How to whiten and brighten your old yellow pillows

How to whiten and brighten your old yellow pillows | October 13, 2023

Sure, you can clean your pillowcases once a week or so, but what about your pillows? Over time, they can turn yellow and stain (and just plain gross). And when that happens, luckily there’s a way to restore them to their clean, white glory. One Good Thing by Jillee shares a miraculous laundry bleaching solution and technique that works like magic on dingy pillows.

It’s a gross topic, but it happens to all of us: we sweat when we sleep. Our bodies are working to keep us at a comfortable temperature, and that often requires a little excretion in the process. It’s not very pleasant to think about, we know.

But think about this. All that sweat, dirt, old makeup and everything else you can imagine is absorbed by our pillowcases and on our pillows. No wonder they get so yellow and dingy! They are in desperate need of not only bleaching, but disinfecting as well.

Jillee’s method is incredibly simple and only requires a few cleaning products, most of which are probably in your laundry room right now. Here’s what you’ll need to get started: