Brilio.net - Bolsters are often used as home furnishings to help you sleep better. Many people have used bolsters for years, but many still don't know how to clean them when they are damp and dirty. If left unchecked, damp and dirty bolsters can become a place for mold, musty odors, or even a nest for bacteria, which can invite various diseases.
According to getlaidbeds.co.uk, dirty pillows or bolsters are at risk of causing allergies that trigger itchy eyes, respiratory problems, and runny noses. When the bolster is moldy and smells musty, cleaning it with detergent and water alone is often not enough. Many people choose to use a citric acid solution, which is known to be effective in removing stains. However, if you don't have citric acid at home, there are still other ingredients that can be used.
As in the trick uploaded by a netizen named Nurussiyamah, this woman claims to have several ingredients, one of which is a kitchen ingredient, which is no less effective in removing mold stains and musty odors on bolsters. Nurussiyamah said, this trick is suitable for application on bolsters, pillows, or other white fabrics, you know.
"My bolster is made of dacron, my friends, so it is safe to wash or even soak in water. Well, if the contents of the bolster are made of kapok, it cannot be washed using water, my friends, because the kapok will clump. So, my friends, you also need to pay attention to the material of the bolster pillow you want to clean," he added, quoted by brilio.net from YouTube Nurussiyamah on Friday (7/2).
First, prepare enough bleach in a container. Then, apply the bleach to the bolster that has stains, whether mold stains or others. You can apply it with an old toothbrush or a regular washing brush while brushing it slowly.
photo: YouTube/Nurussiyamah
Next, wash the bolster using a washing machine with detergent and water as usual. However, to remove the musty smell from the bolster, you can add a liquid fabric softener mixed with enough vinegar. Yup, vinegar is an additional kitchen ingredient to clean this bolster.
Vinegar is said to be very effective in removing musty odors from pillows and also making the fabric freshener stick better to the pillow, so the results are much more fragrant than not using vinegar at all.
photo: YouTube/Nurussiyamah
After being washed in the washing machine and dried in the dryer, the bolster can be dried in direct sunlight so that the inside is not damp. Look, the bolster that originally had blackish mold stains is white again like new, right?
photo: YouTube/Nurussiyamah
