Cleaning Yellowing Pillows

September 12, 2023 by Admin

– to get rid of stains like these you need to set your temperature to the hottest setting you have, fullest load, and then if you have a soak setting select that. If you don’t have a soak, you’ll need to fill up you washing machine with water and then stop it so that it can soak.

For my first run through I added 1 cup of hydrogen peroxide – this is a bleach alternative.

1/2 cup of vinegar – this is a natural cleaner, breaks down stains, and fabric softener.

Editor’s Note: This post mentions using hydrogen peroxide with vinegar. This practice is fine to do, as long as you are not mixing them together in the same container (such as a bottle), rather using them in succession. Mixing hydrogen peroxide and vinegar creates peracetic acid, a corrosive acid that can harm the skin, eyes, nose, throat, and lungs.

And 1/4 cup of lemon juice. Lemon juice is also acidic so same qualities as vinegar, & added a nice lemon smell.

Let soak for 30 minutes, then flip the pillows to make sure you get both sides and soaked for 30 more minutes.

I realized that my washing machine is a fairly large one and I was not satisfied after the 30 minutes how things were going so I added another cup of hydrogen peroxide. Everyone’s laundry tubs are a different size so take that into consideration. (So in the end I used 2 cups hydrogen peroxide, 1/2 cup vinegar, and 1/4 cup lemon juice.)

Add your laundry detergent of your choice and run your normal wash cycle.

Pull your pillows out and inspect them. If they are clean enough which mine were – put them in the dryer. If not you may need to start over and soak again or try an alternative method below.