In the cold winter, down quilts are soft and warm and have become people's new favorite. We know that down quilts are divided into duck down quilts and goose down quilts. Recently, the down editor has heard some friends say that the down quilt has a little smell, what should I do? How to deal with it? Is it a fake duvet? Is it because the down has not been processed? Today, the editor will tell you about this issue one by one.
Generally speaking, goose down quilts have no smell, but duck down quilts may have a slight duck smell, because ducks are omnivores and eat small fish, shrimps, earthworms and so on, so there will be a little fishy smell. But if the fishy smell is very strong or has a pungent smell, then it is very likely that the manufacturer has used chemical additives, low-quality raw materials, and the down is not washed enough times to achieve the cleanliness it should be. In such cases, please be careful when buying. .
So how to deal with the normal range of duvet smell?
1. There is a faint smell when the duvet is opened. It is recommended to take the quilt out for 2-3 hours to ventilate. Generally, the duvet is not very ventilated and retains a little smell in the closed packaging bag.
2. The eiderdown quilt has a slight fishy smell. You can squeeze out the original air in the quilt and let new air in. Repeat 2-3 times a day, the smell will gradually disappear, and dry it in a ventilated place for 1-2 days.
About washing duvets:
You can buy a special detergent for duvets to wash. You don’t need to soak for a long time, usually about 15 minutes. Then use your hands to pinch all parts of the duvet, knead them clean, rinse them with clean water several times to ensure that they are clean, and finally drain the duvet. , dry in the shade in a ventilated place, during drying, you can gently pat the quilt surface to restore the original state of the duvet.