I had too many bad experiences while moving cross country. I got bedbugs in one hotel and my dog was WAY too interested in one spot on the comforter in another. The third night's place had a strong fragrance when we checked in, and then the next morning it faded to reveal that the place REEKED a weird smell that I couldn't place. I found rusty razor blades with the sugar packets in a coffee station once. Weird, nasty stuff goes on in hotels.
Eh - not great, but in *most* hotels, I suspect the sheets & pillowcases & probably the duvets/blankets are washed more often than 95% of homes. Comforters = nasty & those get folded out of the way. Same for any covers that aren't 'linens'
Hotels gross me out, that’s why we rarely travel at all. We would usually drive straight through. In our seventies now, just to hard to do that anymore. When our kids come home I know they travel, so I get stress that they are going to bring unwanted guests with them😬
I grew up in a large family. There were 12 of us kids. My mother still, STILL, washed bed sheets weekly. Favorite childhood memory is getting in a freshly made bed. The sheets had dried on the clothes line and smelled so good.
I learned from my Norwegian upbringing to always air out my wool/cotton duvet every morning. I hang it over the door while eating breakfast and make the bed after getting ready. Then I air it, and pillows, outside every time I wash the covers.
Wasn’t the duvet a Norwegian idea? Yes they need airing daily my friend was religious about hers hanging it over the balcony line of the flat whatever the weather! Rugs were another of his rituals- they got aired regularly too A commitment!
I usually wash sheets every two weeks but I change my pillowcase about twice a week. I do wash them in hot water even though I know it's not necessary. I wash my mattress cover about every month or so. We had to have my son's apartment treated for bed bugs a few years ago. It was process of heating up the whole apartment with a huge furnace and keeping it hot for a certain amount of hours. No chemicals but they had to take some stuff out of the apartment like candles etc. It was very expensive but did the trick the first time.
I’m obsessed with clean bedding but I don’t expect anyone to do it for me. I’m sheet washer 2-3 times a week, clean pjs every night, clean shower washcloths every use. Mattress protection and pillow protection a MUST. Those get washed maybe one every 6 weeks. I own and manage vacation rentals as well and my beds are always pristine!
It only takes a few minutes to change the beds if you have two sets or more for each bed you are under no pressure to get the laundry done immediately, here in Ireland we don’t use dryers all the time line drying whenever possible, I cannot understand people not line drying when they live in hot places where the laundry is dry in an hour.
I always love your content, Melissa! In terms of bedding, I change my sheets once or twice a week. I have over a half dozen sets, so I have the flexibility of changing them often without having to wash on the same day. I made sure that my kids also had multiple sets for their beds as well.
My throw blankets are used as a barrier for my dog from my comforter, so it gets washed quite often! The sanitize setting on my washer plus the Clorox laundry sanitizer in the fabric softener tray does a very good job of getting out dog smells. For my comforter, I usually take it to my local laundromat about every 6 months and use one of their large washers. It typically only takes about an hour from wash to dry. Download a show or movie on my iPad and keep myself entertained while I wait. As for the duvet cover, look up the burrito method for putting the cover back on the comforter. It’s super fast and easy!
Thank you Melissa. You handled this sensitive subject with such class and honesty ❤ I use a silk / copper pillowcase a game changer with killing off bacteria ❤
Hanging out my pillows and down comforter in the hot sun in the summer, AND hanging them outside as well on a frigid, sunny winter day is one of the best ways to freshen them in between washings. UV rays from the sun kill bacteria and viruses, and freezing temps kill off dust mites. And sheets dried outside are one of life’s little pleasures-- and I do it any time the weather cooperates.😊
Another very informative video. Thank you, Melissa. It's good to know my Mom and Dad knew their stuff when they raised their four daughters and taught us to keep a clean house. When you know the WHY, you are more inclined to do the task. I love your sense of humor, too!
I was my sheets weekly, usually on Friday. This is how I was brought up, and at 71 I still do this! The blanket and mattress protector is washed when the seasons change. As to hotels, I don’t travel that much, and usually stay with family or friends who I know provide a clean bec!
I live in the uk. I wash my sheets pillow cases and duvet cover every week. I wash my duvet every spring and autumn . I use pillow protectors and a mattress protector which get washed every couple of months. I replace my pillows every 6 months
I remember when you first started your channel and you really didn't even like to clean and now here you are with 2 million subscribers ! Congratulations on being such a great personality and professional on helping us stay clean in this life!😊 Sometimes I'll put an extra bottom sheet on and have two and then that way I can just pull the bottom one off and get about 2 weeks before i wash them ! You taught me to put a half a cup of hydrogen peroxide in my washing machine filled up with another half a cup of spring water when I wash my sheets and also when I washed my pillows and they come out smelling fresh as a daisy !
Bed bug lore: my grandma grew up in the projects in Detroit and she said they put all four bed legs into those big Folgers cans, and the bed bugs couldn't climb them! Fortunately I haven't needed that tip myself yet but it struck me as important information to remember 😊
Thank you for giving me the motivation to wash all my bedding including the mattress cover and pillow covers. Plus i hadn't washed my comforter in a couple months and it was time. I wash my sheets weekly but the rest gets neglected.
I am RELIGIOUS about washing our sheets once a week… my husband thinks I’m crazy… his brother said he can’t remember the last time him and his wife has washed theirs 🤢. I think most people don’t wash their sheets very often. I don’t know why most people think that sheets don’t get that dirty! I we wash our clothes that we wear daily why wouldn’t we wash our sheets more often?
because I have a layer between my body & my sheets, except for the foot-area. Which has clean feet touching it (bare feet are rare at home - I have cold feet so it's socks almost always)
Great video. Excellent information as always. I have vinyl wood flooring upstairs in the two bedrooms. I just vacuumed and mopped the floors. Moved the furniture and bed and mopped the both bedrooms. The room is so much cleaner. Smells nice and clean now. Thanks for all your advice.
