After weeks or months of cuddling under your weighted blanket, perhaps it has finally come to the time when you really need to step up and wash it.
Calm down. Washing your
stress blanket is not as difficult as you thought it should.
Understanding Weighted Blanket
Weighted blankets, compared to quilts or any other standard blankets, are padded with materials such as glass or plastic beads for added weight.
A lot of people have started using these blankets as it scientifically promises to reduce stress whilst improving one’s quality of sleep. Such is brought forth by the happy hormones –
endorphins and serotonin – released through the sensation of sleeping under a weighted blanket.
Christina Heiser of NBC News in her article “I tried using a weighted blanket to stress less. Here’s what happened” testified that its calming effect is similar to that of being hugged by another.
You can watch more here for more information regarding the positive effects of weighted blankets.
Indeed, many have found comforts in weighted blankets, but many also fear the process of washing one’s stress blanket.
3 Simple Steps to Finally Wash a Weighted Blanket
Prepare your weighted blanket to be washed
Not all weighted blankets are created the same. It is essential that you first check the material composition of your blanket as to whether it has a removable outer layer or none.
Also, grab this opportunity to further inspect your blanket if it has suffered some damages that need to be…
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