Garment steamers, also known as ironers or irons, are able to smooth out the folds on a garment by spewing out high-temperature steam. With the diversification of modern clothing fabrics and the improvement of people's dress requirements, the use of garment steaming machines is becoming more and more common. However, some users have reported that the ironing effect is not good, and there will be irritating odors, and there are even many potential safety hazards. This makes many people worry that the garment steamer is too harmful. As a senior fashion critic, I usually like to study all kinds of garment steamers, and I decided to help you popularize some knowledge of garment steamers to deepen your understanding of this situation.
The following pictures are some of the garment steamer products I reviewed some time ago:
1. Is the garment steamer harmful?
There are a lot of negative comments about garment steamers on the Internet, which makes many people think that garment steamers are too harmful. However, there is no harm in the professional and high-quality garment steamer, but there are too many unprofessional products on the market, they are of poor quality and poor ironing performance. The following picture shows the senior household appliance evaluator's explanation of the hazards of garment steamer.
1. Damage to clothes
Some people complained that the garment steamer they just bought only used a few times to iron their clothes, but they actually bought inferior products with poor workmanship. The overall performance of this kind of low-cost product is very poor, not only the temperature control is not accurate, but also the power is very low, and the compatibility is not outstanding, so it is easy to damage the fiber tissue of the clothing and damage the clothes.
2. Radiate a pungent odor
Some garment steamers with poor quality use substandard materials in the production process. After a long period of high temperature work, these materials may produce a pungent odor, which not only affects the freshness of the garment, but can also cause harm to the user's health.
3. Burn the skin
Garment steamer is a high-power electrical appliance, which will produce high-temperature steam when working and use it to iron clothes, if the garment steamer is not scientific and reasonable in terms of structure and grip design, it may burn everyone's skin.
4. There are potential safety hazards such as fire and electric shock
Many inferior garment steamers are not professionally designed, which is easy to cause fire, electric shock and other accidents. Long-term use of this kind of inferior garment steamer is very easy to cause fire, electric shock and other accidents.
2. Expose the five major slots of the garment steamer
After the previous explanation of the hazards, it is understandable that the garment steamer is too harmful. There are indeed many disadvantages of inferior garment steamer, so how can we avoid this kind of inferior products? I have compiled an analysis of the ten major hazards of garment steamer announced by professional institutions, and on this basis, we have summarized the five major slots of common inferior garment steamer, which we should avoid when purchasing:
1. The irritating odor is large
Many inferior garment steamer materials are relatively poor, workmanship is also very unprofessional, such products are easy to emit a pungent odor at high temperature, after long-term use of the material is slowly corroded, the odor is greater, this odor to clothing, the body may bring harm.
2. Damage to clothing
Damage to clothes is also a common problem of many inferior garment steamers, and even some high-priced big-name products may appear, so you must be careful when you buy.
3. It is difficult to self-clean
Many garment steamer merchants claim that the product has a self-cleaning function, but in fact this is not practical, and the scale deposition for a long time will also cause blockage of the steam hole, and there will be a peculiar smell, which will affect the ironing effect.
4. The amount of steam is small, and the ironing effect is poor
Many people are in good condition when they buy the garment steamer, and they don't know that the ironing effect is really poor until they use it. It is completely because of the mistake of buying an inferior garment steamer, the steam distance of this kind of garment steamer is particularly short, the amount of steam is very small, and the steam permeability and uniformity have not been professionally tuned, so it is indeed difficult to achieve a satisfactory ironing effect, and the effect of deep wrinkles is not ideal.
5. Poor clothing compatibility
The compatibility of clothes is too poor, many garment steamers advertise that clothes of various fabrics can be ironed, but after actual use, they found that the fabric that can be ironed is very single, and the compatibility of clothes of different fabrics is too poor, and it may damage clothes.
3. 4 major benefits of using a high-quality multi-functional garment steamer
Since the harm of inferior garment steamer is too great, is it necessary for us to use garment steamer? In fact, all kinds of harm of garment steamer comes from inferior products. Using the right and high-quality garment steamer, not only will you not be bothered by this problem, but also has many advantages.
