Caring For Down Comforter When It Arrives

When you down comforter arrives, please unpack it and activate the down.  To activate the down shake the down comforter vigorously for a few minutes to encourage lofting.  Full lofting of your down comforter will occur over the next 24 hours.  When using your down comforter, your body heat will continue to enable more lofting.

Caring for your down comforter is important as it will prolong the life of the down comforter and eliminate the need for frequent cleaning. When receiving your down comforter, it is important to cover it with a duvet cover to protect it from daily wear. This cover will also assist in keeping the comforter clean.  When washing or changing the duvet cover, turn the down comforter.  This will ensure even wear.  It is also improtant ot periodically air out your down comforter.  thsi can also be done when changing or washing your duvet cover.  Airing freshens your down comforter, and optimizes the insulating properties of the down.

Cleaning Your Down Comforters

Our manufactures recommend professionally dry cleaning your down comforters when they become soiled.  Small spots or stains can be removed from your down comforter by spot cleaning.  Use a non-detergent solution (ex. zero, woolite) diluted with some water.  Shift the down away from the soiled area, and then use a small amount of the cleaning solution on the spot.  Rub the fabric to loosen and lift the stain.  Rinse using a small amount of water and then squeeze the excess mositure first with your hands and then with a dry towel.  This area can then be air dried or a hair drier can be used to completely dry the spot.

Our down comforters should not require more than a wash every 5 to 10 years, and with careful use may never require washing.  If you decide to wash your down comforter, you can launder it in a washing machine.  A large down comforer will require a commercial (larger tub) size front load machine, and a samll down comforter can be washed in a domestic (smaller tub) front load washing machine.  Fill the washing machine wiht the largest amount of col water.  Set the washer on a gentle or delicate cycle adding non-detergent liquid soap ( ex. zero, woolite).  Allow the non-detergent liquid soap to dilute, and then submerge the down comforter into the cool water spreading the down comforter evenly in the tub of the washing machine.  Allow the cycle to complete.  Place the down comforter throgh a second rinse cycle using cool water.  This will remove any soap residue.  Allow the rinse cycle to complete.  Do not use a fabric softener.

How do I dry my down comforter once it has been washed?

Drying the down comforter after it has been washed is very important and also very time comsuming as this step has to be done correctly.  Place the down comforter into a dryer at the lowest at the lowest possible heat setting.  Do not use high heat as this will shrink the shell of the down comforter.  Remove the down comforter frequently form the dryer and shake it.  Continue to tumble the donwn comforter at the lowest possbile heat setting. Check the down comforter frequently, taking it out and shaking it frequently so as to dry the down evenly.  If the down comforter is bunching to one side of the dryer add white towels to the dryer.  This will prevent the down comforter form bunching and the towels will wick moisture form the down.  The down ocmforter can be removed from the drier and hang to air dry.  A down comforter must be completely dry before being used as a moist down comforter could lead to mildew or mold in the down.

Enjoy sleeping in a premium quality down comforter from Down Comforter World and save up to 47% when purchasing a down comforter from us.  Our down comforters come in a variety of down types including, Polish white goose down comforters, Hungarian goose down comforters, Hutterite White goose down comforters, and Eiderdown comforters.  We also carry name brands such as Daniadown. Daniadown comforters are well known for their quality of down and construction.  Our down comforters come in a  large selection of sizes in our down comforters including supersize down comforters, king size down comforters, oversize queen size down comforters, queen size down comforters, double/full size down comforters, and twin size down comforters. Choosing the correct down comforter is important to us and we have a three step process called How to Choose a Down Comforter to assist in purchasing the down comforter that best meets your needs.  After purchasing your down comforter, it is important to understand how to care for your down comforter.  We provide easy instructions on caring for your down comforter.