The process of making your bed confers several hygiene benefits.
For starters, we release a ton of water when we sleep, both through sweat and exhalation. A made bed dries more efficiently
Making the bed also has the effect of shaking loose skin and hair that came off us throughout the night, and casting it to the floor. This is especially true if you use the objectively correct technique of grabbing the corners and flipping your bedding up into the air so that it settles down into place like a parachute
Takes five seconds, looks nice as you noted, and has many other mental and social benefits we haven’t even touched on. For one of many examples, if I go to a guy’s place, I’m not gonna be inclined to get into his bed if he “won” the bed-making argument with his parents and stuck with that philosophy ever since
Edit: Tyler thinks you’re too stupid to actually read his linked study. The fact that he needs to lie about something so easy to verify tells you everything you need to know about his alternative theories about reality
if I go to a guy’s place, I’m not gonna be inclined to get into his bed if he “won” the bed-making argument with his parents and stuck with that philosophy ever since
Wow, this is just a relief!!!
This is actually a good argument: not making your bed will keep away some unpleasant and judging “friends”
To further protect yourself from judgment, you should know that house guests will also judge the condition of your toilet, sinks, and floors. It is said that particularly unpleasant judgers can even tell whether or not you own a mop!
It’s also good to not make your bed, the warmth keeps the little pesky allergy generating beasts alive and reproductive (they still do, but less or so I have heard).
If you sweat like a pig (I sometimes do), don’t make your bed but hang your comforter(I guess that is the word, duvet ?) on some chair instead, and wash it when needed.
That said, do as you please, the cops can’t stop you!
I think in normal circumstances the rough pass at getting rid of excess skin and hair during the bed making process is a big priority if your goal is to slow microbe growth. And I don’t think your residual body heat dissipates any faster if your bedding is clumped up vs splayed uniformly.
But yeah if your bedding is literally wet to the touch when you wake up then the situation is different, I agree hanging + more frequent washing is justified as you said
Wait what? Making the bed does the opposite. It traps the moisture in the bed, meaning it dries less, causing it to smell more. How the hell would making the bed cause it to dry better, that’s complete nonsense.
Edit: for those that don’t believe me, this has already been studied. Making your bed traps moisture. It’s honestly crazy to think that closing up a damp environment somehow makes it dry faster.
Think of it this way, if you soaked your entire mattress in water and then put it out in the sun, is it going to dry faster if you just leave it there or if you cut it open and expose all the insides?
You’re wondering why a completely flat piece of fabric with maximal surface area exposed to the air dries faster than one that’s bunched up and covering itself multiple times? Are there any other situations you can think of where things dry better bunched up rather than splayed out? Towels, swimsuits, tarps, tents?
Who mentioned smell by the way? Is your bedding noticeably smelly?
Huh? Maybe this is a country difference. If I make the bed, there’s going to be more than 3 layers of fabric on top of the sheets that were actually touching my body. There is zero chance in hell of those sheets drying faster covered up. The sheets being pulled back to expose the area that was actually touching my body is what allows it to dry.
And I didn’t see the part about the towels, usually I don’t cover up other towels with more towels while they’re trying to dry. So yes, if that was how the towels were drying, a pile of them would dry much much faster than laying wet towels on top of each other over and over again.
I just counted, if I made the bed each morning I’d be trapping the bed sheets under at least 8 other layers of fabric. A comforter, a weighted blanket, and sometimes another blanket. The weighted blanket alone has 5 layers to it, the comforter 3.
Where do you think the person’s body was? The spot where all the moisture would be? Probably the big gaping area where there’s a person shaped layback of the sheets.
The options aren’t “let the moisture out by making the bed” or “let the moisture out by leaving the bed unmade”… the options are “don’t let the moisture out at all by making the bed” or “let most of the moisture out by leaving the bed unmade”.
What in the ever loving fuck are you trying to communicate with that disgusting bed 😂 Needs more cigarette cartons and used tissues
You can leave your sheets folded down while you’re in the shower or eating breakfast and then just pull them up when you’re done. I do this every day. Seriously, this takes less than 10 seconds. I also wash my sheets once per week. Do y’all find people who want to have sex with you in a bed like this?
I don’t know why you’re spamming my inbox with multiple replies to the same comment. I also see you’re posting a random unrelated study about dehumidifiers at other people, while misrepresenting it as a study about bed making vs. not.
You are simply incorrect about the facts, even to the point of advocating for leaving wet towels in a pile. Amazing. Beyond that I’m not particularly interested in spending any more time arguing with you over the most basic hygiene habits that indicate to others whether you are a child or an adult.
