Ah! Clothes that can’t be dried on rainy days, so! Stinky! Ah!

Autumn has finally arrived with its coolness, but it may also bring continuous rainy weather .

In addition to the impact on going out, the thing that people worry about most when it rains is that their clothes will not dry .

But at the same time, friends whose clothes can be dried also face such a problem - the clothes are dry, but smelly ...

What is this experience like? You worked hard to finish your homework and handed it in, but the homework book was chewed up by a dog and you have to rewrite it. Students who encounter this situation should feel more uncomfortable than those whose clothes are not dry. However, it happens that in such weather conditions, the probability of this happening is quite high.

It is no exaggeration to say that two pieces of clothes I washed over the weekend became smelly.

I think those who have experienced the damp and rainy days in the south should have smelled the smell of clothes drying in the shade. It is not the kind of odor that hits you with a single blow, but the kind of magical attack that always surrounds you and lingers around you, always giving you a sudden stink.

These clothes are clearly washed clean, why do they become smelly when dried in the shade?

According to Mary Johnson, chief scientist at Procter & Gamble, more than two-thirds of the dirt on clothes comes from our external body secretions , namely sweat and sebum. Sebum is the oily, waxy substance that our skin naturally secretes on the surface to protect and moisturize.

If sebum is not washed away during the laundry process, it can be the culprit for the smell of clothes (if not dried properly). This is because these natural oils will sink into the fibers of the fabric if they are not washed away, and they are very sticky and easily attract dirt . This provides a perfect "petri dish" for the reproduction of bacteria and fungi.

Secondly, the inside of the washing machine is not a clean place (referring to ordinary washing machines without sterilization function). It is always damp and dark, which is a breeding ground for mold and bacteria . The sebum left in the clothes will attract them to the body like a magnet.

After washing, the clothes are not really "clean", but it doesn't matter, they can be sterilized by sunbathing. The only worry is that the weather is cold and damp, and the clothes are still stuck together in a place without ventilation.

Such an environment is not very happy for mold, and soon your entire clothing will become a breeding ground for these microorganisms. Bacteria such as Corynebacterium and Staphylococcus will react with sweat, skin cells and other glandular secretions left on the clothes to produce volatile organic compounds .

What's even worse is that these fungi also have to poop. The more they reproduce, the more excrement they produce. After a few hours, if you smell it, the smell will be overwhelming. If you used to be skilled and daring, you didn't care about the stench of wet-dried clothes. Now I have to remind you, because you're about to get tired of it. If you wear it, you'll be a walking bacterial petri dish .

(Especially for underwear and other close-fitting clothes, if they become smelly after being hung out to dry, don’t be too suspicious.)

In order to avoid the emergence of such biological weapons, in addition to exposing clothes to the sun, you can also use the method of heating and washing . Keeping clothes in 56-75℃ water for 30-90 minutes can also play a better sterilization role.

If you find it troublesome, you can use a sterilizing laundry product or simply change to a washing machine that has a sterilization function and can also dry.