How to Clean & Care for a Down Duvet

Posted on November 14, 2011

Here is HomeTex.ca’s exclusive guide to washing and cleaning your down duvet.

Inspect Duvet	Before using your new down duvet, open the package and fluff out the duvet. Check for leaking down. In the unlikely event that your duvet is defective, please repackage in original bag immediately and notify HomeTex.Ca
Duvet Cover	Always use a Duvet Cover. The duvet cover is an important part of caring for your duvet. Duvet covers protect your duvet form rips, dirt, dust and body oil.
Spot Clean Only	Duvets are bulky, and you don’t want to machine wash them often. What you can do is spot clean them by shaking the down away from the spot you want to clean, and then washing the dirt off with mild soap and water. Dry thoroughly before fluffing the down properly in place again.
Shake & Fluff Regularly	Fluffing distributes the down evenly inside your duvet which avoids clumping. It’s better to not allow any clumps to form than having to worry about taking care of them later.
Air out Regularly	Air out your comforter occasionally to keep it fresh. Hang it on a clothesline or shake it out outdoors.
Rotate Regularly	Rotate your duvet top to bottom/bottom to top every few weeks to keep from always having the same boxes at the top where more wear will occur and to ensure even distribution of the down.
DO NOT!	1) Do not lie on top of the comforter 2) Do not wash duvet with detergent 3) Do not store in plastic

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