Rainy days, the most annoying probably is the clothes drying dry, even if barely dry, the clothes also always have a smell, can not be dispersed for a long time.
Which begs the question, is it okay to wear clothes that smell when they are dry? What is it that makes them smell?
Besides smelling bad, are there any other dangers of dry clothes?
Why do dry or dark clothes smell?
After all, it’s bacteria!
First, the clothes themselves carry bacteria, and the clothes you wear carry even more.
Due to the influence of environmental factors, the wet state of clothing is especially suitable for the growth of microorganisms, and its reproduction speed is very fast, which is easy to breed anaerobic bacteria.
At this time, the clothes will produce mildew smell because of mildew.
Second, bacteria need to excrete waste, just like us.
As the bacteria increase, so will the excreta, which is the main cause of the stink.
So, the more smelly your clothes are, the more bacteria they’re full of bacterial waste.
Think like this, isn’t a little afraid to wear?
Also, if you wash your clothes without washing them well, you will have a bad smell.
The water we wash our clothes in, as well as some of the inorganic salts added to laundry detergents, are themselves a source of nutrients for bacteria.
If it is not washed clean, coupled with long-term wet clothing, temperature and other external conditions, bacteria will be able to multiply, and it will decompose some organic matter in the water, and then produce some metabolites.
And these metabolites are the main source of odor.
And where does mold come from?
When clothes are “dry”, they lose the chance to kill bacteria by ultraviolet rays in the sun, and water evaporates slowly.
This environment is particularly suitable for microbial growth, and its reproduction rate is very fast, so many molds are produced.
