YOU SHOULD KNOW! WHY SHOULD YOU WASH YOUR SHEETS EVERY 7 DAYS?
On average, most experts recommend weekly washings. You might be able to get away with washing your linens once every two weeks if you’re pressed for time or you don’t sleep in your bed every night. However, if any of the following conditions apply to you, consider laundering your sheets at least once per week:
- You have dust or pollen allergies
- You or your partner sweat a lot
- You or your partner has a contagious illness
- A pet sleeps in bed with you
It can be a hassle to add extra loads of your laundry to your already busy schedule, but once you learn more about what happens when you don’t change your sheets often enough, you’ll likely be motivated to stick to a regular schedule.
My mother always says that I should change the sheets and pillowcases every 7 days – it’s a non-written ancient rule for our family.
I made some concessions from time to time, but after reading what I’m about to tell you, I change the sheets every 7 days, mostly Sunday without any hesitation and prolongation.
Have you noticed how your sheets smell when you take them to the laundry? While we sleep, ou bodies release extra toxins and liquids, and mostly we sweat more.
Our resting hours actually produce a ton of bacteria and fungus on the bedsheets, and it is not just an unpleasant smell – but it’s unhealthy for our bodies to be sleeping on sheets like that!
I just read somewhere that while we sleep, our bodily soil and oils are released, also saliva (depending on how you sleep), some urine, genital fluids, and other toxins that come out of our bodies when they’re released overnight.
If these germs are not washed regularly, the possible illnesses that could attack our organism are infinite! Not to mention that the germs could also easily find their ways to slip inside the mattresses and pillows – which is after, much more difficult to get rid of them because with some of them, such as fungus, the regular tossing in the washer wouldn’t be of actual help.
THE BEST WAY TO WASH YOUR BEDDING
The best way to wash your bedding is in the hottest water the material can stand. The hot water will do a better job of killing any pathogens and critters. Ironically, many care labels will instruct you to wash the sheets in cooler water.
Before you toss your linens into the washer, check the label for any precautions and follow the instructions. If your linens can’t be washed in scalding water or placed on high heat in your dryer, then try hanging them out in the sun to dry. Sunlight is a natural antimicrobial agent, and it also kills mites.
Another trick is iron your bedsheets. Again, this will help sanitize them without overly prolonging their exposure to heat.
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