What Are You Sleeping In?

The next time you buy a new set of beds sheets – wash them first!

Don’t you just love slipping into a bed with a crisp new set of sheets – and wrapping yourself up in formaldehyde? Sheets that have a permanent press finish often use formaldehyde to minimize wrinkling. According to The Green Guide Product Report, formaldehyde becomes a gas at room temperature – and those unwashed sheets can release the fumes - and cause flue like symptoms.

The same rule applies to new clothes and towels too. There’s no way of really knowing what chemicals were used in the manufacturing of the stuff we wrap our bodies in – so washing it all before putting it on is the way to go.