source: Tide
The solution? Leverette says in order to avoid these potential health risks (plus just how gross it all is), everyone should be washing their bedding once a week on the hottest water setting. If someone sweats a lot at night or is ill, the bedding should be washed even more frequently. I don’t know about you, but after reading this, I’ll be washing our bedding at least once a week.
For a deeper dive into why this weekly chore is so important, explore the things that happen when you don’t wash your sheets.
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