Cloth Softeners Make Clothes "Flammable"? The Expert Made An Experiment. Result...

In life, many people pour a little into clothes when they wash clothes. Fabric softener Not only can it prevent static electricity, but also make the clothes more soft and close.

But recently, there is a saying on the Internet. Softeners can cause flame retardancy of clothing and burn easily when exposed to fire. Is this really the case?

Clothes softeners make clothes "flammable".

Is that true?

In normal life, clothes are electrostatic and easy to stick. They can be treated with laundry softeners after washing. The principle of clothing softeners compliant with clothing What on earth is it?

An Qiufeng, Professor of chemistry and chemical engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, When the softener is adsorbed on the surface of the fiber, A membrane that forms a layer of softener. This membrane reduces the resistance between fibers and fibers, and the fabric becomes softer.

So when the clothes become soft, will their flame retardancy really decrease? We found a piece of clothing and cut it from above. Two pieces of the same size. It is made up of sample No. 1 and No. two.

Sample No.1 is rinsed directly in clear water and then dried. ;

Then add proper amount of fabric softener to the water and stir well. Rinse the sample No. two and dry it.

Next, the two samples were dried in a high temperature oven. After drying, hang up two samples at the same time to observe the burning situation.

An Qiufeng, Professor of chemistry and chemical engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, The fabric flame treated with softener is slightly larger. The softener contains some fatty ammonium type of film, which has some inflammable components. This adsorption on the fabric surface may indeed have a little combustion supporting effect.

Experts recommend that softeners are mainly composed of two substances, one is aliphatic film type substances, it is flammable, and the other is silicone softener, it is flammable but not flammable. However, because the amount of softener used in laundry is very small, there is no need to worry.

An Qiufeng, Professor of chemistry and chemical engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, The amount of softener is about 4 kilograms of water, probably about 20 grams of softener, so after such a small amount of water dispersed into the water, it is used for fabric softening treatment, and will not have a significant impact on the fabric's flammability.