Care & Maintenance

Now that you have invested in a better night's sleep, it is a good idea to keep your duvets and pillows well maintained – this way they perform at their best and last even longer. Fortunately, caring for Nordic Sleep by Fossflakes products is incredibly easy.

When you bring your Nordic Sleep by Fossflakes products home and unpack them, they will have been compressed in their packaging for quite some time. They are designed for this type of packaging, but will nonetheless benefit from a good shake to regain their full volume.

Shake them thoroughly – preferably outdoors – or give them a few minutes in the tumble dryer on a low heat. If it is a sunny day, leave them outside for a couple of hours.

Pillows, duvets, and comfort pillows all lead a demanding life, and they therefore benefit from being shaken up every morning – this revives the filling and makes it fluffy again.

The duvet: Grip one corner at a time and shake a couple of times. That is all it takes.

The pillow: Shake it thoroughly to release any moisture.

Comfort pillows: Take hold of one arm at a time and shake it up and down.

In addition to the daily shake, it is a good idea to tumble dry your pillows and duvet at regular intervals. When you feel they are beginning to lose some of their natural volume, simply put the dry pillows and duvet through a standard drying cycle on a low heat. Remember to remove them from the tumble dryer as soon as the cycle is complete – the residual heat from the drum can damage the filling if the products are left inside.

Clean duvets and pillows make for a better, healthier, and more hypoallergenic sleep – wonderfully free from house dust mites! We therefore recommend washing your Nordic Sleep by Fossflakes duvets and pillows four times a year. A further benefit of regular washing: they retain their fullness and airiness better and for longer.

All our duvets and pillows can be washed at 60°C and tumble dried on a low heat setting (with no tennis balls or similar) – it couldn’t be simpler. Please avoid using fabric conditioner and enzyme‑based detergents when washing Nordic Sleep pillows and duvets, as these may reduce the performance of the filling. If your tumble dryer has a wool or silk programme, you can select this. If you are unsure whether the machine offers a low heat setting, we recommend air‑drying your pillow and duvet instead – for example outdoors on a sunny day.

A useful tip: Wash your pillows and duvet without removing the cover – it saves you a step and helps protect your Nordic Sleep by Fossflakes products.

See our guide to washing pillows here.