How to disinfect underwear? Many people only know to use boiling water, but these methods are actually more effective!

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What is the correct way to disinfect underwear?

Ultraviolet rays are the best natural disinfection system. It is best to let the washed underwear dry in the sun. If there is no opportunity, you can use other high-temperature methods to treat it, such as ironing, drying in a dryer, or using a hair dryer. If you want to wear clean underwear every day, it is not only necessary to disinfect the underwear, but the washing steps are also very important.

Underwear, as the most intimate clothing, can be contaminated with urine, feces, sweat, as well as pathogens such as E. coli and Salmonella carried in feces. If not cleaned thoroughly, it may cause health problems.

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What is the correct way to wash underwear?

① Hand wash separately Some people find hand washing troublesome and often use washing machines to wash underwear. This practice is not advisable because there are a large number of bacteria in the washing machine itself, and it is easy to bring these bacteria to the underwear during washing, causing secondary pollution.

②Use underwear cleaning soap. The female private parts are a fragile weak acid environment. It is recommended to use alkaline cleaning products, such as special underwear cleaning soap, which should be distinguished from ordinary soap. ③Rubbing vigorously and rubbing quickly without applying soap is a wrong approach. It is recommended to use the thumb and index finger to pinch and rub it closely for 3-5 minutes so that the bacteria and soap can fully contact.

④ Rinse with running water

After rubbing, be sure to wash off the soap bubbles thoroughly in running water. Because the vagina is an acidic environment, the secretions are also acidic, and soap is alkaline. When washing, the acid and alkali contact to form salt. If you don't rinse it in time, the underwear will become hard over time. The World Health Organization has warned that 80% of recurrent gynecological diseases are related to unclean underwear.

According to research, a dirty pair of underwear carries an average of 0.1 grams of feces, and one gram of feces contains 10 million viruses, 1 million bacteria, 1,000 parasites, and 100 eggs. Just seeing these numbers, are you already starting to get a headache? I believe everyone can change their underwear every day, but washing it carefully every day is not a small challenge for those who are busy at work. Remember, every time you are lazy, you are creating opportunities for bacteria to multiply. So, no matter how tired or sleepy you are, you must wash your underwear well!