Humans spend on average a third of their lives sleeping. Many hours at the end of the year, the month, even the week, most of them resting our heads on the same pillow: the one in our bedroom.
No matter how much we change the pillowcases, over time it is inevitable that stains or rounded areas appear where the pillow loses its color. It doesn’t always have to be yellow spots: sometimes it’s just sweat wave fat of our scalp made pillows lose their original tonewhatever their color.
Changing pillowcases is generally not an effective measure: dirt passes through them and always ends up on the cushion. And putting pillows in the washing machine isn’t a viable solution either, as most will be too big.
Today we are talking about a very simple trick to prevent this from happening, or to get rid of the annoying stain if you have already encountered the problem: enough apply a simple mixture of homemade ingredients to leave your pillows looking like new.
The best thing is that these ingredients are very commonly used, and it is normal that you already have them at home, so you can put this tip into practice whenever you need it.
What ingredients do you need to make the mixture?
The ingredients needed to make this mixture to remove stains from pillows are:
- Normal liquid detergent (the kind you use to wash clothes).
- Dishwasher detergent.
- Homemade bleach, made with five parts water, half part lemon juice, and one part hydrogen peroxide.
- Sodium borate (borax).
- Hot water.
THE proportion The way you should use them is: half part borax for every part of the other ingredients.
How to Remove Stains from Your Pillow Without Putting It in the Washing Machine
When the mixture is ready, all you have to do is wash a discolored pillow by handin a container or pile large enough depending on the length of the pillow (the home tub is usually a good option in these cases).
The mixture is very effective, and you will just need to rub a little more on the areas where the discoloration stain is most visible.
When you have finished washing the pillow with this mixture, comes the last step, almost as important: you must let the pillow dry in the sun until the stain is no longer visible.
Why do sweat or yellow stains appear on pillows?
The reasons why these nasty stains appear on pillows can be diverse, but almost all have a common origin: the substances that we secrete from our skin, hair or head. For example:
- Sweats (especially during the hottest times of the year).
- Remains of products we apply to hair: shampoos, dyes, conditioners, oils, etc.
- Fat of the scalp.
- Remains of blood that come from small pimples or open pimples.
- Bacteria or fungi: These organisms appear in environments of excessive humidity and heat.
