Occasionally something at the Yahoo home page will catch my eye and I’ll click on it. Today, there were two reports on the subject of how often do you clean bed linens and towels. Do you remember when we used to have chores assigned to days? Monday was wash day, I think. Now, it seems as though EVERY day is wash day!
\nI usually wash sheets and pillowcases once or twice a week. If it’s been very warm, and we have perspired while sleeping, I might change them more frequently. And, if I have had to use ointment on my fingers, I’ll change the bedding more often, so that it doesn’t have a chance to set into the fibers. Apparently, I’m doing fine with the sheets, but I should be washing the mattress pad every two to four weeks, and I probably do it four times a year.
\nI very rarely wash the quilts on my bed. Quilts were not mentioned specifically, but comforters should be washed monthly, and duvets should be washed weekly. If you share your bed with a pet, you want to wash the bedding frequently to remove pet dander and dead skin cells. Be sure to dry the bedding thoroughly so that you don’t create a habitat for mold spores to thrive.
\nPillows should be washed every six months. If you wash a down pillow, dry it with a couple of clean tennis balls to fluff the feathers. A zippered cover for a pillow should be washed weekly.
\nThis is the season of flu and colds, and attending to the laundry more frequently is one step you can take to preserve your health.
\nAs for towels, the article recommended that you have FOUR SETS of towels per person in the house, and that it’s a good idea to color code them so that they are not shared. The reason for four — one in the hamper, one on the towel bar, one in the wash, and a spare. Wash cloths are especially risky breeding grounds for germs, so it’s important that they not be used by more than one person. When you’ve used a towel, spread it out on the towel bar, to help it to dry out.
\nWe have two towels in three shades of green, and two towels in shades of pink to rose. We never share a used bath towel, but I don’t assign one color to Dear Husband and one to me. Actually, we do share one towel. I have one that hangs in the sink area, and we tend to dry hands on that towel. I might need to rethink that this winter. I have to admit I tend to fold my towel neatly, and DH slings his over his towel bar. All this time I’ve been ticked that he doesn’t fold it, and he’s been doing the right thing. I don’t think I’ll tell him about all this…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Occasionally something at the Yahoo home page will catch my eye and I’ll click on it. Today, there were two reports on the subject of how often do you clean bed linens and towels. Do you remember when we used … Continue reading