Re: Down Comforter/Pillows

[Guest guest]

I would use borax and white vinager to wash your bedding in. I cant handle

the bleach smell either abd I dont know how long it would take it to come out.

And us hot water

Janet

[Guest guest]

national allergy.com is where I got my comforter. It is anti bacterial

filled.I got allergen pillows from them as well.

Janet

[Guest guest]

If your pillows really are moldy- it will not be possible to wash

them out- think about it the spore must be removed-the pillow- and

comfortors that are thick are very difficult to clean- Ikea has very

inexpensive washable pillows- and comforters

>

>

> My screwed up memory says pillows and down can both harbor mold. I

have this bedding, which has not been washed for awhile.

>

> I have no visible mold growing, but suspect the room these are in.

(doubt it is stach.)

>

> 64 million dollar question...

> How can I wash them to get rid of any spores/mycotoxins?

>

> I am willing to put them in hot water/washer, and possibly bleach,

if they can survive that. But how much of it? I will then need to re-

wash them and pray the bleach dissipates, since I cannot tolerate

that either.

>

> So, least amount would be good, or something less toxic.

>

> I want to wash a drapery panel, too, and assume the method will be

the same.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Katrina

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the feedback. I do not see or smell any mold...I am just

assuming....or at least there may be enough dustmite presence to attract the

mold spores ?

Currently, there are zero funds for replacement, plus I have to have 100%

non-synthetic...more money.

Katrina

>

> If your pillows really are moldy- it will not be possible to wash

> them out- think about it the spore must be removed-the pillow- and

> comfortors that are thick are very difficult to clean- Ikea has very

> inexpensive washable pillows- and comforters

> >

> >

> > My screwed up memory says pillows and down can both harbor mold. I

> have this bedding, which has not been washed for awhile.

> >

> > I have no visible mold growing, but suspect the room these are in.

> (doubt it is stach.)

> >

> > 64 million dollar question...

> > How can I wash them to get rid of any spores/mycotoxins?

> >

> > I am willing to put them in hot water/washer, and possibly bleach,

> if they can survive that. But how much of it? I will then need to re-

> wash them and pray the bleach dissipates, since I cannot tolerate

> that either.

> >

> > So, least amount would be good, or something less toxic.

> >

> > I want to wash a drapery panel, too, and assume the method will be

> the same.

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > Katrina

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I doubt they will survive bleach wash. I would try going to either

a very salty wash water or very acidic wash. That would be either

alot of sodium bicarbonate, baking soda, or lots of vinegar in

water. Better yet wash one time in baking soda and rinse them in

vinegar. That's how I take a bath and wash my hair. Baking soda

bath and vinegar rinse. What you are doing is taking microbes from

one pH extreme to the other. Everything has their own pH that they

can live in so if you take them from one extreme to another, you

kill alot of microbes. Whether you kill all of them is another

question.

At Dallas Environmental Center's safe housing in which they deal

with mold victims and also MCS people, they only allow people to

bring baking soda to do laundry. You may consider replacing pillows

for new and washing new periodically this way. If they are real

old, there is 'dung' in them. I know that is hard to face up to but

insects defecate in the pillow and other bedding that they live in

and it piles up if item isn't washed for long time. I heard this on

the Today Show or similar new program. I love down also and have

them but perhaps cheaper pillows that you wash weekly and replace

yearly or something. That's what I may do since you put your face

into them all night.

--- In , " kattemayo " <kattemayo@...>

wrote:

>

> 64 million dollar question...

> How can I wash them to get rid of any spores/mycotoxins?

[Guest guest]

I think I read that down is the best as far as low contamination, lo

wmold, but I can't handle it myself due to allergies.

I've had good luck soaking my bedding in an alochol/water mixture

for 8 hours, then washing in machine. Think I'm suffering from

mycotoxins as opposed to actual mold spores. Not sure how goosedown

would hold up in the alcohol, though.

I had bought a fluffy, thick, mattress topper as my new mattress was

too hard, but it can't be washed in the machine, and all of my

attempts to spray it with alcohol, ozone it, etc, have failed. I

may try to wash it in the machine at some point.

At this point, I've come to the conclusion I can only purchase

things that can be soaked and thrown in the machine, whether

bedding, or clothing; dry cleaning doesn't do it for me either.

Jules

--- In , " kattemayo " <kattemayo@...>

wrote:

>

>

> Thanks for the feedback. I do not see or smell any mold...I am

just assuming....or at least there may be enough dustmite presence

to attract the mold spores ?

>

> Currently, there are zero funds for replacement, plus I have to

have 100% non-synthetic...more money.

>

> Katrina

>

>

>

> --- In , " carondeen " <kdeanstudios@>

wrote:

> >

> > If your pillows really are moldy- it will not be possible to

wash

> > them out- think about it the spore must be removed-the pillow-

and

> > comfortors that are thick are very difficult to clean- Ikea has

very

> > inexpensive washable pillows- and comforters

> > >

> > >

> > > My screwed up memory says pillows and down can both harbor

mold. I

> > have this bedding, which has not been washed for awhile.

> > >

> > > I have no visible mold growing, but suspect the room these are

in.

> > (doubt it is stach.)

> > >

> > > 64 million dollar question...

> > > How can I wash them to get rid of any spores/mycotoxins?

> > >

> > > I am willing to put them in hot water/washer, and possibly

bleach,

> > if they can survive that. But how much of it? I will then need

to re-

> > wash them and pray the bleach dissipates, since I cannot

tolerate

> > that either.

> > >

> > > So, least amount would be good, or something less toxic.

> > >

> > > I want to wash a drapery panel, too, and assume the method

will be

> > the same.

> > >

> > > Thanks,

> > >

> > > Katrina

> > >

> >

>