New scientific experiments have proved that coins, bed textiles and towels are the three main indirect vectors of disease transmission. Improper use of towels can damage the skin, and serious cross-infection can be caused. Now most people know the importance of personal towels, but it is often a towel multi-purpose, and is not broken not to change, but do not pay attention to the maintenance of towels. Here are some towels to introduce the correct use and maintenance methods.

Usage:

1. Towels should be used for personal use and special towels. The number of towels per person per day should be 4-5. It is divided into face washing, foot washing, bathing and daily personal maintenance towels, while women especially need to add a personal physical hygiene towel.

2.Pay attention to the hygiene of towels, wash frequently, cook frequently, bask frequently, and disinfect towels once a week. Do not hang wet towels in an unventilated bathroom, because bacteria and viruses live in wet towels for a long time, and the reproduction rate increases exponentially.

3. Everything has a service life, home textile experts believe that the service life of towels is generally 1-2 months, after the use of towels are dirty and hard, will be harmful to health, has become a new source of pollution.

4. When buying towels, choose carefully and don’t be greedy for bargains.
Many low-cost towels look beautiful and feel good, but they are actually made of waste raw materials and inferior chemical dyes, some of which contain phenylamine carcinogens. People wash their face with this kind of towel just like washing their face with industrial waste water, which will seriously damage the skin and endanger their health.

5. The difference between qualified towels and fake towels: qualified towels have fluffy texture, soft feel, fine production and good moisture absorption, heat insulation and heat resistance. Fake and shoddy towels are easy to pilling, fade and impermeable, and their water absorption is not strong.

Maintenance Methods:

1. Microwave disinfection method

    The towels will be cleaned, folded and placed in the microwave oven, running for 5 minutes can achieve the purpose of disinfection.

2. Steam disinfection

    Put the towel into the pressure cooker, heat for about 30 minutes, can kill the vast majority of microbes.

3. Disinfectant disinfection method

     Disinfectant can choose 200 times diluted cleaning disinfectant or 0.1% chlorhexidine. Soak the towel in the above solution for more than 15 minutes, then take out the towel and rinse it with clean water to remove the residual disinfectant. After drying, you can rest assured to use it again.

4. How to soften the towel.

     After using the towel for a period of time, due to the combination of free calcium and magnesium ions in the water and soap, the calcium magnesium soap adheres to the surface of the towel and hardens the towel. At this time, 30 grams of soda ash or appropriate softener can be boiled for 10 minutes in about 3 jin of water.

5. How to remove grease from towels.

     Some people who love to produce oil, towels are often greasy and slippery, and the effect of washing many times is not very good, which is very annoying. It is recommended to soak and wash with concentrated salt water and then rinse with clean water to make the towel refreshing.