A luxury pillow made of feather and down can be easily washed and dried. Washing them can, in fact, bring back its fluffiness. Washing a feather-down pillow Follow these easy steps to bring back the fluffiness to your feather pillow. a. Remove the cover Before washing your down pillow, make sure to remove the pillowcase or any covering that it may have. b. Examine pillow Inspect your feather pillow for any holes or tears that may leak feather filling during washing. With a thread and needle, repair the rips first before washing. c. Balance the washer tub When washing down or feather pillows, it is always advised to wash two pillows simultaneously to balance the washer tub for it to perform well. Make sure to load the pillows vertically so that the agitator cannot affect them. It would be better to use a front-loading machine without agitators. But any washer will do as long as the two pillows can fit properly. d. Use a gentle detergent Use a laundry detergent with minimal bubbles when washing feather or down pillows. Too much soap can make the feathers clump together due to soap residue. Set your washing machine to the delicate cycle and use less detergent than you normally use to keep the feather filling fluffy. e. Use warm or cool water The water temperature is important when washing your down or feather pillows. Hot water may be a good solution to kill dust mites living inside the pillows; it can also cause damage to the feathers. Instead, you can use warm or cool water when washing your down pillows. f. Use an extra rinse and spin cycle It would help if you use an extra rinse and spin cycle when washing feather and down pillows to remove excess moisture and soap that may stick on them and cause the feathers to a cluster. Drying a feather-down pillow Remember that you can also dry your feather-down pillow in the dryer to make it fluffier. You can dry your feather-down pillow by following these simple tips. Place your washed pillow between two towels to remove excess water. Press down on it but make sure not to wring or twist the pillow to avoid damaging the down or feathers. Allow the towels to soak up any remaining water. Put your feather pillows in the dryer. Set your dryer to a gentle cycle such as a low-heat or no-heat setting. Do not worry if you need several cycles to fully dry the pillow using the no-heat setting, as this is the safest way you can dry your natural-filling pillow. Take the utmost care when using the low-heat setting for quick-drying because this may still harm your feather filling. Take the pillows out of the dryer to fluff them between drying cycles. It will help beat the pillows to break up any clumps of down or feathers. Checking on the pillows now and then will ensure that your pillows are dried properly. Placing dryer balls during the drying cycle can also help make your pillow fluffy. When your pillow has fully dried, massage any clumps to remove them. You can hold the feather pillow by its corners and shake it to remove clumps of down or feathers.