How do you sterilize microfiber bedsheets?

Lillian
by Lillian

How do you sterilize microfiber bed sheets? They have to be washed in cold water.


  15 answers
  • Vimarhonor Vimarhonor on Jul 20, 2020

    Hello. This is a good question.

    I know my dryer has sanitize setting option. Working in the medical field I know the a common way to sterilize is an autoclave which is timed high pressure and heat.



  • Patty Patty on Jul 20, 2020

    I always put some ammonia in with my sheets. Double rinse them

  • Lysol makes a liquid Laundry Sanitizer you put in the rinse cycle

  • Lauren of Mom Home Guide Lauren of Mom Home Guide on Jul 20, 2020

    You could also add some white vinegar to your rinse cycle.

  • Lauren of Mom Home Guide Lauren of Mom Home Guide on Jul 20, 2020

    The heat of your dryer should also help to disinfect your sheets.

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    • 17335038 17335038 on Jul 21, 2020

      The heat of the dryer may help Only if it is hot enough and sustained for a long enough time, in other words, only if your dryer has a sanitizing cycle. However, it is no substitute for how very hot water on its own is able to disinfect.

  • Janice Janice on Jul 20, 2020

    Add a cup or so of white vinegar to the last rinse of your sheets. It disinfects as well as softens. Here's a paragraphy from an on-line article.

    Using Vinegar to Disinfect Laundry

    Vinegar has acetic acid, which can kill viruses and bacteria. For a bit of added disinfectant and deodorizer in your clothes, you can add ½ cup of white vinegar to the rinse cycle. Not only will this help to kill those pesky germs, but it also works as a fabric softener. This can work for whites and colored clothes.

  • Kathy Gunter Law Kathy Gunter Law on Jul 20, 2020

    I always wash mine in hot water and have no issues. However, you could spray with hydrogen peroxide to disinfect.

  • FrugalFamilyTimes.com FrugalFamilyTimes.com on Jul 20, 2020

    Sunshine does wonders. Hang them on the line! :)

  • Redcatcec Redcatcec on Jul 20, 2020

    I add white vinegar (usually 1/2 to 1 cup) to the rinse cycle depending on the load size, does not matter what I am washing.

  • I wash them in hot water regardless of the directions and I've never had a problem. I suppose there may be some risk, in that case, I would wash them several times before drying them. Also, vinegar is good for some things but it doesn't kill most germs. https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/home/cleaning/a31402790/what-kills-germs/

  • Cheryl A Cheryl A on Jul 20, 2020

    use a non chlorine bleach and wash on hot that is what I do with mine and they are fine

  • Lillian Lillian on Jul 20, 2020

    It says to wash on cold.


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    • 17335038 17335038 on Jul 21, 2020

      Hi Lillian,


      It may be indicated on the sheets label to wash in cold so that that the dye in the sheets will be more colourfast.

      However, no amount of washing in cold water will disinfect anything. Very hot water must be used in order to kill some bacteria.


      Do you have a sanitizing cycle feature on your washing machine?

      What a washing machine with a sanitizing cycle does is heat up the water coming into the machine to 140+ Degrees F (60 Degrees C ) before the cycle begins, irregardless of what temperature the Hot water is when coming into the machine.


      If your washing machine does not have a Sanitizing option, then I would suggest to turn up your hot water heater a few degrees, (to 140+F) then wash the sheets in a regular cycle on HOT setting.


      Afterwards, the cycle is finished, you can turn the water heater down to where you normally have it set.

  • Maura White Maura White on Jul 20, 2020

    ANy microfiber I have can be put in boiling water and the microfiber won't be harmed. I would do that and add a very mild detergent.

  • Mogie Mogie on Jul 20, 2020

    Adding vinegar to the rinse should do the trick.

    No, putting clothes in the sun will not kill germs.

    If that were true, not only the germs on your clothes would die, but all germs that come into contact with sunlight would.

    Obviously this is not the case, since the world is full of germs.

    If the sun killed germs if you felt like you were getting the flu or a cold you could just go stand outside and be cured.


    TURN UP THE HEAT Washing clothes at 30C won’t kill coronavirus – 5 tips to banish the bug

    https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11149204/washing-clothes-kill-coronavirus-tips/

  • Kmdreamer Kmdreamer on Jul 25, 2020

    Lysol sells sanitizer in a bottle for laundry it’s great .that will do it