Changing your Sheets Promotes Healthy Living

Experts recommend that you change your sheets at least once a week. The problem is that many people go longer without changing their sheets. Some surveys even discovered that the majority of people washed their sheets once a month or twice a month. Leaving the dirty sheets on your bed is a hazard because the filth lets bugs gather on the sheets. Those with allergies should wash their sheets at least once a month, if not more often. Dirty sheets are a haven for dust mites and other types of bugs. 

Dust mites are tiny bugs invisible to the naked eye. These bugs leave in sheets, pillowcases and comforters. Within a year of regular use, half the weight of your pillow or more is dead and living dust mites. The bugs crawl inside your pillows and die. Other bugs shed their skin inside the pillows, making them feel heavier. Dust mites also shed and die inside the other bedding, including the sheets and pillowcases. People with allergies and some breathing conditions are especially troubled by dust mites. These people can have an allergic reaction to the dust mites and break out in hives or have trouble breathing.

One of the largest problems facing homeowners and renters today is bed bugs. Bed bugs are tiny reddish brown bugs that live inside upholstery and feed off human blood. You can pick up bed bugs from a hotel room or even when visiting a friend’s house. The bugs climb inside your clothing or suitcases and only emerge when you reach your home. Cleaning your sheets regularly helps kill bed bugs living inside the sheets. Regular cleaning also removes dust mites and any other bugs trapped inside the bedding.

If you wait a few weeks to change your sheets, you might notice that the fabric has an unappealing and off putting smell. The smell comes from your body sweating during the night, as well as the oils escaping from your body. You release a large amount of oil every night and that oil becomes trapped on and in the fabric. As the oil and sweat builds up on the fabric, it gives the sheets a dingy color and an odd smell. The only way to get rid of the smell and restore the original look of the sheets is with regular washing. Cleaning gives your sheets the light scent that you want when you go to bed. 

Sleep Well,

Rose

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