How Long Should You Keep Your Bedding?

Neat and clean bedding is a requirement of good health as all accessories of bedding such as sheets, fluffy pillows with trendy pillowcases, cushions, warm quilts, white duvet cover, and cosy bedspreads should be washed as per schedule. More than one week is enough for use, then change it. Wash it or dry clean quilts and blankets if necessary and dry them in sunlight for an hour or two. Here are some hacks and tips for maintaining their life and keeping them for long use.

Lifespan of Bedding

The lifespan of a product is dependent on its use. If you follow the instructions of usage, it will long last. Like the proper following, its washing and drying instructions can be useful. Avoid bleach; excessive use of chemical products and long wash can lessen the lifespan of the bedsheets and spreads. If you have quilts, blankets and bedspreads, then you can dry-clean them for their best quality. Try out softeners to enhance the material and softness of the bedding.

Changing of Bedding Regularly

The long life of everything is dependent on its use, and bedding is the same. First of all, bed sheets and covers should not be used for more than ten days; they will change regularly. Otherwise, they will not properly be clean in the wash. Their colour and fabric will ruin during the procedure.

Washing Instructions

Always wash clothes separately according to colours like white, pastel and dark. Washing clothes with hot water is good for removing stains and spots and cleans them well; the hotter temperature of the water may cause damage to the fibre and colours. Extra uses of detergent are also harmful to the material and its brightness. Always drying bedding accessories in the open air but not directly in the sunshine may be the reason for colour fade and ruined the fabric softness. The acrylic fabric dyes bleed out with too much detergent and chemical exposure. You want your bed covers clean, not faded and pale!

Different Types of Fabrics

Here is a huge range of fabrics, like cotton, polyester, silk, linen, velvet, flannel and many more. Selection of fabric is dependent on use supposed, for exclusive or common use, for winter or summer use, for adults or children use. This selection can be time taking, but it is better to categorize the selection based on your requirement.

Selection of Bedding

The selection of bedding is an important step. Material of fabric, colour combinations, price range and quality of brand demand your full attention. A preferred material is a cotton; it is soft to use and can easily wash and dry. Cotton is close to nature and an eco-friendly fabric. Try 100% organic cotton sheets for people with skin allergies. The combination of polyester in cotton is in high demand because this type is wrinkle-free and easy to spread without iron. Color combination is always in the same range like if light and dark colours combine in print, it cannot last as long as the ones in pure pastel or dark colours. Such prints ruin themselves after washing.

This was all about bedding, its lifespan and different sorts of instructions and hacks.

Noah McCarthy, as well as writing on homesware products, also shares a passion for family life at home in the leeds, with many family gatherings centred around the kitchen. It is at one of these gatherings his children and their partners came up.