Garment steamer (also known as electric iron, ironing machine) is a household appliance that can help us take care of our clothes efficiently and conveniently, and its popularity is gradually increasing. However, there are also some people who have seen the negative evaluation of the garment steamer and remain skeptical about the garment steamer, worried that there will be problems such as large odor, poor ironing effect, and damage to clothes after using the garment steamer. As a senior clothing stylist, I have purchased and used dozens of garment steamer products over the years, and I still have a good understanding of this problem. Today, I will combine my experience to reveal the harm of garment steamers for you and help you understand the garment steamer in depth. (The picture below is a garment steamer product I bought myself.) ）
1. Is there any harm to the garment ironing machine?
Is there any harm to the garment steamer? Originally, there was no harm in the professional and high-quality garment steamer, but in today's market, all kinds of garment steaming machines are dazzling, which are also mixed with many inferior products, which not only have poor use experience, but also easy to damage clothes and bring potential safety hazards. In the figure below, the home appliance evaluator also interpreted the hazards of the garment steamer.
The hazards of garment steamers are mainly in the following four categories:
Hazard 1, will produce pungent odor
The components and materials of the inferior garment steamer are of inferior quality, and after working at high temperature for a long time, it is easy to produce peculiar smells, affect the freshness of clothes, and endanger everyone's health.
Hazard 2: There are potential safety hazards
In order to save production costs, inferior garment steamers will choose poor quality wires, and do not pay attention to the scientificity of circuit design, while the working power of garment steamers is high, and when working at high temperature and high pressure, these inferior products are easy to cause fire, electric shock and other safety accidents, which are very dangerous.
Hazard 3, burn the skin
The garment steamer uses high-temperature steam to iron clothes, and if the design of the garment steamer is not scientific and reasonable enough for the structure and grip, it may burn everyone's skin.
Hazard 4, burn clothes
Many unprofessional garment steaming machines have problems such as inaccurate temperature control and high power, and the products are difficult to be compatible with clothes of different fabrics, especially high-end fabrics such as velvet and silk.
2. Summarize the six common negative reviews of garment steamers and be vigilant!
Is there any harm to the garment steamer? The above has summarized the harm of the garment steamer, many friends may want to ask, why the garment steamer has these hazards? Next, I will give you an analysis of the real reason for the harm of the garment steamer! The following figure is a statistical chart of the negative evaluation of the garment steamer released by the authority, with high reference value, from these data, the unprofessional garment steamer is the culprit of the harm, in order to help everyone stay away from these unprofessional products, I combined with the data to summarize the six common garment steamer bad reviews, we must be vigilant.
1. Frequent promotions
Since the main consumer group of garment steamer is female users, merchants take advantage of the fact that consumers like to take advantage of this, crazy promotion and price reduction, almost a small promotion every day, a big promotion every two days, and the promotion frequency is much higher than that of other industries!
2. Poor product compatibility
Many garment steamers advertise that they can iron any clothes, but in fact, you can find that they have poor compatibility with clothes of different fabrics, which is very easy to damage clothes, and the ironing effect is relatively poor.
3. The amount of steam is small, and the ironing effect is poor
Many people complain that the garment steamer is different from the advertised when bought home, and the ironing effect is very poor. Because the steam volume of this kind of unprofessional garment steamer is relatively small, the steam distance is also short, and the permeability and uniformity have not been optimized by technical tuning, it is difficult to achieve good ironing results and it is difficult to deal with deep folds.
4. Damage to clothing
The damage to clothes is complained about by many garment steamer users, even if it is a lot of high-priced Internet celebrity big-name products, so everyone should pay special attention when buying
5. There is a pungent odor
Many garment steamers are prone to irritating odors at high temperatures due to poor materials and poor workmanship, especially after long-term use of garment steamers, the fuselage materials are corroded, resulting in large odors, which will inevitably have a negative impact on clothes and bodies.
6. There is a pungent odor
Many garment steamers are prone to irritating odors at high temperatures due to poor materials and poor workmanship, and after long-term use, the body materials will be corroded, resulting in a large odor, so be cautious of the negative impact on clothing and body.
3. Carefully inventory the eight strategies for garment steamer purchase!
Seeing here, we have understood that the key to the problem lies in the quality of the garment steamer, the professional and high-quality garment steamer has excellent ironing effect and convenient operation, and it has also been recognized by the majority of professional evaluators and fashion bloggers, while those unprofessional or even inferior products are not only useless but also easy to damage clothes. In the end, how can you buy a professional and high-quality garment steamer?
Strategy 1: Choose a brand with strong professional and technical strength
The professional garment steamer brand has strong technical strength, through long-term repeated technical adjustment and optimization, it can ensure the accuracy of the temperature control and steam uniformity of the garment steamer, and the product not only has a good ironing effect, but also is not easy to damage the clothes. These brands have been rigorously tested for many core parameters such as steam distance, temperature control accuracy, and steam uniformity, and will not quickly consume the performance of the garment steamer even if it is used for a long time.
Strategy 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.
Strategy 3: 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!
Strategy 4: 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.
Strategy 5: Choose products with good compatibility
It is recommended that you choose those garment steamers with many gears, large steam volume, and many modes (wet ironing/dry ironing, etc.), which can meet the ironing needs of different fabrics, and can be done both dry and wet ironing, so that the product not only has a good ironing effect, but also can effectively avoid damage to clothes.
