You'll come back home to use the same bedsheets you've been using for the past two weeks

Yes you! Don't scroll down, you!

Tomorrow, you'll wake up and wonder why your skin is not fresh

It can't be, because you're sleeping on bedsheets that has more germs as a toilet seat

But it's not germs you should be worried about, everytime you sleep on your bed, you shed off skin cells, millions of them every night.

There are certain insects known as dust mites, so small you can't see them without a microscope. That feed on those dead skin cells

The more you leave your bed sheets unwashed, the more these mites multiply, they can trigger asthma attacks or give you a runny nose, or even cause eczema flares in some people.

If you always wake up with a runny nose, you might want to change your bed sheet.

You see that stuff that grows on old bread? That is called fungi, they are a lot on unwashed pillows and bedsheets.

When you sweat, your sheets pick up moisture and fungi love moisture

Wash your pillow cases.

Bacteria like Staphylococcus love unwashed sheets. Wash them.

How often should you wash them:

Once a week at the max, especially if you live in an area with poor ventilation where you sweat a lot.

Wash your pillows too, not just the covers. Do that every six months or so

Use a cover on your bed to stop it from picking moisture directly