I whitened a badly stained pillow with 1 powerful natural item - not vinegar or bicarb 0 14.09.2024 02:01 Express.co.uk Pillows can be a hassle to clean as the stains often don't come off in the wash and the shape of it often gets distorted. After trialling a nifty hack once, an old stained pillow of mine came out of the wash dazzling white and kept its shape.