Sleeping on Your Mattress and Pillows
Your mattress and pillows are among the dirtiest and ickiest items in your house. Over the course of ten years, your mattress has accumulated enough human hair, dead skin cells, bodily secretions, animal hair and dander, fungal mold and spores, bacteria, chemicals, dust, lint, fibers, dust mites, insect parts, and other particulates to double its weight. We sleep on our bed and lay our heads on our pillows in all their grossness every night. All these dirt can also make your asthma and allergies worse.
What you can do is to protect your mattress and pillows with impervious outer covers. These covers are allergy-proof and prevent anything from getting in or out. You should also change your sheets at least once a week and wash the dirty ones in hot water to kill off bacteria.
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