Here's What's Inside Your Dirty Sheets

Each night, your body sheds around 15 million skin cells. If you never wash your sheets, they build up and provide food for hundreds of thousands of dust mites. Fungi and bacteria will also take root. In fact, one study found that your pillowcase has more bacteria than your toilet seat.

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Here's What's Inside Your Dirty Sheets

[bashundersmarck]

It wasn't a great idea to watch this in bed...

[burn_out]

Whoever added that “bug sound” should be punished.

[ChristopherMoom]

**Looks over at my untidy bed**

Uh oh...

[seafire]

Definitely washing my sheets more often

[Alex-vgly]

Sheets:exist

Dustmites: Its free real estate

[polish_filipino]

_-So, i'm okay if I don't have bed sheets... right?-_

[majdavojnikovic]

My mother changed our pillow cases every day. The rest once a week, if we are not sick ( if someone was sick, she would change sheets every day, if sweating, twice or even three times a day) I thought that was too much, but after seeing this video... I might start doing what she used to do. Love you mom, you were always right.

[HTPCYMC]

So that’s why I get the message “You may not rest now, there are monsters nearby” whenever I go to bed...

[realboahancock]

I was too lazy to change my bed sheets.... but i think i got something to do later :)

[NewbyTon]

The sheets become soggy and a little hard
And slowly, but surely, it'll turn more white and white

[halidi]

Science Insider: What Happens When You Never Wash Your Sheets
Me: *aggressively wash my sheets*

[theonlyapple]

*me after watching the video*

*BURNS BED*

[CholaBella]

Washed my comforter yesterday. Best sleep I've had in a while

[TheMonyarm]

Right, when I wake up tomorrow I'm washing everything.

[tree]

ONCE a week?! Boi I wash my clothes once a month 😂




R.I.P my life...

[angelmidknight]

4 times a year???!!!! My skin itches just by the thought of washing my sheets for more than two weeks X0

[derek]

Good. I’ve been bored as of late. Some company is welcome.

[kevin]

I’m too scared to watch the video, I’m just going to start washing my sheets.

[Bigfoot_With_Internet_Access]

Well I don't have to worry about washing my sheets cause I'm a bigfoot so I don't even have a bed

[Hawksmith]

Why did I watch this before going to bed?