How are clothes disinfected?

Boiling water disinfection is an ancient and effective method, which can kill all kinds of common viruses and bacteria and can be used to disinfect some high-temperature resistant clothes. This method is suitable for disinfection in various situations, but the cost of batch disinfection is relatively high. You can put your clothes in a bucket, then pour boiling water into it and soak it until it is cold. If you don't trust the disinfection method of soaking in boiling water, you can put your clothes in a pot and iron them with boiling water. Generally boiling 10 to 30 minutes can disinfect most bacteria and viruses. If you still pursue extreme disinfection, you can use pressure cooker or autoclave for disinfection.

Low temperature resistant clothes can also be disinfected at low temperature. This method is more suitable for families or units with low temperature equipment of MINUS 25 degrees. Except psychrophilic bacteria, most bacteria can't survive at this temperature. Large refrigerated warehouses can be disinfected on a large scale; For the intelligent refrigerator with controllable temperature in the home, the freezing room can be used for freezing disinfection. The freezing time should be greater than 1 hour, preferably greater than 4 hours.

Extended data:

Clothes should be washed, dried and folded flat, and wardrobes, cabinets and polyethylene packaging bags should be kept clean and dry to prevent mildew. It is best to store white clothes separately from dark clothes to prevent them from getting dirty or turning yellow.

Silk clothing: When collecting, cover the clothing with a layer of cotton cloth or wrap the silk clothing to prevent moisture and dust. White clothes should not be put in camphor boxes or mothballs, otherwise they will turn yellow easily.

Woolen clothes: After wearing all kinds of woolen clothes for a period of time, they should be aired and slapped to remove dust. Put it in a dry place when not in use. It should be hung and stored, and the reverse side of the fabric should be turned out to prevent fading, weathering and wind marks. Brush or wash, iron, dry and ventilate for one day before storage. High-grade woolen clothes, it is best to hang in the wardrobe, do not overlap, so as not to be deformed and affect the appearance.

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