Steps And Benefits Of Drying Feather Pillows In The Sun
The natural approaches for drying the feather pillows in the sun without a dryer helps to keep the harmful chemicals as well as manual-intensive methods at bay. The air-drying method bathes the pillow in sun-rays, which also acts as a natural disinfectant. The sun helps to spruce up, sterilize as well as fluff up feather pillow very well. The sun’s heat will punch through feathers of the pillow that are in the core and everywhere to wipe out any of the microbial guilds.
Steps To Dry Feather Pillows In The Sun
In order to dry your feather pillows in the sun, follow the below-mentioned steps carefully:
- Lay the damp item on the clothesline but on a breezy cool dry day as this will help to evaporate all traces of moisture.
- Unlike the comforter, the pillows have a very much better surface area to the volume ratio as they usually take a couple of hours for drying on a warm, breezy day.
- The user can also lay the feather pillows flat on a flat surface on open sunlight but it's advisable to stay for the lookout for lumps or for any cold spots by squeezing out the bunched up corners for evenly distribution of fill.
- After a high volume of water escapes fluff it gently and then turn after every hour or two. The heat will slowly fade away any slight moisture in the feather pillow while the sun helps to freshen and will act as a natural bleaching agent that will leave a natural, odorless smell.
Benefits Of Drying Feather Pillows In The Sun
Sun drying the pillow will infuse a divine smell while the sun provides a natural bleaching agent against all the organic stains like blood.
- Sun-dry feather pillows smell much fresh than tumble dried pillows due to the lack of laundry chemicals.
- The wrinkle-free drying tapping in the sunlight maintains the resilience of all-natural feathers.
- The Sunrays also helps to disinfect as well as whiten pillows with the UV light that kills biological contaminants.