Microfiber bedlinen buying advice

To choose the right product from the above microfiber bedding test or comparison

Microfiber bed linen is very popular in German beds. Not for nothing: it is lightweight, durable and available in many elegant and modern designs.
    Pay attention to pollutant-tested models: Most high-quality microfiber bed dinged sets are tested according to the Oeko-Tex standard 100 and certified accordingly.
    Microfiber bed linen is usually washable at up to 60°. However, a colour-friendly washing temperature of 40° is usually sufficient for the removal of normal dirt.

Microfiber Bedding Test

How often do you change your bed linen? 40% of Germans do this only every 3 weeks– as reported by Die Welt in reference to an international study by the National Sleep Foundation. This makes Germany the world's top destination in terms of hygiene in the bedroom.

Is it perhaps because there are too few sets of bed linen in the cupboard? According to Ökotest (edition 11/2008), germans spend only €12.50 per capita per year on new bed linen. Unlike clothing, most households do not buy new bed linen every season, but only on special occasions, such as when partnering with the partner.

Microfiber bed linen has several advantages in this respect: it is comparatively cheap to purchase and easy to handle, as it is quickly dry again after washing. In addition, microfiber comes in a variety of designs and hardly takes up any space in the cabinet because of the thin fabric. In our Microfiber BedDing Comparison 2020 you will find out what is to be considered when purchasing these light and fine duvet covers.

What is special about microfiber bedding?

Microfiber bedding is light, airy and easy to care for.

Microfiber bedding is light, airy and available in many designs that match your furniture.

Microfiber bedding is the right choice for pragmatists: Light and airy like silk, but durable and wrinkle-free – this is how practical experiences with microfiber bedding are usually described. The easy-care material also dries very quickly on a leash after washing. But what exactly is microfiber bedding?

Microfiber is called this because the fabric consists of particularly thin fibres, which are many times finer than cotton or silk fibres. It is therefore perceived as particularly soft and pleasant on the skin. At the same time, microfiber bedding is breathable. The microfiber fabric can be made from different materials – from natural as well as cotton as well as from synthetic as well as polyester.

Microfibre fabrics are used everywhere in the household because of their easy handling. As bed linen, they provide a pleasant temperature balance in summer as well as in winter and are also less prone to lint formation.

At this point we have summarized once again the advantages and disadvantages of microfiber bedding for you:

airy-light texture - microfiber bedding ideal in summer
    durable and washable at 60° C
    quick-drying
    wrinkle-free - no ironing required
    available in a wide range of colours and designs
    lint-free

mostly made of synthetic material (polyester)

Perkal bed linen purchase advice:
To choose the right product from the percal bedding test or comparison above
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The most important things in a nutshell

What is Perkal bedding? 

The term percal means cloth (from the Persian of pargalah). It is a dense cotton fabric made of fine threads. Due to the production, the percal fabric is particularly solid, durable and has a smooth, supple surface. This offers you particularly high sleep comfort.
    If you want to buy the best percal linen, we recommend a version made of 100% cotton. Compared to percal bedding with up to with up to 50% polyester content, the cotton models are more breathable. They sweat less at night and have a more pleasant sleep.
    They have not only white percal linen to choose from, but bedding in different colors and sizes. When purchasing, make sure that the bed linen is washable up to 60 °C and is suitable for the dryer. Some Perkal bedlinen sedans also comply with the Oeko-Tex Standard 100. This means that the bed linen has been tested for harmful substances.

Best summer bedding

    By changing clothes, you keep your bed pollen-free: To keep your bed, bedroom and living room as free as possible from pollen, we advise you to hang clothes you have worn outside in the hallway or bathroom, rather than in the living room or bedroom. In addition, a short brushing of the hair helps with a damp brush. Both methods prevent you from taking the pollen that sticks to you into the living room.

The rest of the bed should also be equipped with a blanket and pillows, which are well suited for allergy sufferers. In addition, you can pull a protective cover, the so-called encasing, around the mattress, which prevents the mite faeces from swirling into the air.

As a mattress, we recommend a cold foam mattress, as there are generally fewer mites in it than in other mattresses, such as a spring mattress. You can choose a good cold foam mattress via the link below:

for cold foam mattress comparison

Types: Renforcé, Silk and Linon are the best summer bedding

In the following table we have compared the three fabrics that are best suited as summer bed linen with their advantages and disadvantages for you, so that you can choose the most suitable material for your purposes.

Strong sweaters we advise to buy Renforcé bed linen or Linon, as both materials have very good moisture-regulating properties as they are made of cotton. Silk is recommended to buyers who want to treat themselves to something luxurious that may also cost a little more. Since Renforcé bed linen is iron-free, it is well suited for children or allergy sufferers who need to change their duvet cover every week, saving them more effort when ironing. Hardly any mites have silk for this, which is therefore an ideal material for allergy sufferers. However, all three varieties are suitable for allergy sufferers.

Questions and answers on the subject of renforcé bedding

Renforcé Bedding Test

Bed linen in turquoise is very popular. Together with the right decoration, you can create a small oasis in your bedroom to relax with your bed in the center.

The Stiftung Warentest has not yet carried out a Renforcé bed linen test. Instead, in this last chapter, we've compiled the most common questions about Renforcé bedding for you.

