Every home has multiple sets of sheets, towels, bedding, pillowcases, duvets, tea towels and endless other domestic textiles, but not everyone knows exactly how often these items should be washed.
It may come as a surprise to you to learn that almost everything in your home should be washed more often than you do.
Here is our definitive list of how often you should be washing all the textiles in your home.
How often should you wash a mattress protector?
Detailed instructions on how to wash it, and how often it needs a dip depending on whether your home has pets or not. Read the full story HERE.
How often should you wash your duvet?
This particular one is a real eye-opener. Hint: it’s more than once a year. Read the full story HERE.
How often should you wash your bedsheets?
This story is especially for those out there who think a fortnightly wash will do. It won’t. Read the full story HERE.
How often should you wash bath towels?
This one is actually surprisingly, and significantly more often than most people do. Hint: it’s per number of uses, not days. Read the full story HERE.
How often should you wash your hand towels?
Hand towels are one of the more high-traffic and grotty bathroom accessories that most of us own. It’s important to know exactly when it needs a wash. Read the full story HERE.
How often should you wash dish towels?
The do-it-all textiles that haunts the kitchen. Read how often it needs a wash HERE.
How often should you wash pillowcases?
We know most people don’t wash their pillows often enough, but are you washing the cases regularly? Read the full story HERE.
How often should you wash wool blankets?
Whether you use them on the beds, on the couch for winter snuggling or they just hang around the house, this is how often you should be washing wool blankets. Read the full story HERE.
How often should you wash jeans?
While not technically a domestic textile, jeans are something many people have many different theories on when it comes to cleaning them. Here is how often you should be washing your jeans. Read the full story HERE.
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