Yes, I miss having a clothesline but sometimes you can lay things on the grass or the snow to bleach in the sun when I had a clothesline I was not ashamed of hanging my stained underwear out in the sun because that was the easiest way to get out blood stains on my underwear we are women blood stains happen
I use protectors on everything it’s a lifesaver when you have cats for some reason they will always puke on fabric instead of the hard flooring 😂 it’s like a skill. Anyway I have the protector on and you can see all the times I’ve spilled too but the mattress is in great shape.
Hotel beds? I retired from 29-years travelling as a public health specialist. I check the local health inspection reports (if available) before booking. Beds, the floor around and under them are the first things check before I bring any of my luggage in from the car. Love the channel, tips and advice are super...
I know people that go to bed with the clothes they wore all they long. Most people I know do not take night showers 🤮. Then some suffer from allergies but do kit wash their hair, take a shower or change into clean PJs. At home we shower twice a day and change pillow covers every week.❤
For anyone who does not think they need to hoover their mattress: using a clean stick hoover on maximum power run it all over the mattress. You will be shocked at how much white dust is in the container. Years ago I had a demo in my house for a Kirby vacuum cleaner. The sales man hoovered my mattress, emptied the dust into an ashtray and set fire to it. The burning skin smell was utterly disgusting. I bought the hoover!
When my husband got surgery the doctor recommended clean sheets every three days. I did it during his recovery but it has been difficult keeping it up. I do at least once a week but sometimes twice.
I don't like sitting on my bed in my clothes when I've come home. I change my bed every one to two weeks. I have a duvet with cover, fitted bottom sheet and pillow cases. Duvet gets washed every few months. Made sure our washing machine could wash a duvet! Couldn't be bothered with cushions, throws etc
I wash my sheets and quilt mostly weekly. I started to replace my pillows more frequently some years ago and put them in the dryer a few times a year. I also have a mattress protector and have for years. We don’t really eat on our beds/bedroom and usually we change clothes or shower after we got home because I don’t want outside germs in my home because the first spot my son goes to is his bed.
I am unlucky enough to not have to worry about this because I dog sit and they get the bed messy on a regular basis. My bed gets cleaned 1-3ish times a week. Everything but the duvet and mattress protector. Those gets cleaned when they get peed on. I cant complain too much though because I love a clean bed and I love the dogs despite the mess.
They are totally disgusting to think about. Mattresses comforters sheets pillows are gross. Same for rugs. My cousin has managed upper end Marriott’s. He says no matter how hard you try they can never be as clean as a private home. Airbnb places seem just as bad to me
Sometimes being fussy and particular about things makes life hard when it comes to hotels and the like. But like you said, you just have to take that cleaners hat off and get over it. And yes, we’ve also survived. I also have big issues with hotel towels, sometimes they really gross me out 😩
I am the only person sleeping in a king sized bed. I do what a friend suggested - sleep on one side for a week, then move to the other side for a week, then wash the sheets and pillow cases, and repeat.
I had an allergy test done recently. I laughed when I was told I am allergic to dust. I asked the person giving the test how often should one wash/ change their sheets. I was told every 3-4 days. I always felt every five days was good. I am going to start washing every 3 or 4 days. I always wait 30 mins before I make my bed.
I clean all linens on Sundays. Everything gets stripped off the bed, washed, and I generally do an extra rinse cycle just to make sure there’s no soap residue that could irritate the skin. As for hotels, you get way you pay for. If you’re going for cheap, then things may not be as clean. If you fork out the money then those hotel linens best be ironed and crisp. There better be a towel rolled into the shape of a swan, and a chocolate on the pillow. Hahaha
I wash my bedding at least once a week. sheets, pillowcases, comforter, quilt (whichever it is I am using at the moment) blankets, etc. My mattress cover I wash at LEAST once a month. Usually more often. Pillows get washed the same day I Wash the cover. I also typically switch out my linens altogether every few weeks/month-ish. I have a slight obsession with bed linens so have a selection to choose from, and like to use them all.
in india we wash the sheets weekly or even faster (atleast in our house) with basic detergent and then dry them on line in sunlight which kills the bacteria and dries it well . The feeling after putting on fresh sheets is immaculate and you can sleep in peace
As seniors, no pets, no kids, no hanging out in the bedroom, we do our bed sheets every other week. Since we have a spare set, we could change it weekly and then wash two sets of sheets at one time in our large washer. I like the idea of an extra pillow slip change..,mid-week…
Hi melissa! Thank you for this very informative video, its appreciated!! Quick question, what is the best most affordable dust buster for suctioning up dust mites and all of the sort from mattress and all?? Thank you in advance!
There was a Reddit video the other day where the husband worked an office job and showered every morning but his wife wanted him to shower again at night before bed otherwise she wasn't going to let him sleep in his own bed. There were a LOT of comments; most of them from people saying you have to "wash off the day" at the end of every day (even if you showered in the morning). A lot of those people claim to have AC all night so they're fine all night but apparently in Florida people sweat all day long and need to shower every night? Haven't they heard of AC for offices and buildings in Florida? And why are you okay in the morning "because you have AC all night" but an office worker who has been working in AC all day is not? Anyway, I pointed out that _everybody sweats at night._ Everybody. This is why you need to launder your sheets. I recommend no less than once per week.
