Cotton sheets are a mainstay of most homes. They’re durable, breathable, crisp, and all-natural. They don’t contain harmful treatments or additives, making cotton sheets an excellent choice for people with sensitive skin. But how far does this go? What skin conditions can cotton sheets help you with? What can you do so you can continue to benefit from them? Finally, what can happen if you don’t keep up with maintenance and let your sheets languish? We’ll teach you what makes our sheets unique and how sheets can affect your skin. We’ll also discuss how to continue caring for them to reap the benefits. Let’s find out below.
Skin Conditions
Millions of people deal with sensitive skin conditions that can cause chaffing, pain, and even sores. For example, you may have issues with psoriasis, which causes red, thickened patches of skin to form covered with white scales. You may even have a significant case of eczema. This can cause inflamed, dry, itchy skin that’s easily irritated and regularly flares up. Rosacea creates redness, thickened skin, and puss-filled pimples. Synthetic sheets exacerbate all these conditions, so you must be sure to buy the proper sheets. Therefore, we recommend our high-quality cotton sheets made in the USA. You can’t go wrong with our selection. Let’s go into the benefits of cotton sheets below.
Ways To Keep Them Fresh
So, you got your new cotton sheets. That said, you need to learn how to take care of them. To dive into how to wash and maintain your sheets regularly, we must give you the information you need to be successful. First, however, we must light a fire under you. What’s living in your sheets, and what happens when you don’t wash them? We’ll tell you.
Health Hazards When Sheets Go Unwashed
Breakouts are a serious issue, especially if you go to bed still wearing your makeup. Beyond just doing a serious disservice to your face, you’ll deal with early signs of aging, inflammation, and dry skin. You’ll also have to deal with breakouts as those sheets accumulate more and more gunk.
Dirty sheets rub against your skin, and that friction could cause skin irritation. Treating it with different ointments and creams can exacerbate the problem since they are hard to absorb and easily gets into your sheets. The creams will stay there and make bacteria stick to you even more.
Did you know your sheets could give you fungal infections and rashes? This is the result of dead cells that accumulate on your bedsheets. While moisture isn’t an issue with cotton sheets, we can expect dead cells to slough off your body no matter what sheets you get—it’s a natural function of the body to shed the old to make room for the new. As we’ll see later, this is an integral reason you need to wash your sheets.
What’s Living on Dirty Sheets
Dust mites are a genuine danger and fall off you when you roll around in bed. They pile up in your sheets between the times you decide to wash. Unfortunately, dust mites feed on your shed cells. This ties into your health since their droppings are the primary cause of allergies, eczema flare-ups, and asthma.
There’s a reason you shouldn’t have your pets in your bed. They get hair and dander everywhere, which can also attract dust mites. Even worse, some dogs have their own skin conditions. Mange, for instance, isn’t contagious to humans but can irritate your skin. Pets can also pass on ringworm, making it important to keep them off your bed.
Even if Rover isn’t sleeping on your bed, dead skin cells, saliva, and sweat are Petri dishes for bacteria and harmful germs. We touched on this earlier, but they aggravate skin conditions. This is why changing your pillowcases every few days and your bedding once a week is essential. All of these bacteria can clog your pores and irritate your skin.
These are just a few things that live on your sheets between washes. Now that we’ve listed them, you’re ready to learn how to wash your sheets. We’ve got you covered. Read on below.
Wash Your Sheets
It is crucial that you wash your sheets, preferably every week. Wash them on the delicate cycle in cold water. If you’re sick, wash them on the “hot” setting. Always skip putting any bleach products on your sheets. Our sheets are all-natural cotton, but they’re not “pure” white. Bleaching them could cause a breakdown in the fiber structures of your sheets. Tumble dry your sheets on low heat, or you’ll have to deal with wrinkles.
Luckily, you can treat stains easily. There are many different ways of doing so, including stain removal products. We recommend you place pre-wash stain removal products on your sheets and then wash them if you need to get rid of pesky stains like wine or coffee.
Why Cotton Sheets Are the Best Choice
Cotton sheets have a ton of benefits. Let’s begin by talking about the benefits of our cotton sheets and how they can best help you if you have sensitive skin. First, cotton is biodegradable, making it an excellent choice for sustainability.
Next, our cotton is breathable and moisture-wicking, which regulates your temperature and won’t absorb moisture. This naturally keeps bacterial and fungal infections at bay. It can also keep your mattress dry while you sleep. Moisture can cause bacteria to thrive, irritating your skin, so it’s crucial to get moisture-wicking sheets.
Here at Red Land Cotton, we use 100 percent cotton. This is perfect because synthetic and blended fibers may feel good initially, but they’re treated with various chemicals that can cause skin irritation. Additionally, our fabric is all-natural. This means it doesn’t have any bleach or dye additives, which is perfect for someone with sensitive skin. This is why cotton sheets are the ideal choice for sensitive skin.
In short, now you know how your sheets can affect sensitive skin and how you can make the best choice when buying your new cotton sheets. We have amazing sheet sets here at Red Land Cotton if you're interested in taking the plunge. We know you’ll be impressed! We have a great selection for you to choose from.
