Pillowcases guard your cushions from getting stained, but even so, it’s a struggle to keep pillow fabric from turning yellowish. Pillows usually turn yellow due to an accumulation of perspiration. Sweat yellows since it dries, so over time, your cushions start to appear old and depressed. A yellowed pillow isn’t doomed, though. You can whiten most types of cushions in the washing machine with a few bleaching agents. Memory-foam pillows can’t withstand a battering from the washing machine, so you ought to undertake them by hand.
Machine-Washable Pillows
Eliminate the pillowcase and scoop in the pillow, if applicable.
Fill your washing machine about one-third of the way filled with hot water.
Add 1 cup of powdered laundry detergent, 1/2 cup of borax, and 1 cup of chlorine or hydrogen peroxide.
Start the washing machine and let it run for many minutes, then add the pillows. For best results, wash two cushions simultaneously so the device stays balanced during the spin cycle.
Fill out the machine the remainder of the manner with hot water. Let it run for many minutes again.
Turn the cushions over so the other hand gets cleaned. Allow the machine run for a few more minutes, then put it into the rinse cycle.
Set the pillows in the dryer when the washing machine is done. Add a couple of tidy tennis balls — they will fluff the pillows as they dry. If your tennis balls are not clean, wrap socks around them before placing them in the drier.
Place the drier to the low-heat placing for synthetic pillows. Use the air-cycle placing for feather or down pillows.
Pillows That Aren’t Machine Washable
Take off the pillowcase and scoop, if necessary. Put the pillow down on a table or another flat surface.
Fill a dish with cold water, and add a few drops of soap. Dampen a cloth with the soapy water. Wring out the excess water.
Dab the pillow gently with the cloth. If you’re cleaning a stain, start dabbing from the outside of the stain and move inward to the middle.
Fill a spray bottle with white vinegar or enzymatic cleaner. Mist the pillow lightly, and let it set for five minutes. Blot dry with a towel. This works especially well to eliminate pet urine stains and odor.
Put the Cushion out in the sun to dry. Instead, set it in the dryer for 20 minutes on the air or no-heat cycle.