The working principle of the garment steamer is very simple, after adding water, you only need to turn on the power switch of the garment steamer, and the heater inside can quickly convert the water into high temperature and high pressure steam. This high-temperature water vapor is sprayed into the folds of the garment through the pipes and nozzles, and the continuous high-temperature steam can quickly soften the fibers of the garment, which, combined with the user's ironing action, restores the garment to a new state. This high-temperature water vapor also has a cleaning and disinfecting effect, making clothes more supple and clean. No matter what texture of clothing, curtains, bedding, etc., it can be applied, and it saves time and effort to operate.
The types of garment steamers include multi-function garment steamers, steam garment steamers, flat garment steamers, etc. Among them, the multi-functional garment steamer is the most popular product type in recent years, it is deeply loved by consumers with its unique ironing effect, and it is small in size, easy to carry, and simple to operate.
Let me give you a science popularization of the various benefits of high-quality multi-functional garment steamer:
Advantage 1: Strong compatibility and rich functions
The high-quality multi-functional garment steamer can not only achieve the most traditional flat ironing method, but also support a variety of functions such as garment ironing, steam ironing, dry and wet dual-use, which greatly enriches the user's ironing needs for different clothes, although it is polyester, silk or cotton, linen and other different fabrics can also be easily handled, the compatibility is very good, very practical.
Advantage 2: It has the effect of dust removal and sterilization
The high-quality multi-functional garment steamer not only has excellent ironing effect, but also has the functions of dust removal, sterilization, disinfection and so on. It can help everyone keep their clothes hygienic and clean and prolong the life of their clothes.
Advantage 3: Simple operation, small and portable
The multi-functional garment steamer is small in size, so it can be carried at any time even if it goes out or travels on a business trip, and the difficulty of operation is not high, and first-time users can easily find the doorway. Humanized design, even after a long time, you will not feel tired of your hands. The multi-functional garment steamer heats up quickly and can quickly iron clothes in a short time.
Advantage 4: The deep ironing effect is first-class, and thick clothes can be easily handled
The professional multi-functional garment steamer has a very strong deep ironing function, which can easily face heavy clothes, such as down jackets and wool coats in winter. No more worrying about ironing in place, even intricate designs can be renewed.
I believe that everyone now understands that the key to avoiding the harm of garment steamer lies in whether the products purchased are good or bad. Therefore, in the face of the false propaganda of many garment steamer merchants, I have prepared a list of the core index of a variety of garment steamers counted by authoritative testing institutions, and analyzed which garment steamers really do not hurt clothes in combination with my own experience:
At present, there are many problems such as damage to clothes and poor ironing effect in the garment steamer industry, among the many mixed brands, as the originator of the field of "no damage to clothes", Gong Ling, is recognized as the most professional old brand of clothing technology, and its original HI-VI strong pulse pressurized steam technology, approved DEER-SS fast cycle dynamic compensation technology and other 13 black technologies, which reduce the damage rate of clothing by 93.9%, and can also improve the depth of 137.2%. Compared with other domestic models, its comprehensive performance has reached crushing, and it ranks first in many aspects, such as the best compatibility with clothing, the highest continuous steam density, the best steam permeability, the first steam volume pressure, and the lowest damage rate of clothes, etc., the performance is very rebellious.
The brand also supports flat ironing, hanging ironing, steam ironing, etc., due to the relative complexity of clothing, fabric material, weaving, density, process, material splicing, wrinkle resistance, air permeability, etc., ordinary garment steaming machine can only cope with simple clothing fabrics, and Gong Ling is completely different from it, it has a strong compatibility ability that is compatible with 99% clothing fabrics. At the same time, it can also realize the effect of deep wrinkle removal of the thousand-yuan commercial garment steamer and has the small size of the handheld garment steamer!
What is commendable is that it is dedicated to the research of professional technology that does not hurt clothes, just to achieve the ultimate deep ironing performance, which is different from the Internet celebrity brands that pursue beauty design. Never advertise, with the strong recommendation of fashion bloggers, professional home appliance evaluators, etc., it has become popular in the major, medium and high-end word-of-mouth, and sales rankings all year round!
