Pillow Care
Clean pillows to save cash and the unnecessary production of new pillows. Prolonging pillow life means ultimately needing fewer resources to make new ones, and less landfill space stuffed with the old. and the unnecessary production of new pillows.
Cleaning
- Feathers and down: Make sure there are no rips in their covers (if there are, those feathers will fly), then wash on the delicate cycle. Press out excess water and tumble dry with dryer balls.
- Foam: Wash them by hand or in the washing machine, then air-dry them.
- Kapok: Machine wash and tumble dry with dryer balls, or take them to an eco-friendly dry cleaner.
- Polyester: Wash them by hand or in the washing machine, then put them in the dryer, opening up the dryer to hand-fluff them every few minutes.
- Wool: Eco dry clean them (avoid having to clean them often by tossing them in a dryer set to no heat/air fluff or airing them out seasonally).
- To zap dust mites, tuck any pillow into a bag and stuff it in the freezer for a few hours.
- If it's time to buy new ones, check out this sustainable pillow tip.
- Animal shelters and vet clinics often accept gently used pillows for use as bedding (just always call ahead to confirm).
