No matter how hot it is, don't spread such a mattress for your children! The injury to the skin is small and toxic
The weather was getting hotter and hotter, and many sisters in the background asked me how to pick a cool topper.
Here, take a look at this news first:
In Dongguan, Guangdong, a girl bought a bamboo mattress for 80 yuan, slept and woke up, and her body was pierced by small thorns in many places on the mattress, and she became a "large hedgehog" in seconds.
In the video, the sticky wool that rolled over this bamboo mat can clearly see that it is full of burrs, and the girl's skin is also pricked by burrs, which hurts and itches to look at.
She said that the bamboo mat was bought home and wiped with a towel many times, and the mat that had slept for more than 20 years was the first time she encountered this situation
Netizens ridiculed:
"If Grandma Rong had such a cool mat, she would not have worked so hard with her own hands back then."
"This is an acupuncture mat!"
"As soon as you close your eyes, you become another creature."
Many netizens also said that they were deeply harmed.
After laughing, seeing the following data, I hated the root of my teeth.
In the sampling inspection of Jiangsu Provincial Market Supervision Bureau for three consecutive years, the pass rate of mattress toppers was less than 50%;
In a sampling inspection of mattress toppers in Ningbo, Zhejiang, the pass rate was only 20%;
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CCTV has also reported on various quality problems of mattress toppers more than once.
You know, mattress toppers are basically a must-have for every family in summer, and unqualified quality directly affects the health of children and families!
What kind of mattress topper is better for children? How to tell if a mattress topper is good or bad? How to use a mattress topper correctly? I have to talk to the girls today.
The mattress topper was not chosen correctly
Severe cases can be carcinogenic
Don't be careless, mattress toppers, household items that are in direct contact with the skin, if you choose it wrong, there will be various health risks.
1. The formaldehyde content exceeds the standard and the emission exceeds the standard
I have read a lot of sampling reports on mattress toppers, and the biggest problem is this one.
The national standard clearly stipulates that the amount of formaldehyde released (the amount that people can breathe and feel in the air) should be less than 1.5mg/L, and in the process of a sampling inspection in Zhejiang, a cool mat formaldehyde exceeded the standard by more than 10 times.
Why does formaldehyde appear in mattress toppers?
I was also puzzled at first, but when I checked it, I knew:
Because natural plants such as bamboo, rattan, and grass, it will inevitably kill and bleach in the production process, especially the double-sided bamboo mats on the market now, and will use an adhesive for bonding, so formaldehyde is common in many bamboo mattresses.
As early as 2004, the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) had elevated formaldehyde to a Class 1 carcinogen.
A professor of food health at China Agricultural University once revealed that formaldehyde absorbed by the human body through breathing is more harmful than formaldehyde eaten.
Often inhalation of formaldehyde, there will be itchy throat, pharyngeal redness, sneezing, pulmonary edema, dyspnea and other discomfort, long-term inhalation, may cause childhood leukemia, for adults may induce nasopharyngeal cancer.
2. Cool topper dermatitis
This is the most common and the most immediate consequence of use.
Some children who sleep on bamboo or straw mats for a few days will have small red spots similar to rashes on their backs, legs or arms.
The reason may be that the baby is allergic to these bamboo, rattan, grass plants, or dermatitis caused by mites hidden in the cracks of the mattress and biting the baby.
3. Scratches and
The rough bamboo mat will have some small thorns, and some netizens have feedback, some of these small thorns fall off after washing a few times, and some wash more and more, and they always can't finish washing.
This kind of mattress topper is still recommended to throw away as soon as possible, not only to tie the body, but also easy to prick other parts of the child.
For example: abdomen, eyes, or others.
Family with children
So choose the mattress topper
The child's skin is delicate, and the choice of mattress topper cannot be casual.
When buying a mattress topper, girls first avoid the following pits.
Bamboo mat, not recommended to buy!
CCTV has exposed that bamboo mats are the hardest hit area of excessive formaldehyde, and the strange smell we usually smell with bamboo mats may come from it.
