For some people, waking up in the morning feels incomplete without the habit of folding the blankets. Folding the blanket seems to be a sign that we are ready to start the day.
But it turns out, it turns out that this kind of habit is not recommended, you know! Curious why, check it out here!
There's a Creature Hiding
This isn't to scare you. In fact, quoted from BBC News, research from Kingston University states that mites are happy with the moist air from the pillows and blankets we just used to sleep.
Dr. Stephen Pretlove explains, mites live by absorbing moisture and warmth in the air around our bodies during sleep. The habit of immediately folding blankets and piling pillows after sleeping makes the moist air from our bodies still stick to the blankets and pillows.
The damp air that is still stuck to the pile of blankets and pillows is what makes the mites feel at home. Fun fact, there can be 1.5 million mites attached to our bed.
How to solve it huh?
The presence of mites also has an effect on health because they can cause asthma and various skin diseases such as itching, allergies, and others. The danger again, the mites cannot be seen with the naked eye because of their small size.
So, how to solve it? Well calm down, there are several ways you can do. Come on!
1. Leave it alone
This may seem strange enough to you, because for years we are taught the habit of cleaning the blankets after getting up in the morning. But, there's no harm in trying too.
Lazy mites are in the bed if we don't immediately make the bed and blankets when we just wake up. Because, if we leave our blankets and pillows, the warmth and humidity of the air when we just sleep will evaporate.
The air around the blankets and pillows becomes drier. Mites cannot live in dry air.
2. Do Morning Activities First
You also don't have to wait for the blankets and pillows. You can do other activities in the morning. For example, you can take a shower or have breakfast first, clean the house, or prepare your school or work equipment first.
Just after that before you go you fold the blanket and tidy up the pillow. Guaranteed lazy mites perched on your bed.
3. Dry the Bed and Pillows
So, so that the mites don't feel at home even more, cultivate the habit of being diligent in drying your bed and pillows. If you don't have time to dry it every day, at least dry it once a week.
The sun's heat is effective in killing mites and invisible germs in your bed. Can keep the temperature in your bed, blanket, and pillow to keep it dry too.
4. Change Sheets and Pillows
This is no less important for you. The habit of drying and leaving the blanket on can indeed keep the air around the bed dry. However, this does not apply to dust around the bed.
Dust can also invite mites to feel at home in bed. It's best to change your sheets at least once a week. So that dust does not have time to accumulate and the surface of your bed and pillow remains clean.
If our bed is clean and there are no mites, we are comfortable too, right?
Hmm, is it because of this too, that's why the first lyrics of a children's song entitled “Wake Up” are “Wake up, I take a shower”? Even the lyric "clean my bed" is the last part. Are you aware of this?