Contents:
- Medical Video: What If You Stopped Washing Your Hair for a Year?
- Washing new clothes prevents the spread of disease
- What are the dangerous chemicals found in new clothing products?
Medical Video: What If You Stopped Washing Your Hair for a Year?
After buying new clothes, sometimes many people are immediately tempted to use them without being washed first. The clothes, right, are wrapped in plastic. It must still be clean. Eits, wait a minute. Washing new clothes before first use is very important, you know! Although it's never been used, new clothes store a variety of potential health problems that you often don't realize.
Washing new clothes prevents the spread of disease
Whether it's been displayed in a shop window or the "new" version that you requested from a stock warehouse, all new clothes must be washed before using and sticking directly to your skin.
New clothes that are not washed are very likely to be contaminated with bacteria, fungi, fleas, or chemicals, depending on how the clothes are made, stored in or in the warehouse, or when transporting them.
That's why washing clothes is an important step to do. Because experts have warned of the potential risk of viral and bacterial contamination of new clothes - ranging from those that cause flu, fungal infections, to skin rashes. Germs and bacteria can enter the body through the pores of the skin. In addition, when you sweat the pores will open so that making pathogens that cause disease can enter more easily.
In the shop, maybe the clothes have been tried by someone else. If the person has a skin infection, the disease can be spread through clothing. Fiber cloth is the most preferred environment for fleas, bacteria, and viruses to breed.The flu and norovirus viruses, for example, can survive on cloth and hard surfaces for up to 48 hours. If someone who previously uses clothing suffers from flu, the virus can last about a day or more and spread to the next person.
In some cases, synthetic dyes that are still attached to the fibers of clothing can cause contact dermatitis, which is inflammation of the skin due to contact with a certain allergen substance.
What are the dangerous chemicals found in new clothing products?
- Chromium IV: often found in leather and wool which can cause contact dermatitis
- DMF: used to prevent mold and clothing products from becoming moist. DMF can cause eczema that is difficult to treat.
- Alkophenone: used for textile and leather production, is a substance that is toxic to the environment
- Dispersion dyes: which can cause allergies and rashes
- Azo dyes: often used in textile coloring processes. It has recently been discovered that some coloring agents in AZO may be carcinogenic and mutagenic. This discovery has been carried out by EU REACH (Europian Union Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals), a legalization body from the European Union.
- Formalin: used for fabric finishing processes. Low exposure to these substances irritates the eyes, nose, throat and can cause allergies that affect the skin and lungs.
- Chlorinated phenol: used in textile processing. Contact with this material especially in the form of vapors can irritate the skin, eyes and mouth.
Washing new clothes can prevent you from irritating the skin, especially for people who have sensitive skin. Also keep in mind to always wash new clothes by following the instructions on how to wash them to prevent material from being damaged quickly.
