what is your opinions on washing sheets

[NaturalWonder83]

today at work we were having a discussion

how much do yall wash your sheets?

my opinion is that u shower before bed and u are very clean...so your sheets do not get dirty

i feel u should only wash ya sheets every now and then...like once a month...

i know some who wash their sheets every week? is that overkill? or no?

your opinions

[BayGBM]

My sheets are washed every week (not by me, but they are washed). 

From what I have gathered (in conversations, sleeping around, TV, movies, etc.) most people do not shower before bed so they are not "very clean" when they go to bed; they take a day's worth of funk/essence with them to bed; some couples find these pheromones very attractive and welcome them in the sheets.

In addition you toss, turn, and perspire throughout the night, you may not notice it right away but this soils sheets with color and odor.  Even in a chilly sleeping environment, your skin secretes oils that are deposited onto your sheets and pillows--especially if you sleep in the nude.  Obviously, all of this may be less noticeable if your sheets are something other than white.

If you routinely sleep with someone else (wife, partner, pets) this adds to the need for frequent washing.  Once a month washing strikes me as horribly unsanitary!  Hotels, remember, change and launder bed linen every single day.

[Eyeball Chambers]

Weekly

[jtsunami]

My sheets are washed every week (not by me, but they are washed). 

From what I have gathered (in conversations, sleeping around, TV, movies, etc.) most people do not shower before bed so they are not "very clean" when they go to bed; they take a day's worth of funk/essence with them to bed; some couples find these pheromones very attractive and welcome them in the sheets.

In addition you toss, turn, and perspire throughout the night, you may not notice it right away but this soils sheets with color and odor.  Even in a chilly sleeping environment, your skin secrets oils that are deposited onto your sheets and pillows--especially if you sleep in the nude.  Obviously, all of this may be less noticeable if your sheets are something other than white.

If you routinely sleep with someone else (wife, partner, pets) this adds to the need for frequent washing.  Once a month washing strikes me as horribly unsanitary!  Hotels, remember, change and launder bed linen every single day.

good post, agreed.  Once a week is good and if you want to wash them more go ahead.  The feeling of nice fresh sheets is great.  Natural do you not own your own washer and dryer, is that why you only wash them once a month?

jt

[NaturalWonder83]

My sheets are washed every week (not by me, but they are washed). 

From what I have gathered (in conversations, sleeping around, TV, movies, etc.) most people do not shower before bed so they are not "very clean" when they go to bed; they take a day's worth of funk/essence with them to bed; some couples find these pheromones very attractive and welcome them in the sheets.

In addition you toss, turn, and perspire throughout the night, you may not notice it right away but this soils sheets with color and odor.  Even in a chilly sleeping environment, your skin secrets oils that are deposited onto your sheets and pillows--especially if you sleep in the nude.  Obviously, all of this may be less noticeable if your sheets are something other than white.

If you routinely sleep with someone else (wife, partner, pets) this adds to the need for frequent washing.  Once a month washing strikes me as horribly unsanitary!  Hotels, remember, change and launder bed linen every single day.

ok-thanks bay

Weekly

ok

good post, agreed.  Once a week is good and if you want to wash them more go ahead.  The feeling of nice fresh sheets is great.  Natural do you not own your own washer and dryer, is that why you only wash them once a month?

jt

i go to a laundymat close by my apartment

[Butterbean]

  Hotels, remember, change and launder bed linen every single day.

But not the comforters


GEne, I'm pretty sure the norm is to launder sheets about once a week.  Supposedly every time we touch something some skin cells rub off.  Supposedly in our beds, dust mites feed on our skin cells. 

I read something about dust mites tripling (or something like that)  in number in your bed every 3 days or so.  This means their poop triples too.  So you can imagine all the bugs and poop you're lying around in if you don't wash your sheets for a full month.

I would post a pic of a dust mite but I'm not sure you'd like it

[NaturalWonder83]

But not the comforters


GEne, I'm pretty sure the norm is to launder sheets about once a week.  Supposedly every time we touch something some skin cells rub off.  Supposedly in our beds, dust mites feed on our skin cells. 

I read something about dust mites tripling (or something like that)  in number in your bed every 3 days or so.  This means their poop triples too.  So you can imagine all the bugs and poop you're lying around in if you don't wash your sheets for a full month.

I would post a pic of a dust mite but I'm not sure you'd like it

[chaos]

My wife washes our every weekend.

[NaturalWonder83]

My wife washes our every weekend.

u and ya wife own your own washing machine?

[Soundness]

today at work we were having a discussion

how much do yall wash your sheets?

my opinion is that u shower before bed and u are very clean...so your sheets do not get dirty

i feel u should only wash ya sheets every now and then...like once a month...

i know some who wash their sheets every week? is that overkill? or no?

your opinions

Oh, trust me, my sheets get "dirty." 

[Lord Humungous]

The feeling of nice clean sheets is one of the simple pleasures in life. If im ever insanely rich I will have fresh sheets every day.

[BayGBM]

Oh, trust me, my sheets get "dirty." 

So true... I implied it above, but obviously people have sex in bed a few times a week and sheets need to be laundered accordingly.

I can appreciate the chore of doing laundry if you don't have easy access to a washer and dryer, but putting yourself in a position to have a washer and dryer is one of the benefits of being an adult.

The feeling of nice clean sheets is one of the simple pleasures in life. If im ever insanely rich I will have fresh sheets every day.

So true!  I can always tell when he's done the sheets; it feels/smells so good to get into bed when the linen is fresh. 

[jtsunami]

So true... I implied it above, but obviously people have sex in bed a few times a week and sheets need to be laundered accordingly.

I can appreciate the chore of doing laundry if you don't have easy access to a washer and dryer, but putting yourself in a position to have a washer and dryer is one of the benefits of being an adult.

So true!  I can always tell when he's done the sheets; it feels/smells so good to get into bed when the linen is fresh. 

wowowow you are getting me so hot talking about this 

[freespirit]

I would post a pic of a dust mite but I'm not sure you'd like it

This is getbig, STella. Post the picture.      

[Soundness]

This is getbig, STella. Post the picture.      

I'd like to see it as well...

[chaos]

u and ya wife own your own washing machine?

Doesn't everyone

[BayGBM]

This is getbig, STella. Post the picture.      

I'd like to see it as well...

Google is your friend.

[NaturalWonder83]

thanks for the posts guys
monday i wash my sheets after about 3.5 weeks

[Butterbean]

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[NaturalWonder83]

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[freespirit]

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This thing could rip a bodybuilder into pieces if it was as big as a labrador.   

[Butterbean]

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Don't worry Gene, I'm sure your mites look more like this:

 

[freespirit]

Don't worry Gene, I'm sure your mites look more like this:

 

[Butterbean]

Ayiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Thanks to Gene for making this a sheet washing day!

Another excellent thread started by Gene

[Princess L]

Ayiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Thanks to Gene for making this a sheet washing day!

Same here! 

I tend to slack in the winter since I bundle up like Nanook of the North. 

I flip the mattress frequently too.