The dont's of washing your bed sheets

On average, we spend every night from 6 to 8 hours between the bed sheets. It is quite normal that we sweat and that tiny skin particles remain on the linen. To prevent the formation of germs and bacteria, we should therefore be sure to change our sheets regularly. The following synoptic table shows you how get the best results when washing your linen. With these tips, you’ll easily succeed in getting your linen clean and fresh without damaging the often delicate fabric.

• Don’t wait too long between washes. You spend a lot of time in your bed sheets where germs, sweat, and body oils accumulate quickly. That’s why you should change your sheets about every two weeks.
• Don’t forget to pre-treat any stains. If there are no visible stains, you are lucky. But always check for makeup marks, food stains or any other residues, and pre-treat them with a stain remover.
• Don’t overload your washing machine. Bed sheets need to circulate in the washing machine to get clean. So never cram them in the wash drum. Instead, lay them in separately.
• Don’t choose the wrong washer setting. Be gentle to your bed sheets and choose a setting with a cleaning cycle that uses the hottest water safe for the sheets’ fabric (check the washing label).
• Don’t let them spin in the dryer too long. Tumble dry sheets on low heat for the shortest time possible. This minimizes shrinkage and helps reduce wrinkling, too.
• Don’t dry sheets with towels. Bed sheets dry faster than towels. So when the sheets are dry, the towels will likely still be wet.