How Often Do We Change our Bed Sheets?
Comfortable and comforting fresh, clean bed sheets are what welcome as after a long day and provide us with sweet relaxation and rest. Linen bed linen are even more so! Although there are no strict rules of how often do we change our bed linen to keep it refreshing, main principles apply. To keep a safe and pleasant place to sleep without breaking either your back, or the bank, read this article.
If your cotton or linen bed linen is used “normally” - i.e. to sleep at night, bed sheets have to be changed at least once a week. If you prefer to change sheets more often, have three sets of bed linen, so that you will always have one in the laundry, one in the linen closet and one on the bed.
If bed for you is not just a place to sleep - it is your desk, your dining table, a movie theatre and a gym, the sheets should be changed - or at least brushed well - every night.
Some people are more allergic to dust mites than others. Changing the pillowcase every night, and bed sheets twice a week, should help alleviate the runny nose, coughing and skin irritation caused by this allergy. Bed linen made of linen fabric might help, too.
Children who are not potty trained should have their bed sheets changed every night. Teething babies often drool, and they should also have their sheets changed every night so that the dried saliva does not irritate their skin.
Children who bathe and wash their hair often, sleep in clean pyjamas or underwear and can sleep through the night without an accident can have their sheets changed once a week. According to the kind of bed and the child's skill levels, children as young as five or six can change their own bed linens with a little help and supervision.