What is Renforcé bedding made of and how does it feel?

Renforcé linen is made of cotton. Normally it is made of 100% cotton. The surface feels very soft and smooth and gives you a very pleasant feeling on the skin during sleep. Even with dyed fabric and a pattern created over colours, the soft feeling is maintained.

Do I need to iron renforcé bed linen?

Renforcé bed linen is iron-free and thus significantly reduces your ironing effort. After washing and drying, it can be used directly or stored in the wardrobe and is therefore very easy to care for. As iron-free bed linen, it is also a very practical children's bed linen.

Is Renforcé bed linen for summer or winter?

Renforcé cotton bed linen is mainly suitable for summer as it has a temperature-balancing effect, has a moisture-regulating effect and triggers a pleasant skin feeling. Also good materials for warm months are silk, but it is very expensive, and Linon. For more information about these materials, see section five above.
Cotton bed linen fleece the look of your home


Since Renforcé bedding is iron-free, crumpled beds are no longer a problem in the morning.

Since it is not additionally insulated or warmed, cotton renforcé is rather less suitable for winter. Nevertheless, some strong sweaters may find them very pleasant as cotton bed linen, which can absorb up to 20% of their own weight of water, even during the cold months of the year. However, it is completely unsuitable in winter for people who freeze in their sleep and need a warm bed linen.

Which manufacturers offer Renforcé bed linen?

The manufacturers listed below offer Renforcé bed linen. Esprit Renforcé bed linen, for example, is always in high demand due to the unusual patterns. A good brand, if you are looking for a duvet cover with stars, is Schiesser. This manufacturer also has the best Renforcé bedding when it comes to a long shelf life.

Renforce bed linen

Renforce bed linen is best washed at 60°C

Available duvet cover sizes

The following sizes are common for a duvet cover:

Bed linen 135 x 200 cm
    Bed linen 155 x 220 cm
    Bed linen 200 x 220 cm
    Bed linen 220 x 240 cm

In this chapter, we will tell you everything you need to know about cleaning the bed linen made of Renforcé fabric.

Colorful linens made of Renforcé cotton are best cleaned with color detergent

Especially colorful colors or stripes are very much in demand when buying bed linen. The most popular variants are bed linen in green, purple, black and white, blue, red or black. Bed sets made of Renforcé cotton can be washed in the washing machine at 60°C. If you want to have nice bed linen for a long time, we recommend the use of a color detergent for colorful or colorfully patterned products to preserve the colors. You should also turn the laundry to the left to save patterns and colors.

Renforcé bed linen tests show: As a rule, the bed cover can be dried in the already program. Do not choose a lower temperature for washing, as textiles with direct skin contact will not be completely cleaned of skin scales and sebum. Washing at 60° C also causes the killing of mites.

If you are interested in new, fashionable patterns, we recommend Esprit-Renforcé bed linen, as this manufacturer always includes new unusual motifs in the assortment. Dreamtex-Renforcé bed linen has great kid-friendly motifs, e.g. with cars.

Allergy sufferers ideally wash your bed linen weekly

Buy Renforcé bed linen

For allergy sufferers, a bed remains relaxing if the laundry is cleaned regularly and a cold foam mattress, which is naturally fewer mites, is used.

In general, linen from the category Renforcé cotton is well suited for dust allergy sufferers, but these should be noted some additional things. According to a 2016 survey, the majority of the German population washes bed linen every two weeks (source: YouGov). If you suffer from a house dust allergy, you need to make it a weekly ritual and change the full bed linen every week. The same applies to people with a pollen allergy, as pollen can also be brought to bed via skin, hair, and clothing.

A small additional effort, which brings a lot for allergy sufferers. It is very important for the human body to be able to regenerate at night and for allergy sufferers this means that the body also needs a break from the allergen strain.

Therefore, it is important to keep the bed as free of allergens as possible. Do not be sure that your allergy will get worse and may even develop bronchial asthma, allergic asthma. Since Renforcé bed linen is iron-free, you can at least save yourself the higher ironing effort with this type of laundry.

Sensitive softeners for allergy sufferers: On the market, there are special softeners for allergy sufferers (often labeled as a softener with the additive sensitive), which are well suited for sensitive skin and are also very tolerable. We advise you to wash your cotton bed linen with such an additive in the softening chamber to have the most allergen-free bed possible.

Even if you are not suffering from allergies, it is important to pay attention to good hygiene in bed, mattress started and bedroom in general. Because today we know that people over the age of 30 or 40 can still develop new allergies.

Contrary to the myth that people who have not spent enough time outdoors in nature develop allergies, we now know that too much-prolonged exposure to an allergen (whether mite feces or pollen) causes an allergy can cause.

Duvet cover

Although genetic factors also play a role and many allergies are based on an immune disease, which we cannot influence by external factors, we have our environment under control. For this reason, a hygienic living room and a clean bed where you can fully rest and regenerate are the best way to protect yourself from the onset of an allergy. Do not currently suffer from an allergy, but it is sufficient to change the bed linen completely every two weeks, provided that you have your bed ventilated for about 15 minutes after bedtime and shake out the duvet.