How often to wash your bedsheets is a contentious issues, with varying opinions, but research says we’re probably not doing it anywhere near as much as we should.
Some people are adamant that once a week is the perfect amount to launder sheets, others say it’s doesn’t need to be done that regularly.
Australian scientist Dr Karl has revealed just how often we should wash our sheets, based on our activities during the day.
Why do you have to regularly wash your sheets regularly?
Before diving into the contentious issue of sheet washing, Dr Karl explained why we should be regularly washing them.
“Every day you generate, from your skin, about one and a half grams of dead skin cells, which both attract and are enough food for a million dust mites,” Dr Karl explained. “And then on top of that your skin exudes oils and sweat. And on the other hand while you’re lying in bed you may have a little fart.”
So our bed sheets are absorbing dirt, dead skill cells, body oils and sweat not to mention dust mites and their poo. Gross.
When you consider that most of us spend somewhere between 50 and 60 hours per week sleeping in our beds, that’s a whole lot of build up!
How often should you wash your sheets?
Dr Karl says it all depends on what you do during the day, and just before you get into bed. But it ranges from twice a week to every fortnight.
“Well if you’re in a very sweat environment and you sweat during the day and you come home all sweaty and then you don’t shower before you go to bed and you don’t wear pyjamas, well maybe twice a week.
“At the other extreme, cold environment, don’t sweat, wear pyjamas and have a shower before you go to bed, maybe every couple of weeks.
“The average is every two weeks. And according to one survey in England, four percent of people wash their sheets once a year and men who are in relationships wash their sheets once a month. And men who are not in relationships, once every six weeks. Which might explain why they’re not in a relationship.”
@drkarl How often are you washing your sheets? Science says probably not enough! #drkarlkruszelnicki #drkarl #science ♬ original sound – Dr Karl
If you’re horrified by some of the sheet-washing behaviours, make sure you read our article on a cleaning expert’s claim that you don’t need to wash your undies after each wear.
Yikes! Ok, so we have to know … how often are you washing your sheets? Let us know in the comments below.
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