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5 gross bedroom facts that will leave you rethinking your cleaning habits

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5 gross bedroom facts that will leave you rethinking your cleaning habits

Your bedroom is supposed to be a peaceful oasis where you can relax and unwind after a long day. You spend around one-third of your whole life in your bedroom, so it can be pretty disgusting to find out all the nastiness that is likely to be hiding in there. Some of this nastiness is unavoidable, but many can be minimized by keeping a clean space. Here are some of the gross stuff that you might not like to know are hiding in your bedroom.

1. Bed health

Your mattress, sheets, pillow, and everything that is closest to you when you are home to 1.5 million dust mites. This is pretty gross, but good cleaning habits can help minimize this. You can wash your sheets regularly, air out your pillows every now and then, and pay to get your mattress professionally cleaned.

Not only do beds hold huge amounts of dust mites, but they also hold all of your gross bodily fluids. You sweat around 26 gallons every year, and you can guess where more of that moisture goes. You also shed a lot of dead skin, almost 10 pounds over a year. High humidity in the summer adds to this perfect cocktail of bacteria, creating not only a gross sleeping space but also potentially a bad smell.

2. Bacteria

Bacteria can seem like an unavoidable revulsion in rooms like the bathroom and the kitchen, but you may not have known that bacteria can be rampant in your bedroom as well. Your bedroom carpet can contain 4,000 times more bacteria than your toilet. Professional carpet cleaning can help minizine this, and help create a safe and hygienic bedroom carpet.

3. Pillow cleanliness

Your pillow is gross, and it’s extremely gross if it’s more than a couple of years old. Your pillow is likely to double in weight over 3 years of use due to dust mites, saliva, dead-skin-cells, and sweat. You may be able to put your pillow in the washing machine but be sure to check your care instructions before you do this to avoid wrecking your pillow. You can also air it in the sun to kill bacteria and keep a clean bedroom around it.

4. Doorhandle viruses

Catching someone else’s germs is all too easy when you are touching the same things. This means that surfaces like door handles can spread disease like wildfire. Viruses can live on door handles for up to 48 hours. Make sure you are regularly wiping your handles down with a high-quality disinfectant spray.

If you want a bedroom that feels clean and fresh every time you step through the door, consider getting it professionally cleaned. This will help clear out bacteria and dust mites and leaves you with a safe space you can feel proud of. We offer fast quotes, and child friendly as well as pet-friendly cleaning with the use of organic products.