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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2016 14:55:08 GMT -5
Do you wash your pillows?
I read an article that said you should wash your pillows three times a year.
What? I never wash mine. I buy new ones every few years.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2016 14:56:28 GMT -5
The washable ones I do. I find out which ones aren't washable by washing them.
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Post by weltschmerz on Aug 17, 2016 14:59:14 GMT -5
Do you wash your pillows?
I read an article that said you should wash your pillows three times a year.
What? I never wash mine. I buy new ones every few years.
No. I only use goose down pillows.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2016 15:00:39 GMT -5
Do you wash your pillows?
I read an article that said you should wash your pillows three times a year.
What? I never wash mine. I buy new ones every few years.
No. I only use goose down pillows. So goose downs just never get washed?
My pillows might be 1/2 feather 1/2 foam. I can't wait to get home and read the label.
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Aug 17, 2016 15:04:43 GMT -5
Post by Chocolate Lover on Aug 17, 2016 15:04:43 GMT -5
If it says it's washable I'll wash it. I fluff them in the dryer on high heat once a month or more if they look sad. (regular bed & decorative couch pillows)
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Post by weltschmerz on Aug 17, 2016 15:13:48 GMT -5
No. I only use goose down pillows. So goose downs just never get washed?
My pillows might be 1/2 feather 1/2 foam. I can't wait to get home and read the label.
I have those protective covers for them, and those get washed. I can't stand foam pillows.
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Post by Anne_in_VA on Aug 17, 2016 15:58:41 GMT -5
I use foam pillows and wash them every few months. I don't dry them on high heat in the dryer though as that seems to break down the foam faster. In the summer, I put them outside in the sun to dry and in winter they go out in the garage until mostly dry then in the house until fully dry. I typically keep a couple of extra pillows for when one or two are in the wash|dry mode.
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Aug 17, 2016 16:58:17 GMT -5
Post by Formerly SK on Aug 17, 2016 16:58:17 GMT -5
I wash my pillows every couple of months, have no idea if I should/shouldn't. I even leave the pillowcases on them when I do.
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Aug 17, 2016 20:42:35 GMT -5
Post by sarcasticgirl on Aug 17, 2016 20:42:35 GMT -5
I have protective covers on the pillows and mattresses which get washed. the actual pillows do not get washed. though, i admit, they don't get washed weekly with the rest of the bedding.
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Aug 17, 2016 21:47:07 GMT -5
Yes, except for the down ones.
Chocolate Lover, if you take the decorative pillows, hold one above your head and chuck it at the floor on its seam, and repeat a few times, they will fluff right up.
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Post by sesfw on Aug 17, 2016 21:57:08 GMT -5
I have 2 sets of the Costco pillows, and I change and wash a set about every 6 months. I dry them about 90% in the dryer, then let them air dry completely. 6 months is usually long enough.
Bought all of them about 5 years ago and they look and feel great. No problems.
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Post by resolution on Aug 17, 2016 22:10:36 GMT -5
I use pillow protectors that I wash with the sheets and I wash the down pillows themselves about once a year. I just tumble dry low a bunch of times until I am sure the feathers are all dry.
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Post by happyhoix on Aug 18, 2016 9:08:40 GMT -5
You're supposed to wash pillows?
I wash the pillow cases. If that counts for anything.
I guess I should try this this weekend, but I'm overly attached to my down pillow, and would hate messing it up. The others are some kind of foam stuff, they should be ok - and DH's has assumed a kind of mutant shape. Maybe washing would fix that. (I have idea what he does to his poor pillow to disfigure it).
Wash on the delicate cycle with cold water and then can you put on the air dry fluff cycle in the dryer or just leave them outside to dry?
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Aug 18, 2016 9:18:48 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2016 9:18:48 GMT -5
You're supposed to wash pillows?
I wash the pillow cases. If that counts for anything.
I guess I should try this this weekend, but I'm overly attached to my down pillow, and would hate messing it up. The others are some kind of foam stuff, they should be ok - and DH's has assumed a kind of mutant shape. Maybe washing would fix that. (I have idea what he does to his poor pillow to disfigure it).
Wash on the delicate cycle with cold water and then can you put on the air dry fluff cycle in the dryer or just leave them outside to dry? I'm pretty sure you can't wash down.
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Post by Anne_in_VA on Aug 18, 2016 9:29:06 GMT -5
I wash the foam ones with lukewarm water and put in the dryer on low. I use the pods type detergent since I have a front-loading washer and dryer. I take the pillows out of the dryer when still damp and let air dry until fully dry.
I don't think you're supposed to wash down or feather pillows, but I never owned any, so I don't really know.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Aug 18, 2016 10:18:36 GMT -5
Yes, except for the down ones.
Chocolate Lover , if you take the decorative pillows, hold one above your head and chuck it at the floor on its seam, and repeat a few times, they will fluff right up. Call it leftover paranoia about critters and/or laziness. 20 minutes in the dryer is easier than beating up all those pillows.
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Post by happyhoix on Aug 18, 2016 10:21:10 GMT -5
I've washed my old down work coat when it gets really nasty. When I take it out of the washer it's limp and sad, but I either line dry it and then shake it or put it in the dryer on the air dry/fluff cycle - the down in the coat seems to spring back ok. (The coat is my crappy work-outside-in-the-sewer-pit-room-in-winter coat so I'm not so particular if it doesn't refluff completely).
I DO care about my down pillow, however. I would take it with me when I traveled if I wasn't afraid I'd leave it somewhere along the way, which would be catastrophic. I'll check the tags on it to see what they recommend.
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Post by wyouser on Aug 18, 2016 16:46:55 GMT -5
Do you wash your pillows?
I read an article that said you should wash your pillows three times a year.
What? I never wash mine. I buy new ones every few years.
Three times year?? how do you keep the Labrador retriever from shredding them long before that?
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Post by happyhoix on Aug 19, 2016 6:54:41 GMT -5
I've washed my old down work coat when it gets really nasty. When I take it out of the washer it's limp and sad, but I either line dry it and then shake it or put it in the dryer on the air dry/fluff cycle - the down in the coat seems to spring back ok. (The coat is my crappy work-outside-in-the-sewer-pit-room-in-winter coat so I'm not so particular if it doesn't refluff completely).
I DO care about my down pillow, however. I would take it with me when I traveled if I wasn't afraid I'd leave it somewhere along the way, which would be catastrophic. I'll check the tags on it to see what they recommend.
So, my down pillow tag says you can wash it on delicate, warm water, and then dry on low heat in the dryer. Dh's down pillow (the deformed one) says you can wash in warm water, delicate cycle, and then dry with some clean tennis balls I bet that sounds interesting....
So - bath time for all the pillows this weekend....maybe it will straighten out Dh's poor deformed lump.
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Post by resolution on Aug 19, 2016 7:40:57 GMT -5
I have no idea how old DH's down pillow is, but he has used it all his life and it belonged to an older relative before he was born. He sometimes drools in his sleep and I can't imagine what it would smell like if I didn't wash it every now and then, even with the hypoallergenic encasement.
It got so raggedy that about five years ago the material encasing the feathers started to disintegrate and we woke up one morning to a bed full of feathers. I had to take it to my mother in law for emergency help and she made a new case to transfer all the feathers into. So it has a new lease on life.
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Post by Sam_2.0 on Aug 19, 2016 10:42:43 GMT -5
We aren't fancy enough for down pillows here, lol.
Every couple of months the pillows go 2 at a time into the washer - HOT + bleach. DD's get washed more often because she pees the bed every night. Usually her pullups catch everything, but about once a month it all goes in the washer.
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