Clean linens?

[MicheleGazelle]

I used to wash my bedding daily. It got to be too much of a pain, so I began reducing how much bedding I used. I no longer have any bedding. A mattress can double in weight from the dust mites living in it. They feed on your sweat and the dead skin cells you leave behind, etc. I used to live in some icky apartment that should have been condemned and developed a mold/mildew problem. A friend kept nagging me that it had to be in my mattress and the mattress would have to go. I kept blowing her off and ignoring it. After about 4 months, I finally decided she was right and had my sons haul it out to the dumpster that day. That was a turning point for me. If you don't want to go to the extremes I have gone to (and it took me a long time to get here), then you may find it helps to use dye-free (white) bedding made from 100% cotton or silk and wash it frequently with something less toxic than your typical chemical detergents.


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[MicheleGazelle]

I used to wash my bedding daily. It got to be too much of a pain, so I began reducing how much bedding I used. I no longer have any bedding. A mattress can double in weight from the dust mites living in it. They feed on your sweat and the dead skin cells you leave behind, etc. I used to live in some icky apartment that should have been condemned and developed a mold/mildew problem. A friend kept nagging me that it had to be in my mattress and the mattress would have to go. I kept blowing her off and ignoring it. After about 4 months, I finally decided she was right and had my sons haul it out to the dumpster that day. That was a turning point for me. If you don't want to go to the extremes I have gone to (and it took me a long time to get here), then you may find it helps to use dye-free (white) bedding made from 100% cotton or silk and wash it frequently with something less toxic than your typical chemical detergents.


EDIT:
Sorry to revive an older topic. My computer was in shop for two weeks so I am only just now seeing this while trying to catch up. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[MicheleGazelle]

I used to wash my bedding daily. It got to be too much of a pain, so I began reducing how much bedding I used. I no longer have any bedding. A mattress can double in weight from the dust mites living in it. They feed on your sweat and the dead skin cells you leave behind, etc. I used to live in some icky apartment that should have been condemned and developed a mold/mildew problem. A friend kept nagging me that it had to be in my mattress and the mattress would have to go. I kept blowing her off and ignoring it. After about 4 months, I finally decided she was right and had my sons haul it out to the dumpster that day. That was a turning point for me. If you don't want to go to the extremes I have gone to (and it took me a long time to get here), then you may find it helps to use dye-free (white) bedding made from 100% cotton or silk and wash it frequently with something less toxic than your typical chemical detergents.


EDIT:
Sorry to revive an older topic. My computer was in shop for two weeks so I am only just now seeing this while trying to catch up. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[MicheleGazelle]

I used to wash my bedding daily. It got to be too much of a pain, so I began reducing how much bedding I used. I no longer have any bedding. A mattress can double in weight from the dust mites living in it. They feed on your sweat and the dead skin cells you leave behind, etc. I used to live in some icky apartment that should have been condemned and developed a mold/mildew problem. A friend kept nagging me that it had to be in my mattress and the mattress would have to go. I kept blowing her off and ignoring it. After about 4 months, I finally decided she was right and had my sons haul it out to the dumpster that day. That was a turning point for me. If you don't want to go to the extremes I have gone to (and it took me a long time to get here), then you may find it helps to use dye-free (white) bedding made from 100% cotton or silk and wash it frequently with something less toxic than your typical chemical detergents.


EDIT:
Sorry to revive an older topic. My computer was in shop for two weeks so I am only just now seeing this while trying to catch up. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[MicheleGazelle]

I used to wash my bedding daily. It got to be too much of a pain, so I began reducing how much bedding I used. I no longer have any bedding. A mattress can double in weight from the dust mites living in it. They feed on your sweat and the dead skin cells you leave behind, etc. I used to live in some icky apartment that should have been condemned and developed a mold/mildew problem. A friend kept nagging me that it had to be in my mattress and the mattress would have to go. I kept blowing her off and ignoring it. After about 4 months, I finally decided she was right and had my sons haul it out to the dumpster that day. That was a turning point for me. If you don't want to go to the extremes I have gone to (and it took me a long time to get here), then you may find it helps to use dye-free (white) bedding made from 100% cotton or silk and wash it frequently with something less toxic than your typical chemical detergents.
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<br />EDIT:
<br />Sorry to revive an older topic. My computer was in shop for two weeks so I am only just now seeing this while trying to catch up. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">