Underwear and underwear are items that directly contact our skin, so once the underwear is unclean, we will quickly contract various diseases, even sexually transmitted diseases! According to a survey by the maternal and child health department, the incidence rates of trichomonas vaginitis, fungal vaginitis and chronic cervicitis are extremely high among young women, becoming the three main reproductive system infections among women and one of the causes of these three diseases. It’s just that the underwear a woman wears is not clean.

Why does unclean underwear cause gynecological diseases?

In fact, the female vagina itself has a "self-cleaning" function. There is glycogen in the vulvar epithelial cells, and under normal physiological conditions, lactobacilli are colonized. Under the action of lactobacilli, glycogen can produce lactic acid, which creates a weakly acidic environment in the vagina. Lactobacilli can prevent the invasion of pathogenic microorganisms and become a natural barrier against bacteria.

According to surveys, more than 70% of women wash their underwear incorrectly. Many women wash their underwear improperly, causing bacteria to breed in the underwear, weakening the cleaning function of their own vaginas, or washing them with other items, making them prone to mold, bacterial vaginosis and other gynecological diseases, and even infections such as genital warts and genital warts. Syphilis and other sexually transmitted diseases. Therefore, it is very important to wash underwear correctly.

How to clean underwear correctly

1. Wash underwear, outerwear, and socks separately

Everyone should know that underwear, socks, and outerwear should be washed separately, but sometimes we are busy with work and life and don’t have enough time to wash them separately, so everyone just throws them all into the washing machine, but this really has great health risks. . Clothes worn by people can carry a variety of bacteria. According to statistics, there are 10 to 100 microorganisms per square centimeter of a piece of clothing. Even if you use detergent to clean it, only 80% of the bacteria can be removed. It can also cause cross-infection.

Not to mention socks. After your feet sweat, being covered in shoes is more conducive to the growth of bacteria. If you still suffer from athlete's foot, washing socks and underwear together will increase the chance of cross-infection. . So socks, outerwear. Underwear should be washed separately.

2. Underwear cannot be left overnight

There are reports that most college students save their clothes for almost a week and wash them together, but did you know? The clothes themselves are already dirty and not clean. If you leave them for too long, the stains will seep into the tissue paper. It will become more difficult to wash, especially underwear. Even if it is invisible to the naked eye, there is always some secretion on the underwear. If it is left for a long time, it is easy for bacteria to multiply and grow. It will also become moldy and cannot be cleaned no matter how hard it is cleaned, so clean it immediately after replacing it.

3. Choose special soap

Is it better to wash underwear with regular laundry detergent or soap? Many people don't know. Some people think that ordinary washing powder can't clean the clothes, so they use bleach, disinfectant, and detergent. However, these things contain many ingredients that are harmful to the body, so when washing underwear, you can choose some soap specifically designed for washing underwear.

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