3 reasons why you shouldn’t iron bed linen

Most women in the post-Soviet space are accustomed to carefully ironing their bed linen.

Such conservatism and desire for order were inherited from our grandmothers, who stubbornly boiled, starched, and ironed sheets and duvet covers.

The actions of the ancestors were dictated by hygiene standards. Today ironing is not an urgent need, and many housewives are wondering whether it is necessary to resort to such manipulations.

Why is it not recommended to iron after washing?

Bed sheets ironed for two reasons: disinfection and aesthetics. Smooth sheets and pillowcases, without a single wrinkle, best decorate the bedroom. This effect can only be achieved by ironing the fabric.

If a woman does not strive for ultra-cleanliness and an ideal interior, she can afford to give up boring household procedures.

1. High temperatures destroy fabric fibers. After several washes followed by ironing, the bedding set becomes faded and the colors lose their saturation.
2. The ironing process has a bad effect on the ability of the fabric to absorb liquid, reducing its hygroscopicity. This fact is most noticeable in the summer months, when after a long sleep you have to dry sheets and pillowcases wet from sweat.
3. Not all fabrics require ironing. Materials such as silk, jacquard, calico and boiled cotton practically do not wrinkle. In order to maintain a neat appearance, it is enough to hang them evenly on the dryer immediately after washing, away from direct sunlight.

If the housewife is accustomed to using fabric softener during washing, it is advisable to abandon the use of a classic iron.

What do folk signs say?

Every thing in the house has its own energy, the bed especially. A person spends more than 1/3 of his life in it, so there are quite a lot of folk signs associated with bedding.

There is a popular opinion that bedding must be ironed. Regular sleep on crumpled sheets attracts difficulties and failures to a person, darkening his life.

Our ancestors believed that wrinkled linen was the favorite habitat of evil spirits, who sucked energy and vitality out of a person during sleep.

If not an iron, then what?

There are many alternative ways to iron laundry. For these purposes, it is not necessary to use a classic iron with a heated surface..

How to make your bedding look neat:

1. If, due to the delicate composition of the fabric, it is not possible to iron it, you should use a non-contact method of smoothing the surface using hot steam. This method does not dry out the laundry, as a result of which the made bed will not irritate the skin or become electrified.
2. You can also iron things in a washing machine. This is made possible thanks to the easy ironing function. The principle of operation is that the laundry is spun at low drum speeds, as a result of which the fabric does not wrinkle and there are no creases left on it. Items washed in this way do not need to be ironed - just hang them on the clothesline immediately after removing them from the machine.
3. Adding fabric softener will soften the fabric fibers and make them more elastic. By hanging it to dry while wet, you can save yourself the ironing process.

When is this absolutely necessary?

Be sure to iron bed linen only necessary in two cases:

• if a person with skin diseases lives in the house;
• if a newborn child appears in the family.

The skin of a newborn baby cannot always withstand an aggressive external environment. This is especially true for the period when the umbilical wound has not completely healed.

At this moment, ironing the baby’s bedding, from a pediatric point of view, is a mandatory procedure. Moreover, it is advisable to iron the fabric both from the outside and from the wrong side.

Heat treatment protects against infection by fungi and bacteria that were found in a sick roommate.

Yes or no?

There is no exact answer to this question. Each housewife makes a decision based on her own beliefs. However, most European women have given up ironing bed linen.

Of course, an ironed bedding set looks great on the bed. But the neat effect disappears after the first use.

If it is fundamentally important for a family to go to bed in a perfectly ironed bed, you should give preference to products made from wrinkle-resistant fabrics.

What do they say on the forums?

If we analyze the most popular women's forums, which discuss the issue of mandatory ironing, we can conclude that most housewives will part with the iron without hesitation.

Video on the topic

To iron or not to iron, opinions in the video for and against:

Conclusion

Ironing bed linen is a boring and time-consuming process. If a woman has free minutes and household chores do not spoil her mood, there is nothing wrong with picking up an iron and putting the crumpled things in order.

But this process should not be turned into a mandatory ritual.. And in the case when a feeling of laziness takes precedence over a sense of duty, you need to allow yourself to relax.