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Bedding is an indispensable part of our lives. When choosing these daily necessities, we should not only consider the cheapness and touch, but also pay attention to the fabric composition, because these have a great relationship with our physical health!

If you choose some inferior and harmful personal care products, it will not only increase the impact on your body, but may even change your DNA. So where are these risks hidden?

Carcinogens change DNA

In recent years, as people's demands for quality of life continue to increase, there are more and more bedding products, not only in terms of patterns, but also in terms of materials, to meet consumers' needs for life.

Of course, since the rise of online shopping, the bedding market has once again ushered in a "change", making it more convenient for consumers. Previously, if you wanted to choose a suitable bed sheet, quilt cover or mat, you had to go to a physical store to have a look.

Now with the development of technology, consumers can browse a large number of commodities without leaving home, and there are many commodities to compare. Most importantly, the prices of online shopping commodities are much lower than those in physical stores. In order to occupy the consumer market, some online shopping platforms will distribute consumption coupons to consumers from time to time, so the amount will be even lower.

Although this has made people's daily lives more convenient and greatly improved efficiency, it has also brought great confusion to consumers. The low prices have allowed some unscrupulous vendors to "take advantage of the situation". In order to make enough profits and reduce costs, they use very low prices to attract consumers to buy, but they ignore the quality of the products.

Many of these inferior products contain substances that are harmful to the body. In addition to formaldehyde, there are also "aromatic amine dyes", which are more harmful to the body than formaldehyde.

Of course, these are also the main tools used by unscrupulous vendors to reduce costs. Although the prices have gone down, the harm to the human body has increased a lot, especially the "aromatic amine dyes" on the mats. These dyes are very harmful to human skin and internal organs. Long-term contact with the body will also change the human DNA and eventually cause cancer to spread.

These dyes are definitely within the scope of national prohibition, but these illegal vendors use them in large quantities in order to save costs, regardless of the safety of others, especially on bedding or mats, which contain a large amount of toxic substances, so these mats are gradually also called "poison mats."

Do not use a mat with a pungent odor

Especially in summer, cool mats are everywhere in our lives. Lying on the cool mat makes you feel cool instantly, which has a good cooling effect. But now with the emergence of "toxic cool mats", fewer and fewer modern people use cool mats to sleep.

There are many types of these "toxic mats", mainly straw mats, bamboo mats, mahjong mats, etc. Even some mats used by children contain toxins.

Later, after the national exposure, it was found that these "toxic mats" had a common characteristic, that is, they had a very pungent smell. Sure enough, during the inspection and evidence collection process of the regulatory authorities, it was found that the formaldehyde content of almost every type of mat exceeded the standard by a large amount.

The pungent smell is caused by formaldehyde. As we all know, formaldehyde is a highly toxic substance, and large amounts of formaldehyde absorbed by the human body can be harmful to life safety.

If used for a long time, the consequences will be disastrous! Therefore, when choosing a cool mat, you must smell whether there is a pungent smell on the mat, or buy it in a designated shopping mall so that you can be guaranteed and use it with confidence.

Do not use old mats

In addition to paying more attention when buying a new mat, you should also not use a mat for a long time. According to reports from relevant departments, a woman in Changsha found that her body was covered with a large number of red spots and blisters after waking up, and it was very itchy, so she rushed to the hospital for examination.

But the result shocked the woman. It turned out that the symptoms were caused by the "cool mat"!

Although sleeping on a cool mat in summer is more comfortable and has a cooling effect, the woman developed "papular urticaria" because of sleeping on the cool mat for a long time!

Moreover, "papular urticaria" is also called "insect bite dermatitis", which confuses many people. What is the relationship between these and "cool mats"?

In fact, many people don’t know that if a cool mat has not been used for two or three months, a large number of mites and bacteria will grow, and these mites are the culprits that cause "papular urticaria".

In addition, mites not only cause "papular urticaria", but sometimes also cause bronchial diseases, allergies and other symptoms in the human body.

Therefore, if the mat has not been used for a long time, it is better to replace it with a new one, or be sure to clean it before use and rinse it several times with hot water to sterilize it.

Do not use a mat that is not smooth

Secondly, when choosing a mat, do not use a rough one, because the materials of the mat are basically made of various types of bamboo.

If you use a cool mat frequently, then over time, there will be more or less "burrs" or uneven surfaces on the mat, which may cause unnecessary damage to our bodies. You must know that in the summer when we lie on the cool mat, we basically wear very thin clothes, so it is easy to cut our skin.

In addition, a large number of bacteria will breed on the cool mat. If the skin is scratched, these bacteria will enter our body through the blood, and there is a high possibility of infection.

Therefore, when using a mat, you must check it in advance, first of all, the quality of the mat, and secondly, the surface of the mat, so as to avoid unnecessary accidents.

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In general, when choosing daily personal items, you must pay more attention to the composition of the dye. Whether it is bed sheets, quilt covers or mats, which are daily-use products, as long as there are quality problems, they may contain some carcinogenic ingredients.

Therefore, we must keep our eyes open and not just look for cheap prices when purchasing while ignoring the quality of the product. Protecting our own health is the most important thing.

Of course, we also hope that by exposing illegal businesses again and again, we can gain everyone’s attention and encourage them to stay away from toxic substances.

Reference source: Beijing Youth Daily, July 22, 2024 - Stop using this kind of bed sheets and mats immediately, as they contain excessive carcinogens and can even change DNA!

China National Radio, June 18, 2024 - Cool mats have hidden health risks, excessive formaldehyde can cause cancer

Guangxi News Network, August 15, 2013 - Beware of "three-no" cooling mats that may turn into toxic ones. Here are five tips on how to choose and use cooling mats