A Step-by-Step Checklist to Spring Cleaning Your Bed
Though some may not mind the pressure of a weighted blanket in the summer (or simply put away their comforter to solely use the weighted blanket), many find it too hot to use all year-round. Even though all of our favorite weighted blankets are machine washable, you may be nervous to put a 15- to 20-pound blanket in your washing machine and risk breaking it. In this case, spot-cleaning can be your best friend—simply spraying the area with Shout, letting it soak for a few minutes, then running the soiled area under cold or warm water to rinse it out can do the trick.
If you really feel like your entire blanket needs a wash, consider taking it to a local laundromat for its commercial machines. Either way, wash in cold water and either air-dry it flat or dry it on low heat (be warned—weighted blankets feel like they weigh 1,000 pounds when wet). You might have to dry it a few times to get it back to its original, fluffy shape. You can fold and store it through the sweltering nights, and it’ll be ready and waiting for you in the fall.
Read more in the care and maintenance section of our guide to weighted blankets.
Although the laundry list looks long (pun fully intended), the payoff is worth your time. Nothing beats climbing into bed on a hot summer night, burrowing your face in the cool side of the pillow, and drifting off to sleep breathing in that fresh, linen-scented air.
This article was edited by Brittney Ho, Sofia Sokolove, Daniela Gorny, and Jackie Reeve.
