Sound and healthy sleep is the key to excellent health, mood, vigor, strength, and largely depends on the quality of bedding, as every inhabitant of the planet knows about. It’s not in vain that we spend a lot of time going to specialized stores in search of a mattress, pillows and blankets. But it’s not enough to choose really high-quality bedding - you need to provide them with proper care. If you sleep on a feather pillow, this topic is most relevant, because down absorbs various dirt and moisture over time. As part of this material, we will present information about an innovative method of care - dry cleaning of pillows, which, admittedly, has already become widespread. Now it’s your turn to get to know it better, thoroughly studying all the advantages and disadvantages.
Feather pillow life
Just think about how long your feather pillow lasts? Surely you got it from your grandmother or was given at birth. Indeed, an item such as a pillow is often passed down from generation to generation. No matter how high-quality it is, the process of contamination, absorption of unpleasant odors and the appearance of dark spots on the fabric is simply inevitable. But with proper care, it will be possible to significantly extend its service life, ensuring high-quality healthy sleep. You can be sure that a down pillow is an excellent investment, because with proper care it will last from 10 to 30 years, maintaining its properties and characteristics.
Tips for healthy sleep
Strive for the quality of your sleep, not the number of hours you sleep.
Different people require different amounts of sleep. Everyone needs healthy, sound sleep to feel well-rested in the morning.
Go to bed at the same time every night.
Stick to regular bedtimes, even on weekends. Try to do the same things before bed, letting your body know it's time to sleep.
Do gymnastics regularly.
Exercising relieves stress and allows your body and mind to relax. But don't exercise right before bed.
Sleep in a good bed.
A mattress that is too small, too soft, too hard, or too old may not provide you with a good night's sleep. To sleep well, you need to choose a mattress that provides maximum comfort and good support for your body.
Choose comfortable clothes.
Sleepwear should be light and loose.
Choose a pillow.
The pillow should not be too high.
Take a shower.
Before going to bed, take a warm bath or shower and brush your teeth.
Take a walk.
A quiet walk in the fresh air before bed is very beneficial.
Get rid of noise.
Turn off the TV and radio. If your spouse snores, offer them anti-snoring medicine or use earplugs yourself.
Take care of the air in your bedroom.
Use air conditioning when it's hot and humid in the summer and a humidifier in the winter. Maintain the air temperature at 18-22 degrees. Clean your bedroom regularly to reduce dust.
Don't be overwhelmed with worries.
Plan your next day in the early evening. Try to solve difficult problems long before going to bed.
Limit yourself to alcoholic drinks.
Alcohol can make you drowsy, but it prevents you from getting deep sleep and causes you to wake up more often at night.
Do not take stimulants.
Caffeine found in coffee, tea, and chocolate can interfere with your sleep. Nicotine contained in cigarettes produces a similar effect.
Don't eat a lot before bed.
Eating a large meal will cause your digestive system to work overtime, keeping you awake. An empty, growling stomach can also disrupt your sleep.
Features of down
The modern bedding market offers a wide range of fillings for featherbeds, mattresses and pillows. Nevertheless, the pen is still very popular. Numerous studies have proven that this is the most durable and warm filler; it is not for nothing that it is found in the edges of waterfowl and warms them even in severe frost. At the same time, down does not interfere with the free release of moisture, providing support for an optimal microclimate during sleep. And, of course, the down pillow is distinguished by its impressive volume and relatively low weight. In addition, it quickly restores its shape after compression.
Features of care
In order for a feather pillow to serve you faithfully, you need to provide it with proper care. Few people know that it needs to be cleaned every five years of operation or simply replaced with a new one. The fact is that down absorbs dust and sweat particles, losing its properties and characteristics. Well, in the end, sleeping on such a pillow becomes simply unhygienic. Surely many of those who sleep on a feather pillow remember with horror how long and tedious the process of wet cleaning is, how long it takes to dry the pillow in the open air. But now you can forget about it. Dry cleaning a pillow is a modern innovative method of removing all contaminants; it is not for nothing that it is also called restoration. In this material we will study in detail all the features of this method.
