People’s clothes worn outdoors during the day will be stained with a lot of dust. Therefore, it is a good habit to pay attention to hygiene to change into pajamas when sleeping and avoid bringing bacteria and dust to bed. But do you remember the last time you washed your pajamas a few days ago? A new survey shows that men wear the same set of pajamas for almost two weeks on average before washing, while women wear the same set of pajamas for 17 days. This amazing survey result shows that in real life, many people tend to ignore the frequency of cleaning pajamas. Wearing the same pajamas for a long time without washing can easily lead to diseases, which should be paid attention to.
reasons why Pajama hygiene is neglected
After investigating the respondents, it was found that there were various reasons why people did not wash their pajamas regularly.
54% of women said that they had several sets of pajamas used alternately, so it was easy to forget when they took them out of the wardrobe; Some women think that they only wear pajamas for a few hours every night, so there is no need to wash them regularly; Some women feel that this set of pajamas is more comfortable to wear than other pajamas, or this set of pajamas does not smell strange, so there is no need to wash it.
73% of men said that they never wash clothes and wear them directly when they see them lying there; Others think that pajamas are not worn many times, and they won’t smell if they have a peculiar smell, as long as their partners don’t think there is a problem.
pajamas are easy to get sick if they are not washed for a long time.
Health experts remind that if pajamas are worn for a long time and not cleaned regularly, they are easy to get skin diseases, cystitis, and even easily infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
Dr. Sally Bloomfield of the London School of hygiene and tropical medicine pointed out that a large number of dandruff falls off from people’s skin all the time, and pajamas are in direct contact with the skin, so pajamas naturally have a large number of dandruff residues, which often carry a large number of bacteria.
Dr Sally Bloomfield added: “Generally speaking, these bacteria are harmless to the human body, but they can enter the skin. If they enter the wrong place inadvertently, they will cause problems. For example, many people will carry Staphylococcus aureus, which is easy to cause infection once it enters the cut or abraded wound; there are Escherichia coli in the human intestine, and most of them are harmless to the human body, but once they enter the urinary tract, they will cause urinary tract infection, leading to cystitis; there are It is more difficult to treat people who have MRSA. “
pajamas are best washed once a week
Dr. Sally Bloomfield suggested that frequent washing of pajamas can help you avoid bacterial attack, and pajamas should be washed at least once a week. Otherwise, once the bacteria on pajamas are spread, they are easy to cause diseases. For example, when you change your pajamas and put on another clothes, these bacteria will also spread to other clothes; If you are cleaning a pajama full of bacteria, during the washing process, bacteria will also stick to the clothes washed together. In particular, student apartments with five or six people or families with more family members create better conditions for the spread of bacteria.
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