Mold On My Pillow

Transcript for hidden bacteria and mold in your pillows may be making you sick.

Mold on my pillow.

Below are my top tips for preventing mold and mildew on outdoor cushions. Wash pillows in the washing machine on the hottest cycle recommended on the pillow label along with a 1 2 cup of bleach to kill mold and remove mildew stains. Imaging having to wish to take a long bath using your bath pillow and later discovering your bath pillow covered with nasty mold and mildew. There is nothing sexy about this pillow talk.

Mold is a harmful substance that can make you sick if you inhale or touch it. To avoid health problems and potential spreading of the mold take the time to sanitize the pillows. And we don t know if a little fungus. Get waterproof cushion covers.

Mold on the other hand tends to creep deep into surfaces and pollutes them with mold. If the weather forecast says rain or high humidity levels take the cushions inside so they remain dry and clean. If there were such a thing as a mold proof pillow and beckett does not think there is it s not clear that people with allergies would be any better off. Whether your pillows are washable or not removing mold or mildew promptly and thoroughly is the key to keeping them clean sanitary and usable.

That means musty smelling growth can be found just as easily on damp clothing as it can on carpets and upholstered furniture. Mold and mildew thrive in moist conditions. As the mold spores spread they will start to grow in other places around your home. Once mildew begins to grow it will continue to spread in the right conditions.

To use your pillowcases you must remove the mildew completely. Fortunately mildew can be quite easily removed whereas mold will require much more serious treatments. Mold and mildew spores can transfer to other surfaces easily so it s important to treat mold and mildew as soon as it appears on your pillows to prevent it from spreading to other surfaces. That is definitely not relaxing.

Abc s mara schiavocampo tells us why you may want to invest in some. Mildew is typically easy to identify because it appears as black dots spread out and can be quite easily wiped off. Mildew forms on fabric such as your pillowcases when it is damp and warm. Even though they won t prevent mold and mildew 100 they will minimize the risk.

You can also easily spread it around by moving the pillow from one place to another.