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Washing & Care

How hot, how often, and what ruins good sheets fastest.

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By Item

By Item

Sheets, pillows, duvets, protectors, the mattress itself: how to wash each one, and how often.

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Detergent

Detergent

Which detergents leave sheets soft and which leave them stiff, and why fabric softener is usually the problem.

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Drying

Drying

Tumble dryer or line: what each piece of bedding can take, and the heat that shrinks, pills or melts it.

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How Often

How Often

How often sheets, pillowcases, duvets and pillows really need washing, and what happens if you wait.

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Stains

Stains

Sweat, blood, oil, makeup, coffee: how to get each stain out of bed sheets without setting it.

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Temperature

Temperature

What temperature to wash sheets at, by fibre, and what a hot wash does to the fabric over time.

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Alfredo Ramses
Who writes this

Alfredo Ramses

Textile engineer, founder and researcher. I have spent my working life making fabric and watching how it behaves, and nobody assigns these guides or pays for one. Everything here was slept on, washed, and slept on again before a word was written about it.

About Alfredo