How Often Should You Change Your Bed Sheets?
Mites, flakes of skin, bacteria? Nobody likes those in their bed. We tell you how often you should change your bed sheets.
How often should you change the bed sheets?
In our bed it is nice and cozy warm and we also lose an average of 1.5 liters of moisture during the night. This damp-warm climate thanks to sweat, together with skin scales and hair, provides an ideal breeding ground for bacteria, fungi and mites. Regularly changing the covers is therefore important to maintain the feel-good factor.
How often you change your bed linen and sheets depends on your sleeping habits. For a healthy and mite-free sleep, you should generally change your bed linen every two to three weeks. If you sweat a lot or have had a cold, we recommend changing your sheets every week.
Clean Properly
Not only the change of bed linen is important to get rid of bacteria, but especially the correct washing of bed linen. Which washing temperature is optimal for your bedding depends on the material.
In addition to the sheets and duvet covers, don’t forget the mattresses – here it is important to vacuum regularly and remove stains. Household remedies such as baking soda and the like help to remove stains. You can find tips here: Blood stains. In addition, the laundry will only be really clean if the washing machine is also germ-free.
Tips against mites in the bed sheets
- Refreshing twist: Turn your mattress over on its other side before you change it.
- Water march: The covers of your mattresses are washable? Take advantage of this practical feature and put them in the washing machine at 60 degrees twice a year.
- Temporary relationship: You shouldn’t cuddle up in your pillows and duvets for longer than six to eight years – then it’s time for a new purchase! Knocking out every day is important.
- Hot air: If you want to achieve particularly clean results, reach for the vacuum cleaner and work the mattress with the upholstery attachment.