 The company has created a Clean Sheets Calculator that determines every person's optimal frequency for when they should be throwing their bedding in the wash. It takes into account things like whether your share your bed with your pets and how many times you shower, through to how often you have sex and whether you eat a lot of food in your bed. People who shower often and who don't spend long lounging in bed, don't have pets, and sleep in full pyjamas could sensibly leave much longer than a week between their bed linen washes – even up to a month if their bed sheets see very little action – according to the new calculator. Whereas for people who snack a lot in their beds, sleep naked, share their beds with a dog and swea){kind=link}
An expert has argued ‘it’s okay to not wash your bedding every week’ – they’ve created a method to working out how often you should do the laundry depending on your bedroom habits and offer tips for fresher bedding
How often you should wash your bed sheets has become a contentious subject – with more than 50,000 Google searches a year on the topic. Many were mortified to learn that almost half of the UK’s single men don’t change their bed sheets for up to four months, according to one study published earlier this year.
And while the standard advice is that it should be a chore carried out every week, a bedding expert argues otherwise. The team behind Secret Linen Store say it’s actually okay to wash it less often, which can bring some reassurance to households at a time of soaring energy bills.
They believe there shouldn’t be a ‘one size fits all’ approach to washing bed sheets, and argue some households might be washing them too often, which is a waste of money, time, and water. Instead, a number of factors can come into play depending on your lifestyle.
The company has created a Clean Sheets Calculator that determines every person’s optimal frequency for when they should be throwing their bedding in the wash. It takes into account things like whether your share your bed with your pets and how many times you shower, through to how often you have sex and whether you eat a lot of food in your bed.