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Make your home healthier: Choose the right curtains for a good night’s sleep

Make your home healthier: Choose the right curtains for a good night’s sleep

2023-02-15 04:02:27

1. The bathroom is too damp and easy to get sick

A wet bathroom is prone to the growth and growth of fungi, which can induce respiratory diseases. Therefore, the wet mop should be dried before being placed in the bathroom; keep the sewers flowing; and turn on the exhaust fan frequently.

2. Skillfully eliminate the peculiar smell in the home

Sprinkle some yam water at the entrance of the sewer, mix some fresh orange peel in the flower pot, put a bag of dried tea leaves in the closet and drawer, put a little vinegar in the frying pan, heat and evaporate, all can remove the peculiar smell.

3. Shower room, full toughened glass is the safest

Using semi-tempered glass or hot-bending glass, it may burst when hot water is used in winter or cold water is used in summer, but the safety of tempered glass is higher.

4. There are too many flowers in the house, and the eyes are tired

The number of plants placed indoors should be few but fine. Too much will damage the overall sense of the environment, not only difficult to regulate the mood, but also cause visual fatigue.

5. Choose the right curtains for a good night’s sleep

Curtains made of flocking fabric are thicker and have better sound-absorbing and shading effects; choosing red and black curtains can help you fall asleep as soon as possible.

6. Using the balcony as a kitchen is dangerous

If the stove is placed on the balcony, it is easy to freeze and crack the pipeline in winter, causing safety accidents; in the windy season of spring and summer, it is easy to blow out the fire and cause gas leakage.

7. When buying furniture, samples are the most environmentally friendly

Furniture samples are left in the air for a long time, and harmful substances such as formaldehyde and benzene are released relatively thoroughly; samples are mostly made of real materials, and some manufacturers will also perform aldehyde removal treatment.

8. Decorate the room, use less oil painting

Oil paints contain a certain amount of soluble antimony, arsenic, barium, lead, mercury, selenium and other elements. If excessive intake by the human body, it will endanger health.

9. Don’t always sleep on the mattress

Sleeping on the old side of the mattress can easily lead to deformation of the springs and sagging of the mattress. It is best to change the front and back sides and the orientation of the new mattress every 2-3 months.

10. Household tiles are too bright and hurt the eyes

White and metallic tiles are highly reflective, which may cause myopia and cataracts, and are not suitable for large-scale use. When decorating, it is best to choose matt bricks.

11. Toilet brush, change every six months

The bristles of the toilet brush will fall off after a long time, and it is easy to hide dirt. It is best to change it every six months. If it is placed in an airtight container, it is also easy to breed bacteria.

12. For pet hair, brush it with tea powder

Drain the leftover tea leaves, sprinkle them on the ground, and then sweep them up with a broom. It is easy to sweep away pet hair, but it is best to use tea leaves that have been brewed many times.

13. Choose the floor drain, stainless steel is better

The surface of cast iron and cast copper floor drains is rough, easy to rust, and has a small displacement and slow flow rate; PVC floor drains have poor aging resistance and are easily deformed when they are cold or hot.

14. Open the window if there is a range hood

Although the range hood can remove oil fumes, it cannot remove the waste gas generated when the gas is burned, which is more harmful to the human body.

15. For furniture worms, apply some pepper powder

For moth-eaten wooden furniture, you can crush hot peppers or Chinese prickly ash into powder, stuff them into the moth-eaten holes, and then apply paraffin oil for 10 days to eliminate moths.

16. The color of the room can also cure diseases

Orange can induce appetite, indigo blue can help relieve pain in patients after surgery, and purple can calm the nerves and eliminate major emotions.

17. Wallpaper, only paste one wall

The wallpaper itself and the adhesive will release volatile organic compounds, so it can only be used to decorate visual points such as TV walls and theme walls.

18. If you sweat a lot, use a bamboo charcoal mattress

The porous structure of bamboo charcoal enables the mattress to absorb carbon dioxide, ammonia and high-humidity sweat from the skin, keeping the body comfortable during sleep.