I worked in a field that required travel and was therefore sleeping in hotels 5 or more days a week. For context, let me first say that as a child my family was poor, so we NEVER had the opportunity to stay in a hotel. As I got older and began making my own way in life I did begin to travel and for a time thought that there was no better experience than to go on vacation and stay in a hotel. Once my work required me to essentially live in a hotel during the week I began to "feel" just how filthy they were. Now I cannot or will not stay in a hotel. I just don't travel anymore. One of the last vacations I had I stayed in a mountain cabin. The cabin had a faux (synthetic) animal fur duvet on the bed which seemed relatively harmless. After night fall, we went to our (my spouse and myself) bedroom and turned on the light. As soon as we did it was as if a dawning occurred! Suddenly the deep purple duvet began to change color as an orange/red color rose up from beneath the pile of the fabric and much to my horror began to swarm around the light. The fake fur was a hiding place for thousands of ladybugs and when the light in the bedroom came on they immediately flew to the light source. That experience was the last straw for my days of travel. I have never gone back to that vacation hot spot, and I seriously hardly ever travel anymore - at all. This is just one of the horrors I have encountered during my travels, one of which involved coming to my room to find a snake lounging by the fireplace on the first night of my visit. SO....NO...! I do not want to venture outside a place I have cleaned, and I do not want to sleep in beds when I don't know who/what else might have been in the bed before I arrived (and may still be lingering). Fortunately, I can happily report that during my travels, I have not had any hitch hikers (bed bugs) return home with me and for that I am thankful. Edit: I have 2 indoor cats that like to sleep with me so at a minimum, I wash my bed clothes (all things on the bed) weekly...including my pillow. I've also noticed that my cats tend to stay out of my room and more specifically my bed when it is clean. Several days after freshly washing one of my cats will refuse to come into my room and neither of the 2 will get on the bed. When they start venturing back into my room and my bed, I know it's time to wash them again, even if it hasn't been a full week. 😄
@cleanmyspace Can you do a video on what to use in the washer? For example, what’s a pre wash for and how to use it in the washer machine. What else can you use instead of fabric softener. How to properly wash clothes…
I clean our sheets and extra blankets because we do have pets on our bed. How would you clean a headboard my husband side do ask me how has gotten it dirty. 🤦♀️great tips thank you!
I didn't always do this, but now I take a set of sheets to the hotel. I take the duvet off the bed. I cover the hotel sheets up to the pillows with the sheets I brought to the hotel. At the end of my stay, I throw those sheets away. Put the comforter onto the end of the bed and leave a generous tip. Twice, I forgot to bring sheets and just took the comforter off.
One thing I don't understand is not using a top sheet if there's a duvet. That means you're right next to the duvet instead of a sheet....I sure wouldn't want to wash a duvet every week! It's easier to toss sheets in the washer than a duvet cover. Seems to me how often a person washes theirs sheets is highly personal. For some people, once a week is often enough .For others, this isn't often enough. For others, every other week is fine. Some medical conditions might call for frequent changing of sheets.
I’m always careful with the fitted sheet when I take it off my bed because that’s where all of the skin cells fall so I tried to take it off gently and bundle it inside and then actually take it outdoors dissect the dust off dead skin cells and I wash my sheets once a week Like I was taught by my mom oh, and I arrow my bed every day and make it up before I go to work or school
I have trust issues when it comes to hotel beds. One trip that I was on had stains on the sheets of my bed at every hotel we stayed at. We even requested to have the sheets changed at one hotel because we were staying there multiple days and the second set had stains too. Sometimes I think it has to do with them being small and the bleach not getting them. However, I had one pillow cover that looked like it was run-over by a truck.
Growing up, we washed our sheets monthly, eek, I know. Now I wash them weekly. I always wanted to be able to hang them out to dry in the sun for natural germ killing, but not able to. Duvets, I wash every other week. A lot of people forget about the pillows. I wash them fairly regularly and fluff them/ kill germs in the dryer on high for 20 min weekly. Comforters can be taken outside and beat to get rid of dust and mites, also for some sum in between washing.
I have 3 sets of sheets for each bed, so I rotate through them. I change the sheets every week on Sat and wash them when I put the third set on the bed. Bedding is washed once a month. Hotel beds are questionable. I travel with an ultraviolet light. You would not believe what you find.
Weekly sheet change. Duvet cover alternating weeks. I have two sets of sheets so I can wash sheets alternating weeks with the cover. I live in Denver, where non introduced dust mites are rare, according to an abstract on Pub Med, so oils and sweat and the staleness of sheets is the reason to wash. Street clothes are fine if the bed is made. We are a barefoot house so outside grime is somewhat limited, and clothing doesn’t pick up what soles do. Street clothes in the sheets are a hard NO.
I don’t have throw pillows on the bed but stuffed animals lmao i have an lg closet so I sanitize them. I also wash the pillows and shams. We also have a waterproof mattress cover we wash. We really try lol
Growing up my mom wouldn't allow us to sit on the bed comforter, and still won't to this day. I change into my house lounging clothes when I get home and typically don't get onto my bed unless it's time for bed (sleep). I lounge on a sofa or chair. I tend to wash my sheets weekly but if I'm traveling, it might be closer to two weeks. I always bring a disinfectant with me when staying in a hotel and spritz the whole room, especially the bed, down.
I take my own pillow in a vac bag I get so grossed out by dust, I have allergies so I know when I need to wash my actual pillow. I use 2 pillow cases on every pillow, and the outer one is changed midweek. I did this even when I had 4 beds a week to change and wash the linen for, only one now I think I am old fashioned.
Growing up in jr high and high school I only washed bedding if it got a noticeable spill or food(I use to eat in bed) or every 3 months. Now as an adult and with kids I wash bedding weekly. I look back and realized I didn’t know how to clean properly so I thank you tube for showing me how to. I don’t recall my bedding smelling back then but learning about dust mites and skin cells coming off made me feel yucky so I clean way more and way more often now and teach my kids so that it is habit and normal for them to want to be clean.
If you shower daily you should change to clean sheets every 2 days. I am allergic to dust mites so that is my schedule. I wash my sheets in hot water. My duvet I run through the dryer once per week and change the cover every sheet change. I wash my pillows once per month .
I live alone and have sensitive skin and allergies. I wash my sheets twice a week. That's once every three days. Also, I spray my entire bedding daily with rubbing alcohol to kill bacteria.
