Can pregnant women use a hair dryer? Be careful not to catch a cold

A hair dryer is an electrical appliance that we often use in our daily lives. Many pregnant women use it because it can quickly dry their hair. But we know that there are many taboos in the lives of pregnant women. So, can pregnant women use a hair dryer? Let’s take a look at it together below.

1. Pregnant women can use hair dryers, but because hair dryers have radiation, they should be used as little as possible. Although the working power of the hair dryer is relatively high, it can indeed radiate a relatively strong electromagnetic field. However, since the radiation from a hair dryer is a low-frequency electromagnetic field, although the radiation intensity seems huge, it is still lower than the intensity that will cause harm to the human body.

2. The hot air from a hair dryer contains asbestos fiber particles, which are harmful to pregnant women and fetuses. Pregnant women using a hair dryer can easily cause headaches, dizziness, and lack of energy. When using a hair dryer, because the radiation source is closer to the head than other electrical appliances, the radiation consequences are much more serious than other electrical appliances, especially when it is turned on and off, the radiation is the greatest. When in use, the greater the power, the greater the radiation. The harm of radiation to pregnant women and fetuses is self-evident. In severe cases, it can cause birth defects in the fetus.

3. In order to avoid birth defects caused by the external environment during pregnancy, pregnant women should avoid X-rays, taking medicines indiscriminately, using hair dryers, etc. in the first three months of pregnancy. According to surveys, the incidence of fetal malformations among pregnant women who frequently use hair dryers is more than 1 times higher than that among normal pregnant women. Especially for pregnant women in the early stages of pregnancy, using a hair dryer to dry their hair is harmful to the health of both the baby and themselves. Therefore, expectant mothers should be extra cautious when using hair dryers.

Therefore, it is best for expectant mothers not to use a hair dryer frequently. It is recommended that pregnant mothers wash their hair during the day and go to the balcony to bask in the sun after washing their hair. This can not only make the hair easier to dry, but also promote the absorption of calcium in the body of pregnant women and reduce the number of cramps in mid-pregnancy. But if you wash your hair at night, you still have to blow dry it. Pay attention to keeping warm in autumn and winter, especially in the early stages of pregnancy, it is best not to catch a cold.