Pillows full of yellow stains? Here’s how to get rid of them forever: It takes a few steps and a few cents. And here’s how

Going to bed at night, after a hard day of work or study, is one of the rewards that gives us the most satisfaction, and doing it in clean and fragrant sheets is even better. However, often the pillows remain full of stains even when the laundry has just been done, but why does this happen?

They are usually  yellow  and immediately noticeable, which is quite annoying. But is it so difficult to get rid of them and make the pillows look as white as they once were? Not at all! There is a little  trick that is really effective in treating  yellowed bed pillows  and today we will explain to you what it is.

Stained pillows: how to clean them and prevent yellowing

Pillows covered in yellow stains  are nothing more than the result of  sweat . In both winter and summer, it is not uncommon to sweat at night and the sweat ends up on the sheets, especially in the head area and therefore on the  pillows .

So, night after night, all the mineral salts released by the body are deposited on the fibers and turn into real yellow halos. It is a very common phenomenon that must be treated properly, otherwise the stains will not disappear if you “just” put the pillows in the washing machine. You could say that there is a special treatment.

First of all, only one pillow should be placed per wash  , adding baking soda  to the usual detergent, setting the wash indicated on the label, respecting the temperature. It is important that it is not too hot,  40 degrees maximum , to prevent high temperatures from fixing the pigments of the stains on the fabric.

What if the pillow doesn’t fit in the washing machine? No problem. Wash it  by hand  and let it  soak in water and citric acid  (150 grams per liter of water)  for a few hours . Then just rinse and the stains will be gone.

Finally, for pillows that cannot be washed, a  dry treatment  can be carried out. In a bowl you can  put baking soda  with drops  of tea tree oil  to obtain a kind of full-bodied cream that you can spread on the stains and rub lightly with the help of a fabric brush and then let it dry completely and finally remove the residue.

In any case, you can  try to prevent yellow sweat stains from   forming on your bed pillows. What? Prevent sweat from settling on their surface. The remedy is very simple: use a pillowcase that is placed between the pillow and the  pillowcase  of the sheet and is changed frequently to protect the pillow from the annoying yellow stains.