Category Archives: Misc Topics
How Can I Soften My Memory Foam Mattress?
If you are faced with a memory foam mattress that is too firm – what do you do? Is there an item you can add on top of it to reduce the firm pressure? We hear a question like this once a week at DOWNLITE, and a solution does exist to fix it. First lets [...]
Posted in Misc Topics on Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012'. Tagged firm bed, firm mattress, foam mattress, hard bed, memory foam, tempurpedic 4 Comments
Winter Bedding Care Tips
With Winter’s bitter cold upon us, keeping us extra chilly, here are several of our favorite ‘Winter bedding care’ tips: Start Using Your Heavy ‘Winter’ Comforter and Lower Your Heating Bill For some of us with a heavy winter comforter on hand this is as easy as removing the comforter from storage. If you don’t [...]
Posted in Misc Topics on Friday, January 20th, 2012'. Tagged comforter care, comforter storage, duvet covers, winter bedding Leave a comment
With Spring Coming, How Do I Store My Down Comforter?
Down bedding is nature’s best insulator and in the winter the cloud like feeling of a down comforter keeping you warm is dreamy. As winter ends and spring starts you should consider storing your heavyweight down comforter until the fall approaches. Storing your down comforter is not hard and will help keep your investment pristine [...]
Posted in Misc Topics on Monday, March 8th, 2010'. Tagged cleaning down, down comforter, storing down 2 Comments
Buying Filling For Down Pillows
Being the countries largest down processor we get this question frequently from folks who have found us on google or who read one of our microsites such as WhyBuyDown.com or DownBuyingGuide.com. Many times someone has an heirloom down pillow they want to preserve and restuff. For the average stay at home consumer the answer is [...]
Posted in Misc Topics on Wednesday, February 24th, 2010'. Tagged bulk down, down filling, down replacement, replacing down Leave a comment
How Often To Wash Pillowcases?
A story in the 2008 November issue of Cosmopolitan called out a study that said it is recommended to launder your pillowcases weekly to avoid skin irritations and Acne. We could not agree more and in addition to helpful skin care – it also reduces the number of household allergens including dust mites, dander and other [...]
Posted in Misc Topics on Wednesday, February 24th, 2010'. Leave a comment
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