{"id":10022,"date":"2026-05-07T11:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T03:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingstarlaundry.com\/?p=10022"},"modified":"2026-05-07T09:51:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T01:51:43","slug":"professional-laundry-methods-to-thoroughly-clean-moldy-and-yellow-pillows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingstarlaundry.com\/es\/professional-laundry-methods-to-thoroughly-clean-moldy-and-yellow-pillows\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional Laundry Methods to Thoroughly Clean Moldy and Yellow Pillows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In clothes that are often collected and washed in a <a href=\"https:\/\/kingstarlaundry.com\/es\"><strong><u><b>laundry<\/b><\/u><\/strong><\/a>, the most difficult to handle are not delicate fabrics (mulberry silk or linen), but bedding that has been used for a long time and not washed for years, especially pillows.<\/p>\n<h2><strong><b>Difficulties in Cleaning Bedding<\/b><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Once high-end bedding has blood, sweat, urine, or other dirt and is not cleaned in time, it will firmly adhere to the inside of the fibers and become stubborn stains. Especially, if colored mulberry silk bedding with blackened old bloodstains is treated improperly, problems such as the fabric turning white, getting damaged, and fading easily occur. So the first step in cleaning bedding is to identify the material and not act blindly.<\/p>\n<p>Although pillows seldom have obvious stains such as blood or urine, the saliva left over from sleeping every day can also turn into stubborn stains over time. Then, the pillow easily turns yellow and moldy, which is very difficult to deal with.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to large amounts of water, saliva has organic substances such as mucin, amylase, lysozyme, and amino acids, as well as inorganic substances including sodium, potassium, and calcium. Fresh saliva stains can be easily removed with clean water on the same day. However, after days or months of neglect, they cannot be thoroughly removed by ordinary <a href=\"https:\/\/kingstarlaundry.com\/es\/solution\/\"><strong><u><b>washing methods<\/b><\/u><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong><b>Different Pillows<\/b><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Pillows of different materials need totally different cleaning methods. Wrong practices will cause poor cleaning effects or even severe damage. Below is a detailed explanation of the correct cleaning principles for four common pillow types.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10024\" src=\"https:\/\/kingstarlaundry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pillows.jpg\" alt=\"White pillows on bed\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kingstarlaundry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pillows.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/kingstarlaundry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pillows-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kingstarlaundry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pillows-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kingstarlaundry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pillows-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kingstarlaundry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pillows-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kingstarlaundry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pillows-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/kingstarlaundry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pillows-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Down Pillow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is soft, fluffy, and thermally efficient. It has strong moisture absorption and release. It is breathable and comfortable and won\u2019t deform easily. However, they are not suitable for random washing, and some people are allergic to down materials. The firmness and height of down pillows depend on the ratio of down to feather branches. These pillows can be washed in Kingstar <a href=\"https:\/\/kingstarlaundry.com\/es\/industrial\/standard-washer\/\"><strong><u><b>industrial washing machines<\/b><\/u><\/strong><\/a>, but dry cleaning should be banned because dry cleaning damages the down structure, reduces fluffiness, and shortens service life.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Latex Pillow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is made of natural rubber foam at high temperatures. It has high elasticity and strong support. Dense air holes on the surface provide antibacterial and anti-mite performance, long service life, and stable shape. It offers reliable cervical protection. Long-term water soaking will damage the internal structure. Peeling, cracking, and accelerated aging occur. For daily maintenance, people only need to use a clean towel dipped in neutral detergent, wipe the surface, and air dry pillow thoroughly.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cotton Wadding Pillow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is soft, skin-friendly, and cost-effective. Cotton wadding pillows are the most widely used household pillow type. Their fibers are fragile against rough squeezing and twisting. Hard wringing or high-speed spinning will lead to clumping and hardening. They may lose fluffiness forever. People can use the delicate mode of Kingstar industrial washing machines and low-speed dehydration.<\/p>\n<h2><strong><b>Cleaning Methods<\/b><\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Disadvantages of Dry Cleaning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Many people ask whether pillows are suitable for dry cleaning. The clear answer is that dry cleaning is generally not recommended.