"AiF. Long-Liver" recommends:
It is desirable that the pillow be of medium softness and moderately elastic. However, the question of choosing between hardness and softness is a matter of personal preference. At the same time, you should not neglect some general recommendations:
- If you sleep on your side, choose a firm pillow - it will support both your head and neck.
- Those who like to sleep on their back are recommended to get a medium-firm pillow.
- A person who prefers to sleep on their stomach should choose a soft pillow so as not to overstrain their neck muscles.
- Those who want their sleep to be sound and restful need to monitor the quality of the pillow filling. Its contents must always be dry and clean. For example, for feather or down filling, it is recommended to carry out dry disinfectant cleaning at least 2 times a year.
If you care about your health, use it.
What is this?
So, dry cleaning of feather pillows is a modern technique, a unique technology that allows you to return the product to its original appearance, rid it of dust, dirt, and unpleasant old odors in the shortest possible time. The procedure requires the use of unique equipment without water and chemicals. Thus, the fastest, safest and most effective method of eliminating contamination today is dry cleaning of feather pillows. Reviews from modern housewives have become the best confirmation of this.
Is this business profitable?
What is such a business? Cleaning pillows is a new type of private enterprise, which is becoming more and more profitable every year. Why? Firstly, in many countries, feather and down are used not only to fill pillows, but also for blankets, feather beds and jackets.
Secondly, down and feathers are natural products that deteriorate over time, become confused, crumble, and begin to cause allergies due to the large amount of dust. Thanks to special installations, the product can be given its original appearance.
Thirdly, cleaning feather and down pillows costs much less than a new finished product.
Technology
Before starting the procedure, a new pad is fixed in the cleaning installation; the old one has already served you well and will no longer be needed. The old pillow is ripped apart at the seam, and the filler itself is carefully poured into the installation in small parts. In a special chamber, cleaning occurs under the influence of a powerful jet of hot air. This is how it is possible to dry and loosen it, returning it to its original shape and volume. At the same time, a special vacuum cleaner is activated, which is responsible for extracting dust and dirt from the feather. A bactericidal lamp with ultraviolet light disinfects, killing all bacteria that have accumulated in the filler during the entire period of use of the pillow.
The cleaned filler is placed in the same uniform portions into a new bedsheet, passing through another cleaning chamber, in which the smallest contaminants are eliminated. At this stage, the dry cleaning procedure for down pillows is considered complete. All that’s left to do is, armed with a sewing machine, sew up a new bedstead.
It is important to follow the basic principles of technology: before each subsequent loading, all contaminants, filtered feather residues and debris are removed from the chamber.
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About the benefits
Dry cleaning a pillow at home is only possible if you purchase special equipment. This is perhaps the only drawback of this method, but making such an expensive purchase, counting on one-time cleaning of the pillows, is very impractical for the average family. That is why it is better to pay for the services of professional cleaning companies once every five years without wasting your precious time.
Along with this, dry cleaning pillows has a lot of advantages that simply cannot be kept silent about:
- Environmentally friendly - the procedure eliminates the use of chemicals, which is so important when it comes to cleaning bedding that is constantly in contact with the body.
- Efficiency - under the influence of hot air and ultraviolet rays, it is possible to eliminate all, even the smallest contaminants, giving the pillow cleanliness and freshness, breathing new life into it. It has been proven that dry cleaning pillows, the reviews of which are impressive, allows you to remove feather fragments and debris from the filling. This way you renew the filler.
- Efficiency - the procedure takes 30 minutes, its duration primarily depends on the amount of work and the neglect of each specific case.
- Minimum amount of losses - it’s no secret that washing on average destroys 20% of the filler, which certainly cannot be said about the innovative method. If you are concerned about your health and want to maximize the life of your favorite pillow, you will definitely like dry cleaning of feathers and pillows. It is impossible to do it at home, but in this case the costs really pay off.
- Hygiene - the use of advanced technology allows us to individually process the product of each specific client.
Documents for business registration
The pillow restoration business can be run in the form of an individual entrepreneur or LLC. Individual entrepreneurs seem to be more profitable: simpler registration, simpler reporting. A pillow cleaning station does not need a lot of staff, sometimes even 1 person (the entrepreneur himself) can do the job. A special license to operate is not required, but the premises must receive a positive conclusion from the sanitary-epidemiological service and fire inspection, and also have all the documents for the equipment.
