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Old 11-20-2005, 09:26 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Washing pillows...how?

So being an ignorant man, im unsure how to wash a pillow without fucking it up and making it flat and useless. can someone tell me how to do this properly?
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Old 11-20-2005, 09:49 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I'm not sure, but I've been wondering the same thing lately because my pillows need to be cleaned.

I also am not sure how to clean my damn comforter. It has blood on it also, and I don't know if that will even come out.
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Old 11-20-2005, 10:07 PM   #3 (permalink)
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From diynet.com:

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* If you have allergies, don't use a feather pillow, only foam.

* To wash properly, fill a large basin or container with warm water and your favorite washing detergent. Dip the pillow one small section at a time in the solution and squeeze through the pillow (figure A). Once the pillow is clean, rinse not once or twice, but three times to remove all of the soap and residue.

* Lay the pillow out flat to dry, and turn it frequently.

* To fluff the pillow, take a couple of tennis balls and place in the dryer with the pillow and air dry for approximately 30 minutes.
Most drycleaners will also clean pillows as well, if you don't want to do the work.
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Old 11-20-2005, 10:42 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Fuck all that,I'm not that partial to this pillow, I'll just go buy a new one :x
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Old 11-20-2005, 11:22 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Fuck all that,I'm not that patial to this pillow, I'll just go buy a new one :x
I agree completely!!

I've often wondered this very subject though (how to clean a pillow). I just always put on a clean pillow case.

Good info though onesnowyowl thanks, now I can say I know how to wash a pillow.
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Old 11-21-2005, 03:13 AM   #6 (permalink)
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a washed pillow never quite is like a new pillow... get yourself a new pillow..

though hte tennis ball trick is great for fluffing up down comforters
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Old 11-21-2005, 03:37 AM   #7 (permalink)
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a washed pillow never quite is like a new pillow... get yourself a new pillow..

though hte tennis ball trick is great for fluffing up down comforters
you know I thought that too, but the last comforter we had was just fluff and fold for some reason.

our most recent Icelandic saeng, they just say toss them in and dry as is. Fluss outside of the dryer. Haven't had to wash them yet, but the best part is that they are individual sized comforters so no worrying about fighting over the comforter.

but yes, buy a new pillow. they just aren't the same after washing. check overstock.com for good pillow bargains.
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Old 11-21-2005, 03:46 AM   #8 (permalink)
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I am sorry but some pillows once broken in, can never be replaced. I have a mush pillow for probably 10 years+. It is just so mushy and perfect. No new pillow I have found can replicate it. Sadly it is slowly dying.
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Old 11-21-2005, 03:56 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Get new pillows....I replace mine every couple months......because:

The development of the house dust mite from an egg to an adult takes just three to four weeks. Adults live for about six weeks, during which time the females each produce forty to eighty eggs.

It is not the mites themselves, though, that cause the problems - the allergen which causes asthma attacks and other problems is actually a protein found in their droppings.

A mite will produce 20 faecal pellets per day - that is 200 times its own body weight in faeces during it's short lifetime. With millions of mites living in one bed, this means there are vast amounts of droppings there. 20% of a pillow's weight can be made up of house dust mites and their droppings. These levels mean that virtually all mite-sensitive people will experience problems as a direct result of the mites and their droppings in mattresses, pillows and duvets.
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Old 11-21-2005, 04:00 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Get new pillows....I replace mine every couple months......because:

The development of the house dust mite from an egg to an adult takes just three to four weeks. Adults live for about six weeks, during which time the females each produce forty to eighty eggs.

It is not the mites themselves, though, that cause the problems - the allergen which causes asthma attacks and other problems is actually a protein found in their droppings.

