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Sleep Medic antibacterial 10.5 tog duvet, double, €27.11, amazon.co.uk

CLAIM: Promising an antibacterial filling and anti-allergy fibres, the maker says: ‘Our antibacterial duvet is effective against 99.9 per cent of bacteria, ensuring you not only sleep well but sleep healthy, too’.

EXPERT VERDICT: There are no details I could find regarding what is actually antibacterial about the fibres in this duvet. Regardless, it states that the antibacterial protection only lasts for up to five washes — so it wouldn’t be useful for long. It seems to me that it’s more about anti-allergy, but I can’t comment on those properties.

The thing is, you’ll have a duvet cover over it, anyway, so it would be better to focus on regularly washing at 60c, or, preferably, 90c. If the cover remains clean, it’s unlikely any bacteria will get inside your actual duvet, especially if it’s dry.

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