Formaldehyde Free Can Cause Cancer.

Recently, many businesses have promoted the sale of ironing clothes.

However, the experts have warned consumers not to choose the ironing garment blindly, and that the formaldehyde content of the ironing garment is likely to become a killer of health.

Most of the ironing clothes contain formaldehyde formaldehyde textiles. The experts say that the so-called "no iron" is mainly to increase the elasticity and wrinkle resistance of the fabric, so that the garments can meet the requirements of appearance smoothness, appearance and dimensional stability required by daily life after washing and drying.

To achieve this effect, clothing is usually treated with resin during processing. Most of the resin finishing agents are N- hydroxyformaldehyde amide compounds. They release formaldehyde from fabric finishing, garment making and wearing.

The excessive clothing may induce cancer, experts point out. Because of the wide application of N- hydroxyformaldehyde amide resin, many ironing clothes currently sold in the market can not meet the standards set by the above-mentioned countries.

If the formaldehyde in the ironing garment finishing agent exceeds the standard, the free formaldehyde will permeate or volatilize with the friction between the clothes and the human body when wearing.

Inhaled low-dose formaldehyde gradually accumulated for a long time, resulting in chronic respiratory diseases, conjunctivitis, laryngitis, asthma, bronchitis and other diseases. It can cause allergic dermatitis, gastritis, hepatitis, finger and nail pain, and even induce cancer.

So consumers should be careful in choosing ironing clothes.

It is best to clean the ironing garment before cleaning. Experts suggest that buy ironing clothes. Consumers should see whether the logo on the ironing garment is marked with ironing effect and formaldehyde content.

If there is no identification or identification is not clear, do not buy.

After consumers choose to wear non iron clothes, it is best to wash them one or two times and wear them again.

If there are already ironing clothes at home, and it is not clear whether there is excess formaldehyde, it is best to carry out multiple cleaning to remove some formaldehyde from ironing clothes.

According to the test, the content of formaldehyde after washing can be significantly reduced than that before washing, and the maximum amount can be reduced by 70%.

According to the national standard of formaldehyde limit for textile products implemented in January 1, 2003, the formaldehyde content of textiles and textile products used by infants and young children within 24 months should not be higher than twenty parts per million. The formaldehyde content of direct contact leather and textile products such as underwear, shirts, trousers, sheets, quilts and other textile products can not be higher than seventy-five parts per million; and the formaldehyde content of sweaters, coats and other non direct contact skin and tablecloths and curtains and other textile and textile products can not be higher than three hundred parts per million.

Note that ironing clothing is a colourless gas, so the content of it is relatively difficult to distinguish.

There are five ways to choose the ironing garment. Consumers can basically avoid the harm of harmful substances to their health.

First, it is "look". Consumers need to see whether the logo on the ironing garment is marked with the effect of ironing and formaldehyde content.

Baby products (within 24 months) formaldehyde content should be below twenty parts per million; direct contact with skin products, such as underwear, should be below seventy-five parts per million; products that do not directly contact the skin, such as sweaters, trousers, skirts and coats, should be below three hundred parts per million.

Do not buy more than the national standard.

No need to buy ironing garments if they are not clearly identified or identified.

Secondly, it is "Wen". Some ironing clothes are made by urea formaldehyde resin ironing finishing agent, which will decompose and release hydrochloric acid when it is high temperature.

Consumers can knead the fabric vigorously and smell it after fever. If formaldehyde exceeds the standard, it will give off a pungent odor.

At the same time, if washed, such excessive clothing will produce fishy smell.

"Third" is "wash", consumers choose to wear durable clothes, it is best to wash one or two times and then wear.

If there are already ironing clothes at home, and it is not clear whether there is excess formaldehyde, it is best to carry out multiple cleaning to remove some formaldehyde from ironing clothes.

According to the test, the content of formaldehyde after washing can be significantly reduced than that before washing, and the maximum amount can be reduced by 70%.

Fourth, there are many clothes that are labeled with "pure cotton" and "ironing" labels. The ironing effect is not good.

Instead of buying a product like this, consumers can directly choose the ordinary cotton garments that are not processed by ironing. They also need ironing after washing, but the environmental indicators are more secure and more healthy.

Finally, experts recommend that consumers try to buy famous brand ironing clothes.

In the production process, the well-known brand manufacturers can effectively reduce the content of free formaldehyde in the resin finishing agent by capturing and etherification formaldehyde, so the brand clothing with high cost has low formaldehyde content and good iron free effect.

Yang Jing: editor in charge