The disgusting reason you should pack your own hairdryer on holidays
<p>A hairdryer might seem like an odd thing for most people to pack on holidays but there’s a disgusting reason why this is a smart travel suggestion.</p>
<p>You see, when it comes to the areas of your hotel room that are harbouring dangerous germs, the humble hairdryer is one of the worst offenders.</p>
<p>In fact, <em>The Sun</em> reports that in most hotel rooms, the hairdryer is worse than the toilet seat when it comes to the amount of germs present.</p>
<p>Microbiologist Charles Gerba tested nine hotel rooms across Los Angeles for <em>ABC</em> in the US and found most hairdryers weren’t quite up to snuff.</p>
<p>“There must be some things you can do with a hair dryer that I am not aware of because some of them were pretty germy,” he said.</p>
<p>Many people believe the reason this is the case is that cleaners tend to focus on items like the toilet, bath and sink in a hotel bathroom that receive heavy use, while neglecting others like the hairdryer and over an extended period of time this adds up.</p>
<p>So there you have it! Do you think you’re going to pack your hairdryer on your next holiday? Or is not worth the trouble?</p>