How To Remove Stains From Bamboo Sheets

Sweat, oils, and a number of other bodily fluids can easily seep into your bedsheets if you are not careful enough. Moreover, these stains become breeding grounds for bacteria and mites. As a result, in order to keep your bedsheets protected, you need to make sure that you do not sit or sleep on the bed sheet when you are coming straight from the gym or from a playground. Get yourself a shower, and remove the bad odor along with the sweat before getting inside the bed. 

One of the most common culprits that leads to wrecking of bamboo sheets is the stains caused by the spillage of beverages, sauces from the food and other things that also lead to bad odors. To prevent this from happening it is best to grab your food and eat it on the table, it could be a table in your living room, or even in your bedroom. Eating in bed is not a good habit and also not good for your bed sheets as well. 

It is crucial that you regularly change your bamboo sheets and put them in hot water to minimize the accumulation of sweat and skin flakes, which ultimately result in stains and bacterial growth. 

One of the first things you need to do as soon as you spill something on your bamboo bed sheet is blot the spill with a dry, absorbent cloth; this has to be done in order to prevent liquid from seeping deeper into the mattress. Furthermore, you should not be rubbing the liquid stain, as it can result in its spreading. 

There are a number of methods that can come in handy when you are trying to remove stains from bamboo sheets. But here are some of the most effective means to remove stains from your bamboo bed sheets. 

Before you think of putting the bamboo sheet in the washing machine, the first thing you should be doing as soon as the liquid is spilled on the sheet is use enzyme based stain removal or take the small amount of strong detergent, make a solution of it using few drops of water and then pour it on the stained area. Wait for 15 minutes before washing the solution and then putting your sheet in the washing machine. 

When you are cleaning stains from bamboo sheets, you need to keep the washing machine setting to gentle in order to keep the fabric as soft as possible. Furthermore, when you are looking to clean lightly stained bamboo sheets then use cold water settings, otherwise for heavy or strong stains go with the warm water settings. It is important that you do not use hot water temperature when cleaning regular bamboo sheets because it can cause your bedsheets to shrink a little bit. 

Bamboo sheets have to be dried flat on a folding rack possibly indoors. Furthermore, you can also use a line drying method to quickly dry them out and at the same time straighten them up. 

If you want to iron your bamboo sheets then there’s only one thing you need to remember and that is to keep the temperature of the iron low. If it is possible, use the dry iron without steam at low heat settings. 

High temperature can quickly burn your bamboo fabric causing your bedsheets to turn yellow or even black. Some color change due to overheating can still be removed but the burning of the fibers can’t be restored. 

When you are storing bamboo sheets it is necessary that you fold them properly in such a way that there are no wrinkles present in the sheet. Also, do not overcrowd the shelf of your drawer as it can break the fibers due to friction force caused by the rubbing of bedsheets with one another. This makes your bamboo bed sheets smooth and silk like. Bamboo sheets do require some breathing space in order to keep them safe from the formation of mold. 

Here are a few things you can do post-bamboo fabric post-stain removal to make sure that your bamboo sheets remain clean and safe for a much longer duration. 

• First, it is necessary for you to wash the bamboo sheets every once in a while; washing can prevent the buildup of stains and odors. In addition to this, dry your bamboo sheets away from the direct sunlight to prevent the color from fading away. 

• Also, it would be great if you can buy a mattress protector to prevent stains from reaching the sheets when the spill does happen. 

• Finally, changing the bamboo bed sheets regularly is another thing that keeps your bed sheets clean and new. 

By keeping up with these steps and information in the back of your mind, you can remove stains from your bamboo sheets with ease while making sure that the fabric of the bedding remains in good condition. One thing we would like to remind you before we sign off is that you should be acting quickly when the spill happens; the longer you wait, the more time the stain will have to become permanent. Lastly, follow the care instructions that we have mentioned to increase the life of your bamboo bed sheets and make them look as fresh as possible.