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After drying the bedding, you can smell a fragrant and attractive smell, but many people think that this fragrance is emitted from mites, and some people even say that drying the quilt only burns the moths.
So, where does this sweet smell come from, and does it really have something to do with mites?
Is it so exaggerated to dry a quilt?
This fragrance did not exist before drying the quilt, but after drying for a period of time, it "quietly" appeared on the bed, and many people thought that the mites were roasted and fried, so they started a discussion about this matter.
In fact, the source of this fragrance after drying the quilt has nothing to do with mites, but due to the exposure of sunlight, some synthetic substances are catalyzed.
Moreover, the number of mites may not be so much, in fact, in addition to humans, dogs, cats and other animals also have corresponding mites, and the mites parasitic on animals and the mites parasitic on the human body are not the same kind, therefore, the mites parasitic on animals cannot cause any impact on humans, and they are not harmful.
Normally, an adult will have very small orders of magnitude of mites and even invisible bacteria, but if you don't clean them for a long time, this number will explode.
So, while it's true that there are mites in bed, it's not as scary as you might think.
So, what is the living environment of these mites?
Mites prefer warm and humid environments, especially on textiles, which are more likely to breed mites, and there is also a guarantee of warmth and humidity, so mites prefer to parasitize these places.
The food of these mites is mainly the dander shed by humans in their daily lives, as well as the oil secreted by them.
So, can a quilt kill these mites?
Drying quilts to kill mites?
When humans dry quilts, the surface of the quilt can absorb the heat of the sun, so the temperature on the surface will rise to a certain extent.
Despite this, the temperature inside the textile is still very low, and it is impossible to roast the mites in the depths.
Moreover, the temperature in the sun is not enough to kill the mites in the depths, so if you want to completely eliminate mites, you have to think of other methods.
For example, it is not just sunning, but a combination of drying and washing to completely remove mites.
As a result of sunlight, ultraviolet oxidation occurs on the surface of the textile, which leads to the emission of volatile organic compounds with strong synthetic odors.
Even if there is no quilt, there will be bacteria and substances on the surface of the quilt, but when exposed to sunlight, it will react with textiles and form a smelly substance.
The presence of these substances can play a certain protective role.
Sometimes, however, these substances are already in the form of compounds, which can be uncomfortable.
Is drying quilts to kill mites?
What are the reasons why people dry quilts?
In the summer sun, the temperature on the surface of the quilt may reach 60 or 70 degrees, but it takes 100 degrees of heat to roast the insects in the depths.
But in fact, people dry quilts, mainly for cleaning, and many people think that the effect of drying quilts is the same as washing quilts.
There was once a survey that showed that many young people who have just graduated from school believe that drying quilts is equivalent to washing quilts, and many people believe that as long as the quilts are dried, the best hygiene effect can be achieved.
In fact, drying the quilt only plays a certain killing role, but if it is not cleaned, then many mites will still be alive, and under the exposure of sunlight, the bacteria on the bed will multiply.
Therefore, if you don't clean it for a long time, the bed will become a breeding ground for bacteria, which will not only breed a large number of mites, but may also induce other diseases.
epilogue
To effectively prevent the breeding of mites, the first step is to wash your bedding regularly and keep the environment ventilated, which can help prevent the appearance of high humidity, while also keeping humidity low and using disinfectants if necessary.