Without soaking it in bleach, the trick to washing yellowed and smelly pillows so they shine again is just adding 1 kitchen ingredient

foto: YouTube/SolutionsRoom

This kitchen ingredient is effective for yellowish stains.

Brilio.net - Pillows are usually used for hours every day. This item functions to support the head and neck to keep it comfortable while sleeping. To make it more comfortable, pillows are usually covered with a cover on the outside so they can be replaced at any time when they get dirty.

Unfortunately, many people ignore the actual condition of their pillows. Because it is covered with a cover, the appearance of the pillow is often underestimated. However, the condition of this pillow can change with use, you know. Pillows that were previously pure white can become yellowish.

This yellow pillow condition is not without reason. Usually yellow stains on pillows are caused by sweat on the head and neck. It can also be caused by pillowcases that have not been washed for a long time. Well, the longer you leave it, the yellow stain also has the potential to cause the pillow to smell and become less comfortable to use again.

So to clean yellow pillows, some people usually rely on clothes bleach. However, you can also use other, safer materials, like YouTube user SolutionsRoom did. Through one of the uploaded videos, he admitted that he did not use bleach. However, there are other ingredients that are no less effective in whitening yellow pillows.

Reported by BrilioFood on Tuesday (6/2), the material used was detergent powder. Apart from that, he also added other ingredients from the kitchen, namely baking soda. So to do this, just mix 1 cup of powdered detergent and 1 cup of baking soda in one container.

photo: YouTube/SolutionsRoom

In the video, YouTube user SolutionsRoom uses a machine when washing pillows. To do this, simply insert the pillow into the machine. Then pour the detergent mixture with hot water so that it dissolves further. After that, wash as usual with the longest washing duration. In the video, he admits to setting the time for up to 2 hours so that the pillow can be maximally clean.

photo: YouTube/SolutionsRoom

However, if you use the manual method, just dissolve the detergent and baking soda mixture in hot water. After that, use this hot water to soak the yellowed pillow. After soaking, brush gently until the yellow stain disappears. Then rinse until clean. After washing, hang the pillow to dry.

Well, apart from removing yellow stains, baking soda basically helps neutralize unpleasant odors on pillows. This kitchen ingredient also maximizes the performance of detergent in providing a fragrant aroma to pillows. That way, the pillow will be more comfortable to use.

photo: YouTube/SolutionsRoom

This post about tricks for washing yellowed pillows immediately caught the attention of netizens. Among the more than 269 thousand viewers, there were many other YouTube users who also provided responses in the comments column. One of them admitted that he had successfully applied this trick when washing pillows.

"Wow! Just baking soda and detergent? I am ready to mix baking soda, peroxide, borax and anything else that will get these pillows clean! AAAARRRRRRG!!! Thanks! I'll try this weekend! (Wow! Just baking soda and detergent? I'm ready to mix baking soda, peroxide, borax and whatever will get this pillow clean! AAAARRRRRRG!!! Thank you! I'll try it this weekend!)," said YouTube @janaabreu.

"This was helpful, thank you! And its cool that you showed the true end result, not replacing it so it looks new. Appreciate that! looks new. Appreciate it!)," replied YouTube @Its.just.mee3.

"Definitely 2 thumbs up. I did exactly what you instructed, and WOW!!! Thank you for the tip (Definitely 2 thumbs up. I did exactly what you instructed, and WOW!!! Thank you for the tip)," said YouTube @rickrangel.

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