Substantially down and down/feather mix bed pillows:
how often should you clean them?

When's the right time?

How often should you clean your substantially down and down/feather mix bed pillows?

Some “experts” suggest that you should clean your pillows twice a year; others suggest once a year; yet others suggest once every two years.

The correct answer, of course, is neither of these guesses. And, yes, they’re guesses.

Our approach is a little different.

We recommend that you should consider cleaning and refurbishing your substantially down and down/feather mix bed pillows whenever YOU believe that the time is right.

Here are some questions to ask to aid in your decision:

• Is the outer pillow shell stained?
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• Has the outer pillow shell yellowed?
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• Does the pillow have an odor?
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• Is your pillow flat and/or lumpy?
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• Does the down fill or down/feather mix fill require adjustment (the addition or removal of down) to provide better support and/or comfort?

If the answer to any of these questions is “yes”, then it’s time to consider cleaning and refurbishing your substantially down and down/feather mix bed pillows.

Refurbish at least every 2 years

And even if the answers to all these questions is “no”, we’ll go out on a limb here and suggest that you should have your pillows cleaned and refurbished at least once every two years.

Why once every two years?

Because two years is, in our opinion, the tipping point - the point at which continued use -- without refurbishment -- starts to reduce the resiliency, durability, longevity and overall comfort of your pillow.

Just consider this: You probably sleep at least 7 hours per day. There are 365 days per year. So you're spending approximately 2,500 per year with your head potentially buried deep in a stained, oily, smelly and lumpy pillow.

Whatever the appropriate time frame, the key is to establish a maintenance routine to ensure that your pillows are refurbished every x number of years. In much the same way you change the oil in your vehicle every 3000 miles.

That’s one of the reasons we include the date on which a pillow was last refurbished on every pillow tag attached to every WHITE KNIGHT pillowCARE refurbished pillow.

Studies too numerous to mention have all come to the same conclusion: A good night’s sleep is
integral to how you’ll feel and perform the next day.

And a clean, comfortable, supportive pillow is integral to a good night’s sleep.