Cold weather means dry skin, fewer showers and the spread of viruses.
Experts reveal how this should affect your laundry schedule.
After all, our bodies feel different during the fall and winter.
Mona Sadeghpour, a board-certified dermatologist at SkinMed Institute.
Most, if not all, of those organisms are actually invisible to the naked eye.
Therefore, you might want to wash them pretty often.
How often should we wash our sheets and what happens if we dont wash them often enough?
For most people, putting them in the wash once per week is fine, said board-certified dermatologistDr.
Not washing your sheets often enough can trigger allergies, Lupo noted.
And, in worse case scenarios, it increases the risk of skin infections.
Therefore, you should consider increasing the frequency of your sheet washing.
To help combat this, showering before bed should be a common practice, noted the experts.
Showering at bedtime is always a good idea, Lupo said.
It removes dirt, pollen, bacteria, dead skin cells and will keep bedding cleaner, longer.
Should we be washing our sheets more often in the colder season?
Winter months for some people means less sweating and therefore less need for showers, Sadeghpour said.
This is due to lower temperatures … triggering less sweating as well as less time spent outdoors being active.
That can mean more germ and respiratory fluids exchanged with our sheets at night, she said.
Overall, just venture to use logic: Do you get into bed dirty frequently?
Then double-check to wash your linens just as often.
This post originally appeared onHuffPost.
