We spend a lot of our lives sleeping, so it's no surprise that something we lay on each nice gets dirty quite quickly. You might have spent a long while painstakingly choosing the perfect pillow, but how often are you washing them?
Bodily oils, skincare and other grime builds up on pillows, resulting in the unsightly yellow staining. Now, a new study has revealed that not washing your pillow covers could give rise to at least 16 different species of fungus building up. This can trigger allergies.
With this in mind, an expert has recommended that you should wash your pillows every few months to give them the best chance of staying clean and keeping all of the nasties at bay.
