One third of life is spent in bed, so it is very important to get in close contact with quilts and pillows and choose suitable and healthy bedding. What kind of quilts and pillows should I buy? How to maintain the bedding? Listen to the opinions of experts.
Professional guidance:
Fabric determines the comfort of bedding.
Bedding is generally made of pure cotton, polyester cotton and yarn-dyed pure cotton. All kinds of fabrics have their own characteristics and prices are different. Industry experts will introduce the characteristics and identification methods of various fabrics.
Material 1: pure cotton is very soft.
Pure cotton feels good, comfortable to use, easy to dye, rich and varied in patterns, soft and warm, strong in moisture absorption, washable and less in static electricity, which is a widely used material for bedding; However, it is easy to wrinkle and shrink, with poor elasticity and acid and alkali resistance, so it is not suitable for long-term treatment at high temperature above 100 degrees Celsius. Therefore, it is best to spray wet when ironing cotton products, which is better for ironing. If possible, it will be better to iron the product with a steam iron after each use.
Material 2: Yarn-dyed cotton shrinks easily.
Yarn-dyed pure cotton is a kind of pure cotton fabric, which is made by interweaving warp and weft of different colors. Because dyeing first and then weaving, the dye has strong permeability and good color fastness, and the heterochromatic yarn fabric has strong three-dimensional sense and unique style, which is often shown as a checkered pattern in bedding. It has the characteristics of pure cotton fabric, but it usually has a large shrinkage.
Material 3: Jacquard cotton is thicker.
High count and high density jacquard cotton fabric is one of the more advanced cotton fabrics because of its extremely high warp and weft density and rich weave changes.
Material 4: Polyester cotton is affordable.
Polyester-cotton brand products generally use polyester-cotton fabrics, with a ratio of 65% polyester and 35% cotton. Polyester cotton is divided into plain weave and twill weave. Plain polyester-cotton fabric has thin surface, good strength and wear resistance, very small shrinkage rate, and the appearance of the product is not easy to deform, which is economical and durable, but not as comfortable as pure cotton. In addition, because polyester is not easy to dye, polyester-cotton fabrics are mostly light and thin, which is more suitable for spring and summer use. Twill polyester cotton is usually denser than plain weave, so it is dense and thick, and its surface gloss and feel are better than plain weave.
Material 5: Silk is the smoothest.
Silk has gorgeous appearance, natural soft light and flashing effect, comfortable hand feeling, high strength, better elasticity and hygroscopicity than cotton, but it is easy to get dirty and has poor heat resistance to strong sunlight. Its fiber cross section is a unique triangle, and the reflection of light changes after local moisture absorption, which is easy to form water stains and difficult to eliminate, so silk fabrics should be padded with white cloth when ironing.
Practical method:
Carefully distinguish the advantages and disadvantages when buying bedding.
Experts remind that you should carefully distinguish the advantages and disadvantages when purchasing bedding, and you can pay attention to the following aspects.
Method 1: Check the label to see the package.
Product instructions can be in the form of tags, labels, packaging instructions and instructions for use, and one or more of them can be used at the same time. The contents must be marked: the name and address of the production enterprise, the product name, specifications, ingredients and contents of raw materials, washing methods, implementation standards, quality grades, quality certificates and other contents. The contents of different instructions should be consistent, and the specifications, composition and content of raw materials and washing methods must be durable labels.
Method 2: Choose famous products to see the manufacturers.
Consumers try to buy the products of regular manufacturers in large shopping malls and supermarkets, and the products of well-known manufacturers are well guaranteed in product quality.
Method 3: Look at the works outside.
At present, the bedding on the market has different grades, big price difference and big workmanship quality difference. The products with better quality have uniform cloth surface, delicate texture, clear printing, luster and even sewing. If the fabric is uneven, the texture is sparse, the pattern is messy, and the sewing is rough, the quality will be difficult to guarantee, and the washing dimensional change rate and dyeing fastness may also exceed the standard.
Method 4: Smell and choose the color.
If the product emits an irritating smell, there may be formaldehyde residue, so it is best not to buy it. When choosing a color, it is advisable to choose a light tone, so that the risk of formaldehyde and dyeing fastness exceeding the standard will be smaller. In addition, we should be cautious when purchasing shrink-proof, wrinkle-resistant, soft and flat products, and we should also be cautious when purchasing products with "taste".
Consumer tips:
Choose bedding according to the standard.
All sheets and quilts have uniform standards: for example, for a 1.5m×2m bed, you should buy 2m×2.3m standard sheets and quilts; 1.8m×2m bed, choose 2.3m×2.4m suite, so be sure to know the size of your bed before buying. It is recommended to buy a kit first, and then make or buy a quilt, so as not to make it inappropriate.
High-quality bedding is breathable.
There are three weaving methods: plain weave, twill weave and satin weave. Plain weave is generally the same as the front and back fabric patterns; Twill is different; Satin fabric is smoother and more comfortable.
Strong elasticity, good air permeability, is a sign of superior bedding.
Understand quilt characteristics:
The duvet is the lightest.
The main fillers of duvets are goose down and duck down.
Compared with the two, goose down quilt is better than duck down quilt. But no matter what kind of duvet, its main quality index is the cashmere content. Generally speaking, more than 50% of cashmere is high-quality duvet.
Advantages: good warmth retention, good hygroscopicity and moisture permeability, and relatively dry. Because the duvet is light and soft, its weight is much lighter than that of the quilt, and it will not cause oppression to the human body when used, so it is suitable for people with high blood pressure, heart disease and poor blood circulation, the elderly, pregnant women and children.
Silk quilt is the most environmentally friendly.
The best silk quilt should be filled with 100% mulberry silk. Because silkworms can't touch chemicals such as pesticides during their growth, silk quilts should be "green" and environmentally friendly.
Advantages: The main component of silk is animal protein fiber, which contains more than a dozen amino acids and is beneficial to human body.
The wool quilt is very close to the skin.
Wool quilt is the latest product launched this year. Wool fiber has good curl characteristics, so there is no doubt about the warmth retention of wool. Moreover, wool has a good drape, so it fits well.
Advantages: Close-fitting and comfortable.
Fiber quilt is the most affordable.
Among all the quilts, fiber should be considered as the most moderate price, and the price is generally around 300 yuan. Fiber can be divided into four holes, seven holes, nine holes quilt and so on. The more holes there are in the fiber, the better its warmth retention, elasticity and air permeability.
However, it should be noted that it is not necessary to choose a porous fiber quilt. If the indoor temperature is high in winter, it is enough to choose a four-hole quilt. If the requirement for warmth retention is high, choose a porous fiber quilt.
Advantages: the price is cheap.
Don't choose a pillow that is too thick
Observe the height of the pillow. Generally, the height of a pillow is about 9 cm, which is equivalent to the height of a fist.
It is best to use fillers that are easy to adjust the shape, such as buckwheat husk. The padding should be soft so as to adjust the pillow when sleeping. When lying on your back, make the back of the pillow lower and the neck higher, so as to increase the contact area between the neck and the pillow and maintain the natural physiological curvature of the cervical spine. When lying on the side, the pillow should be adjusted so that the cervical vertebra is parallel to the shoulder when standing upright. This is consistent with the sleep of cervical vertebra under normal physiological conditions.