I wash sheets and towels once a week. Pillowcases get washed twice a week in warmer weather. Piillow protectors always washed at the same time. Mattress protectors / pads and quilts are washed every 2 weeks. I also throw back bedding to air when I first get up. I make the bed after I'm dressed and ready to go for the day. That way it's neat and attractive when I get home. I worked for a global hotel company for over 20 years and when I traveled for business I put my suitcases, briefcases, shoes and handbags and other belongings in the bathtub when I arrived and inspected the mattress, etc. for potential bedbugs. I don't use laundry detergent for washing pillows. Mine are all feather pillows. I use a mild dishwashing detergent because it doesn't have the brightening additives that laundry detergents do and that could leave a coating on the feathers.
I change just my pillow cases on a Saturday! I change my sheets, pillow cases and pillow protectors every Tuesday! If I won the lottery, I would have clean sheets every day!
Regarding the hotel beds and sitting on my bed with my day clothes, I can't get that bothered. I keep things clean and tidy, but at some point, I have to trust that my immune system is doing its job.
I have a rule… once the bed you don’t get on the bed! The bed is for sleeping not lounging during the day, not eating. We get in the bed at night after we have showered. I’m still amazed at bedrooms being used as a dining room🙄
I wash my sheets twice a week, shower before bed and wear clean pajamas every night. I love a clean bed, which is why I hate hotels. They skeeve me out!
I wash my sheets twice a week, and an extra bedding on top because my dog sleeps with me. But pillows, mattress itself once a week. It works. I have no allergies to dogs which is amazing considering they are extremely fluffy.
@cleanmyspace I use duvet and duvet cover year round. I wash the duvet cover weekly with my kids sheets. I buy Brookline which love BUT after a year or two they fall apart from so much washing. Is this normal? Any suggestions what to buy for a mom with 4 kids who washes all the bedding weekly.
Sheets every single Monday. Duvets and comforters every other Sunday. I have done this my whole adult life. I cannot imagine people who don’t clean them regularly. 😮 Also, no pets allowed in the bedrooms and no food either. I can’t sleep in a dirty bed.
It really depends on the bed at hotels. They are all different to me. I have scoliosis, and my back is so sensitive to mattresses and to pillows, too. I hate if the pillows are too thick and firm, but I also hate when pillows are too thin and floppy...I guess I like the goldilocks zone. As for the mattress, same thing. I hate if they are too firm, but I also hate if they are too soft and provide no support....I've never found my ideal bed yet, and I'm 35.
I don't have any back sensitivity and im the exact same. Im the same age as you an I by chance got lucky when i was around 16/17 and got a KingsDown brand double pillow top mattress that was so plush but not like hurt your back soft and you could flip sides to keep it soft so as to prevent it from collapsing where you sleep after having it for some time and it held up super well for as long as i had it. and from what i understand they laterally don't make mattresses like this anymore unless they are custom made and cost some serious coin. I kept it for as long as i could but felt gross about it after 10 years and have been sleeping uncomfortably ever since lol
@@startwiththeheart oh dang!! That sounds like a great mattress. It’s crazy how difficult it is to find a good mattress and a good bed frame. We have had some crappy bed frames, too. Quality control issues I guess. I hope one day we can find the beds / mattresses our dreams! 🤞🏼It’s rough not sleeping well.
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I had too many bad experiences while moving cross country. I got bedbugs in one hotel and my dog was WAY too interested in one spot on the comforter in another. The third night's place had a strong fragrance when we checked in, and then the next morning it faded to reveal that the place REEKED a weird smell that I couldn't place. I found rusty razor blades with the sugar packets in a coffee station once. Weird, nasty stuff goes on in hotels.
Eh - not great, but in *most* hotels, I suspect the sheets & pillowcases & probably the duvets/blankets are washed more often than 95% of homes.
Comforters = nasty & those get folded out of the way. Same for any covers that aren't 'linens'
Hotels gross me out, that’s why we rarely travel at all. We would usually drive straight through. In our seventies now, just to hard to do that anymore. When our kids come home I know they travel, so I get stress that they are going to bring unwanted guests with them😬
I try not to think about them. Ick.
I am bit uncomfortable on hotel beds. The pillows are always crap too.
I grew up in a large family. There were 12 of us kids. My mother still, STILL, washed bed sheets weekly. Favorite childhood memory is getting in a freshly made bed. The sheets had dried on the clothes line and smelled so good.
That’s a good mama right there
My sister and I ( when we were young) called the clean sheets “ sugar sheets”. They were so crisp!
@@theresabrown1272 love that! Sugar sheets!
Every Thursday. 😊
That must of been very hard on your mother, but good on her, I too change weekly. Nothing better than a nice clean bed. 💖
I learned from my Norwegian upbringing to always air out my wool/cotton duvet every morning. I hang it over the door while eating breakfast and make the bed after getting ready. Then I air it, and pillows, outside every time I wash the covers.
I grew up in Germany and we had feather or down bedding and we would hang them out the window every morning! Wonderful memories & always fresh beds!
sounds lovely
Wasn’t the duvet a Norwegian idea? Yes they need airing daily my friend was religious about hers hanging it over the balcony line of the flat whatever the weather! Rugs were another of his rituals- they got aired regularly too
A commitment!
Supports my argument for showering at night vs in the morning.
I usually wash sheets every two weeks but I change my pillowcase about twice a week. I do wash them in hot water even though I know it's not necessary. I wash my mattress cover about every month or so. We had to have my son's apartment treated for bed bugs a few years ago. It was process of heating up the whole apartment with a huge furnace and keeping it hot for a certain amount of hours. No chemicals but they had to take some stuff out of the apartment like candles etc. It was very expensive but did the trick the first time.
I’m obsessed with clean bedding but I don’t expect anyone to do it for me. I’m sheet washer 2-3 times a week, clean pjs every night, clean shower washcloths every use. Mattress protection and pillow protection a MUST. Those get washed maybe one every 6 weeks. I own and manage vacation rentals as well and my beds are always pristine!
Where are your rentals? Sounds like my kinda getaway!
Can you clean my bed? Thank you!
