How often should you wash your bed linen? One month, one week, three months… Opinions vary from one household to another. But every night, we spend an average of eight hours in our bed. During our sleep, our body sweats (especially in summer) and we lose dead skin. Result: our sheets turn into a real nest of bacteria, mites and germs and can attract the detestable bedbugs. Sheets are also affected by impurities in the bedroom such as dust, hair and fur.

Sheets: it is advisable to change them every week

It is therefore recommended to wash your sheets and pillowcases regularly. But what is the ideal frequency to change them? Dr. Philip Tierno, director of microbiology at the Langone University Medical Center in New York (United States), gave the answer: it is recommended to wash your sheets every week!

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