How Often Do You Wash Your Bed Sheet?
By M Cheung
@Beestring (13306)
Hong Kong
August 11, 2022 7:27am CST
I have skin allergies and sometimes a stuffy nose and sneezing. I wash my bed sheet once a week and pillow case once every other day. I'm afraid that sleeping on an unclean sheet and pillow exposes me to the dust mites, fungi, bacteria that are commonly found on sheets and other bedding. There may be sweat and bodily secretions too. All these may trigger my allergies.
How often do you wash your bed sheet?
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@hotsummer (13835)
• Philippines
11 Aug 22
Well, sometimes almost daily. Depends on the weather. On hot days more often. But on cold or cooler days like twice weekly. I make sure that the bed sheet won't smell from sweat and other things
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@Beestring (13306)
• Hong Kong
11 Aug 22
May be I should wash it more than once a week.
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@hotsummer (13835)
• Philippines
11 Aug 22
@Beestring yes much better if you do. Before i often sneeze and had mucous secretions from the nose too often. After I threw away the old pillows, used new ones and wash the sheets often the sneezes and mucous instantly stopped as well. Didn't experience it again ever since. It is worth the extra water and detergent and the had work of washing it more often.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
11 Aug 22
Once a week with a change of pillow cases every other day, as advised by the allergy doctor here. I have too many allergies to risk having one to my bed linen.
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@shaggin (71664)
• United States
14 Aug 22
@Beestring that’s great about your pillow case. I break out if mine stay on long.
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@Beestring (13306)
• Hong Kong
12 Aug 22
Yes, I do it once a week, and pillow case once every other day.
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@Marilynda1225 (79677)
• United States
11 Aug 22
Once a week for me in hot water. I also don't like thinking about dust mites etc if my sheets aren't changed
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@Marilynda1225 (79677)
• United States
12 Aug 22
@Beestring if you're allergies are really bad then maybe more than once a week would be better
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@Beestring (13306)
• Hong Kong
11 Aug 22
I do it once a week but thinking if I should do it more frequently because of my allergy problem.
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@JudyEv (325648)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Aug 22
@Beestring It might help if you could vacuum your mattress too to get rid of mites perhaps.
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@Beestring (13306)
• Hong Kong
12 Aug 22
@JudyEv Yes, I vacuum it once in a while. Thanks.
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@Beestring (13306)
• Hong Kong
12 Aug 22
I do it once a week now, but considering doing it more often because I have allergy problems.
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@MarieCoyle (28436)
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12 Aug 22
Sheets washed weekly, pillowcases usually every other day. Many people don't realize how many allergens are in their bed pillows! I know I could wash the pillows but they always get lumpy, they are never the same. So at least once a year, I get new bed pillows.
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@Beestring (13306)
• Hong Kong
12 Aug 22
Me too. I need to change pillows once a year.
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
11 Aug 22
It is once a fortnight here. No skin allergies and no sneezing (lol)
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@averygirl72 (37716)
• Philippines
12 Aug 22
At least once a week. It is a healthy practice
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@RebeccasFarm (86732)
• United States
12 Aug 22
Yes once a week sometimes a bit longer.
You are so right about that.
There are so much in the sheets to worry about.
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@RebeccasFarm (86732)
• United States
15 Aug 22
@Beestring Yes where I am moving I hope there is washer..I need it
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@Beestring (13306)
• Hong Kong
13 Aug 22
I have allergy. Right now, I'm washing my bedsheet once a week. I should do it more frequently. I'm just lazy.
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@Beestring (13306)
• Hong Kong
16 Aug 22
@RebeccasFarm Yes, having a washer is much more convenient.
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@Beestring (13306)
• Hong Kong
11 Aug 22
Understand. Once a week or every two weeks is fine.
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@Laurakemunto (12862)
• Kenya
11 Aug 22
I do change after one day meaning I wash daily
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@snowy22315 (169893)
• United States
12 Aug 22
It depends, maybe once every few weeks.
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
12 Aug 22
Once a week is ideal. I should change or wash my pillow cases every day because right now every other 2 days.
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
12 Aug 22
@Beestring for pillow cases and good with daily but bedsheets I can do it weekly.
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@Beestring (13306)
• Hong Kong
12 Aug 22
I wash my pillow case every other day. Actually, the ideal should be washing it daily.
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@58lordstreet (1669)
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12 Aug 22
probably not often enough but there is only me in them
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