I am 100% with you...I also take my own pillow and blanket when I travel by car
It only takes a few minutes to change the beds if you have two sets or more for each bed you are under no pressure to get the laundry done immediately, here in Ireland we don’t use dryers all the time line drying whenever possible, I cannot understand people not line drying when they live in hot places where the laundry is dry in an hour.
@@TraceyBergum I even took favorite pillow into hospital once .....pre covid of course 😂
I always love your content, Melissa! In terms of bedding, I change my sheets once or twice a week. I have over a half dozen sets, so I have the flexibility of changing them often without having to wash on the same day. I made sure that my kids also had multiple sets for their beds as well.
I’m more impressed with your comfort in a extremely difficult and notoriously painful fire log seated position.👏
My throw blankets are used as a barrier for my dog from my comforter, so it gets washed quite often! The sanitize setting on my washer plus the Clorox laundry sanitizer in the fabric softener tray does a very good job of getting out dog smells. For my comforter, I usually take it to my local laundromat about every 6 months and use one of their large washers. It typically only takes about an hour from wash to dry. Download a show or movie on my iPad and keep myself entertained while I wait. As for the duvet cover, look up the burrito method for putting the cover back on the comforter. It’s super fast and easy!
Clean sheet night is like a weekly holiday in our home!
Thank you Melissa. You handled this sensitive subject with such class and honesty ❤ I use a silk / copper pillowcase a game changer with killing off bacteria ❤
Thanks for watching Rosita!
Hanging out my pillows and down comforter in the hot sun in the summer, AND hanging them outside as well on a frigid, sunny winter day is one of the best ways to freshen them in between washings. UV rays from the sun kill bacteria and viruses, and freezing temps kill off dust mites. And sheets dried outside are one of life’s little pleasures-- and I do it any time the weather cooperates.😊
Would love to. Neighbours smoke on the balcony.
Another very informative video. Thank you, Melissa. It's good to know my Mom and Dad knew their stuff when they raised their four daughters and taught us to keep a clean house. When you know the WHY, you are more inclined to do the task.
I love your sense of humor, too!
You had me at “dirty sheets are a dust mite buffet”. I’m so totally grossed out. Thank you ? !
We do our best ;)
I was my sheets weekly, usually on Friday. This is how I was brought up, and at 71 I still do this! The blanket and mattress protector is washed when the seasons change.
As to hotels, I don’t travel that much, and usually stay with family or friends who I know provide a clean bec!
thats all they need.
Thanks for watching Debbie :)
I live in the uk. I wash my sheets pillow cases and duvet cover every week. I wash my duvet every spring and autumn . I use pillow protectors and a mattress protector which get washed every couple of months. I replace my pillows every 6 months
I remember when you first started your channel and you really didn't even like to clean and now here you are with 2 million subscribers !
Congratulations on being such a great personality and professional on helping us stay clean in this life!😊
Sometimes I'll put an extra bottom sheet on and have two and then that way I can just pull the bottom one off and get about 2 weeks before i wash them !
You taught me to put a half a cup of hydrogen peroxide in my washing machine filled up with another half a cup of spring water when I wash my sheets and also when I washed my pillows and they come out smelling fresh as a daisy !
Extra bottom sheet 😮 is that not cheating ?’😅
Yes ma'am! 😃😄😀
Bed bug lore: my grandma grew up in the projects in Detroit and she said they put all four bed legs into those big Folgers cans, and the bed bugs couldn't climb them! Fortunately I haven't needed that tip myself yet but it struck me as important information to remember 😊
Thank you for giving me the motivation to wash all my bedding including the mattress cover and pillow covers. Plus i hadn't washed my comforter in a couple months and it was time. I wash my sheets weekly but the rest gets neglected.
I am RELIGIOUS about washing our sheets once a week… my husband thinks I’m crazy… his brother said he can’t remember the last time him and his wife has washed theirs 🤢. I think most people don’t wash their sheets very often. I don’t know why most people think that sheets don’t get that dirty! I we wash our clothes that we wear daily why wouldn’t we wash our sheets more often?
I wash the sheets of everyone in our home once a week.
because I have a layer between my body & my sheets, except for the foot-area. Which has clean feet touching it (bare feet are rare at home - I have cold feet so it's socks almost always)
Like, does one NOT THINK about what these sheets have to deal with over the course of 7-14 days?! 🤢
I don't wash mine more often because it's a pain.
His wife probly washes them often but because he didn’t see it doesn’t happen.
Great video. Excellent information as always. I have vinyl wood flooring upstairs in the two bedrooms. I just vacuumed and mopped the floors. Moved the furniture and bed and mopped the both bedrooms. The room is so much cleaner. Smells nice and clean now. Thanks for all your advice.
I TOTALLY Agree with you on hotel beds….and showers!
I love to dry bedding outside on a line. The sun helps get out stains and everything smells so fresh
The Sun is awesome for stuff like this!
Yes, I miss having a clothesline but sometimes you can lay things on the grass or the snow to bleach in the sun when I had a clothesline I was not ashamed of hanging my stained underwear out in the sun because that was the easiest way to get out blood stains on my underwear we are women blood stains happen
I use protectors on everything it’s a lifesaver when you have cats for some reason they will always puke on fabric instead of the hard flooring 😂 it’s like a skill. Anyway I have the protector on and you can see all the times I’ve spilled too but the mattress is in great shape.
Thanks for sharing :)
Washing mine every week!😊
Hotel beds? I retired from 29-years travelling as a public health specialist. I check the local health inspection reports (if available) before booking. Beds, the floor around and under them are the first things check before I bring any of my luggage in from the car. Love the channel, tips and advice are super...
I know people that go to bed with the clothes they wore all they long. Most people I know do not take night showers 🤮. Then some suffer from allergies but do kit wash their hair, take a shower or change into clean PJs. At home we shower twice a day and change pillow covers every week.❤
For anyone who does not think they need to hoover their mattress: using a clean stick hoover on maximum power run it all over the mattress. You will be shocked at how much white dust is in the container. Years ago I had a demo in my house for a Kirby vacuum cleaner. The sales man hoovered my mattress, emptied the dust into an ashtray and set fire to it. The burning skin smell was utterly disgusting. I bought the hoover!
