Guest guest Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 Anyone know how can you wash pillows if they're down? I can understand man made fibers. I have a dust mite allergy cover on my bed - when I bought it, I was surprised to see that it needed to be laundered every 3 months. I thought you'd just zip it on and whammie - bug free. I guess nothing is that easy. Also, I used to have a growing asthma problem. When I started eliminating dust mites by washing my sheets in hot water more often, it sent away. No more inhaler. Carol S. > > Shaorn you wrote about keeping your HVAC fan on all the time with a 1 micron > washable filter. > > There's one big problem with that - if you run the ran all the time and dont > let the moisture drop off the AC coild and dry out you will grow mold like > mad in there. perhap youe can remedy that with a UV light, but I leanred my > lesson on running the fan all time. It keep the humidity level in the house > too high (in the 50 and 60s) which is so high the dust mites flourish. > > I found the best remedy for dust mites is a really good AC filter (like you > mentioned), vacuuming every three days, running a dehudimifier to keep the > house as dry as possible without being too crunchy - dust mites go dormant > or shirvel up below @ 45% humidity - I like to keep it below 40% with > carpet, a little higher with hardwoods (say between 40 and 50). Also wash > bedding in hot water only and pillows every other week, certainly every > month (thats a long time for some) and use something like an OBI steamer to > freshen pillows, couches and bedding and curtains by steaming the dust mites > in them DEAD. > > This will make a greatdifference in your home without adding any > moldsprores. > > Jane > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 >>>Anyone know how can you wash pillows if they're down?<<< i searched this out when i was trying to figure out how wash my down sleeping bag. apparently, is recommended to wash down to help it keep it's loft, and to throw a couple of tennis balls in with it in the dryer. after reading that something around 30 different kinds of mold and fungi grow in pillow stuffing, i bought an organic shredded latex pillow from natural organic baby (they had the best prices). if you go this route, you may want to buy the one with the zipper to adjust how much fluff goes on --that is if you don't like big and fluffy. sabine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 Thanks Sabine! I'll look into it and try the tennis balls too! Carol S. > > > >>>Anyone know how can you wash > pillows if they're down?<<< > > i searched this out when i was trying to figure out how wash my down sleeping bag. apparently, is recommended to wash down to help it keep it's loft, and to throw a couple of tennis balls in with it in the dryer. after reading that something around 30 different kinds of mold and fungi grow in pillow stuffing, i bought an organic shredded latex pillow from natural organic baby (they had the best prices). if you go this route, you may want to buy the one with the zipper to adjust how much fluff goes on --that is if you don't like big and fluffy. > > sabine. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 Washing down pillows usually results in a substantial loss of feathers, if they are old enough that the seams or fabric have lost some integrity. You can try heating them to kill the dust mites in a low oven. A hot dryer also works for this, but you will have to check for weak seams and holes for that too, but not as much as for washing, or you will also have substantial loft loss. Many old-fashioned dry cleaners will replace the ticking for a small fee, rather than chemically clean the pillows. Desh ____________________________________________________________ Click here to choose from a huge selection of shipping supplies! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3n4Viy1dOz3LHVkeLFH3vrAYnVES39\ RYmVchasyjBpfhGRL4/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 Re: HVAC air filter <<Washing down pillows usually results in a substantial loss of feathers,...etc>> Jf you have a large freezer, putting pillows/soft toys and so forth in for a week will kill dust mites. regards from edella Recent Activity a.. 21New Members Visit Your Group Health Heartburn or Worse What symptoms are most serious? Meditation and Lovingkindness A Group to share and learn. New web site? Drive traffic now. Get your business on search. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 I know some people aren't keen on using tennis balls (or other commercial dryer ball options) because of the materials they're made of, but I never knew of a natural alternative until someone on one of my cloth diapering lists mentioned it a few weeks ago. So I figured I'd share... You can have natural dryer balls made of wool!! Directions on how to make them here: http://www.thegoodmama.com/index.php?main_page=document_general_info & cPath=94 & pr\ oducts_id=724(out of about $5 of wool yarn). I haven't made any yet, but I figured I'd share for anyone who might be interested. -Lana " There is nothing more useful than sun and salt. " - Latin proverb On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 6:01 PM, cstraq1 <cstraq@...> wrote: > Thanks Sabine! I'll look into it and try the tennis balls too! Carol S. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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