What are the potential dangers of not washing curtains for a long time?

1. Pile up a lot of dust
The curtain is closest to the window, and the dust from the outside gets there first. If the curtain hangs for years without cleaning, it will cause a large amount of dust and oil accumulation.
Especially in the living room, bedroom and other rooms where the Windows are often opened for ventilation, a large number of SUSPENDED particles such as PM2.5, dust and even automobile exhaust carried in the outdoor air will be attached to the curtain surface.
Additional, do not undertake cleaning and maintain the curtain, in the process of natural aging, can appear small fiber fracture, bring about a lot of floatable things in room air.
2. A breeding ground for bacteria
The curtain and bedding, carpet, after using a period of time there will be a large number of mites gathered, the dirty curtain that does not clean for a long time is the most likely to form mildew, and become a hotbed of bacteria, mites breed in large numbers.
According to detect test result to show, the large number of bacterium, harmful material that hides above the curtain that does not wash more than half an year can amount to thousands of kinds, mould exceeds bid 60 times, a variety of send germs exceed bid 90 times.
In particular, in wet weather such as changing seasons and returning to the south, the breeding of bacteria and mites in textiles including curtains is more rapid.
In household environment, the curtain is easy to breed the circumstance of bacterium basically has the following 3 kinds:
(1) daily cleaning is not timely, and the amount of dust deposited is large and long;

(2) poor indoor ventilation, or damp walls make curtains damp;

(3) The curtains are not dried thoroughly after washing. How dirty are the curtains?
In major person eye, the curtain of his home, far look, it seems that always so “clean”. Little imagine, naked eye looks not how dirty curtain, actually fell full dust mite, had become even a “bacterial concentration camp”.
Hidden third-hand smoke
When cigarettes are burned, they produce and spread tobacco smoke, which contains more than 4,000 chemicals, of which more than 400 are toxic and more than 50 can cause cancer. These harmful tobacco smoke particles can attach to products such as curtains, walls, carpets, sofas or furniture, and become “third-hand smoke”, also known as involuntary smoking, hidden indoors.
This is a passive smoking, but also the most extensive and serious indoor air pollution.
Studies have found that third-hand smoke can linger on surfaces for a long time, even for months, lasting longer than pollution from first and second hand smoke. What’s more, compounds in third-hand smoke can interact with contaminants in the air on the surface, creating powerful and even more harmful new poisons.


Post time: Mar-23-2022