Should I Soak/Wash Flannelette Sheets Before First Using
Flannelette sheets are great to be used in the cold months of winter. Washing them is also a necessary thing.
What should be known?
Washing these sheets can be quite easy but knowing how to really wash them makes the job much easier. Firstly washing or soaking the flannelette sheets will remove all the dust and contamination from the sheet and will make it perfect and free of disease carrying bacteria or germs.
Here comes the knowledge part that how
the sheet should be washed there are many tips and tricks that will help you
keep your sheet looking as fresh as new and also will help you to keep your
sheet from getting pills.
What you can find?
In flannelette bedding you can find many things that will give you more and more comfortable experience that you seek like duvet cover, flannelette cot sheets and fitted sheets.
Before using the sheet wash the sheet
with one and a half cup of vinegar so that the sheets stay free from pills
which make the sheets look real old and faded. Try to avoid using lotions and
oils before going to bed as they get absorbed by the sheet and becomes the
cause of pills formation. A great time to apply lotions or oils would be in the
morning when you wake up as this will keep your sheets from absorbing any oils
or lotions.
Washing sheets with warm water will
help the sheets in keeping their softness and also their warmness as they will
increase the overall lifespan of the sheets. Not only this but using cold water
will also help in keeping pills away because some manufacturers suggest using
warm water and to keep the hot water away from sheets as it might result in
wear out of the sheets.
How to Dry?
Drying your sheets in open air will increase their lifespan and will make the sheet’s fabric able to breathe. This way the sheets will not fade and will always get the fresher look like they have just come straight out of industry.