Exposed! The "tissues" you use every day are so dirty! If you use them incorrectly, you'll be in big trouble!

Tissues are daily necessities that we come into close contact with every day. We use them after eating, when we sweat, when our hands are dirty, or when we go to the toilet.

You should bring a pack with you when you go out, just in case.

But did you know that there are many things to pay attention to when using toilet paper? If you use it incorrectly, you may get sick from the "paper"!

Examples:

In the past six months, Xiaomin has been going to the hospital every few days because the inflammation in her private parts kept coming back and could not be cured.

The doctor was also very puzzled. The examination results clearly showed that Xiaomin only had common vaginitis. Normally, after taking antibiotics and keeping clean, it should not be a serious problem. Why did it keep recurring?

When Xiaomin went for a follow-up visit, she took out a tissue from her bag, which caught the doctor's attention. The doctor suspected that the problem might be on the paper!

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If you don't use tissues correctly, you'll get sick.

Xiaomin said that the tissues she used were bought during an online promotion last year, and she has been using them ever since.

The doctor pointed out that Xiaomin's tissues were shedding crumbs when she was using them, and were likely to be substandard products.

1. The tissue paper you bought is not up to standard

Last year, the Jiangsu Market Supervision Bureau inspected 150 batches of paper towels from multiple brands, and found 36 batches to be unqualified, with the total number of bacteria in 9 batches exceeding 13 times the national standard.

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These unqualified paper towels may be caused by a dirty, messy and poor production environment and improper operation of the staff; on the other hand, they may also be caused by unqualified raw materials.

If low-quality paper towels are used for a long time, it may cause skin discomfort, inflammatory infection at the very least, or induce accelerated cell proliferation at the worst, posing a risk of cancer.

2. Paper towels that have been opened for a long time are more likely to become dirty

Almost every woman carries a small pack of tissues in her bag, but that pack of tissues may stay in the bag for several months before being used up.

But do you know how many bacteria are there in paper towels that have been opened for a long time?

The Great Doctor program team once conducted an experiment on "opened tissues" - the program team took the newly purchased toilet paper to the laboratory, opened it and took samples on the spot, and also provided a sample of old tissue that had been carried in the pocket for 48 hours.

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The experimenters found a large number of bacilli on the old paper towels, which are common parasites in our intestines.

If children, the elderly and other people with weak constitutions use this kind of paper for a long time, it may affect their health and cause infectious diseases, resulting in symptoms such as diarrhea, vomiting and fever.

Especially for women, if they use this kind of toilet paper to wipe their private parts for a long time, vaginal inflammation is likely to occur.

Therefore, try not to use tissues that have been opened and kept in your pocket or bag for a long time.

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Use a paper towel

These three things you need to know

1. Can napkins and toilet paper be used together?

Many people think that paper towels are paper towels, and that napkins and toilet paper only differ in usage occasions, but there is no practical difference. In fact, this idea is wrong, because the industry standards for these two types of paper are different.

As early as 2002, the Ministry of Health issued a regulation that explicitly prohibited the use of toilet paper as a substitute for napkins. The hygiene and quality standards of the two are different.

① Toilet paper, commonly known as toilet paper, is produced according to GB/T20810-2006, which requires the total bacterial colony count to be ≤600 cfu/g, and the total fungal count is not limited;

② Napkins: The production standard is GB/T20808-2011, which requires that the total bacterial colony count is ≤200 cfu/g and the total fungal colony count is ≤100 cfu/g.

Napkins are required to be made of only virgin fibers such as wood, grass, bamboo, etc. and cannot be made of any recycled paper, paper prints, paper products, or other recycled fibrous materials.

So stop using toilet paper as napkins.

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2. Are scented tissues unsafe?

Qualified paper towels will not contain substances that are harmful to the human body.

In other words, whether it has a fragrance or a pattern, as long as it meets national standards, this type of paper towel will not be harmful to health.

However, fragrances and pigments do have the potential to cause allergies.

From a health perspective, this type of tissue should not be used by babies, and adults should not use it to wipe their mouths or go to the toilet, especially those with sensitive conditions.

3. Is yellow paper better than white paper?

In daily life, many people may have noticed that yellow toilet paper is more expensive, and the main claim is that it is natural and harmless. In fact, there is no difference between the two.

In terms of raw materials, natural paper is mainly made of straw paper or bamboo pulp; white paper is mainly made of wood pulp.

In terms of production technology, natural paper has one less bleaching process than white paper.

However, due to the lack of bleaching process, this kind of pulp has a higher lignin content, which makes the paper rough, hard, and rotten when exposed to water.

To compensate for this defect, more softeners and wet strength agents are added to natural paper; while white paper has an additional bleaching process, but less softener and wet strength agent are added accordingly.

It should be noted that:

The proper use of bleach, softener and wet strength agent will not harm human health. So you can choose according to your own preferences and economic conditions.

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How to buy high-quality paper towels?

1. When buying, look at the packaging and ingredients

① Choose products that meet national standards. The packaging has an implementation standard number starting with GB/T.

② Products are marked with quality grades (superior, first-class, qualified products). If conditions permit, try to choose superior products.

③The production date and shelf life are within the scope of use.

④ Marked with clear information such as the production unit, address, contact information, etc.

2. After opening, it has good water absorption and does not drop dust

① Soak

Take out a few napkins you bought and soak them in water. If the napkins break into pieces instantly, it is recommended that you throw them away.

Generally speaking, high-quality napkins will not break easily even if they are soaked in water, and can even be picked up from the water and still be a complete piece of paper.

②Tear

Tear the napkin directly. If it tears easily, the cut is rough, or even drops "dust", it can be basically confirmed that it is a low-quality paper towel. Generally, high-quality paper towels have better tensile strength and will not drop "dust".

Review｜Li Nannan Director of Hunan Science Writers Association, Deputy Director of Research and Publicity Department of Hunan Science and Technology Association, Second-level Researcher, Chinese Science Writer (Medical Field)

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