Avoid washing your goose down pillows in the domestic washing machine; spot clean small stains with mild soap. If you have large stains that have to be washed, have the pillows dry cleaned but note that dry cleaning your goose down pillows may shorten their lifespan as the chemicals will remove the pillow’s natural oils and make it break down faster. To prevent any kind of stains on your pillows, use protectors. Spot clean small stains on your down alternative pillows and dryclean for large stains. Down alternative pillows can be dry cleaned as much as required.