Duvet, pillow, mattress and mattress topper: how to maintain them?

Published on 05/13/2024 08:26

Once you have chosen all the elements of its bedding, it is obviously necessary to maintain them to make them last and make the most of their assets. Duvet, pillow, mattress and mattress toppers: our advice for a good maintenance.

How to properly maintain my quilt?

- A duvet in natural upholstery is much more delicate to clean. Once washed, if it is not properly dried, the lining molds inside. Which makes it unusable. So, it is better not to take a risk and send it to the laundry at each change of season. A duvet in natural upholstery changes every 10 years .
- A polyester fiber quilt can be machine cleaned (5kg) at 40 °. Beyond 200 cm x 200 cm, one cleans his duvet in a machine of greater capacity (7kg). It is normally changed every 5 years unless the packing is packed, uneven, less insulating or if the casing has yellowed because of our perspiration (less hygienic).

How to properly maintain my pillow?

- A pillow can be cleaned in machine (5kg) at 40 °. It is normally changed every 3 years unless the packing is uneven or if the envelope is stained (less healthy and therefore likely to attract bacteria). We do not wash it alone but with other clothes to prevent it from moving and being deformed with the mechanical action of the drum of our washing machine.
- A little trick to clean a pillow microfiber or natural padding (feathers, down, silk): we put a tennis ball with the pillow in the drum of the machine. With the machine rotating, the tennis ball pats the pillow during the wash, allowing it to keep its appearance inflated. Like a duvet in natural upholstery, the pillow is well dried so that the lining does not rot inside.

How to properly maintain my mattress?

Good news: the vast majority of mattresses found on the bedding market (in stores) are treated against dust mites, bacteria and allergies. Good because a mattress does not wash. To refresh it, you can, however, spend a little vacuum on his mattress from time to time. And of course, we make sure to return it at each change of season, early summer and early winter in particular.

How to properly maintain my mattress topper?

The mattress topper is like a comforter.
- A polyester fiber mattress pad with a grammage greater than 500g / m2 and a size larger than 160cm, goes into a washing machine (7kg or more).
- The memory foam mattress toppers are generally removable and washable covers in traditional washing machines.
- Any type of mattress topper changes when it gets lost or loses its inflated appearance.

Thanks to Caroline Serra, Fiber Market Manager at Dacron and Bettina Mergui, Communication Manager at Dunlopillo