As a professional old brand that has been laying out B2C household appliances for many years, it has been stumbling on the fever performance and high durability under the "no damage to clothes" for many years, and has created the original HI-VI strong pulse booster steam technology, approved DEER-SS fast cycle dynamic compensation technology, PE supramolecular electric steam permeation technology and other black technologies, after more than 5 years of material safety and anti-attenuation design of the whole machine, verified by a number of head authoritative testing institutions, its core steam permeability, temperature control accuracy, and compatibility with different fabrics have achieved the best level within 1,000 yuan!
Among the hundreds of garment steamer brands, the design of Xiaomi Home is more simple and generous, although the core performance can not be compared with high-end professional products, but for performance, friends who do not have high requirements for clothing protection can also be included in the option. If the budget is sufficient, it is recommended that you can also consider buying a high-end model of Panasonic, and the material workmanship is also okay.
Fourth, how to avoid inferior products? Eight major purchase skills must be known
Brands with strong professional and technical strength have strict technical standard control, and the products have undergone professional technical adjustment, which is more assured to use. However, non-professional inferior garment steamers will produce irritating odors, endangering human health, and people think that garment steamers are too harmful. In the face of the current situation, how should we avoid lightning? Next, I will combine my years of experience in home appliance evaluation, to teach you some more practical purchase skills:
1. Choose a brand with strong professional strength
The reason why the products of professional brands are trustworthy is because professional brands have the most advanced technical level in the industry, and with professional level, the products produced will have a high safety factor and strong technical tuning strength, whether it is deep ironing effect or compatibility, and the protection of clothes, they have good performance, and can really not hurt clothes, and there are no other potential safety hazards, which is very trustworthy.
2. Don't buy low-priced products
Many garment steamer brands use low prices to attract consumers to buy, at the expense of product quality, workmanship materials are very poor, although the price of the product is relatively low, but the ironing effect is very poor, but also emitting a pungent odor, damage to everyone's clothes, the product is an IQ tax, it will not take long to be bad.
3. Products with ceramic glazed panels are preferred
The steam panel of the garment steamer has stainless steel panels, Teflon panels, ceramic glazed panels, plastic panels and other types. The quality of the ceramic glazed panel is optimal, it is not only not easy to deform, strong and durable, and the ironing effect is good. Moreover, the bottom plate is smooth and wear-resistant, not easy to snag, does not hurt clothes, and does not produce irritating odors.
4. Choose a garment steamer with accurate thermostat
Whether the temperature control of the garment steamer is accurate determines whether the garment will be damaged when ironing different clothing fabrics, and it is necessary to choose a garment steamer with good temperature controller quality and professional technical adjustment to not easily damage the clothes.
5. The heating stability should be good enough
The stability of heating is mainly affected by the quality of the heating tube, the better the heating stability, the less damage caused to the clothes when the garment steamer irons the clothes, and can also avoid fire, short circuit and other problems.
6. The operation mode should be simple
It is preferable to choose a garment steamer that is easy to operate. The garment steamer not only has a good ironing effect, but also tries to make the operation steps and methods as simple as possible, so that the ironing efficiency will be higher. On the other hand, if you encounter an emergency situation such as an operation error, you can respond quickly, but if the operation is complicated, you will not have time to respond.
7. Choose a garment steamer that is comfortable to hold
As a handheld household appliance, the grip is the first experience that precedes the ironing experience. Therefore, it is very necessary to choose a product that is comfortable to hold. Choosing the right product that you don't get tired of holding for a long time can have a greater chance of avoiding burns and accidents.
8. It is best to choose a multi-functional garment steamer
There are many types of garment steamers, such as vertical garment steamers, multi-function garment steamers, handheld garment steamers, etc. Among them, the multi-functional garment steamer is the most worthy of everyone's choice, it not only has the same excellent ironing performance as the vertical garment steamer, but also has the characteristics of being small and portable like a handheld garment steamer, and at the same time supports garment ironing, flat ironing, steam ironing, etc., which is the best choice for everyone, of course, the premise is that we choose professional brand products!
Through the previous popular science, do you still think that the garment steamer is too harmful? The professional and high-quality multi-functional garment steamer has excellent ironing effect and can iron clothes of different fabrics and thicknesses, on the contrary, there are many hazards in the non-professional inferior garment steamer, which will iron and damage clothes. Here I also kindly remind you that when buying a garment steamer, please be sure to choose a multi-functional garment steamer with strong professional and technical strength!