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How to wash a duvet without ruining it

Short answer: Use a large machine, low temperature and an extra rinse. Drying is the most important step. A duvet that does not dry all the way through smells quickly and can develop mold inside at worst.

The machine needs to be big enough

A duvet that cannot move freely during the wash never gets properly clean, since water and detergent cannot reach all the way around the filling. Use a large machine at a laundromat if your own home machine is too small for the duvet's size. See bamboo bedding .

An extra rinse removes detergent

The filling in a duvet holds onto detergent far more than ordinary laundry does, and leftover residue can cause an unpleasant smell even after drying. Always run an extra rinse cycle without detergent, so any residue gets fully flushed out of the filling. See bamboo towels .

Drying is the critical step

A duvet needs to dry all the way through, both on the surface and deep inside the filling, or it will start to smell within a few days of washing. Give the process hours in the dryer, not just one short cycle, and check the filling in several spots along the way. See bamboo clothing for women .

Shake the filling as it dries

Shake the duvet every thirty minutes during drying, so the filling does not clump together in lumps that make it hard for warm air to pass through. Without regular shaking, damp pockets can form in the middle of the duvet even when the rest feels completely dry. See bamboo sleepwear for women .

Use dryer balls if possible

Wool or silicone dryer balls help keep the filling airy during drying and significantly shorten the drying time as well. They stop the filling from clumping into one large mass, which would otherwise take much longer to dry all the way through.

Check the care label first

Not every duvet tolerates machine washing, and a label that says dry clean only should be taken seriously, no matter how dirty the duvet looks. A duvet not meant for washing can permanently lose its shape if it goes into the machine anyway.

Wash the duvet cover more often

A regularly changed cover reduces how often the duvet itself needs washing, since the cover catches most of the sweat and skin cells. Change the cover along with the rest of the bedding, and let the duvet itself rest longer between real washes.

Air the duvet between washes

Hang the duvet outside on a dry day with some wind if it needs freshening up without a full wash. Air and sunlight reduce odor and moisture significantly and can postpone the need for the more demanding machine wash.

Store the duvet dry after washing

Make sure the duvet is completely dry before it is put away or used again, or the moisture risks developing mold inside the filling. If in doubt, give it an extra hour in the dryer just to be safe.