In addition, the bamboo mat has many burrs, and once the hem is broken, the exposed bamboo pieces pose a serious safety threat to the child.
Mahjong mats, not recommended to buy!
Anyone who has slept in a mahjong mat knows that the texture is hard and super heavy, and the gap between the two mahjong blocks makes people "scream", and the child can not stand being clamped.
In addition, turning on the air conditioner when laying out the mahjong mat will feel very cold, and if you don't turn on the air conditioner, you can't withstand the high temperature, which is quite embarrassing.
Straw mats, not recommended to buy!
The straw mat is cheap, but the surface is rough, it is easy to breed all kinds of mites, bacteria, children use it to cause various skin problems, the gain is not worth the loss.
These mattress toppers are more suitable for babies!
1. Linen mat:
Flax has the reputation of "natural plant air conditioning", soft material, breathability and moisture absorption are also good.
Disadvantages: easy to wrinkle and shrink.
2. Ramie mat:
The skin feeling is rougher than the linen mat, the heat dissipation and moisture absorption are better, and it is not stuffy when lying down.
Disadvantages: Some textures are a little hard, improper care is easy to deform, shrinkage.
3. Ice silk mat:
Nowadays, it is more popular, the "ice" of ice silk refers to the characteristics of the product, but it is not really ice ha! It feels more like a slightly cool sheet, but the comfort is much better than traditional bamboo mats.
Disadvantages: Because it is made of man-made fiber, breathability and moisture absorption may be relatively not so good.
In addition, the quality of ice silk mattresses on the market is uneven, so girls should be well screened when choosing!
4. Rattan mat:
If you want to sleep on a bamboo mat or straw mat, you can choose this, which has the advantages of both, slightly cool and soft.
Disadvantages: Some handmade rattan mats will have some burrs, which need to be removed a little before use.
5. Cowhide mat:
Just look at the name to know it: especially durable! Because it is made of cowhide, it is skin-friendly to the touch and cool.
Disadvantages: high price, difficult to distinguish between true and false, inconvenient to take care of.
Of course, in addition to the above 5 kinds of recommendations, there are now some latex mattresses on the market, "black technology mattress toppers", such as mattresses made of mica materials, and it is a feeling to sleep on it - technology changes life!
Shop online and go to a physical store to buy mattress toppers
How to tell the good from the bad
The quality of mattress toppers on the market is uneven, how to choose?
Whether it's online shopping, or going to a physical store to buy, get the goods in hand, girls remember to do these three actions!
glance
Check whether the workmanship of the mattress topper is meticulous, and check the corners and corners, including the mat surface.
Pay attention to the following: whether there are spots, worm holes, mold marks on it, and whether the color of the mattress topper is uniform.
Also, check the mattress topper safety category, because it is in direct contact with the baby's skin, to reach the A level.
Smell it
If there is a pungent smell of decay and mold, it means that it is very likely to contain harmful substances, choose carefully!
Touch it
A good mattress topper is smooth, and if it is rough and has large and small burrs, it will be rejected directly.
Also, take out a paper towel and wipe it to see if there is any color loss.
Online shopping girls should also focus on confirming the material, texture, grade of the mattress topper, and whether there is a quality test report.
In addition, when choosing a mattress topper, you should also understand its shortcomings by the way, so that you can comprehensively consider whether to buy, and you can also understand the precautions in later use.
Tips: With this use of mattress toppers, children will get sick less
1. Dry frequently to reduce the invasion of bacteria and mites.
2. Clean regularly, especially after storing for a winter, when you use it again in the next year, you must clean it first before use.
3. While laying out the mattress, do a good job of partial insulation for the child, it is recommended that you can wear a sleeping bag to sleep.
Finally, no matter what kind of mattress topper you use, you should pay attention to observe your child's use reaction, and once allergies or other discomforts occur, it is best to stop using it immediately and listen to the doctor's advice.