Why is it worth putting garlic under your pillow at night?
It may seem strange, even bizarre... Yet this practice, inherited from fairy tales, is making a comeback with a vengeance: putting a clove of garlic under the pillow before going to bed. What's behind this peculiar custom? Why are more and more people reaching for it every night? Here's what you need to know.
Garlic, a little treasure with great benefits

Above all, remember that garlic isn't just an addition to everyday dishes. This unassuming bulb contains an unexpected wealth of active ingredients: allicin, antioxidants, B vitamins, magnesium… all of these compounds have a beneficial effect on the body and mind.
In traditional medicine, garlic has been considered a natural remedy with a thousand uses for centuries. Even in ancient Egypt, it was credited with protective properties against disease and negative energies. To this day, it finds its place in the most unexpected wellness rituals, including… under the pillow.