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How to Whiten Yellow Pillows {In Only 3 Steps!}

March 23, 2021 by 101 Days... 2 Comments

It is completely normal for pillows to yellow over time due to normal body temperature maintenance while you sleep. During sleep, your body can sweat, and sweat causes the yellowing of your pillow. Even with a pillow cover on, this yellowing still occurs. Since you can’t really prevent it from happening, how do you get rid of it short of buying new pillows every so often? The good news is you CAN get rid of those disgusting yellow stains! Here is how to whiten yellow pillows!

101daysoforganization.org has the best tips to keep your home perfectly clean. Find out how you can whiten your pillows after they've started to look a bit drab!
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1 How To Whiten Yellow Pillows
1.1 What You Will Need

How To Whiten Yellow Pillows

Bodily fluids such as perspiration cause stains on pillows.

What You Will Need

HOT water

1 cup of your favorite laundry detergent

1/2 cup of Borax

1 cup powdered dishwasher detergent

1 cup of bleach

Miracle Laundry Whitening Solution

Add all of the ingredients to the washing machine and fill part way with hot water. Allow your machine to agitate to dissolve all the detergent. Once the detergent dissolves, add the pillows. Typically, you can wash two pillows at a time, one on each side. Fill the machine the rest of the way with hot water.

Whiten yellowed pillows

The trick is to let the machine agitate for several minutes, then turn the pillows over and allow the machine to agitate for several more minutes. This way you are sure to equally clean both sides of the pillows. Set your machine to do a 2nd rinse.

washing pillows

When your pillows are done washing, dry them in the dryer. If your pillows are synthetic, you can safely use the low heat setting. For down pillows, use the air fluff setting {no heat}. To help fluff up the pillows while they dry, toss in a couple of tennis balls along with your dryer sheet. Once dry, admire your no-longer-yellow pillows!

Whiten yellowed pillows

I hope these tips on how to whiten yellow pillows helps you! Before you go, check out my post on how to get bright white clothes.

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  1. amy chase says

    September 27, 2018 at 8:13 pm

    i want to know how to do this with a front loader

    Reply
  2. Khanh says

    October 25, 2018 at 2:45 pm

    I also want to know how to use this method with HE front load washer.

    Reply

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