We can’t deny it, there’s nothing better than sliding under a soft, feathery duvet when you climb into your bed, but between stalling wash day since forever, to endless long weekends, it’s high time we became the bearer of bad news and told you to wash that comforter, sis.
Ideally, you should be cleaning your duvet every three to six months, and it’s likely that you’ve been doing a lot of Netflixing, and deffo more chilling in bed, so it may be hard to remember the last time you threw it in the washer, but it turns out that your dirty duvet could be wreaking havoc on not only your skin, but also your hair and health. FYI, brace yourselve for what’s coming next…
Dirty duvets expose your skin to bacteria
Our body sheds millions of skin cells every night, so lurking and living rent-free in your bedsheets are thousands of gross creepy-crawlies, bacteria and bugs from sweat and dead skin cells, which can cause resurfacing whiteheads, patchy pimples, or even exacerbate already existing acne.
They are terrible for your hair
In case you didn’t know, a clean duvet can really help maintain healthier, more luscious hair. When you toss and turn at night – whether you sleep with silk turbans or not – bacterias from bodily fluids and dead skins can penetrate from your duvets into your hair, which slowly retains moisture, makes your hair frizzy and increases the chance of breakage.Â
It makes your body vulnerable to skin irritation
Dirty duvets can also seriously aggravate certain skin conditions and illnesses, such as asthma, urinary tract infections, pneumonia and bacteraemia (blood stream infection) and allergies – which makes your humble duvet a breeding ground for dust mites and bacteria – that’s pretty terrifying.
That being said, the most convenient way to wash a duvet is to throw it in the washing machine, if you have one, and with the same energy, throw in one piece of Ariel 3-in-1 pods. And all that’s left is to choose your cycle and just chill.
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