A mite will produce 20 faecal pellets per day - that is 200 times its own body weight in faeces during it's short lifetime. With millions of mites living in one bed, this means there are vast amounts of droppings there. 20% of a pillow's weight can be made up of house dust mites and their droppings. These levels mean that virtually all mite-sensitive people will experience problems as a direct result of the mites and their droppings in mattresses, pillows and duvets.
damn... now you're going to creep out Xazy.
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Old 11-21-2005, 07:08 AM   #11 (permalink)
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damn... now you're going to creep out Xazy.
Screw Xazy (no offence meant) he just creped the HELL out of me.
I could have lived happily without knowing this, really I could. yuck yuck yuck
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Old 11-21-2005, 07:25 AM   #12 (permalink)
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These levels mean that virtually all mite-sensitive people will experience problems as a direct result of the mites and their droppings in mattresses, pillows and duvets.
Interesting. However, what good is throwing out pillows every few months if you're not throwing out the mattress as well?
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Old 11-21-2005, 07:29 AM   #13 (permalink)
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well...I dont know about you, but.....My head tends to rest on the pillows (though my wifes face is occasionally pressed into the mattress...heh) and I really cant afford a new mattress every couple months.
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Old 11-21-2005, 07:39 AM   #14 (permalink)
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/me runs home to throw out her pillows/mattress/couch and replaces it all with wood furniture...
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Old 11-22-2005, 07:09 AM   #15 (permalink)
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/me runs home to throw out her pillows/mattress/couch and replaces it all with wood furniture...
No good. Then you have to worry about termites. Have everything made out of concrete. It's the only way to go.
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Old 11-22-2005, 10:18 AM   #16 (permalink)
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No good. Then you have to worry about termites. Have everything made out of concrete. It's the only way to go.
no you need to go with that new vacuum formed disinfecting plastic theyre using for doors and phones and stuff in japan...but youll have to get used to the static.
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Old 11-22-2005, 11:02 AM   #17 (permalink)
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no you need to go with that new vacuum formed disinfecting plastic theyre using for doors and phones and stuff in japan...but youll have to get used to the static.
A good humidifier should help with the static.
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Old 11-23-2005, 06:53 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Thank you for totally, completely, and utterly grossing me out, tec

I need to go wash my brain now.
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Old 11-23-2005, 06:56 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Why has no one put their pillows in the washing machine??????

I wash mine this way all the time. I am a clean freak and totally weirded out by dust mites etc; and I have never had a problem with them.

I also wash my comforter this way quite often. I can't believe no one just used the plain old washing maching.
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Old 11-23-2005, 08:47 PM   #20 (permalink)
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A mite will produce 20 faecal pellets per day - that is 200 times its own body weight in faeces during it's short lifetime. With millions of mites living in one bed, this means there are vast amounts of droppings there. 20% of a pillow's weight can be made up of house dust mites and their droppings. These levels mean that virtually all mite-sensitive people will experience problems as a direct result of the mites and their droppings in mattresses, pillows and duvets.[/I]
So every pillow has mites in it? How long was the time frame for a pillow to weigh 20% more due to mite shit?
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Old 11-23-2005, 09:06 PM   #21 (permalink)
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I started using those zippered non-permeable covers on my pillows and mattresses in the early 90's. They weren't cheap, but at the time I was trying to figure out why my eyes were getting red at night. The bug stories made me easy prey. Figured out the problem was my new laundry detergent but since hearing the critter stories I've continued using the covers.

-Use bed & pillow covers.
-Get rid of throws.
-Wash bedding at least once a week in hot (130*f) water (with bleach).
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Old 11-25-2005, 07:17 PM   #22 (permalink)
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Can't you put the pillows in airtight bags and suck all the air out of them? Seems to me, if you left them that way for a few days (rotating pillow stock, of course) all the mites would die, then you could launder them and be mite free for a while.

Dust mites creep me out, but I accept them like I accept the creepie crawlies in my eyelashes.
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Old 11-25-2005, 07:27 PM   #23 (permalink)
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Dust mites creep me out, but I accept them like I accept the creepie crawlies in my eyelashes.
Uhh... you might want to get that checked out.
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Old 11-26-2005, 06:38 AM   #24 (permalink)
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Uhh... you might want to get that checked out.
http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasc...1/gen01649.htm

This is a link about eyelash critters. YUM.
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Old 11-26-2005, 06:56 AM   #25 (permalink)
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That link was boring, you need to see the photo to really get your creep on!
http://www.andrewlost.com/hair_k1.htm
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Old 11-26-2005, 09:44 AM   #26 (permalink)
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Well fuck me runnin. That's some weird stuff right there.
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Old 11-26-2005, 10:03 AM   #27 (permalink)
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This thread keeps getting worse and worse. That follicle pic ....*shudder*.
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Old 11-26-2005, 01:33 PM   #28 (permalink)
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