Can baking soda remove mites?

Mites are arthropods that are so tiny that they are invisible to the naked eye. Modern medical research shows that mites are closely related to human health. Commonly known diseases like "rosacea" and "scabies" are the result of mites doing evil! There are two types of mites that parasitize the human body, one is the hair follicle mite and the other is the sebaceous gland mite. In addition, mites are widely distributed in dark corners of the room, on pillows, mattresses, sofas, etc. In this case, "mite removal operation" is our daily routine. It is said that baking soda can remove mites. Is this true?

Everyone knows that the method of removing dust mites from sheets and clothes is to wash them at high temperatures or expose them to the sun, but few people know that as long as you pour floral water into the clothes when washing them and rinse them for a while, it only takes one minute longer, and the dust mites on the clothes will disappear, which is equivalent to exposing them to the sun for several hours without damaging the clothes!

National brand, good smell, in addition to removing mites, it can also repel mosquitoes, relieve itching and refresh the mind. It has multiple uses. If you don’t have a bottle of floral water in summer, you always feel that something is missing. Do you have the same feeling?

If human skin is the dining table of mites, pillows are the breeding ground of mites. Pillows cannot be cleaned frequently and are close to the human body, absorbing a lot of human keratin and dandruff. There are as many as 60,000 mites on them, which is beyond your imagination!

Studies have shown that exposure to the sun can only kill 30% of mites, especially for heavy household items such as pillows. But as long as the pillow can be heated, the efficiency of killing mites by exposure to the sun can be greatly increased. Cover the pillow with a black garbage bag and expose it to the sun for two hours, and all the mites will die!

This is because black plastic bags can absorb heat. After putting on a black plastic bag, the pillow may be heated to over 55°C after being exposed to the sun, which can kill all the mites in just 5 minutes. So, use this method to dry the pillows at home, it is convenient and efficient!

Summer is here, and cool mats have become people's favorite. However, a large number of mites will actually gather in the gaps of the mat. Once the human sweat makes the mat damp, the mites will multiply in large numbers, bite people to suck blood, invade the skin, and cause skin inflammation.

If you use towels at home for a long time, especially if they are often hung wet in the bathroom to dry, there will be more mites than you can imagine. There are also several small methods to remove mites from towels, and the effect is particularly good!

Method 1: Wash the towel and put it in boiling water, then sprinkle 5 grams of salt, soak it for 5 minutes, take it out, then rub it with clean water, and dry it in the sun to remove all mites.

Method 2: Wash the towel and put it in boiling water, then add 10 ml of white vinegar, soak it for 5 minutes and then take it out to dry.