You'll never sleep soundly again
Despite the fact that you probably don't spend as much time in your bed as you'd like to, your sheets are basically a breeding ground of bacteria. And even those who wash their sheets regularly can't escape the horrors.
Thanks to beds often doubling up as offices and places to eat, your mattress can play host to everything from fungi and bacteria to skin, faecal matter and... 'other things'. And each day you leave your sheets is another day for the bacteria to grow.about the risks of not keeping your bed clean: "Depending upon what your bed is used for, and also how clean you are when you get in it your bed can get pretty filthy and may actually be causing your body harm."Think of all the things you do in bed. Apart from being the place where we go to sleep, it can double up as the home office, the tea room, the dining table or even your dog or cat's bed."
Athlete's foot, yeast infections, viruses and dust mites can all build up in unclean beds and cause health problems if left unchecked.So, what can you do to keep germs to a minimum? Doctor Ackerley recommends vacuuming your whole bedroom and the mattress to remove dust. She also suggests sending your duvets and pillows to be cleaned regularly. Bed sheets should be washed at least once a week, at 60°C or higher - anything less than every two weeks is a big no.
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