You can wash your face every night, wipe it clean with a towel, and then go to bed. Parents at home are reluctant to throw away their white towels. Bian Xiao, caring for health starts with changing an old towel for yourself and the people around you!
Every three months.
Towel is a three-dimensional fiber fabric with terry, which often leaves dirt on the terry layer and is not easy to clean.
Experts have done an experiment: new towels, towels that have been used for 3 months and towels that have been used for more than 6 months are cultivated separately. The results show that the colony number of new towels is about 0/000 per square centimeter/kloc-0, and that of towels used for three months is about 0/0000, while those used for six months are almost all colonies, about one million orders of magnitude.
Therefore, it is recommended to change towels every two to three months.
Correctly extend the service life
Wash towels in time after each use. Hanging wet towels in an unventilated bathroom for a long time will lead to the rapid proliferation of bacteria and viruses.
It is recommended to disinfect once a week and dry it naturally or with hot air in a dry and ventilated place.
When washing, separate the dark and light towels, and don't wash them with clothes;
Choose a mild detergent and use as little chlorine bleach as possible.
Boil and soften.
Towels will harden after a period of use. First, the free calcium and magnesium ions in the water combine with soap, which causes calcium and magnesium soap to adhere to the towel. Second, long-term dirt residue and accumulation.
Soften the towel, boil it with stainless steel pot, and add edible alkali or salt, rice washing water, vinegar, etc. Boil the towel for about 10 minutes, then take it out, rub it with soap, rinse it off and dry it.
When the towel hardens many times, the moisture absorption function will be reduced, and bacteria and mold will be polluted. It is recommended to replace.
Avoid "multitasking"
Couples * * * use towels, or wash their faces and hair with towels, which will make all kinds of pathogenic bacteria settle everywhere. Therefore, experts give some suggestions on using towels in the home:
First, towels should be dedicated to special people, and each family member should have his own towel;
Second, use a special towel. Towels for washing hair, wiping face, bathing and washing feet should be distinguished to avoid "multiple responsibilities" for one towel;
Third, whether washing your hair, face or feet, it is best to use dry towels, which is good for the maintenance of your body and towels.
In addition, face towels are frequently used, and you can use small and easy-to-dry square towels and medium rectangular towels to wipe your hair, which has a large water absorption. Bath towels can be used for bathing.
Not very bright.
Look at the appearance first
Whether the towel is sewn neatly, whether the terry is flat and whether the color is pure and bright.
Towels are too bright in color and may contain carcinogens that are easily absorbed by the skin, such as aromatic amines. Purchase is not recommended.
After buying a towel, you can lift it up and down in hot water at about 80℃. If the color is obvious and the printing and dyeing quality is poor, it is not recommended.
Second, look at the label.
The higher the fiber content, the better the towel quality. At present, the better fiber content is generally 400g/m2, and the lowest fiber content should be about 350g/m2.
Third, look at the feel.
A good cotton towel has a smooth texture and no greasy feeling.
You can draw a yarn from the edge of the towel. After burning, it leaves white ash similar to that after burning paper, without agglutination, indicating that it is pure cotton or other cellulose.
The fourth smell
If the smell is pungent, the towel may contain formaldehyde.
Fifth, sprinkle some water.
If too much smoothing agent is used, the water absorption of the towel will become worse.
Sprinkle some water on the hanging towel. If it absorbs water quickly, it means that it absorbs water well. If the water drops roll, it means that the water absorption is poor.