Hair dryers are harmful to pregnant women

Hair dryer is a household appliance that is widely used in our daily life. After washing their hair, many people habitually blow dry their hair with a hair dryer. For pregnant women, household electrical appliances should be used less frequently. Can pregnant women use a hair dryer? Will a hair dryer cause any harm to pregnant women and babies? Let’s take a look at it below.

Can pregnant women use hair dryers?

Pregnant women can use a hair dryer, but because hair dryers are radiation sources, they should try to avoid using them.

Although the working power of the hair dryer is relatively large, it can indeed radiate a relatively strong magnetic field. However, because the radiation source of the hair dryer belongs to the low-frequency magnetic field, although the radiation intensity seems to be extremely large, it is still lower than the intensity that can cause harm to the human body.

The warm air from the hair dryer contains fiberglass particles, which are harmful to both pregnant women and fetuses. Pregnant women who use hair dryers are more likely to suffer from headaches, dizziness, and lethargy. When using a hair dryer, since the radioactive material is closer to the head than other household appliances, the adverse effects of the radiation source are much more serious than other household appliances, especially when it is turned on and off. When in use, the greater the output power, the greater the radiation source. The harm of radiation sources to pregnant women and fetuses is obvious, and in severe cases it can cause birth defects in the fetus.

In order to prevent birth defects caused by environmental factors during pregnancy, pregnant women should avoid X-rays, taking medicines indiscriminately, using hair dryers, etc. in the third month of pregnancy. According to statistics, pregnant women who often use hair dryers have a malformed fetus more than 1 times higher than normal pregnant women. Especially for pregnant women in the early stages of pregnancy, using a hair dryer to dry their hair is harmful to the health of both the baby and themselves. Therefore, pregnant mothers should be extra cautious when using hair dryers.