When buying bedding, clothes and other household fabric products, you may encounter this problem. Some fabrics may have peculiar smells, such as sour, musty, petroleum, fishy, aromatic hydrocarbons, and fragrances. .
The cause of the odor?
The sour taste may be caused by the use of acetic acid to neutralize the PH value; the musty smell may be caused by the long-term humid environment during the production process of the fabric. Petroleum smell is the auxiliary agent in the printing and dyeing process that often contains mineral oil; fishy smell is the smell produced by the baking process after the fabric is finished with resin. Aromatic hydrocarbon smell or fragrance is that the auxiliaries in the finishing process of printing and dyeing contain aromatic hydrocarbon compounds or spices added to mask odor.
What are the dangers of odors?
Musty smell is a harmful gas produced by the metabolism of microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi, and is an allergen that causes asthma. The smell of petroleum is a low-toxic substance, which can easily cause chemical pneumonia. The aroma is irritating to the skin and mucous membranes, and if the concentration is too high in a short period of time, it can cause acute poisoning symptoms such as dizziness, headache, nausea, vomiting, limb weakness, and confusion. The fishy smell is irritating to the respiratory tract. It turned out that the odor was so serious.
How can we prevent it?
First of all: When buying textile fabrics such as bedding and clothes, be sure to open the product and smell the smell. If there is any of the above smells, you must pay attention, and try not to buy it as much as possible.
Secondly: the purchased bedding and clothes must be washed in water first. Generally, the odor caused by formaldehyde exceeding the standard will dissolve free formaldehyde in the water after entering the water, so as to remove the odor.
