Nothing beats getting into a bed made with clean sheets, but if you wash your bedding regularly you’re also helping to ward off dust mites which can aggravate health conditions. In fact dirty bedding has been linked to a number of diseases, studies have shown.
Although the frequency of changing your sheets is down to personal preference, some people are not washing their bedding enough. A study by Hammond Furniture in 2020 revealed that one in three people in the UK only wash their sheets once a year, Liverpool Echo reports.
Every night your body excretes fluids and oils during sleep, as well as shedding thousands of dead skin cells, according to sleep experts at Bed Kingdom.