Why didn't u buy the Kirby smh
@@SundayCookingRemix some people use the term "hoover" to mean vacuum. Kind of like saying "kleenex" to refer to any facial tissue.
A Kirby 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤 always wanted one of them but never been rich enough. They are brilliant machines!
I wash my bed linen once a week and I replace my personal pillow case daily to help ward off breakouts on my face.
I've honestly never thought twice about sitting on my bed with my regular clothes.
Same!
When my husband got surgery the doctor recommended clean sheets every three days. I did it during his recovery but it has been difficult keeping it up. I do at least once a week but sometimes twice.
I’m doing exactly like you said! I change and wash everything of all the beds at home weekly!
I don't like sitting on my bed in my clothes when I've come home. I change my bed every one to two weeks. I have a duvet with cover, fitted bottom sheet and pillow cases. Duvet gets washed every few months. Made sure our washing machine could wash a duvet! Couldn't be bothered with cushions, throws etc
As always, thanks for watching Kirsty!!
It’s my every Saturday morning chore! Duvet cover gets washed every week too….comforter inside duvet - once a month!
I wash my sheets and quilt mostly weekly. I started to replace my pillows more frequently some years ago and put them in the dryer a few times a year. I also have a mattress protector and have for years. We don’t really eat on our beds/bedroom and usually we change clothes or shower after we got home because I don’t want outside germs in my home because the first spot my son goes to is his bed.
I am unlucky enough to not have to worry about this because I dog sit and they get the bed messy on a regular basis. My bed gets cleaned 1-3ish times a week. Everything but the duvet and mattress protector. Those gets cleaned when they get peed on. I cant complain too much though because I love a clean bed and I love the dogs despite the mess.
They are totally disgusting to think about. Mattresses comforters sheets pillows are gross. Same for rugs. My cousin has managed upper end Marriott’s. He says no matter how hard you try they can never be as clean as a private home. Airbnb places seem just as bad to me
I don't even want to think about Air BnB's!!!!
Amen
So true. That’s why when anyone stays over my house i wash everything before doing their bed. Comforter, mattress cover, sheets and pillows
Sometimes being fussy and particular about things makes life hard when it comes to hotels and the like. But like you said, you just have to take that cleaners hat off and get over it. And yes, we’ve also survived. I also have big issues with hotel towels, sometimes they really gross me out 😩
We seem to always survive ;)
I spray my sheets and pillows/mattress with colloidal silver when I remove them to wash and occasionally use my steamer for deeper cleaning
How has this worked out for you?
Weekly! Always start the week with fresh sheets.
Such a great feeling, right?
I am the only person sleeping in a king sized bed. I do what a friend suggested - sleep on one side for a week, then move to the other side for a week, then wash the sheets and pillow cases, and repeat.
Same here. I have a queen size bed
Same for me except I have a Queen size bed
Great idea!
I have a King size for myself as well. Great idea
I’ve been sleeping in the left side of the bed for 37 years since I got married. Not even sure I could sleep on the other side 😂..
I feel the same way about hotel beds 😱 Among other things, I bring my own bed liner when I travel.
My hotel bed yuk moment was pulling back the top sheet and finding a long black hair. Thank goodness there were two beds.
Ewwwww!!!!
It's almost like they knew!!!!
I had an allergy test done recently. I laughed when I was told I am allergic to dust.
I asked the person giving the test how often should one wash/ change their sheets. I was told every 3-4 days. I always felt every five days was good. I am going to start washing every 3 or 4 days.
I always wait 30 mins before I make my bed.
I clean all linens on Sundays. Everything gets stripped off the bed, washed, and I generally do an extra rinse cycle just to make sure there’s no soap residue that could irritate the skin.
As for hotels, you get way you pay for. If you’re going for cheap, then things may not be as clean. If you fork out the money then those hotel linens best be ironed and crisp. There better be a towel rolled into the shape of a swan, and a chocolate on the pillow. Hahaha
The swan. 🦢. Hahaha
Sheets every two weeks(shower before bedtime)...pillow cases 2 X per week.
I wash my bedding at least once a week. sheets, pillowcases, comforter, quilt (whichever it is I am using at the moment) blankets, etc. My mattress cover I wash at LEAST once a month. Usually more often. Pillows get washed the same day I Wash the cover. I also typically switch out my linens altogether every few weeks/month-ish. I have a slight obsession with bed linens so have a selection to choose from, and like to use them all.
in india we wash the sheets weekly or even faster (atleast in our house) with basic detergent and then dry them on line in sunlight which kills the bacteria and dries it well . The feeling after putting on fresh sheets is immaculate and you can sleep in peace
As seniors, no pets, no kids, no hanging out in the bedroom, we do our bed sheets every other week. Since we have a spare set, we could change it weekly and then wash two sets of sheets at one time in our large washer. I like the idea of an extra pillow slip change..,mid-week…
Hi melissa! Thank you for this very informative video, its appreciated!! Quick question, what is the best most affordable dust buster for suctioning up dust mites and all of the sort from mattress and all?? Thank you in advance!
I try really hard not to think about the beds! So funny, I thought it was just me!
Absolutely, have to change into different clothes before getting on or in my bed.
There was a Reddit video the other day where the husband worked an office job and showered every morning but his wife wanted him to shower again at night before bed otherwise she wasn't going to let him sleep in his own bed. There were a LOT of comments; most of them from people saying you have to "wash off the day" at the end of every day (even if you showered in the morning). A lot of those people claim to have AC all night so they're fine all night but apparently in Florida people sweat all day long and need to shower every night? Haven't they heard of AC for offices and buildings in Florida? And why are you okay in the morning "because you have AC all night" but an office worker who has been working in AC all day is not? Anyway, I pointed out that _everybody sweats at night._ Everybody. This is why you need to launder your sheets. I recommend no less than once per week.
