How to Fluff, De-Lump, and Clean your Pillows

You can fluff and unlump your pillows easily.

Bed pillows are notorious for "flatting out" or "lumping" during use or when you attempt to wash them. Although this is a normal occurrence with feather pillows, polyester or other types of filled pillows will also lump and flatten over time. The difference is that a feather pillow cannot be made to unlump, it is a natural process of the feathers. But synthetic materials that lump can be made lump free and smelling sweet with the following easy steps.

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Washing machine
• Dryer
• Dryer sheets
• Tennis balls
• Socks

1. Use your normal laundry soap to wash your pillows. Be sure to put as many pillows in your wash as it takes to even out the load. Usually two bed pillows will fit. You may wish to run through the spin cycle twice to ensure as much moisture as possible has been extracted.

2. Place them in the dryer with a towel or two to help wick away moisture. If not completely dry after first cycle, replace with new towel and reset to dry again. Use a fabric sheet to keep pillows smelling sweet.

3. Put two tennis balls in the dryer with your pillows to fluff them up and keep the lumps away. Use white or cream colored ones. If you do not have white ones, place each ball in a separate tube sock and tie a knot to keep it in.

Tips & Warnings

• Do not put feather pillows in washing machine.

• Do not put pillows containing foam stuffing in dryer as it may disintegrate.