dryer or it may shrink or get damaged.
Running the pillows through two rinse cycles will fully remove all the detergent from the pillows. Exposing your down pillow to hot water can cause it to shrink.
You can also add a 1/2 cup (118. 294 ml) of oxygenated bleach to your laundry machine to make your pillows even whiter.
Add two pillows to keep top load washing machines balanced. Down pillows are buoyant and will float in the water if you have a top loading machine. Getting them fully saturated before starting the cycle will prevent this.
You’ll want to do this inside your washer machine, or else water will get everywhere. Do not wring or twist the pillow because you can destroy the feathers.
If you prefer, you can toss a dryer sheet in with your pillow to make it smell fresh!
pH neutral detergents include Soak, Eucalan, and Tide. [10] X Research source
Mold can form on damp or wet pillows.
You may occasionally want to fluff and freshen your pillow in the dryer. Put your pillow into the dryer along with 3 tennis balls, a fabric softener sheet, and a wet wash cloth. Run the dryer on a low setting for 20 minutes.
