Not everything is newer, the better. It is reported that buying some things with second-hand ones will greatly reduce the chance of being attacked by toxic substances and save money, killing two birds with one stone. For the following five daily necessities, you might as well try to choose second-hand products. Let’s follow the editor to learn more about it below!
Furniture
The harmful substances produced by new furniture are mainly free formaldehyde, which can easily cause dizziness, nausea and other discomforts, and may even cause cancer. After the new furniture is used or vacant for 3 to 6 months, the harmful gases will basically evaporate. By purchasing second-hand furniture, you can avoid environmental pollution problems.
Books
Some books do not use environmentally friendly inks, especially some pirated books. Ink thinners are skin irritating and toxic, and the ink contains lead, which can weaken the body's immunity. Second-hand books will not have the above concerns, and as time goes by, harmful substances will gradually disappear.
Children's clothing
Baby's colorful and expensive clothes may be hidden in health crises. Children's body is very delicate. If they inhale the formaldehyde component on the clothing dye, they are very likely to experience symptoms such as fatigue, insomnia, headache, and cough. Long-term contact with formaldehyde in the skin can also cause rashes. Because second-hand clothes have been repeatedly washed, harmful substances such as formaldehyde will be washed away. Therefore, for the health of the baby, the best way is to pick up the remaining clothes of relatives, friends and children around you to wear. The harmful substances emitted from the interior of the car in the new car have a great impact on the human body, mainly including benzene, toluene, xylene, formaldehyde, inhalable particulate matter, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, bacteria, mold and other dozens of harmful substances. This is why many people feel dizzy when driving a new car. It should be noted that used cars within one year may also be in danger of pollution. It is recommended that you buy used cars for three or four years.
Fitness equipment
Many people feel this way when using brand new treadmills and massagers. They don’t know where they squeak, and it’s very difficult. Like new cars, fitness machines also need to be run-in. After three months to half a year, all parts can only run smoothly after running. Therefore, as long as there are no shortage of parts and normal functions, second-hand fitness equipment is the best choice.
When you purchase the following types of second-hand products, please be sure to think twice before doing this
Car seats
In traffic accidents, car seat damage is a very common phenomenon. It is recommended not to buy used seats. It is difficult for us to understand the past use of these seats, and if some parts of these seats (including the instruction manual) have been lost, damaged, or have been recalled, it will be very dangerous to use such seats. Plastic aging, or cracks caused by long-term pressure, or even collisions that have occurred, may cause the second-hand seats to have potential failure, resulting in the inability to play the appropriate protective role in traffic accidents. In addition, if you want to buy second-hand child seats, you should carefully check the seats that have been used for more than 5 years and be sure to be safe before they can be used. Car seats that have exceeded the maximum service life must not be purchased.
helmet
Like a car seat, the function of a helmet is to prevent accidents. A study of motorcycle drivers and motorcycle riders wearing safety helmets found that people who do not wear safety helmets are three times more likely to suffer head injuries than those who wear safety helmets. After experiencing an impact accident, the second-hand helmet's manufacturing material is damaged to the point of damage, which weakens the protection function as it should. Even if it looks good, its safety performance is much lower. Since you can't infer whether the internal structure of a helmet is damaged, then you should choose a new one.
Laptops
Most second-hand laptops have wear on the appearance, which is sometimes small scratches, keyboard surface wear, etc.; severely, the shell is broken and large-scale fading.
Battery is the largest consumable for laptops and has the shortest lifespan. If used frequently, problems will occur in about 1 and a half years. Most used laptops have very short battery standby time, generally no more than 1 hour.
mattress
Think about what you did with the mattress you bought. Think about it again what it would feel like to sleep on a mattress that others have used. Buy a second-hand mattress and you may be exposed to other people’s body chips and bacteria that grow on old beds. Some crafty retailers often cover a new quilt cover on a second-hand mattress. Of course, some second-hand mattresses can still be considered. When used mattresses are actually almost unused mattresses, say, one removed from a guest room that is rarely visited, then you can consider buying.
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