Most people know they should wash their bedsheets once a week - but if we're being honest, quite a lot of us don't change them anywhere near that often.
In fact, research has shown that almost half of single men sometimes go as long as four months without washing their sheets. And aside from it just being generally hygienic to wash you bed linen regularly, not doing so could trigger a number of health conditions.
“Beds can become reservoirs of human cells, bacteria and bodily excretions. Humans shed half an ounce of skin each week – and a lot of that will be in the bed,” said Dr Lisa Ackerley, Hygiene Doctor and Dettol Expert. This in turn can lead to triggers of the following medical issues, according to the Bed Kingdom.
