DUST MITES

[electroapple]

How to be consistent in maintaining dust mite free blankets

[Troilus]

I’m gradually changing over to bamboo. Apparently dust mites don’t like it because it doesn’t retain enough moisture for them. ( Or so it says)I haven’t got blankets, but my mattress protector is bamboo and I will be changing the duvet too

[runcyclexcski]

We use "coolmax" sheets and fleece blankets and wash them daily at 60C. These are hydrophobic materials that do not retain moisture. These materials dry out in 2 hrs (as opposed to cotton which takes 12-24 hrs). The mattress is an inflatable air mattress which is wiped daily. The pillow is a camping dry-bag in a coolmax pillow case which is washed at 60C daily.

Bamboo is still primarily cellulose which is hydrophilic, not sure why it would be different in terms of moisture-retainment.