How dirty will it be if you don’t change your underwear/briefs for a day? 5 little secrets about underwear/briefs
Before the article begins, let’s do a “soul torture”.
Do you know your underwear/briefs?
You may say: “Isn’t it just a piece of cloth? What do you need to know?”
For most people, underwear/briefs are a must-have every day. If I ask you why you wear underwear/briefs every day?
You might answer –
“Wearing underwear is cleaner and can reduce the invasion of external bacteria” “Wearing underwear is more comfortable and avoids friction between private parts and pants” “Everyone wears them, it’s weird not to wear them”
So, do you really know “briefs” that well? How dirty are the briefs that haven’t been changed in a day? Does everyone really wear underpants?
I hope you can read this article about underwear patiently.
Underpants must be worn and must be changed frequently.
One of the biggest functions of Underpants is to help our private parts stay away from external bacteria.
But at the same time, Underpants are also a breeding ground for bacteria.
Studies have shown that after wearing underwear/briefs for a day, each piece contains an average of about 0.1 grams of poop, and the maximum can be as high as 10 grams!
Feces may contain up to 10 billion bacteria and viruses, such as E. coli, salmonella, rotavirus, etc.
In addition, Underpants/underwear are usually stained with sweat stains, urine, private secretions, etc. The moist and warm environment of underwear is undoubtedly a “good” environment for “cultivating” bacteria and other microorganisms, causing a series of hazards to our health.
Various bacteria grow and multiply on underwear, which may increase the risk of urinary and reproductive system infections, causing urinary tract infections, prostatitis and other infections. It can also irritate the skin around the anus, causing itching and inflammation around the anus. Therefore, for the health of our private parts, it is best to change our underwear/briefs into clean ones every day.
Moreover, it is best to replace Underpants/underwear with high frequency of use every 3 to 6 months. Once they are deformed, the material becomes dry and hard, or the stains cannot be removed, they must be thrown away in time!
How to wash underpants/briefs? How to clean private parts?
Some people think Underpants/briefs must be washed by hand, while some people think they can just throw them in the washing machine.
In fact, both have some truth.
If you live alone, have normal immune function, have no skin diseases such as athlete’s foot, and the washing machine is clean and disinfected regularly, you can wash your underwear in the washing machine. At the same time, use antibacterial products when machine washing, or set it to high-temperature cleaning. After washing, the clothes are dried in the sun and ventilation.
Because mixed washing of clothes has the possibility of transmitting pathogens, it is more recommended to wash underpants/underwear separately. The following 4 steps can be easily done.
- Soak the underwear in a clean laundry tub. If your underwear is stained with a lot of secretions or menstrual blood, it contains a lot of protein, which will denature and adhere to the underwear when exposed to hot water, making it difficult to clean. Therefore, in this case, it is recommended to soak in cold water for 10 minutes, rub and clean it, and then soak it in warm water for cleaning.
- After soaking in warm water for 10 minutes, wash the underwear with soap or a special underwear cleaner.
- After cleaning, dry it or place it in a ventilated, clean and sunny place. Always keep the laundry tub dry and clean.
- After drying is completed, it should be stored in a breathable, dry, shady, and insect-free environment.
Not only should you keep your underwear clean, but taking care of your private parts is equally important. Remember the following 4 points!
- For women, do not use any lotion to irrigate the vagina under any circumstances to avoid damaging the vaginal microecology.
- Just wash it with warm water once a day. Use gentle movements to reduce friction on the skin.
- Follow the cleaning order from front to back. Wash the front first and last around the anus
- Try to take a shower. If you use a bathtub, use a dedicated basin.