Although people often believe that the bed is a clean place, the reality is that this is not always the case. Indeed, very often it becomes the natural habitat in which bacteria, germs and fungi proliferate, micro organisms invisible to the naked eye, but which can be seriously harmful to health.
To convey their circulation are above all the sheets, which, like pajamas and various clothes, help to keep the place where you sleep healthy or not.
Even considering the fact that about a third of one's life is spent in the bed, the sheets should therefore be changed regularly.
and since germs and fungi find fertile ground precisely in humid environments, it goes without saying that the bed becomes one of the places most subject to their proliferation, especially if one neglects the habit of changing the sheets with rather short times.
Therefore, in addition to regularly changing your outfit for the night, you must not forget the surfaces with which you are in contact for several consecutive hours while resting.
Many bacteria are produced by people themselves through sweat, coughing, sneezing, or vaginal and anal secretions. Added to this is the fact that during sleep flakes of skin are lost, the main nourishment of the mites that hide between the sheets. A mix of microbes to which animal hair, mites, fungi, residues of creams and cosmetics are added but also, in case you have the bad habit of eating in bed, residues of food consumed in bed.
The pillowcase, being the part in which the hair rests and the breaths pour, is the one that most deserves care and attention, but nothing must be left to neglect.
it is possible to extend the time up to a maximum of 10-12 days, but no more.The pillowcases, on the other hand, require more attention and should be changed at least twice a week, to avoid the onset of impurities on the face. In fact, a study revealed that, after a year and a half of use, up to 17 different types of mushrooms can be found in the pillows.
The rest of the linen also needs to follow a specific schedule for changes. Blankets, mattress covers and bedspreads should be washed once a month, while quilts and duvets not in direct contact with the skin can be changed every two or three months.
Once every six months the mattress also deserves to be thoroughly cleaned with the vacuum cleaner and aired, as well as the pillows.
Finally, a mistake not to make is to forget to change pajamas and used sleeping clothes at least once a week.
In fact, sleeping in freshly laundered sheets with a dirty press would defeat any effort.
How to wash sheets and pillow cases
After removing them from the bed, sheets and pillowcases must be washed and even in this case there are very specific ways.
First, they should be separated from the rest of the laundry by washing at no less than 60 degrees. To be even safer to eradicate germs and fungi, an antibacterial can be added to the normal detergent.
A "further tip to combat mites is not to make the bed as soon as you wake up, but to let the sheets and blankets air.
or sore throat even in those who are not allergic. This happens, in fact, when microbes are inhaled.
Even skin that is irritated in the morning can be interpreted as a wake-up call that something is wrong.
