The disgusting reason why you should always wash your pillowcases every week

This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more Pillowcases harbour millions of bacteria as well as dead skin cells and oil (Image: Getty) An expert has issued a warning over the cleanliness of a certain item of bedding, claiming Brits are exposing themselves to millions of bacteria colonies every night. According to mattress expert Rebecca Swain we are not washing our pillowcases often enough.

As a result we are laying our faces on a bed of “bacteria, dirt and oils”, she said. A YouGov poll showed that the average Brit washes all their bedding once every two weeks, with 36 percent of people providing this as a survey answer. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.

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