Not washing our bedding often enough can be unhygienic and research has now shown a link with unclean bedding to a number of diseases. One in three people in the UK only wash their bedding once a year, according to a 2020 survey by Hammond Furniture.
According to sleep experts at Bed Kingdom say the body excretes fluids and oils each night during sleep, along with thousands of dead skin cells, reports Liverpool Echo. This attracts dust mites which excrete faecal matter linked to allergy, asthma, rhinitis and eczema flare-ups.
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