Over time, pillows turn yellow.
Why ? It's because of sweating when you sleep.
Even using a pillowcase, perspiration seeps through and leaves a yellow stain on the pillow.
But if your pillow has turned yellow, no need to buy a new one!
Wondering how to wash yellowed pillows?
To whiten it and restore its original color, just use this washing method to obtain this result:
1. Check the pillow label to be sure you can machine wash it. Most allow it, except those with shape memory.
2. Fill the washing machine with 1/3 full of very hot water. You can even add a pot or two of boiling water.
3. Add a cup of washing powder.
4. Add a cup of bleach.
5. Add a cup of soda crystals.
6. Start the machine with the hottest program. Let it run for a few minutes so that all the ingredients mix well.
7. Once the ingredients are well dissolved in the water, open the machine and add 2 pillows. It's better with 2, because the drum is better balanced during the spin cycle.
8. Close the machine and let it finish its washing cycle.
9. Choose the "plus rinse" option for the machine to perform a second rinse.
10. If the weather is nice, dry the pillows in the sun. It is more economical than the dryer and in addition the sun's rays help to whiten the pillows.
Otherwise put the pillows in the dryer. If the pillow is down, choose the air-dry option. If it is synthetic, choose a low temperature.
There you go, your pillows are all clean and have regained their whiteness :-)
No more pillows yellowed by perspiration! You can perform this washing 1-2 times a year.
Now you know how to wash a yellowed pillow.
If you don't have soda crystals, you can find some here.
The explanations below are for a top opening machine.
If you have a window machine? Here's how to clean yellowed pillows.
Choose the hottest cycle. And add the ingredients one after the other, after the machine has started.
As Graziella Angela Formenti points out as a comment, you can also soak the pillows in the bathtub. Just pour all the ingredients in it overnight. Then you machine wash them the next day.
