19 Feb 2025 Here’s How to Get the Fluffiest Comforter Ever—You’ll Feel Like You’re Sleeping on a Cloud!

This old-school hack is bouncing around #CleanTok again, and for good reason. Here’s how to use it to get extra-fluffy bedding.
By Barbara Bellesi Zito

Keeping up with an ever-growing laundry pile has become something of a sport in my house, especially in the winter, when bulky clothing fills up the laundry hamper that much faster. Right now, it’s Laundry: 1, Humans: 0. There’s plenty of time in this game, though, and I intend to come out victorious, even after deciding to add a comforter to the mix.
It’s not that I’m worried about spending time folding and storing my comforter for the season—it’s going right back on the bed, after all. But I am reluctant to have it lose any fluffiness in the process. Or I was until I remembered an old dryer hack that has recently resurfaced on #CleanTok. It requires an inexpensive purchase that can be used again and again. But no, you won’t find it anywhere near the laundry aisle.

I talked to two cleaning experts to find out how to make this trick work for you. Want to get the fluffiest comforter ever? Keep reading.

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What is the secret to getting a super fluffy comforter?

Remember how I said that laundry is like a sport? Well, here’s the way to beat the game, at least when it comes to fluffing up blankets and bedding in the dryer: tennis balls. Three clean ones, to be exact. All you have to do is add them to the dryer along with the laundry load.

TikToker Ana Gonzalez (aka @anagainzalez) was gracious enough to share this not-so-new hack with her followers after getting such amazing results with her own fluffy bedding.

This down-comforter trick might be trending on TikTok, but it’s been around for a while. And it gets the experts’ seal of approval. “Tennis balls work great for fluffing up comforters in the dryer,” says Mónica Taher, chief operating officer of Avanti Green Eco Cleaning. “They keep things moving around inside the dryer, which helps the comforter dry evenly and stay nice and fluffy.

It’s great to see such a useful trick reach a new generation. And quite a few comments on Gonzalez’s video prove it still works:

• ClaudisME86 says, “She is right!”
• Ale says, “I can attest to this!! My husband tried it on our comforter and it def worked. It’s super fluffy.”
• Ashley Monique says, “Been doing this for years.” (Proof that the comforter, tennis balls and appliance survive the process.)

My pro tip: If you watch TV or have a sleeping child near the tennis match that’s about to go on in your dryer, plan accordingly!