I can however empathize with the additional complexity of the task if you sleep under a four inch thick 160 pound sheet of lead along with multiple auxiliary comforters. In that situation you’re supposed to fold the heavy items up towards the foot of your bed. Best of luck to you
Here’s what you said, so you can’t delete your comment later out of shame.
The study is about trapping moisture. It references mites in your bed from making it vs not. It’s a simple thing, closing something up traps moisture.
You are a 100% proven liar. The study has literally nothing to do with making a bed vs not. It is about humidity in the whole home.
Here is an actual quote from the study
Use of mattress and pillow encasements, coupled with frequent laundering of bedding, practically eliminates mite allergen exposure from beds
Crazy what ctrl f can come up with. Hey let’s keep going
Reducing the RH [relative humidity] in the whole house should also kill mites in mattresses and bedding as well and prevent colonization of these breeding sites. Although we did not monitor mite and allergen levels in mattresses and bedding, the lack of mites and allergen in mattresses and bedding in dry climates, such as the Rocky Mountain States, supports this hypothesis.
Great so they literally didn’t monitor mites in bedding whatsoever, and also note that it’s a complete non issue if you employ basic hygiene practices. Do you? You never answered my question btw, you said a made bed must smell “worse”. Does your bed smell at all?
As an aside, are your blankets made of impermeable plastic? I have a theory as to how you have become so confused about the principles of evaporation
Good fucking lord you are a fucking idiot. It literally references the two studies in that quote you provided. Not only that but you are a human. You can make a fucking deduction. Why would you need frequent laundering in a humid environment but not in a dry environment like the Rocky Mountains (go ahead and ctrl f that in there).
Great so they literally didn’t monitor mites in bedding whatsoever,
I didn’t say it fucking did! I said it REFERENCES IT. Learn to fucking read! Like holy shit!
also note that it’s a complete non issue if you employ basic hygiene practices.
We’ll come back to this.
As an aside, are your blankets made of impermeable plastic? I have a theory as to how you have become so confused about the principles of evaporation
Unless you’re using pure cotton or silk sheets then yes, your sheets are made of mostly impermeable plastic. This isn’t some crazy thing. It’s a basic fact of life.
You never answered my question btw, you said a made bed must smell “worse”. Does your bed smell at all?
The process of making your bed confers several hygiene benefits.
For starters, we release a ton of water when we sleep, both through sweat and exhalation. A made bed dries more efficiently
Making the bed also has the effect of shaking loose skin and hair that came off us throughout the night, and casting it to the floor. This is especially true if you use the objectively correct technique of grabbing the corners and flipping your bedding up into the air so that it settles down into place like a parachute
Takes five seconds, looks nice as you noted, and has many other mental and social benefits we haven’t even touched on. For one of many examples, if I go to a guy’s place, I’m not gonna be inclined to get into his bed if he “won” the bed-making argument with his parents and stuck with that philosophy ever since
Edit: Tyler thinks you’re too stupid to actually read his linked study. The fact that he needs to lie about something so easy to verify tells you everything you need to know about his alternative theories about reality
Wow, this is just a relief!!!
This is actually a good argument: not making your bed will keep away some unpleasant and judging “friends”
It’s truly a win/win!
To further protect yourself from judgment, you should know that house guests will also judge the condition of your toilet, sinks, and floors. It is said that particularly unpleasant judgers can even tell whether or not you own a mop!
It’s also good to not make your bed, the warmth keeps the little pesky allergy generating beasts alive and reproductive (they still do, but less or so I have heard).
If you sweat like a pig (I sometimes do), don’t make your bed but hang your comforter(I guess that is the word, duvet ?) on some chair instead, and wash it when needed.
That said, do as you please, the cops can’t stop you!
I think in normal circumstances the rough pass at getting rid of excess skin and hair during the bed making process is a big priority if your goal is to slow microbe growth. And I don’t think your residual body heat dissipates any faster if your bedding is clumped up vs splayed uniformly.
But yeah if your bedding is literally wet to the touch when you wake up then the situation is different, I agree hanging + more frequent washing is justified as you said
I was talking about mites, but maybe it’s just a translation issue.
And shaking it all is probably best, except if you’re allergic 😁!
Wait what? Making the bed does the opposite. It traps the moisture in the bed, meaning it dries less, causing it to smell more. How the hell would making the bed cause it to dry better, that’s complete nonsense.
Edit: for those that don’t believe me, this has already been studied. Making your bed traps moisture. It’s honestly crazy to think that closing up a damp environment somehow makes it dry faster.
