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 may have been compressed for some time. They are designed for this type of packaging, but still need a thorough shake to regain their full volume.

Shake them well - ideally outdoors. If it’s a sunny day, leave them outside for a couple of hours.

Pillows:
Hold one corner at a time and give it a few shakes. That’s all it takes.

Duvets:
Always shake your duvet from the sides – never from the top or bottom. Shaking from the sides ensures the filling is evenly distributed within the chambers and maintains its loft. Shaking from the top or bottom may cause the filling to shift over time, resulting in uneven comfort.

Support pillows:
Unlike a duvet, a support pillow should not be shaken. Instead, we recommend gently massaging and shaping it by hand. Press and work the filling carefully to loosen it and redistribute it evenly.

Comfort-U pillow:
Take hold of one "legs" 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.