To think DH should know you don’t wash dirty bed linen at 30 degrees?

[BasinHaircut]

I know it’s not the end of the world but honestly, he is 38 and now it’s probably going to have to go on again. He has a sweaty head and pillowcases are unlikely to be clean after this wash. I already have to do our bedding in 2 loads as it’s so big and we don’t have a spare set so it all needs to be dry and back in the bed tonight.

I’m so irritated!

I wash everything at 40 with non-bio powder which contains bleaching agents. No smells here.

I do a 60 degree for bedding, but it's not the end of the world if it's not. I think the only reason I do is because my mum did so it's something I picked up growing up.

Also I got a set of king size bedding from Wilko's-can't remember the cost but Wilko's is cheap and it washes and keeps brilliantly.

I wash most things at 30.

There is your problem, buying white.

"what if you are unwell in the night" ….. how often to healthy adults shit or puke in the bed

We have white bedding thats made of linen, it is always washed at 30, no stains, no marks, no yellowing. One set is brand new, the other about three years old. Side by side they’re an identical colour, so the old one hasn’t faded etc.

@Keratinsmooth it’s certainly not hair products as DH is completely bald!

Ok so it’s just finished and looks ok I think. It’s out in the sunshine now and the second load is on.

For everyone asking why it takes 2 loads, it’s because I am washing all of the pillow protectors and mattress protector too.

Shout out to all of the fellow sweaty man head sufferers.

The last few lots of bedding I have bought says to wash on 40 or even 30

Was going to say the same. My husband has never used a hair product in his life and is indeed bald. The sweaty head is real.

...... how dirty is your bedding?!

@BasinHaircut

I know it’s not the end of the world but honestly, he is 38 and now it’s probably going to have to go on again. He has a sweaty head and pillowcases are unlikely to be clean after this wash. I already have to do our bedding in 2 loads as it’s so big and we don’t have a spare set so it all needs to be dry and back in the bed tonight.

I’m so irritated!

You don't iron your bedding ? 😱😱😱

Sorry you’re getting loads of irrelevant questions OP!

Can’t people people are telling you off for buying white or for not buying cheap.

If you were going to slosh water over clothes for a couple of seconds, then immediately use them again, the temperature of the water would make a difference to the number of bacteria/viruses killed. But that's not how laundry works. You're not just relying on temperature: germs are removed by mechanical washing (the process of agitating and rinsing), the pH of detergents and by time. Very few bacteria and viruses can survive for long outside of the medium in which they normally live - so, for example, bacteria that live in soil can't survive long once the soil has been removed. Most also can't survive being dried. By the time your laundry has been mechanically agitated and rinsed for a couple of hours, dried, and left for a few days, you are highly unlikely to have surviving bacteria or viruses.

Think about hand-washing. You're trying to kill the same bacteria and viruses that are on clothes. You don't wash your hands at 60 degrees. You rely on mechanical washing and drying.

Why does this woman I know of not realise that only having one set of bedding is ridiculously inefficient and inconvenient?

For bedding, I think one set is the most efficient and convenient quantity. I've always found it easy to wash and dry within one period of waking hours. A second set would offer no benefit and would cost cupboard space.

@CounsellorTroi

We have three spaniels sleeping on the bottom of our bed (judge me if you like - frankly, my dears, I don't give a damn!).

I’m envious actually. Do they snore? Nothing more reassuring than a snoring dog.

They snore occasionally, but not much. When we had staffies it was like sleeping in a pigsty they snowed so much.

The spanners are gentle snorers (like very young babies), but do occasionally wuff and squeak in their sleep (chasing the squirrel of their dreams, no doubt) and their little feet twitch. There is the occasional heavy canine sigh.

However, one of them does f*rt horribly if he has eaten something he shouldn't have . . .

Also is sweaty man head just the hair products they are using? If so spray a bit of vanish spray before putting in the wash?

Nope, Keratin - DH has less head hair than the average egg, and doesn't use any wax etc on his beard, but leaves his pillows looking like an Exxon Valdez disaster.

*snored, not snowed

Mines is a DH problem with towels. He sticks them in with normal washing at 30 with fabric conditioner. We live in an old house and he wonders why they smell after a couple of days. Funnily enough, doesn't happen when I do towels.

Yabu. Like others, I rarely wash anything above 30, bedding included. It's hot with detergent, what's the issue? I very occasionally wash dh's work clothes at 40 but mostly they are also washed at 39. Your h isn't being unreasonable Op, you are! Why make more work for yourself?!

I do towels and bedding on a 60 wash (usually) but I'm not precious about it. I never iron anything though and I don't seperate by colour so I presume I am still a Laundry Sinner.

When washing white bedding, I wash on 40 and add soda crystals in with the detergent. Leaves them lovely and white.

You don't iron your bedding ? 😱😱😱

Dreadful isn't it Windass - what slovenly habits.

The biggest environmental crime is not running a hotter wash, but those people that insist all clothing must always be washed after every use.

I was on a forum where an American man insisted, quite seriously, that bath towels must be white cotton, you need three difference ones to dry yourself, and they must be thrown into the laundry basket immediately after each use. If he showered once a day, that's at least 21 towels per week per person, he thought needed washing.

@RandomLondoner

The biggest environmental crime is not running a hotter wash, but those people that insist all clothing must always be washed after every use.

I was on a forum where an American man insisted, quite seriously, that bath towels must be white cotton, you need three difference ones to dry yourself, and they must be thrown into the laundry basket immediately after each use. If he showered once a day, that's at least 21 towels per week per person, he thought needed washing.

[shocked] [shocked] [shocked]

I do white bed sheets and white towels at 60 cotton wash. Everything else is cold on an hour wash. Was the machine set to a lower temp and he just restarted it?