2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44
Your bed is as dirty as the rim of the toilet. Admit it, how often do you take your laptop with your favorite TV show to bed, wrap yourself in a blanket and eat something tasty? Believe me, indulging in this little innocent pleasure is very unhygienic.
What can you find in your cozy bed?
Fungus, bacteria, animal hair, pollen, dirt, fluff, dead skin cells, body secretions.
Maybe you consider yourself the most neat and tidy person, take a shower five times a day and wipe your hands with an antibacterial liquid. Do not flatter yourself. On average, a person releases about 100 liters of sweat into their bed annually. This creates an ideal environment for the life of the fungus.
A 2015 study found that down and synthetic pillows, which are used for one and a half to 20 years, contain 4 to 17 varieties of fungus. Dust mites also like to hide in your bed, causing nasal congestion and aggravated allergies.
Separate problem: pets in bed. Yes, they are practically family members and love to lie on your pillows. But not only is this not the best way to affect the quality of your sleep, it is also unhygienic. In addition to the already mentioned wool, animals bring a lot of germs to your bed.
And if you eat in bed, you make the situation worse. Food creates a breeding ground for microbes: you can't see them, but their presence clearly affects your well-being.
So what happens when you leave crumbs and other leftovers from your dinner under the sheet? The most obvious and unpleasant sign that it's time for you to end your bedtime dinners is an invasion of ants and cockroaches. People who do not really like to clean up after themselves run a great risk: insects need very little food to survive, so getting rid of them is not easy.
It is quite expected that what insects want to settle in your home depends on your menu.
- Sweets like soda, juice, muffins, and cookies attract ants, as well as houseflies, blue blackheads, and green carrion flies.
- Porridge, pizza, burgers and chicken attract ants and cockroaches.
In general, do not forget about simple hygiene rules: change your bedding every three days. Even once a week is enough to keep germs to a minimum. Keep the bedroom a sacred place where you go to rest and recharge.
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