Contents:
- Medical Video: Are you washing your hands long enough to kill germs?
- How do you wash clothes to kill bacteria and germs?
- The type and nature of water will affect the cleanliness of your clothes
- The germs that are lost also depend on the type of detergent you are using
Medical Video: Are you washing your hands long enough to kill germs?
You are already tired of washing clothes, but are you sure if all the germs that stick to your clothes are lost after washing? Or perhaps all this time the clothes you wear are still filled with germs?
How do you wash clothes to kill bacteria and germs?
Did you know that all the clothes you use contain lots of bacteria and germs? Especially if you spend all day outdoors activities, the more germs that will stick to your clothes and pants. Not to mention the sweat sticking to the clothes makes more and more germs in the clothes.
Therefore, clothing that has been used should be washed so that all the germs are lost. Here are some factors that affect the loss of germs when you wash clothes:
The type and nature of water will affect the cleanliness of your clothes
A study reported in the International Scientific Forum on Home Hygiene, stated that washing clothes with water with low temperature might not be strong enough to kill germs that stick to clothes and pants. In fact, it was mentioned in a German study that clothing might be contaminated with the Staphylococcus aureus bacteria which is a causative bacteria from respiratory infections, skin infections and pneumonia.
In this study it was mentioned that germs would only die if washed using water above 40 degrees Celsius and combined with the use of detergents and bleach. Other viral and bacterial diseases that can be present in your clothing are Salmonella, hepatitis A virus, norovirus, rotavirus, and E. coli. In fact, washing clothes with a temperature of 30-40 degrees Celsius only kills as much as 6% of mites and germs that stick to them.
If you use cold water when washing your clothes and pants, you should add a disinfectant so the germs die.
The germs that are lost also depend on the type of detergent you are using
Actually, all detergent products may have the same chemical content. Are equally capable of removing stains in clothing. But what about bacteria and germs in clothing?
There are two types of detergent for washing clothes that you can use. The first is non-biological detergent containing bleach to clean and contain disinfectants. While other detergents are biological detergents that depend on enzymes that are considered to be less able to kill germs.
Not only that, detergent is also divided into two forms, namely liquid and powder. Liquid detergent is more suitable for washing with cold water, while powder detergent is the opposite.
In addition to disinfectants, you should dry your clothes in direct sunlight. Because, not only makes clothes dry faster, sunlight is also considered capable of helping in killing germs that are still left in clothing.
