Common Sense: We Should Change Towels Regularly

Two hundred years ago, in order to improve people's quality of life and health, the British invented the towel, which has become an indispensable necessity in the life of the world's people. But now, this originally carries the health mission of the “helper” has become a health hazard “bacteria bomb”.

Two hundred years ago, in order to improve people's quality of life and health, the British invented the towel, which has become an indispensable necessity in the life of the world's people. But now, this originally carries the health mission of the “helper” has become a health hazard “bacteria bomb”. Recently, China National Textile Industry Association of Beijing, Shanghai and other large and medium-sized cities, the latest survey shows that the actual amount of towels per person per year for the Chinese people 1-2, while the medium-developed countries per person per year to more than 10, Japan, Europe and the United States and other developed countries, the use of a higher amount. Yang Zhaohua, president of China National Textile Industry Association, pointed out that this result is inextricably linked to the wrong consciousness and habits of the people using towels.

“Do not break not change” the concept of thrift. Thrift is a traditional virtue of the Chinese people, especially the middle-aged and elderly people, what things have to be used to break before throwing, but this good habit for the use of high frequency towels, is absolutely “a fatal blow”. “People are usually accustomed to put the towel in the bathroom, and made of cotton towel moisture absorption, water storage is particularly good, which provides a ‘breeding ground’ for bacteria, coupled with the dust in the air, skin oils, external germs of the infestation, will make the towel the more dirty. “ In these germs, the most terrible is E. coli, anaerobic bacteria and other pathogenic bacteria, they are not only diarrhea, otitis media, oral infections and other diseases of the culprits, or let your skin spots and acne behind the scenes. “Because of this, we have been advocating that people change their towels once every 2-3 months, but very few people actually do it.”

One towel has many uses. In many people's homes, a towel is “multi-tasking” - wash your face, wipe your hands, take a shower, wash your hair, and even wash your private parts. In this way, from the hands, face, hair and towel with bacteria will be covered with the whole body, if the germs into the mouth, nose, eyes and other sensitive areas, may also cause discomfort, especially children and allergies, more likely to be recruited. Therefore, towels must be divided according to the purpose, men have at least three, wash face, feet and bath towels are used separately, women should prepare at least four, in addition to washing face, feet and bath, plus a towel to clean private parts.

Towels should be dried before use. It is best to change towels often, wash dirty towels with soap and dry them in a sunny place.

It is also important to pick a suitable towel. In the latest publication of the “consumer guide to household textiles”, experts gave some methods: 1. Towels should choose soft and comfortable, absorbent cotton material; 2. Purchase by crowd. Children should choose plain small square towels; delicate skin or allergy-prone people are recommended to choose a lower terry, less dense towels; male metabolism is fast, more suitable for thick, surface friction larger towels. 3. Quality towels feel soft, fluffy and elastic, terry uniform, sewing edges flush, no odor, the opposite is true for poor quality towels.

In the use of should also pay attention to, just bought back the towel should be cleaned before use, to develop the habit of daily cleaning, towel once yellow, hard, sticky, we must replace in a timely manner!