Strategy 6: Metal heaters are preferred
The garment steamer equipped with a metal heater conducts heat more quickly and evenly, and will not rust even after long-term use, which can also effectively reduce the generation of scale and prolong the service life of the garment steamer.
Strategy 7: Buy a garment steamer with uniform steam volume
The uniformity/stability of the steam volume must be considered, which has relatively high requirements for the heating panel, heating pipe, water pump, etc., if the steam volume is uneven and unstable, it is likely to cause damage to the clothing.
Strategy 8: Ceramic glazed panels are preferred
Compared with panels made of other materials, ceramic glazed panels will be smoother, less damage to clothes when ironing, and will not rust due to long-term use, less odor, and more convenient to clean.
When buying garment steamers, you can find that many garment steamer brands advertise that they do not hurt clothes, which must not be easily believed, because most of them are false claims made by inferior products. In order to help you buy a garment steamer with good performance and no damage to clothes, I specially found the performance and clothing damage index results of the garment steamer released by the authority for your reference, and summarized several easy-to-use garment steamers for you in combination with the data in the figure and my own evaluation experience.
There are more and more cases on the Internet about garment steamer damage to clothes, poor deep ironing effect, etc., Gongling is the only brand in the industry that achieves first-class deep ironing effect and the lowest damage rate of clothes! It has been exported to Europe and the United States for many years, and has rarely obtained EU certification, as a pioneer in the field of "no damage to clothes", and at the same time has the strongest professionalism in this field. The Gongling team has been researching and developing exclusive 13 black technologies for many years, and is the only one to increase the ironing effect of deep and complex fabrics by 137.2%, and reduce the clothing damage rate by 93.9%, and at the same time increase the compatibility of various fabrics and clothing by 93%, which is rare to obtain EU certification! Optimal compatibility with clothing, and the lowest rate of clothing damage, etc. Its performance is very good, and it can be called against the sky.
The brand also supports flat ironing, hanging ironing, steam ironing, etc., due to the relative complexity of the clothing, fabric material, weaving, density, process, material splicing, wrinkle resistance, air permeability, etc., the general garment steamer can only simply iron the clothing fabric, while Gongling is compatible with 99% of the clothing fabric, it can achieve the effect of deep wrinkle removal of the thousand-yuan commercial ironing machine and has the small size of the handheld garment ironing machine!
It began to lay out B2C life appliances many years ago, and did not blindly pursue good-looking appearance to cater to the party's pursuit of appearance design, but is a technical brand specializing in non-damage clothing technology and deep ironing performance, in order to "do not hurt clothes" under the fever performance and high durability, the first HI-VI strong pulse pressurized steam technology, approved DEER-SS fast cycle dynamic compensation technology, WOS intelligent temperature control algorithm + NTC temperature control array and other innovative black technologies, and at the same time the use of thousand-yuan machine-level all-copper fireproof wire, Four-layer smooth design ceramic glaze panel and other high-end materials, after more than 5 years of material safety and anti-attenuation design, in the core of the steam penetration, temperature control accuracy, steam distance, and compatibility with different clothing fabrics, etc., it is recognized as the most outstanding 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, the four benefits of the multi-functional garment steamer are summarized!
If you want to take better care of your clothes and improve your appearance, then the multi-functional garment steamer is indispensable for everyone. The working principle of the garment steamer is that after adding water and energizing, the internal heater heats the room temperature water into high-temperature and high-pressure water vapor, and then releases it through the steam pipe and nozzle. When using, only need to aim the nozzle at the fold part of the garment, so that the hot water vapor continues to contact the garment, soften its fibrous tissue, and make the garment smooth through the action of "pulling" and "pressing". This high-temperature water vapor also has the function of cleaning and disinfecting, just add water and electricity, and release high-pressure steam, which is sprayed at the folds of the garment, making the garment smooth and supple. It can be applied to clothing, curtains and carpets of various materials, which is easy to operate and can save energy and time.
With the increase in ironing demand, the types of garment steamers have become more abundant, such as handheld garment steamers, garment ironing machines, flat ironing machines, etc., and multi-functional garment steamers have become the most popular models in the past two years because of their excellent ironing performance, coupled with the advantages of small size, easy storage and use. The specific benefits of using a multi-function garment steamer are as follows:
Advantage 1: 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 2: Save time and effort
The multi-functional garment steamer has been upgraded layer by layer, the body is small and portable, the structure is precise, even if you want to use it for a long time, you will not feel sore, you can easily achieve multi-angle, long-term ironing, the design of the water tank is also very scientific and reasonable, whether it is to add water or drain water is relatively simple and fast.
Advantage 3: The ironing effect is first-class
The professional multi-functional garment steamer has better materials and technical adjustment, with a more ideal ironing effect, far more than the wireless garment steamer, no need to iron clothes repeatedly, and even thick clothes in autumn and winter can be easily ironed flat.
Advantage 4: It can be compatible with a variety of fabrics
The high-quality multi-functional garment steamer supports a variety of modes such as garment ironing and flat ironing, as well as rich functions such as dry and wet ironing, which is suitable for different life scenarios and clothing fabrics (such as polyester, silk, cotton, etc.), and has stronger compatibility.
In fact, the harm of garment steamer is not terrible, as long as we understand the causes of harm, master the eight major selection strategies, and choose high-quality professional products, we can avoid its harm and enjoy the benefits of garment steamer with peace of mind, it can not only help us maintain the smoothness of clothes, but also dust and sterilize clothes, so that beautiful clothes can accompany us for a longer time.