In people's daily lives, paying attention to hygiene is not only about diet, but it also relates to every aspect of life. Diet and utensils are the most direct and easiest to determine if they are clean, but we should also not overlook whether our cleaning tools meet the standards.
We are no strangers to synthetic fibers. Many people like to wear clothes made of synthetic fibers, mainly because there are many types of synthetic fabrics, and they have characteristics such as bright colors, durability, moisture resistance, and insect resistance. Many families use old synthetic clothing as various rags to save money, but this is actually very unhygienic. Synthetic fabrics do not absorb moisture, have good electrical insulation properties, and have a lot of static charges on their surfaces, often showing a negative charge. The solid dust floating in the air, especially the dust raised by the roadside, carries a positive charge. Under the attraction of positive and negative charges, synthetic fabrics are easily covered in dust. And what happens when we use these synthetic cloths with many small chemical fibers as dishcloths to clean tableware?
Obviously, this will cause the fibers to stick to the surface of the tableware, and then enter the body with food. Even worse, the gastric acid and various active enzymes in our body cannot break down these chemical fibers, so these undecomposable chemical fibers remain in the digestive tract, which is the cause of gastrointestinal diseases. Therefore, it is advisable to use gauze or plain towels to make kitchen dishcloths, and to regularly disinfect them to ensure they are harmless to the body. Some families also like to use plastic tablecloths for convenience and labor-saving, but this is also not conducive to our health. Most plastic cloths are made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) products, and PVC itself is non-toxic, but the free monomer vinyl chloride contained in it is a toxic substance.
Plastics also contain phenolic plastics and aminoplastics, which are composed of phenols and amino compounds and contain lead and various toxic substances. When our tableware comes into contact with these toxic substances and then enters our mouths, once these toxic substances enter the body through the oral cavity, a part of them will transfer to the blood, causing chronic poisoning and leading to anemia, angina pectoris, and lead poisoning hepatitis. Therefore, it is best to use cotton cloth for tablecloths to prevent poisoning. At the same time, it is important to clean the tableware regularly to maintain hygiene.
Editor's Note:
Refuse to use toilet paper on the dining table. In real life, the phenomenon of using toilet paper as a napkin is common, whether it is at home or in restaurants. Although both toilet paper and napkins are disposable hygiene products, they have fundamental differences. Napkins are used before and after meals to clean hands and mouth, so the hygiene requirements are very strict and must have a health permit number. Toilet paper, on the other hand, is only used in the toilet, and it does not require a health permit number. They cannot be used interchangeably to prevent diseases from entering through the mouth. Long-term use of toilet paper instead of napkins will inevitably pose a certain degree of harm to health.