Such an enterprise is classified as a consumer service facility, so you need to obtain the appropriate certificate for it. This is free and can be done through State Services. You need to prepare:
- documents for the premises;
- extract from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities;
- application (the form is on the portal);
- an extract from the unified state register of rights to real estate and transactions with it for the premises of a public service facility for the population;
- price list.
This certificate will give the entrepreneur the right to apply UTII - a convenient tax regime. It is allowed to entrepreneurs and organizations working in the field of consumer services. Requires a staff of less than 100 employees (more likely, 2-3 employees will be involved in restoration). Tax payment is a fixed amount once a quarter.
The cost of cleaning one pillow is from 200 to 500 rubles
Documents for opening a mobile restoration center
As an option, you can open a mobile pillow cleaning station: not rent a room, but equip a van with a restoration apparatus. This activity will be classified as traveling trade. It can also be carried out on UTII. To start working, you need to obtain permission to engage in traveling trade. Such a document is issued by the municipal administration upon presentation of:
- certificate of registration with the Federal Tax Service;
- conclusion of the sanitary-epidemiological service;
- car/van certificate;
- certificate of registration of a consumer service facility;
- list of services and price list.
Price issue
Surely every housewife who has become acquainted with the benefits of dry pen cleaning is interested in the cost of this procedure. We have already found out that it is not labor-intensive, it requires only 15-30 minutes of time, but its implementation involves the use of a special installation. At the same time, the cost of the service is affordable for most of us, depending on the size of the pillow. So, if you have your own pillowcase, cleaning a standard pillow 70 × 70 cm will cost you an average of 500 rubles; a new pillowcase will increase the cost by 50-70 rubles, depending on the fabric and the quality of the piping. Considering that the procedure should be performed only once every few years, it will not be costly for you.
Wash by hand
Hand washing should begin with preparing a soap solution. To do this, you need to mix one piece of laundry soap, which is pre-grated, with 1 tsp. ammonia and water.
Note! The basin is chosen to be large.
Action steps:
- the breastplate is torn apart;
- the feathers are removed from the bedspread and immersed in parts into the prepared soapy water; there is no need to rush so that the feathers do not fly in all directions;
- feathers are left in water to soak for 2-3 hours;
- Next, the filler needs to be rinsed, they are rubbed between the palms, you can use a colander, running water, or a sieve to facilitate the process;
- clean feathers are placed in portions into prepared small gauze bags;
- The bags need to be tightly closed or sewn so that they can then be placed in the washing machine. Where they will be dried using the “spin” function, if possible, then a gentle option is chosen. The filler can be dried without a washing machine, but this will take a lot of time, and it may smell unpleasant;
- The products are completely dried in a sunny, ventilated place, the bags themselves should be shaken and turned over at least 3 times a day;
- after washing the napkin itself and the feathers are completely dry, they are re-placed in a clean napkin and it is sewn up.
Is it profitable?
Many housewives in reviews note that dry cleaning pillow feathers at home is unprofitable. In order to cope with the procedure yourself, you should purchase professional equipment. If your family is average, such an expensive purchase is unlikely to justify itself. That is why it is much more reasonable and economical to contact a dry cleaner when necessary and put all bedding in order with the help of qualified specialists.
Modern technologies never cease to delight us with really simple and very effective ways to maintain cleanliness and freshness in every home. Take them into your arsenal.
Which equipment is better to choose?
When choosing equipment that will be used to clean or restore pillows, it is best to pay attention to equipment that not only has a warranty card, but is also tested before sale.
The coupon for purchasing machines includes a one-year warranty, repair and replacement of all small parts, electrical components and housing, professional installation, and technical support. The technician must arrive within 24 hours after the breakdown. And also many companies offer not only the visit of their master, but also the delivery of parts, if there is such a need.
On average, the safe service life is approximately 3 years. And since the design is simple and there are no complications in it, you can carry out basic repair work yourself without a specialist.
