Unexpected 90p item will revive limp and lifeless pillows

We all know that feeling of trying to get some sleep but your pillow is past its best and has become limp and lifeless.

When this happens you may be tempted to chuck the pillow and purchase a new one, but this may not be necessary as there is one way in which you could bring some life back into your favourite pillow for less than £1.

Rhiannon Masters, interior designer and Head of Brand at Piglet in Bed, has shared this affordable hack that will save you from buying new pillows every few months.

She said: “This trick is super simple and affordable and might just transform your sleep. All you need is a tennis ball and a sock – that’s it!

“You can purchase a tennis ball for as little as 90p. Once you have that, insert it into any old tube sock and tie the top in a knot.

“All you have to do then is throw it into your tumble dryer along with any sad-looking pillows and pop it on your normal cycle at medium heat.

“The ball will bounce inside the drum and essentially beat out the lumps in your pillow, returning them to their former, fluffy glory.”

Sharing some more tips on extending the lifespan of your pillows, Rhiannon stressed the importance of daily fluffings, explaining: “To keep your pillows looking and feeling as close to hotel quality as possible, you should be fluffing them every day.

“Whilst this sounds like an additional job, it needn’t be as you can incorporate it into your morning bed-making routine.

“Simply hold both sides of your pillow and alternate between compressing and decompressing it, making sure to flip it over and repeat on the other side. Do this for around 30 seconds to give your pillows their bounce back!”

If you sleep with multiple pillows on your bed, Rhiannon suggests regularly rotating which of these you sleep on. And whether you sleep on just one pillow or multiple, you should change which side of the pillow you’re using at least twice a month.

Rhiannon’s final tip is to invest in some wool-filled pillows. She says: “Pillows filled with down or synthetic fibres can often go lumpy due to moisture from exposure to sweat over a long period of time.

“However, investing in pillows filled with natural fibres such as merino wool, will help to regulate your temperature as you sleep, due to the fibres’ natural thermoregulating properties, that keep you cool in the heat and warm in the cold.

“Sweating less at night will mean that your pillows are free from moisture and are less likely to go lumpy as quickly.”