Washing Earthing Bed Sheets and Pillow Cases Correctly.

By Steve Dalloway – Feb 2026

We get asked a fair amount online and when people order over the phone, what products should we use to wash our Earthing Bed Sheets ? Well we recommend the product below but its important to know what you shouldn’t use too…..

We also pop a free sample of this wonderful product into our sheets and pillowcases for you to try.

Well we know that there are some types of washing products that should be avoided so lets examine those first.

You should avoid these types of products below, as they will affect the silver threads in the bed sheet or pillow case as they cause oxidisation and damage the conductivity and earthing properties of the sheet.

Best Avoid……

• Powders or liquids that have an “Oxi” on the label
• Any products that mention bleaching in the general product information
• Perfumed products that contain “Essential Oils”
• Bio powders or liquids
• Washing products that contain Fabric Conditioners as they will also coat / degrade the silver threads
• All fabric conditioners
• Tumble dryer conditioner sheets
• Do not dry clean

Bleach, lotions and essential oils within detergents can tarnish and damage the silver threads making them non-conductive.

Fabric conditioner residue can also build up on the silver thread and this will also eventually ruin its conductive properties too.

Its also wise to check and clean the detergent drawer of your washing machine for residues of other detergents, since many detergents (particularly powders) contain whitening agents which will harm the silver, even in quite small quantities. Especially if you are swapping from Eco to Bio Detergents and vice versa.

After some extensive searching on your behalf and also contacting Eco Detergent manufacturers, we have tested and can recommend the companies products below to wash our Sleep Earthed products with.

Green Sheets Laundry Strips – These guys don’t use any plastic containers to ship their product in as they are dissolvable Eco Detergent Strips, so a big thumbs up from us.Imagine all the plastic containers going to landfill every day form all the big manufacturers.

By using these type of products you eliminate that totally.

The outer packaging is totally Bio Degradeable too and the product does what it says on the box – Its great ! They have “fragrance free” option which we liked also.

At around 23p a wash they are very cost effective for an Eco Detergent and you get over a years worth of washes in just one packet !

Just pop a strip in the detergent tray if its a front loader or in the top with the clothes if its a top loading machine.

Green Sheets as a company are an absolute delight to deal with too, which goes a long way these days.

After trying these products over a lengthy time period we detected no adverse affects on our Earthing Pillow Cases or Bed Sheets.

Green Sheets Laundry Strips

 

Best to……

• Wash the bed sheets and pillow cases weekly
• Wash at a maximum of 40C or lower if possible
• Use one of the two recommended products above Green Sheets Laundry Strips
• Dry naturally or in a tumble dryer on a medium heat
• Can be ironed on a low heat if required

If you have any more questions on the care of Sleep Earthed products please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us. Click here.