What should I pay attention to when sleeping on a mat?
1, improper use of mat can cause mat dermatitis.
2. Not everyone is suitable for sleeping on a mat.
3. Burn the mat with boiling water. As long as the mat used for the first time is scalded in boiling water for 10 minutes and then dried, mites can be removed. Whether it is a newly bought summer mat or a summer mat in previous years, when it is taken out for the first time this year, it needs to be carefully cleaned and exposed in the sun to kill mites and their eggs, especially the summer mat every other year. This kind of summer sleeping mat is more moldy than the newly bought one, and needs cleaning and disinfection.
4, sweating in summer, our sweat is mixed on the mat and sheets. If it is not replaced often, it is easy to breed bacteria and cause skin diseases. Usually it is best to scrub at least twice a week and bask in the sun once every half month.
5. For babies with delicate skin, choose suitable sleeping mats, such as straw mats, rattan mats and linen mats. The sleeping pad made of rattan, rush and linen fabric has good hygroscopicity and breathability, soft and cool texture, little friction damage to delicate skin, and can minimize the occurrence of diaper rash and diarrhea.
6. It is best to wear pajamas when sleeping on a mat to avoid allergic dermatitis caused by skin contact with mites.
7. The nervous system of infants and young children is immature and has poor adaptability to cold and heat. Straw mats are more suitable for children than bamboo mats. However, the mat is prone to mites, and it is prone to sweat or dust when used every day, so it must be cleaned, and it is best to wipe it with warm water before going to bed.
8. Bamboo mats are suitable for young and middle-aged people, not for people with weak constitution.
9. Diabetic people should not sleep on a mat, especially the new mat is easy to scratch the skin, while diabetic people are prone to skin infections because of their high blood sugar. After infection, blood sugar will increase irritability and aggravate diabetes.
10, don't sleep on a mat if you have a cold or catch a cold. People with weak constitution and stomach cold and qi deficiency should not sleep on a summer mat. People with skin diseases such as abscess should not sleep on a mat.
1 1, the bamboo mat or mahjong mat is too cold for the baby to use. If you want to use it, you'd better spread a thin cotton sheet or towel on it.
12. Before use, check whether the surface of the floor mat is smooth and free of thorns. If there are thorns, wrap the mat surface with gauze to prevent scratching the skin.
13, after the weather turns cold, remove the mat in time to avoid catching cold.
14, avoid washing with water to prevent mildew damage. If the mat really needs cleaning, you can wipe it with a wet soft towel.
15, avoid exposure to the sun, which will affect the service life of the floor mat.
16, avoid folding. When paving the road, you should keep the mat flat. Bamboo mats and bamboo mats should generally not be laid on a brown stretch bed that is too soft or a wire bed with a large droop, otherwise its service life will be affected.
How to choose a mat?
Summer sleeping mat can be roughly divided into straw mat, bamboo mat, rattan mat, hemp mat, jade mat, wooden bead mat, leather mat, pottery bead mat, natural buffalo horn mat, hemp fiber mat and so on. Sleeping mats, which are the absolute protagonists in the market, are divided into four categories, namely straw mats, bamboo mats, hemp mats and rattan mats.
Old people and children have weak resistance, so they choose solid wood beds with straw mats. The rattan mat absorbs sweat and is smooth, warm in winter and cool in summer. Because of its gentle personality, it is more suitable for air-conditioned rooms. At room temperature, the real temperature of flax summer sleeping mat can drop by 4℃~8℃ when it comes into contact with the skin, and it can also emit a faint fragrance, inhibit the growth and reproduction of bacteria, and also have the health care functions of lowering blood pressure and calming the nerves, which is suitable for the elderly, women and children. Old people and children had better not use cowhide cushions.
1, smell
The materials are fresh, and the new goods made in those years have a natural fragrance. Whether it is bamboo mat, straw mat or rattan mat, it should be fragrant and have no special smell. If the mat has a pungent smell, it may contain formaldehyde. It is recommended not to buy it.
Step 2 look
First of all, look at whether the color is uniform. Straw mats are generally light green or bright yellow. Secondly, spread the mat flat to see if the weaving is tight and even. If the elasticity and thickness of knitting are uneven, it is easy to expose tendons and loose edges, causing fracture damage and affecting service life. Third, look for black impurities, mildew spots, wormholes, burrs or yellow grass. If there is, the quality of the floor mat is poor.