Goose Down Comforter

The softness, warmth, comfort, and hypoallergenic properties of down comforters may be worth a little extra effort when it comes to cleaning them. A cover should be kept on your down comforter to protect it from dust, dirt and body oils, shaking it out once a week to keep the down evenly distributed. Air out your down comforter occasionally to keep it fresh, and take it to be professionally laundered every three to five years if you choose not to launder it yourself.

If you do choose to wash your down comforter yourself, spot clean it prior to washing. Your down comforter should be laundered in cold water only, using a detergent that has a degreaser so that oils will be removed. Squeeze any excess water out of the comforter gently, and dry the comforter on a low-heat setting, adding a tennis ball to the dryer to keep the down moving as it dries. Finally, during the times of year when down comforters are not in use, they should be stored in a dry, well-ventilated area to prevent mildew.

You’ve read the label on your hypoallergenic down comforter: “Keeps out dust mites.” You have a vision of the dust bunnies under your bed. Think of dust mites as the more insidious cousin. Coming this fall…Attack of the Dust Mites! Mites, ticks, scorpions and spiders are members of the arachnid family. That should give you an idea of how loathsome dust mites are. but while spiders can be useful in keeping the creepy-crawly population down, sub-microscopic dust mites nest in dust bunnies, eat dead skin and Doritos (bet you’ll never snack in bed again), breed, and leave waste in our beds. Then we itch and sneeze when we snuggle in the sheets and the dust particles seep into our skin and nose.

Do you call the exterminator? The Governator? Superman? No–buying allergy free bedding and allergy control bedding is your best defense against dust mites. The weave of that hypoallergenic down comforter, as well as a good tightly sealed duvet cover, stops dust mites. You can stamp out your dust mite problem and keep your hypoallergenic bedding even more worry-free by keeping your skin exfoliated and, as we said, not snacking in the bedroom. This is one creature feature that, thanks to hypoallergenic bedding, can have a happy ending.