Who Actually Cleans The Down Fillings?
Most down fillings are processed by companies that specialize in washing down fillings – these include DOWNLITE, Pacific Coast Feather, United Feather & Down, Hollander and a few other smaller companies. These down manufacturers have industrial grade washing and drying machines specially made to wash, clean, sanitize and dry the very soft down fillings. Usually the soap used by these down processors is a unique German grade soap specially made for sanitizing down fillings. Some of these manufacturers use their own quality control labels and all of them usually undergo third party verification audits by companies that specialize in down testing (IDFL is one example). How To Keep Down Bedding Hypoallergenic? It is recommended that regular washings will help keep your down bedding in hypoallergenic form. Actually washing any of your linens regularly, in hot water and high heat dry cycles are a great way to remove household allergens, dust mites and other sources of allergies. Because down
