8 Things You Should Know About Washing Your Sheets and Bedding

Your Bed is Kinda Disgusting

Have you ever given much thought to what happens when you close your eyes at night? Let's pretend that you get a solid eight hours of sleep a night. If we multiply that by 7 days a week - you spend roughly 56 hours a week in bed. At a minimum, that's 56 hours of sweat, drool and dead skin cells. Considering that dust mites feed on dead skin, dust mites then multiple each week you don't wash the sheets. And we haven't even discussed your pillow which rarely (or never) gets washed. Washing your sheets not only provides crisp, cool sheets, but a much healthier space to lay your head.

Washing Your Sheets Gets Rid of Dust Mites

If you have a dust mite allergy, asthma or eczema, dust mites found in your bedding can agitate your senses beyond normal range. In fact, dust mite feces contain a specific allergen that is known to cause or relate to many common skincare problems and allergic activity. Again, washing your sheets may alleviate a lot of your health problems.

Use HOT Water when Washing Your Sheets and Bedding

We often talk about washing your clothing and other linens on cold water; and for the most part cold water is highly effective at washing clothes and killing germs. However, we find that hot water is the most effective at killing dust mites and bacteria from bedding.

Don't forget to wash stuffed animals when Washing Your Sheets

In addition to regularly washing your sheets, it's important that you also regularly wash those beloved stuffed animals, particularly those that are heavily "loved." Dust mites hide in stuffed animals just as they would a pillow or mattress. Therefore, throw them in for a hot wash if the item will allow it, OR put the toy in a plastic bag and pop it in the freezer for a minimum of 12 hours once a month. This will kill off any dust mites that may be hanging on.

Comforters, Duvets and Pillows should be washed Semi-Annually

You've likely watched at least one investigative news story about hotel bedding - specifically, how infrequently hotel comforters are washed. Well, the truth is that you should only be washing your comforter, duvet and pillows twice a year.

But before you go tossing your comforter into the washing machine, make sure that the washing machine you're using (residential or commercial) has the drum capacity to handle your bedding. Many standard size machines are too small so you may want to have them professionally cleaned.

It's completely normal to vacuum your mattress

A mattress should be replaced every 7-10 years, but that doesn't mean that you should just place it on a bed and leave it in place until it needs to be tossed. It too should be cleaned. You obviously can't toss a mattress in the washing machine, but you can vacuum it using an upholstery attachment. Simply use the lowest suction setting and go to work. Make sure that you also vacuum the bed frame and the area directly underneath and surrounding the bed as well.

Avoid Washing Your Sheets as Often by NOT eating in the bed

As we pointed out earlier, just going to bed each night creates a certain amount of bacteria and germs on your sheets; but when you eat in bed, you've created a breeding ground for all kinds of bacteria growth. If you're amongst the lazy 20% that prefer not to wash their sheets more than once every month or so, then do yourself a favor and don't eat in bed.

What if you Didn't Make Your Bed?

A number of articles and speeches have been made promoting the value of starting each day off on the right foot by simply making your bed, but have we ever given thought to what that means? Remember, we often sweat all night in that bed. So, by making the bed as soon as we wake up, we essentially trap all that moisture inside the bed which makes your bed even more susceptible to dust mites. While we completely agree that making your bed is a good idea, perhaps you wait until mid-morning so your bedroom has a chance to properly ventilate.

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