The temperature is dropping! Is there a rule for the order in which you cover yourself with a blanket? A guide to keeping warm in winter

Cold air is frequent in winter, and the temperature is about to drop this weekend. What kind of quilt is more suitable for you? How to cover yourself with a quilt to keep warm in winter?

How to choose a quilt that suits your physique?

Common characteristics of different types of quilts:

1. Silk quilt

Advantages: moisture absorption and breathable, skin-friendly and close-fitting, constant temperature and warmth retention.

Disadvantages: Difficult to maintain, expensive, easily compacted and poor in warmth, so it needs to be dried frequently to restore its fluffiness.

2. Quilt

Advantages: Cotton fibers are naturally curly, moisture-absorbent and breathable, soft and comfortable, not prone to static electricity, and have excellent warmth retention effects.

Disadvantages: It tends to become hardened after long-term use and needs to be refurbished every few years.

3. Chemical fiber quilt

Advantages: Chemical fibers can be processed into various special structures to achieve properties such as moisture conduction, quick drying, and warmth retention, and are not prone to breeding bacteria.

Disadvantages: Static electricity is easily generated in autumn and winter.

4. Down Quilt

Advantages: The best in keeping warm, light and breathable, not easy to harden, and has a long service life.

Disadvantages: Not close fitting enough, easily absorbs dust, "downy" and easily causes allergies, and expensive.

5. Wool quilt

Advantages: warmer than cotton, moisture wicking, constant temperature and comfortable, can deepen sleep time.

Disadvantages: Improper storage may lead to insect infestation. If used improperly, wool quilts may shed, affecting their normal use.

Different types of quilts are suitable for people:

People with allergies should choose cotton quilts and silk quilts because they are soft and highly hygroscopic. During use, they will not absorb dust, bacteria and other fine particles due to static electricity, thereby reducing the accumulation of allergic substances.

People with sweaty and hot body constitution should choose chemical fiber quilts and down quilts. They have good moisture absorption and breathability.

People who are afraid of cold or have weak constitutions should choose comfortable and warm woolen quilts or light and warm down quilts that do not press on the body. Note that asthma patients should avoid using down quilts.

Elderly people should choose silk quilts and down quilts because their blood circulation is slow and they may suffer from chronic cardiovascular diseases. Silk quilts and down quilts can avoid causing a sense of oppression.

Silk quilts are suitable for infants and young children. Infants and young children sweat a lot and have delicate skin. Their immunity is relatively poor and their respiratory system is still in the development stage. They should not be covered with quilts that are too heavy.

Pregnant women should choose down quilts to avoid feeling oppressive.

In the south, it is more suitable to cover yourself with down quilts or synthetic quilts in winter .

In winter, it is more suitable to cover yourself with cotton quilts or silk quilts in the north .

Patients with breathing problems or cardiovascular diseases should not choose quilts. The heavier the quilt, the less breathable it is, and it may compress the chest. Thick quilts have a strong sense of oppression.

People with dry skin should not choose synthetic quilts, as they can easily cause rough and flaky skin.

Is your quilt warm enough?

Whether to keep warm is determined by these 3 conditions

1. Fiber thermal conductivity

That is, the ability of the quilt material to hinder the heat conduction and escape from the quilt.

2. Still air in fabric

To put it simply, it’s about whether the quilt is fluffy or not, because still air has a very strong ability to lock in temperature.

3. Moisture content

A quilt that is moisture-absorbent and non-breathable will become what Du Fu described as “the cloth quilt has been cold as iron for many years” (moisture comes not only from the air, but also from the moisture in human breath and sweat).

Therefore, a warm quilt needs to have the characteristics of low thermal conductivity, a lot of still air (fluffy), and low moisture content (breathable and dry). Is your quilt warm enough?

How to cover yourself with a quilt to keep warmer?

1. Quilt - Blanket - People

Warmth index: two stars

If you cover yourself with a blanket first and then a quilt, the warmth-keeping effect will be poorer.

This is because if you cover yourself with a blanket first, there are fewer spaces between the fibers of the blanket, making it difficult to dissipate heat after storing it, and the warmth-keeping effect of the quilt will be weakened.

2. Blanket - Quilt - People

Warmth index: three stars

If you cover yourself with a quilt first and then a blanket, the warmth-keeping effect will be slightly better.

The reason why it is warmer to cover yourself with a quilt first is because quilts are relatively fluffy. After the body transfers heat to the quilt, the quilt will expand and accumulate more hot air, and then transfer the heat back to the human body, thereby playing a warming role.

3. Quilt - People - Blankets

Warmth index: five stars

If you put a blanket under your body and a quilt on top of your body, the warmth-keeping effect will be very good.

Because quilts and blankets have the effect of storing heat, the sandwich covering method of putting a blanket on the bottom and a quilt on the top can achieve the effect of locking in double warmth for the human body.

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