Useful tips on how to wash a bamboo pillow in an automatic washing machine and by hand

Bamboo pillows are more practical feather. In addition, they are more environmentally friendly and safer than pillows with synthetic fillers.

Therefore, products filled with softened bamboo stems are becoming more and more popular every year. They are inexpensive, light weight, hygienic and breathable.

In addition, they are very easy to care for. You can wash them in different ways, but following simple rules. Let's look at it in more detail, is it possible and how to wash a pillow from bamboo in the washing machine and by hand.

Is it possible?

With prolonged use, any textile requires washing. If you just need to update the pillow, you can vacuum it. But for more thorough cleaning, the product should be washed by hand or in a washing machine.

The material allows you to do this, you just need to adhere to certain principles:

• do not bleach by any means;
• do not wash in hot water;
• do not resort to chemical cleaning of the product;
• do not use dry powders for washing;
• do not wash together with other products;
• do not rub with brushes or hard sponges;
• Do not iron;
• Do not dry in a vertical position.

Nowadays there are pillows on sale that are positioned as products made entirely from bamboo, but in fact they consist of a bamboo cover and a synthetic filler.

• padding polyester,
• holofiber,
• "swansdown".

Washing rules may vary depending on the type of filler.

Bulk products are dangerous because they do not completely dissolve during gentle washing with low water temperatures. As a result, powder particles get stuck between the filler fibers.

Using a pillow with powder in the fibers can negatively affect human health. Besides, powder microgranules destroy the material from the inside.

Washing in an automatic washing machine

Even though bamboo pillows are breathable and well-ventilated, they still accumulate dirt and sweat.

However It is not recommended to wash them too often. Manufacturers advise washing such bedding no more than once every 4 months.

Before you start washing, you need to study the icons on the pillow label that determine what you can do when caring for the product and what you cannot do.

In most cases, the labels indicate:

1. You cannot iron the pillow.
2. Bleaching and dry cleaning is prohibited.
3. Hand washable and machine washable on delicate cycle.

The pillow can be washed better in a machine than by hand. In addition, after machine washing it will dry faster. However, a compact car with a minimum displacement and low power may not be able to cope with the volume and weight of the pillow.

To prevent the filler from scattering around the drum of the machine, the pillowcase must be tightly tied or sewn. Small pillows are washable in the cover.

Before putting the pillow into the drum, you should check the cover for damage. If there are small holes in it, they may become larger during the washing process, causing the filling to come out.

Before washing, the machine must be set to delicate mode, its main conditions are:

1. Temperature no more than 40 degrees.
2. Short washing time.
3. Minimum spin speed.

It is advisable to set the double rinse. This is necessary so that no traces of cleaning chemicals remain in the fibers of the cover and filler.

You can simply first set the machine to washing with rinsing without spinning, and then additionally run rinsing and spinning.

Before turning on the machine, you should check whether there is any powder left in the detergent compartment from the previous wash. If there is any left, it needs to be removed and the pillow should be washed exclusively with liquid detergent.

There is no need to soak the product before machine washing.. Exceptions are those cases when it is necessary to get rid of complex contaminants.

If the cover is very dirty, you can first soak it separately and then wash it together with the filling.

Sometimes when washing bamboo pillows, a few ribbed or tennis balls are placed in the drum. This is done to prevent the filler from clumping.

But practice shows that there is no big difference in the results of washing with and without balls. If lumps appear in the pillow after the machine, you can gently knead them with your hands.

Hands

Hand washing, just like machine washing, begins with inspecting the cover. If there are holes, even the smallest ones, they need to be sewn up. After this, you should prepare a clean container of a suitable size.

Warm water is drawn into the container (no more than 40 degrees). After this, liquid detergent for delicate laundry (40-50 mg) is added.

You can use the product for children's clothing. The main thing is that it is hypoallergenic, since when washing by hand it is not always possible to completely rinse out the detergent.

The detergent must be mixed in water, but not whipped to a rich foam., because in this case it will be more difficult to rinse the pillow.

Next, the pillow is placed in soapy water. It must be completely wet, slightly wrinkled and left in water for 15 minutes.

After the allotted time has passed, the pillow should be turned over several times without removing it from the water. If it has not been washed for a long time, you can leave it for another 10 minutes. After this, you need to drain the water and begin the rinsing procedure.

Products with bamboo filling should not be rinsed under running water., as this may lead to the filler clumping. You need to pour clean water into the container and rinse the pillow until the water becomes soapy. After this, the water is drained again and the container is filled with clean water.

The procedure is repeated several times. The process ends when the water stops foaming.

The final stage is drying. But first, the pillow must be removed from the water and placed on a grate installed above the bathtub or washbasin to drain.

Wash by hand using mild, gentle detergents, without the use of bleaches. There is no need to separate the case and the filler. But if separate cleaning of the cover and filling is required, then the filling is placed in a bag or pillowcase made of non-fading fabric.

How to dry a product with bamboo filling?

Bamboo bedding is dried in several stages. First let the water drain. To do this, place the product on the grate above the bathtub.

Pillows should not be squeezed or twisted. When washing in a machine, we skip this step, since after a light spin the water should not drain from the pillow.

The next stage is vertical drying. The product is placed on a terry towel or a cotton sheet folded several times. Needs to be turned every few hours pillow, and replace the wet fabric underneath with dry one.

The almost completely dried pillow is taken out into the open air - into the yard or loggia. At this stage it can already be hung vertically. You can simply place it on a clean surface.

Periodically, the product needs to be whipped and turned over.. After the pillow has completely dried, it is advisable to leave it in the fresh air for a few more hours.

Ironing is strictly prohibited. All these options involve uneven heating of the filler, as a result of which it may become heterogeneous, which will negatively affect the properties of the pillow.

Conclusion

As you can see from the above, washing bamboo pillows is not at all difficult. The very structure of this material facilitates easy removal of contaminants.

With proper care, this product will last for many years., maintaining its original characteristics.