The return of sunny days means big spring cleaning in our homes! Do you know this simple, but above all natural, tip that won’t cost you an arm and a leg and will allow you to recover a yellowed pillow? With this method, give your pillow a second life!
Have you ever found yourself with a yellowed pillow or mattress? This is normal, with use and over time the bedding tends to yellow. But where do these very unsightly stains come from and how do they get on your pillows which you take care of and on which you regularly change the pillowcase? The most common reason is quite simple, it is sweating. The more you sweat at night, the faster your pillow will turn yellow, which is impossible to avoid. Bodily fluids and other secretions will be directly absorbed by the mattress or pillow even if they are protected by sheets or pillowcases.
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As they dry, these excretions will turn yellow and become real breeding grounds for bacteria and mites, which is why it is essential to treat them and not allow humidity to proliferate. So, if you are in the middle of spring cleaning and it is time for you to take care of everything that was neglected during the winter, like those places that we always forget to clean, consider cleaning your pillows ! Recovering a yellowed pillow can be complicated when you don’t know how to do it, here is a quick and simple tip with a miracle ingredient that will save your life.
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De-yellowing a pillow: a natural and effective solution
Here’s a simple tip that will surely change your life if you start cleaning your yellowed pillows. One ingredient in particular is renowned for its effectiveness and cleaning properties when it comes to household cleaning. But this miracle ingredient is not only known for cleaning, it also degreases, deodorizes, and whitens! An ally of all housewives, it is very likely that you already use it for the maintenance of your home or for washing your household linen.
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This miracle solution is none other than baking soda! Alone or added together, it is the ideal ingredient for de-yellowing a pillowcase or removing it. To do this, you need to let baking soda sit on the stained pillow for several hours. You will simply have to vacuum them and then put the ears in the washing machine. If using baking soda is not enough, you can then try adding white vinegar to a basin of hot water and letting the yellowed pillowcase soak for several hours. You will then need to put the pillow in the washing machine.
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Yellowed pillow: what to do if the stains replace?
Despite rubbing the baking soda on the pillow beforehand, it may happen that the stains remain. In this case, you can simply add baking soda to your laundry and run a normal cycle to make your pillow shine. After washing your pillows, it is then advisable to put them in the sun to dry them. The sun also helps to naturally loosen your yellowed pillows.
Make sure to turn them so that both sides are exposed in the same way and that your pillows have benefited from a proper UV session! In the end, all you have to do is place your pillow back in your bed with a pillowcase and that’s it!
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