Care Guide

Well cared for, a home textile lasts for years. Washed wrong just once, it can be ruined — memory foam that goes through a washing machine never comes back. Here are the pointers that help you avoid bad surprises.

The sewn-in label has the final word

Every carrédoux piece has a sewn-in care label, in French. The guidelines below apply to the material in general: if there's any conflict with your product's label, the label wins.

Piece by piece

What to know before starting the machine

Sheets and pillowcasesVindora, Cryosil pillowcase

Machine wash at 30-40 °C, with similar colours. Close the zips before washing, otherwise they catch on the rest of the drum.

Above all, no fabric softener. On a technical fabric it leaves a film that clogs the fibres and removes the breathability — exactly what you chose this sheet for in the first place. Dry on low heat or air dry.
DuvetsBorealys, Hivéra

It all depends on the filling, and the label will tell you. A synthetic filling can usually go in the machine, as long as the drum is big enough for the duvet to move freely: squeezed in, it comes out poorly rinsed and the filling shifts.

A natural filling — cotton, down — doesn't wash well: it clumps up and takes days to dry completely. In that case, a duvet cover and regular airing do most of the work.
Memory-foam pillowSomnivia

Never in the washing machine. Water and spinning break down the foam, and the pillow never regains its shape: it's irreversible.

Only the cover gets washed. For the foam: air it out flat, in the shade, and use a barely damp sponge on a stain, without ever soaking it.
Weighted blanketGravena

Check your machine first. The blanket's weight shouldn't exceed half the drum's capacity: a 9 kg blanket has no place in a 7 kg machine — it strains the machine and comes out poorly washed. Beyond that, head to the launderette.

Never dry clean: solvents have no business touching the filling. And dry it flat rather than hanging it up — wet, its own weight pulls on the seams.
RobeNuvéla

Machine wash at 30 °C, moderate spin, with similar colours. Polar fleece doesn't handle heat well: dry on low heat, or hang it to dry.

No fabric softener here either. On brushed flannel it sticks the fibres together: the robe loses its loft and becomes rough after a few washes. Wash it alone the first time, otherwise lint will settle on the rest of your laundry.
Sleep maskNoctera

By hand, in lukewarm water, without rubbing, then dry flat. The machine distorts the foam and loosens the elastic after a few washes.

To avoid

The four mistakes that do the most damage

Fabric softener on technical fabric

It clogs the fibres and cancels out the breathability. It's the most common mistake, and the most damaging.
A tumble dryer that's too hot

Most of the damage blamed on washing actually comes from drying. Delicate cycle, low heat.
An overloaded machine

A textile that can't move doesn't get washed properly: it creases and wears out at the folds, always in the same spots.
Putting it away before it's fully dry

A filling that's still a little damp at the back of a closet is a guaranteed musty smell, and sometimes mould.