Think of it this way, if you soaked your entire mattress in water and then put it out in the sun, is it going to dry faster if you just leave it there or if you cut it open and expose all the insides?
You’re wondering why a completely flat piece of fabric with maximal surface area exposed to the air dries faster than one that’s bunched up and covering itself multiple times? Are there any other situations you can think of where things dry better bunched up rather than splayed out? Towels, swimsuits, tarps, tents?
Who mentioned smell by the way? Is your bedding noticeably smelly?
Huh? Maybe this is a country difference. If I make the bed, there’s going to be more than 3 layers of fabric on top of the sheets that were actually touching my body. There is zero chance in hell of those sheets drying faster covered up. The sheets being pulled back to expose the area that was actually touching my body is what allows it to dry.
And I didn’t see the part about the towels, usually I don’t cover up other towels with more towels while they’re trying to dry. So yes, if that was how the towels were drying, a pile of them would dry much much faster than laying wet towels on top of each other over and over again.
I just counted, if I made the bed each morning I’d be trapping the bed sheets under at least 8 other layers of fabric. A comforter, a weighted blanket, and sometimes another blanket. The weighted blanket alone has 5 layers to it, the comforter 3.
How exactly are there fewer layers to trap moisture when your sheets and blankets are bunched and piled up?
Where do you think the person’s body was? The spot where all the moisture would be? Probably the big gaping area where there’s a person shaped layback of the sheets.
The options aren’t “let the moisture out by making the bed” or “let the moisture out by leaving the bed unmade”… the options are “don’t let the moisture out at all by making the bed” or “let most of the moisture out by leaving the bed unmade”.
What in the ever loving fuck are you trying to communicate with that disgusting bed 😂 Needs more cigarette cartons and used tissues
You can leave your sheets folded down while you’re in the shower or eating breakfast and then just pull them up when you’re done. I do this every day. Seriously, this takes less than 10 seconds. I also wash my sheets once per week. Do y’all find people who want to have sex with you in a bed like this?
Amazing
I don’t know why you’re spamming my inbox with multiple replies to the same comment. I also see you’re posting a random unrelated study about dehumidifiers at other people, while misrepresenting it as a study about bed making vs. not.
You are simply incorrect about the facts, even to the point of advocating for leaving wet towels in a pile. Amazing. Beyond that I’m not particularly interested in spending any more time arguing with you over the most basic hygiene habits that indicate to others whether you are a child or an adult.
I can however empathize with the additional complexity of the task if you sleep under a four inch thick 160 pound sheet of lead along with multiple auxiliary comforters. In that situation you’re supposed to fold the heavy items up towards the foot of your bed. Best of luck to you
The study is about trapping moisture. It references mites in your bed from making it vs not. It’s a simple thing, closing something up traps moisture.
Stating “you’re incorrect about the facts” when you are the one that doesn’t understand basic physics is the amazing thing.
Here’s what you said, so you can’t delete your comment later out of shame.
You are a 100% proven liar. The study has literally nothing to do with making a bed vs not. It is about humidity in the whole home.
Here is an actual quote from the study
Crazy what ctrl f can come up with. Hey let’s keep going
Great so they literally didn’t monitor mites in bedding whatsoever, and also note that it’s a complete non issue if you employ basic hygiene practices. Do you? You never answered my question btw, you said a made bed must smell “worse”. Does your bed smell at all?
As an aside, are your blankets made of impermeable plastic? I have a theory as to how you have become so confused about the principles of evaporation
Good fucking lord you are a fucking idiot. It literally references the two studies in that quote you provided. Not only that but you are a human. You can make a fucking deduction. Why would you need frequent laundering in a humid environment but not in a dry environment like the Rocky Mountains (go ahead and ctrl f that in there).
I didn’t say it fucking did! I said it REFERENCES IT. Learn to fucking read! Like holy shit!
We’ll come back to this.
Unless you’re using pure cotton or silk sheets then yes, your sheets are made of mostly impermeable plastic. This isn’t some crazy thing. It’s a basic fact of life.
To cover this and the “basic hygiene practices” I point you here: https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/your-bed-s-hidden-biome-could-be-ruining-your-sleep and good fucking lord don’t just ctrl f. Read the whole damn article.
Please learn how to fucking do your own research. And stop spouting off nonsense, especially nonsense that makes literally no physical sense.
You’re close to a major breakthrough here
Do you wear underwear btw or do you consider it unhygienic to trap so much moisture around your sensitive areas?