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What are the types of summer sleeping mats and how to deal with them with thorns?

Summer sleeping mat refers to a bamboo mat or straw mat laid in summer to cool down, which belongs to bedding. There are many kinds of sleeping mats, so if people want to use them, they need to know their types. What kinds of sleeping mats are there? What if there is a thorn in the mat? Today, Bian Xiao will talk about cushions.

1. What kinds of summer sleeping mats are there?

1, floor mat

Compared with other kinds of summer sleeping mats, straw sleeping mats are characterized by low price and good quality, but the disadvantage is that they are not durable. Straw mats are generally made of rushes, bluegrass, Asian grasses and China alpine rushes. Among them, rush, cattail and Malan grass are more popular with the elderly. Straw mats woven from raw grass are made into straw pulp by high-temperature cooking, removed impurities and pressed into thin strips, and then woven by machine, which has the fragrance of grass. In addition, the straw mat has a variety of patterns to choose from, and the workmanship is not only fine and soft, but also easy to fold and store.

2. Bamboo mat

Bamboo mats have the characteristics of good cooling effect and durability, and the common ones are bamboo silk mats and bamboo green mats. Because the raw material of bamboo mat is cold plant, it changes with the change of surrounding temperature, and the cooling effect is good in air-conditioned room. In addition, bamboo also has the characteristics of wear resistance. If bamboo mats are properly maintained at home, the general service life is about 10 years. Bamboo mats are suitable for young and middle-aged people. If it is used by the elderly, it is suggested to add a thin interlayer on the bamboo mat to prevent health damage due to excessive cooling.

3. rattan mat

Rattan mats have the characteristics of durability, longer service life than bamboo mats, more expensive than bamboo mats and straw mats, and lower temperature than bamboo mats. The rattan mat is warm, sweat-absorbent, breathable, moth-proof, soft, elastic, refreshing and comfortable, which is beneficial to people's health and suitable for all people.

4. linen mat

Linen summer sleeping mat has good sweat-absorbing, breathable, antibacterial and antistatic functions, and also has the characteristics of soft touch and no contact with skin. At normal temperature, the temperature of human skin can be reduced by 4℃-8℃ when connected with flax summer sleeping mat. In addition, the faint fragrance of flax mat can inhibit the growth and reproduction of bacteria, lower blood pressure and soothe the nerves. Linen mat is suitable for the elderly, women and children.

5. cowhide summer sleeping mat

Cowhide summer sleeping mat can be described as a luxury, and even cowhide sleeping mats made of ordinary materials are quite expensive. The cowhide summer sleeping mat kit is breathable and cool, mildew-proof, bacteria-proof, moth-proof, non-decoloring, non-sticky, and slightly pleasant with the unique smell of leather; Moreover, the cowhide mat is moderately cool, and the more you use it, the more shiny it becomes. So although its price is high, many people still choose to buy it.

6. Gel pad

Gel mat, also called ice mat or ice mat, is a popular high-tech modern summer mat in recent years. As one of the types of summer sleeping mats, ice mats not only solve the problems of sweat stains and imprints of traditional summer sleeping mats, but also have a cooling effect and comfort far beyond traditional summer sleeping mats. However, generally speaking, gel pads are mostly used in high-end clubs and beauty salons, and now many families with better economic conditions have begun to configure and use them.

Second, how to deal with the thorn in mat?

1, you can find a piece of fine sandpaper and gently polish the burrs.

2. If you have cotton balls and alcohol at home, you can brush them back and forth several times on the mat to make all the burrs stand up, then clamp the cotton balls with iron wires or tweezers, dip them in alcohol and ignite them, and then quickly wave them on the surface of the mat to burn the burrs clean. After burr treatment, in order to avoid omission, it is best to spread a sheet on the mat first, and after a period of friction, completely smooth the burr and sleep directly on the mat. There is a baby at home, so it's best not to use bamboo mat to avoid the baby's delicate skin being scratched by mat.

It can be seen that summer sleeping mats are mainly divided into straw mats, bamboo mats, rattan mats, flax mats, cowhide mats, gel mats and so on. , each with its own characteristics. In addition, if the mat has thorns, you can brush it back and forth several times to make all the burrs stand up, then clamp the cotton ball with iron wire or tweezers, dip it in alcohol and ignite it, then quickly wave it on the surface of the mat and burn it clean.