I have one pillow that is half feathers and half foam.
Duck feather pillows smell after washing.
It s from walmart.
Sometimes during the shipping process your pillow experiences heat and humidity.
An easy way to air out the odor is to leave your pillow outside in the fresh air and in the sun.
Repeat the process if the smell doesn t go away after the first wash.
Whether they ve been used or kept in storage the pillows hold in odors from sweat pet hair cigarette smoke you name it.
I agree that it may not be fully dry.
The trick rests in properly drying the pillow.
The tennis ball will help keep the feathers moving within the case separating them as the pillow tumbles about in the drier.
Washed a pillow in the washing machine and then tumble dried it and now it stinks and not in a nice way.
You can tell the pillow is dry when there are no clumps of feathers inside.
To remedy this odor you can simply wash the smelly down bedding with a teaspoon of liquid dawn or similar degreaser soap.
I do it all the time with mine.
You just dig you hands in and smush any clumps then fluff and flip.
Duck fill is more likely to emit odors as duck down and duck feathers have higher oil content.
Duck down and feather have a tendency to do this more than goose down and feather.
Try to avoid washing feather pillows though.
Each july i wash all my duvet s and feather pillows and sun dry them on a hot drt day.
Get a pillow protector or take them to be dry cleaned.
This will cause the down to release the smell from the oils on the feathers.
The delicate stuffing of feather pillows makes machine washing impossible without damaging your pillows and spot cleaning does little to remove strong odours especially when dealing with stubborn or old smells.
Duck and goose down pillows can be washed without any problem.
Do this a few times over the day.
Remove the pillow from the dryer every 20 minutes to fluff it.
That odor that you are smelling is the oils from the feathers it is best not to wash out the oils as this would damage the feathers and make them brittle then they would tend to break off and poke through the pillow cover which would or might hurt you.
From little bitty pillows that can be made use of to enhance doorknobs to gigantic cushions that can be made use of as extra seats pillows can transform the look of the area in an instant.
Then be sure you dry the items thoroughly ensuring you have removed all moisture typically 2 to 3 drying cycles.
The pillow should be dry after three hours.
Spray fabric refreshers cannot remove persistent odours only mask them for a short period of time.
You can however wash them in baby shampoo but i caution you don t wash these pillows repeatedly as this damages the feathers makes them less.
It takes very little to fluff up a good down filled item be it a jacket or bedding.
Feather pillows may smell a bit even when they re brand new.