I worked in a field that required travel and was therefore sleeping in hotels 5 or more days a week. For context, let me first say that as a child my family was poor, so we NEVER had the opportunity to stay in a hotel. As I got older and began making my own way in life I did begin to travel and for a time thought that there was no better experience than to go on vacation and stay in a hotel.
Once my work required me to essentially live in a hotel during the week I began to "feel" just how filthy they were. Now I cannot or will not stay in a hotel. I just don't travel anymore. One of the last vacations I had I stayed in a mountain cabin. The cabin had a faux (synthetic) animal fur duvet on the bed which seemed relatively harmless. After night fall, we went to our (my spouse and myself) bedroom and turned on the light. As soon as we did it was as if a dawning occurred! Suddenly the deep purple duvet began to change color as an orange/red color rose up from beneath the pile of the fabric and much to my horror began to swarm around the light. The fake fur was a hiding place for thousands of ladybugs and when the light in the bedroom came on they immediately flew to the light source.
That experience was the last straw for my days of travel. I have never gone back to that vacation hot spot, and I seriously hardly ever travel anymore - at all. This is just one of the horrors I have encountered during my travels, one of which involved coming to my room to find a snake lounging by the fireplace on the first night of my visit. SO....NO...! I do not want to venture outside a place I have cleaned, and I do not want to sleep in beds when I don't know who/what else might have been in the bed before I arrived (and may still be lingering).
Fortunately, I can happily report that during my travels, I have not had any hitch hikers (bed bugs) return home with me and for that I am thankful.
Edit: I have 2 indoor cats that like to sleep with me so at a minimum, I wash my bed clothes (all things on the bed) weekly...including my pillow. I've also noticed that my cats tend to stay out of my room and more specifically my bed when it is clean. Several days after freshly washing one of my cats will refuse to come into my room and neither of the 2 will get on the bed. When they start venturing back into my room and my bed, I know it's time to wash them again, even if it hasn't been a full week. 😄
I wash the sheets weekly, change the pillowcase daily. In the winter I also air out the duvets if it's not raining.
Could you do an episode on caring for memory foam mattresses and pillows?
@cleanmyspace Can you do a video on what to use in the washer? For example, what’s a pre wash for and how to use it in the washer machine. What else can you use instead of fabric softener. How to properly wash clothes…
I clean our sheets and extra blankets because we do have pets on our bed. How would you clean a headboard my husband side do ask me how has gotten it dirty. 🤦♀️great tips thank you!
I didn't always do this, but now I take a set of sheets to the hotel. I take the duvet off the bed. I cover the hotel sheets up to the pillows with the sheets I brought to the hotel. At the end of my stay, I throw those sheets away. Put the comforter onto the end of the bed and leave a generous tip. Twice, I forgot to bring sheets and just took the comforter off.
One thing I don't understand is not using a top sheet if there's a duvet. That means you're right next to the duvet instead of a sheet....I sure wouldn't want to wash a duvet every week!
It's easier to toss sheets in the washer than a duvet cover.
Seems to me how often a person washes theirs sheets is highly personal. For some people, once a week is often enough .For others, this isn't often enough. For others, every other week is fine.
Some medical conditions might call for frequent changing of sheets.
This is very true. And certainly this dust mites issue is a first world problem.
I’m always careful with the fitted sheet when I take it off my bed because that’s where all of the skin cells fall so I tried to take it off gently and bundle it inside and then actually take it outdoors dissect the dust off dead skin cells and I wash my sheets once a week Like I was taught by my mom oh, and I arrow my bed every day and make it up before I go to work or school
I have trust issues when it comes to hotel beds. One trip that I was on had stains on the sheets of my bed at every hotel we stayed at. We even requested to have the sheets changed at one hotel because we were staying there multiple days and the second set had stains too. Sometimes I think it has to do with them being small and the bleach not getting them. However, I had one pillow cover that looked like it was run-over by a truck.
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Ewwwwwwww!
Sheets always changed every two weeks. No adverse affects in this house 😊❤
Growing up, we washed our sheets monthly, eek, I know. Now I wash them weekly. I always wanted to be able to hang them out to dry in the sun for natural germ killing, but not able to. Duvets, I wash every other week. A lot of people forget about the pillows. I wash them fairly regularly and fluff them/ kill germs in the dryer on high for 20 min weekly. Comforters can be taken outside and beat to get rid of dust and mites, also for some sum in between washing.
We really grow up, don't we?
@@cleanmyspace Yes, and we know more now! I don’t know how many of us knew about mites back then.
I’m in my 30s and husband in his 40s and we still do monthly 😅
I wash everything from my bed once a week because of my allergies. My pjs get wash twice a week.
I have 3 sets of sheets for each bed, so I rotate through them. I change the sheets every week on Sat and wash them when I put the third set on the bed. Bedding is washed once a month. Hotel beds are questionable. I travel with an ultraviolet light. You would not believe what you find.
Thank you, Melissa!
Y’all are adorable and I’m obsessed with you both
Weekly sheet change. Duvet cover alternating weeks. I have two sets of sheets so I can wash sheets alternating weeks with the cover.
I live in Denver, where non introduced dust mites are rare, according to an abstract on Pub Med, so oils and sweat and the staleness of sheets is the reason to wash.
Street clothes are fine if the bed is made. We are a barefoot house so outside grime is somewhat limited, and clothing doesn’t pick up what soles do.
Street clothes in the sheets are a hard NO.
