How to clean your pillows, duvets & protectors

Good To Know.

It’s recommended that we wash our bedsheets every 7 to 10 days, and our bedding once every 2 to 4 months.

It’s a fact that most people take longer than this, with the average time between washes standing at two weeks and six months respectively.

Yes, our duvets and pillows are often the most neglected items in the house when it comes to washing. Since they don’t come in direct contact with our skin - and are generally big and bulky - washing bedding items always seem to slip down the priority list.

Can you imagine not washing your trousers for six months but wearing them every day? We certainly can’t.

The guides below are specific to Naturalmat’s range of natural-fibre duvets, pillows and mattress protectors. For care instructions for a synthetic duvet, pillow or mattress protector, you should refer to the care label on your item.

If you’re interested in seeing our range of natural-fibre bedding you can shop them below.

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Natural Fibre Pillow Cleaning Guide

We recommend plumping your pillows every morning to prevent the natural fibres inside from settling.

From our Duck Down Surround Pillow to our sumptuous, luxuriant Goose Down Pillow and even our Organic Wool Pillow, all of our natural fibre pillows are machine washable at 40°C.

We recommend using your machine’s ‘delicates’ or ‘gentle’ cycle, and using an environmentally-friendly detergent such as Ecover. Once washed, we recommend that all of our natural fibre pillows are air or tumble dried at a very low temperature. It’s important your pillow is completely dry before reuse. Do not dry clean.

Natural Fibre Duvet Cleaning Guide

We offer a range of natural fibre duvets which require specific care and cleaning.

Organic Wool Duvets

Starting off with our most popular bedding item - our Organic Wool Duvet. Our wool duvets are carefully made from locally-sourced, certified organic wool - and should therefore be treated with equal care when they get home.

Due to the careful design and organic filling of our wool duvets, we do not recommend cleaning them in a washing machine. To keep your wool duvet in top condition, we suggest that you have them professionally dry cleaned at an eco-friendly dry cleaner that uses non-toxic detergents, such as Johnsons (nationwide) or BLANC (London) - see ‘ Eco-Friendly Dry Cleaners’ below for details.

Natural Feather & Down Duvets

As with all of our organic wool duvets, we strongly recommend that our Goose Down Duvets and Duck Feather Duvets are dry cleaned at an eco dry cleaner as Johnsons (nationwide) or BLANC (London) that uses non-toxic detergents for best results and longevity. However, if absolutely necessary, our Goose Down and Duck Feather Duvets can be machine washed.

For optimal results we recommend washing your natural feather duvet at 40°C on a gentle cycle. However, in the interest of sustainability they can also be washed at a lower temperature of 30°C, saving energy. We recommend using an environmentally friendly detergent such as Ecover.

After washing, our it's important to dry your natural feather duvet. We recommend tumble drying on low heat or leaving your duvets to air dry on a line.

Natural Mattress Protectors Cleaning Guide

It's important to care for your mattress protectors as well. They have the hard job of keeping your mattress clean, and should be washed regularly. We recommend washing your protector when you change your bed sheets.

Washable Wool Mattress Protector

  • Machine wash on cold or up to 30ºc on a gentle cycle
  • Leave to air dry on a line
  • Do no dry clean

Organic Waterproof Mattress Protector

  • Wash at 60ºc on a gentle cycle
  • Tumble dry on a low heat or leave to air dry on a line
  • Do not dry clean

Eco-Friendly Dry Cleaners

Many associate dry cleaning with nasty chemicals - however, in recent years there has been a switch to dry cleaners using more sustainable methods, offering the same professional quality without the use of harmful chemicals.

GreenEarth is a dry cleaning company who, like Naturalmat, has been pioneering sustainability in its industry for over 20 years. Instead of using Perchloroethylene (a hazardous, carcinogenic pollutant which is the most common solvent used for dry cleaning in the US), the GreenEarth dry cleaning solution is based on silicone, an environmentally non-toxic, non-hazardous and extremely gentle alternative to petrochemicals.

GreenEarth cleaning methods use low amounts of water and energy to produce odourless, hypoallergenic results while ensuring the best possible results for both fabrics and the environment.

We recommend finding your local GreenEarth cleaner online via their store locator. With over 350 dry cleaners across the UK using GreenEarth techniques, it’s easy to care for your duvet in an environmentally-friendly way.

Natural Bedding Care Guide

The natural fibre fillings that we use in our bedding are very different to the synthetic hollowfibre fillings that you may find elsewhere - and in order to maximise your bedding’s lifetime, we suggest regular care in-between washes.

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