☢️ Your pillow is radioactive.⁠ Well, not literally… but a week-old pillowcase packs as much bacteria as a toilet seat—up to 3 million CFUs(colony forming units) per square inch! 🤮⁠ ⁠ That’s about 17,000× more bacteria than a loo.🚽⁠ ⁠ Every night, your pillowcase becomes a hotspot for:⁠ 🧴 Sweat & oils⁠ 😴 Drool & dead skin⁠ 🦠 Gram-negative rods (linked to pneumonia), bacilli (yep, food poisoning germs), and cocci—some potentially infectious...⁠ ⁠ Scary? A little. Preventable? Totally.⁠ ⁠ What can you do?⁠ ✅ Wash pillowcases every week (or every 2–3 days if you're oily, sweaty, or heavy with night creams)⁠ ✅ Use breathable, skin-friendly pillowcases—cotton, bamboo, or silk? Yes, yes, yes.⁠ ✅ Invest in clean sleep accessories, like a new pillow, new sheets, or a new comforter.⁠ ⁠ Want to see more on the study about bacteria and your pillow? ⁠ Visit: https://amerisleep.com/blog/bacteria-in-your-bed/ ⁠ ⁠ #bettersleep #sidesleeper #sleep #pillowcube