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Dry cleaning agents easily remain inside the filling and fail to volatilize completely. As a result, stain removal is poor, and there is potential skin irritation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Buckwheat-filled pillows easily discolor and deteriorate after dry cleaning. This causes direct scrappage.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Dry cleaning solvents (perchloroethylene) will destroy the surface structure of down and make feathers brittle and broken. Pillows will lose fluffiness and become flat and stiff.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Washing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Are pillows washable? Yes, but washing solutions must be determined by fabric and filling materials. Blind washing cannot remove yellow stains and mold spots, and may cause color fading, color bleeding, fiber clumping, and fabric damage. To make yellow and moldy pillows white, standardized professional procedures are required. Based on years of practical laundry experience, there are four professional steps for thorough cleaning.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Step 1: Targeted pre-stain removal before washing<\/p>\n<p>A professional protein stain remover for decomposing protein stains should be applied to yellow saliva marks. It works efficiently on sweat, blood, and saliva stains. Letting the agent sit for about 15 minutes to fully react with dirt helps soften deep stains and lay a foundation for subsequent cleaning.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Step 2: Overall pre-treatment and brushing<\/p>\n<p>A collar cleaner and an oxygen-based treatment agent should be added to warm water. Alkaline protease in the collar cleaner further decomposes protein dirt. Oxygen-based additives safely remove yellowness and fade mold spots without damaging most fabrics. Staff should wear gloves and scrub the pillow surface (yellow areas) repeatedly with a soft brush. Stains will be greatly lightened after repeated brushing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Step 3: Soaking for stubborn stain removal<\/p>\n<p>If old yellow marks and mold spots remain after the first two steps, people should use the soaking treatment. An appropriate amount of chlorine-based disinfectant should be added to clean water and soak the pillow for around one hour to fade or remove stubborn stains.<\/p>\n<p>This method is strictly forbidden for silk, wool, and all protein-based fabrics and fillings because it will cause fiber damage, yarn breakage, and fabric holes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Step 4: Proper drying to avoid secondary damage<\/p>\n<p>Qualified washing is only the first step. Improper drying will also ruin pillows. Cotton wadding, buckwheat, and latex pillows cannot withstand high-temperature drying, which leads to filling clumping, hardening, deformation, and material cracking. Natural ventilation drying is recommended. For humid southern regions, low-temperature drying in professional drying rooms should be used to prevent recurring mold caused by incomplete drying. Only down pillows can be dried at controlled temperatures and fluffed up by beating during drying.<\/p>\n<h2><strong><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Pillows are in close daily contact with human faces and hair. They absorb sweat, oil, saliva, and mites. Long-term neglect of cleaning causes yellowing, mold, and odor, and threatens skin and respiratory health. The right cleaning methods keep pillows clean and fluffy. It also extends service life and ensures customers a good sleep.<\/p>\n<h2><strong><b>Q&amp;A<\/b><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Q1: What size of laundry equipment is suitable for bedding washing?<\/p>\n<p>A1:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Shops with sufficient space<\/p>\n<p>30kg Kingstar industrial washing machines can wash bed sheets, quilt covers, and pillowcases together.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Shops with limited space<\/p>\n<p>25kg Kingstar washers can wash bed sheets and pillowcases together. Quilt covers are washed separately.<\/p>\n<p>Q2: How to set pricing standards for bedding cleaning services?<\/p>\n<p>A2:<\/p>\n<p>Charges are divided for bed sheets, quilt covers, pillowcases, and pillow cores. Linen and silk bedding is priced 20% to 50% higher than ordinary cotton products. Package combinations such as bed sheet + quilt cover + pillowcase have a 10%\u201330% discount compared to individual orders.<\/p>\n<p>Q3: Can Kingstar dryers be used for drying bed sheets and quilt covers?<\/p>\n<p>A3: Yes. However, over-drying will cause severe wrinkles and affect the delivery\u2019s appearance. It is recommended to dry the bedding to 70%\u201380% dryness first, then hang for natural air drying, and iron heavily wrinkled areas with a garment steamer or flat iron.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In clothes that are often collected and washed in a laundry, the most difficult to handle are not delicate fabrics [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10023,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingstarlaundry.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingstarlaundry.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingstarlaundry.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingstarlaundry.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingstarlaundry.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10022"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kingstarlaundry.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10022\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10025,"href":"https:\/\/kingstarlaundry.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10022\/revisions\/10025"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingstarlaundry.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingstarlaundry.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingstarlaundry.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingstarlaundry.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}