Once a week is the standard recommendation for most people, or every two weeks at most if you shower before bed and don't have pets sleeping on the bed with you. Sheets accumulate sweat, skin cells, and oils faster than most other fabric in the house, simply because you're in contact with them for hours every night.

A Simple Guide

• Weekly: the general default for most households
• Every 3–4 days: hot sleepers, allergy sufferers, or anyone sleeping without pajamas
• Every 2 weeks: reasonable if you shower nightly and don't eat or bring pets into bed

Washing Linen Specifically

Linen is genuinely easier to live with here than most people expect — it's machine washable, and unlike a lot of delicate fabrics, more washing is actually a good thing. Our Washed Linen Fitted Sheet Set is designed to get softer with every wash rather than wear thin, so there's no need to baby it or wash it separately from the rest of your laundry.

A Few Practical Tips

• Wash in cool or warm water rather than hot — hot water is harder on natural fibers over time and doesn't meaningfully improve cleanliness for everyday sheets
• Skip fabric softener on linen specifically — it coats the fibers and works against the natural softening linen already does on its own
• Air dry or use a low tumble-dry setting when possible; high heat is what shortens the life of most bedding fabrics, linen included

Pillowcases Deserve Extra Attention

Pillowcases sit against your face and hair, so they pick up oils faster than the rest of the set — if you're stretching the full sheet set to two weeks, it's still worth swapping pillowcases at the one-week mark, especially if you deal with breakouts or oily skin.

See the full linen bedding collection — every set ships machine-washable and is covered by our 30-day return policy.