You're sleeping on crap
If you'd describe your sleep lately as "crappy," you have no idea how correct you are in your word choice. That's because, on average, ten percent of the weight of a two-year-old pillow is attributable to dust mites and their droppings.
Yes, that's right, ladies and gentlemen, we're sleeping on crap. And, it's not just on our pillows that mites seem to enjoy so much; mattresses are veritable party clubs for dust mites, gathering anywhere from 100,000 to 10 million of these tiny suckers inside. What is it these intrepid invaders want from us? Our dead skin. You're feeling itchy right now just thinking about it, aren't you?
Because dust mites are responsible for many cases of asthma, eczema, and many allergy problems, it's a good idea to either replace your old bed and pillow or wash them thoroughly with hot water as often as you can.
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5-02-2008 @ 4:05PM
Bev Sklar said...
Okay, it's time to go pillow shopping. I feel ill.
Bev
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5-02-2008 @ 9:40PM
marcie0305 said...
Eeek! I am not a germaphobe, really, but I do always wash *all* my clothes & bedding in hot water. A textile class I took on college taught me... nearly all fabrics (except wool and down) can handle it. As usual, the label is not always the way to go. "Dry Clean Only" for example, is ridiculous on linen - linen is more durable than cotton. A pain to iron though - I send things to the cleaner that I don't want to deal with the ironing...
~Marcie
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