How To Whiten Your Yellow’ed Pillows

Here is what you will need to make the Miracle Laundry Whitening Solution:

• HOT HOT HOT water
• 1 cup of laundry detergent
• 1 cup powdered dishwasher detergent
• 1 cup bleach
• 1/2 cup borax

Directions for washing and whitening your pillows:

• Check the care label to confirm that your pillow (down or synthetic) can be machine washed – most can be.
• Remove the pillow case and any pillow protector
• Fill the washing machine about 1/3 full with HOT water You should add a couple of pans full of boiling water).
• Add all the ingredients in the Miracle Laundry Whitening Solution, then start the machine and allow it to agitate for a few minutes to makes sure all the detergent dissolves before adding the pillows.
• Once the detergent is dissolved, add the pillow(s), and then allow the washer to fill the rest of the way with HOT water. I washed two pillows at a time, which helped balance the load when it came time for the spin cycle.

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• Agitate the pillows for several minutes, then turn the pillows OVER to allow the top side to get the full effect of agitating in the HOT water. Agitate for several minutes more.
• Put your machine on the 2nd rinse cycle or just run it through twice manually.

DRYING your pillows:

• For down and feathers, use the air cycle. For synthetics, use the low heat setting.
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• Place the pillow(s) in the dryer, add a couple of tennis balls covered in clean sock to help FLUFF the pillows as they tumble dry. (If it’s a nice day you could also set them outside in the sun to dry!)

You should be very happy with your results!

Do you have a secret whitening method that is tried and true?  Please tell us about it!

Thank you to onegoodthingbyjillee for this incredible tutorial and pics!  You can see her site for more pictures.