Contents:
- Medical Video: Fixing Burning Smells On Your Car
- Why does someone like to smell the smell of a new car?
- Be careful, this is the danger of the smell of new cars for health
- How to handle it?
Medical Video: Fixing Burning Smells On Your Car
Are you one of the people who likes to smell the smell of a new car? The distinctive aroma left in the seat, dashboard, and all car interiors can make you feel at home lingering in it. However, wait a minute. Behind it all, inhaling the smell of a new car turns out to save a number of dangers for health, you know!
Why does someone like to smell the smell of a new car?
Maybe until now you have been surprised why you can like the smell of a new car while your friend or partner is not. Although not yet known for certain, scientists suspect this is due to the sensitivity of the nose to smell the smell associated with comfort and passion.
When you smell a particular aroma, the nose's olfactory nerve will send sensory information to the area of the brain that acts to process emotions and form memories. Take for example, smelling a new car tends to make you think of luxury and feeling satisfied with your achievements after working and successfully saving for so long.
Therefore, you really like the smell of new cars thanks to the positive emotions and memories they present.
Be careful, this is the danger of the smell of new cars for health
Reporting from the Reader 's Digest page, Robert Weitz, a microbial expert and founder of the RTK Environmental Group, the smell of the new car that you smell actually comes from volatile organic compounds called VOCs (organic volatile compound).
VOCs come from a mixture of materials used to make car interiors, including polyurethane or polyester, brominated flame retardants (BFRs), chromium, lead and various paints, plastics, and sealant (adhesive).
The longer you smell the new car, the more VOC gas is inhaled into the body. As a result, the VOC gas will cause faster headaches, respiratory problems, muscle aches and joint pain. Not only that, the researchers found that more than 275 chemicals found in the interior of the car can increase the risk of birth defects, learning disorders, and liver problems. VOC gas which is the origin of the smell of the car also allegedly can cause cancer.
Moreover, the researchers revealed that hazardous materials such as BFR, PVC, and phthalate in the interior of the car are very vulnerable to rising temperatures. When the car is hot due to exposure to sunlight, the concentration of various dangerous compounds tends to increase to return to produce more VOC gas and is dangerous for health. The health risks that may arise are also ultimately increasing.
How to handle it?
The distinctive aroma of a new car tends to fade after you often drive the car. This means that the VOC gas will disappear slowly. However, remember that VOC trigger materials can reappear when the car is overheating, especially when the car is under the hot sun for a long time.
One way to overcome this is to open the window wide to expel hot and stuffy air trapped in the car by opening the window as often as possible. In addition, avoid lingering in a new car so that the typical smell of the car is not inhaled much and enters the lungs. Even though you like it, it's better to maintain health, right?