I don’t have throw pillows on the bed but stuffed animals lmao i have an lg closet so I sanitize them. I also wash the pillows and shams. We also have a waterproof mattress cover we wash. We really try lol
Yes, no outside clothes in the bedroom
2:47 Yuk, NO outside clothes on beds is our house rules. Our clothes pick on so many things while out and about 🤯
Growing up my mom wouldn't allow us to sit on the bed comforter, and still won't to this day. I change into my house lounging clothes when I get home and typically don't get onto my bed unless it's time for bed (sleep). I lounge on a sofa or chair. I tend to wash my sheets weekly but if I'm traveling, it might be closer to two weeks. I always bring a disinfectant with me when staying in a hotel and spritz the whole room, especially the bed, down.
Cushion I hang on the outside on sunnish slightly windy day
I take my own pillow in a vac bag I get so grossed out by dust, I have allergies so I know when I need to wash my actual pillow. I use 2 pillow cases on every pillow, and the outer one is changed midweek. I did this even when I had 4 beds a week to change and wash the linen for, only one now I think I am old fashioned.
Growing up in jr high and high school I only washed bedding if it got a noticeable spill or food(I use to eat in bed) or every 3 months. Now as an adult and with kids I wash bedding weekly. I look back and realized I didn’t know how to clean properly so I thank you tube for showing me how to. I don’t recall my bedding smelling back then but learning about dust mites and skin cells coming off made me feel yucky so I clean way more and way more often now and teach my kids so that it is habit and normal for them to want to be clean.
If you shower daily you should change to clean sheets every 2 days. I am allergic to dust mites so that is my schedule. I wash my sheets in hot water. My duvet I run through the dryer once per week and change the cover every sheet change. I wash my pillows once per month .
I change my sheets every weekend.
I live alone and have sensitive skin and allergies. I wash my sheets twice a week. That's once every three days. Also, I spray my entire bedding daily with rubbing alcohol to kill bacteria.
Sounds like a solid system to me!
Really wonderful info and advice here. Thank you
Thanks for watching!!!
Oh yes, I am definitely one of these people who will never sit with Outdoor clothes on my bed . Greetings from Berlin, Germany
I wash sheets and towels once a week. Pillowcases get washed twice a week in warmer weather. Piillow protectors always washed at the same time. Mattress protectors / pads and quilts are washed every 2 weeks. I also throw back bedding to air when I first get up. I make the bed after I'm dressed and ready to go for the day. That way it's neat and attractive when I get home.
I worked for a global hotel company for over 20 years and when I traveled for business I put my suitcases, briefcases, shoes and handbags and other belongings in the bathtub when I arrived and inspected the mattress, etc. for potential bedbugs.
I don't use laundry detergent for washing pillows. Mine are all feather pillows. I use a mild dishwashing detergent because it doesn't have the brightening additives that laundry detergents do and that could leave a coating on the feathers.
Yuppppp I change my sheets once a week and the pillowcases twice a week
I change just my pillow cases on a Saturday!
I change my sheets, pillow cases and pillow protectors every Tuesday!
If I won the lottery, I would have clean sheets every day!
I wash my linens once a week in winter and twice a week in the summer due to sweating spring and fall ill wash them accordingly
Every week ! soak them for at least 6 hours in cold water, then use the sanitation cicle
Regarding the hotel beds and sitting on my bed with my day clothes, I can't get that bothered. I keep things clean and tidy, but at some point, I have to trust that my immune system is doing its job.
How do you recommend washing down pillows?
What’s a quarter turn in terms of mattress rotation?
I have a rule… once the bed you don’t get on the bed! The bed is for sleeping not lounging during the day, not eating. We get in the bed at night after we have showered. I’m still amazed at bedrooms being used as a dining room🙄
I change my sheets every 3 days. Love a fresh bed.
You get no energy BILLS???? Or you put the lottery money you won into your energy water BILLS....
Lol! I live in Australia. The house I live in has a roof full of solar panels. Doesn't cost me anything
Love your videos❤❤❤
Thanks for watching them!!
I wash my sheets twice a week, shower before bed and wear clean pajamas every night. I love a clean bed, which is why I hate hotels. They skeeve me out!
I wash my sheets twice a week, and an extra bedding on top because my dog sleeps with me. But pillows, mattress itself once a week. It works. I have no allergies to dogs which is amazing considering they are extremely fluffy.
Thanks for watching!
Melissa, where did you buy your headband? You are very good at presenting information! I will be purchasing your ebook about cleaning soon.
Once a week for sure for sheets and pillow cases.
@cleanmyspace I use duvet and duvet cover year round. I wash the duvet cover weekly with my kids sheets. I buy Brookline which love BUT after a year or two they fall apart from so much washing. Is this normal? Any suggestions what to buy for a mom with 4 kids who washes all the bedding weekly.
Excellent advice!
Sheets every single Monday. Duvets and comforters every other Sunday. I have done this my whole adult life. I cannot imagine people who don’t clean them regularly. 😮 Also, no pets allowed in the bedrooms and no food either. I can’t sleep in a dirty bed.
It really depends on the bed at hotels. They are all different to me. I have scoliosis, and my back is so sensitive to mattresses and to pillows, too. I hate if the pillows are too thick and firm, but I also hate when pillows are too thin and floppy...I guess I like the goldilocks zone. As for the mattress, same thing. I hate if they are too firm, but I also hate if they are too soft and provide no support....I've never found my ideal bed yet, and I'm 35.
I don't have any back sensitivity and im the exact same. Im the same age as you an I by chance got lucky when i was around 16/17 and got a KingsDown brand double pillow top mattress that was so plush but not like hurt your back soft and you could flip sides to keep it soft so as to prevent it from collapsing where you sleep after having it for some time and it held up super well for as long as i had it. and from what i understand they laterally don't make mattresses like this anymore unless they are custom made and cost some serious coin. I kept it for as long as i could but felt gross about it after 10 years and have been sleeping uncomfortably ever since lol
@@startwiththeheart oh dang!! That sounds like a great mattress. It’s crazy how difficult it is to find a good mattress and a good bed frame. We have had some crappy bed frames, too. Quality control issues I guess. I hope one day we can find the beds / mattresses our dreams! 🤞🏼It’s rough not sleeping well.