Problem with bedding

I have a grounding sheet I wash that at 30deg and I find it to be ok.

I use Dettol antibacterial laundry sanitiser when I wash towels and bed linen. It can be used in a cold wash.

I wash everything at 30* never had a problem

I have never washed anything above 40 degrees in my life. In this weather, I hang everything out to dry, which helps. I would not bother about it.

I wash my bamboo bedding at 30°. All fine.

Is bamboo not reputed to have natural anti- bacterial properties?

Rinse it with white vinegar .

This belief that we have to boil the guts out of our bedding is so dated and wrong.
Where are all these germs coming from?
We all wash or shower every day, don’t we? We change our clothes regularly?
If people believe they are transferring all these germs to their bedding then unless your changing your bedding every day its meaningless because by the end of the week you are sleeping in those so called germs

We caught covid from a slightly sticky supermarket trolley, and I am positive that was where we got it from. Unless you wash everything you cannot kill germs and you need to be in contact with some otherwise you will never gain immunity.

I have no experience of bamboo bedding, but no-one with sensitive skin should go anywhere near anything that has Dettol in it in my experience!

And I believe bamboo does have natural anti-bacterial protection, but whether this extents to products made from bamboo or not I do not know.

I am afraid it is a matter of trial and error. Obviously, to start with you will want to follow the maker's washing-instructions.
Later on, you can experiment with a higher temperature wash if you like.

I love my bamboo pillow but I'm not sure the cover is bamboo.

I recently washed the cover on a hot 60 degree wash with no problems.

I still do believe in hot washes as I have lots of allergies but I understand bamboo does have anti-bacterial/allergenic properties so I would just go with what the manufacturer recommends.

Always used 40 degree in wash. But hang out in sunshine and credit UV rays for extra zapping. I have asthma and change bedding frequently. Also have extra covers on pillows and put bedding in sun from time to time.

I’ve been wondering this. We were told to wash sheets and other white cotton including underwear at 60 0r even 90 degrees to destroy bacteria, yet we are now told 30 is sufficient. All to do with energy saving.

Modern wash detergent is formulated to remove body oils, stains and bacteria at low temperatures, it doesn’t compare with the soap powder of days gone by, so I don’t think you need to worry about washing things at 30 degrees now, I don’t although I do like the power of the sun to keep my sheets white.

Dettol Sensitive Laundry Additive. It's ok for sensitive skins (mine is and I use it) and great for underwear, towels, washcloths and bedding. If you want fabric softener like Comfort, you can always do a quick extra rinse with that added, after using the Dettol rinse.

Don’t know about bamboo but do double wash all my bedding and towels at 60 and that includes silk pillow cases that are fine after many washes !

I think washing at 30 degrees should be fine. I presume that there is only you and possible one other that share the bedding so what are the chances of catching something ?

30 degrees nowadays is a normal wash programme for items of this nature, though I do like to wash my face cloths, towels and underwear at 40 degrees.
I do understand your hesitancy though, as you mentioned a sensitive wash cycle, which are normally a lot shorter and meant for silk or wool items. It sounds like you would want to put it on a longer cycle as with most items ( sheets included) and I agree with you. Are you sure it’s a sensitive wash cycle they are saying it needs?

My bamboo bedding is washed in a general coloureds cycle at 30°. It's in perfect condition. So silky soft.

I wash everything @ 30deg,not a problem

This is what a Which article says 'The NHS website states that you should wash underwear, towels and household linen at 60°C to prevent the spread of germs or at 40°C with a bleach-based laundry product (we suggest bio washing powder)'.
The Dettol product was mentioned as an alternative.
I wash cotton towels and bed linen at 60 if anyone has been unwell. And tea towels, dusters etc at 60 all the time.

Lahlah65

This is what a Which article says 'The NHS website states that you should wash underwear, towels and household linen at 60°C to prevent the spread of germs or at 40°C with a bleach-based laundry product (we suggest bio washing powder)'.
The Dettol product was mentioned as an alternative.
I wash cotton towels and bed linen at 60 if anyone has been unwell. And tea towels, dusters etc at 60 all the time.

My underwear would fall apart on a 60° wash.
I shower and change all underwear daily, 30° or 40° is enough for my smalls.

I am probably being stupid, but if our underwear etc. carry bacteria, they have probably come from our bodies in the first place, no? What is the point of washing such things at 60° unless we are going to bathe ourselves at a similar temperature (and perhaps in the same detergents)?

No one has ever become ill from washing at 30*