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Advantages and disadvantages of bamboo mat or straw mat

We all shop mat in summer. There are many kinds of sandals. The most common ones are straw mat and bamboo mat. Is it better to use straw mat or bamboo mat? Let's get to know.

Straw mat or bamboo mat

Generally speaking, straw mat is better. Bamboo mat is cooler than straw mat in summer, and it is convenient for cleaning and preservation, but it is easy to have barbs on it. If you choose bamboo mat, you must buy one with good quality and no barbs. Otherwise, you should choose straw mat. Straw mat is friendly to skin, with low coolness, which is more suitable for people with weak physique.

Advantages and disadvantages of straw mat

Advantage

The material of straw mat is soft, has strong affinity with skin and low coolness. It is suitable for the elderly and the weak. Moreover, it is better for infants to sleep on straw mat, because their nervous system is not yet mature, their thermoregulation function is weak, and their adaptability to cold and heat is poor. Bamboo mat is easy for children to catch cold and is not suitable for selection.

shortcoming

The disadvantage of straw mat is easy to grow mites. Before using the new straw mat, it is better to expose it to the sun and pat it several times. In addition, the straw mat will absorb sweat and turn yellow after using for a period of time, so that it will be stained with grease and sweat stains.

In summer, we usually need to use mat. There are many kinds of mat. The most used are straw mat and bamboo mat. Which one is better?

Advantages and disadvantages of bamboo mat

Advantage

Bamboo mat is cool, durable and affordable.

shortcoming

The air permeability is poor, the softness is low, and the bedding is not easy to fold. The bamboo mat with spray painting pattern may cause contact dermatitis, and there will be some bamboo thorns on it, which will scratch the skin accidentally when sleeping.

How to choose straw mat

1. Look at the color of grass, spread out the mat, and look at the color. It is required to be even and consistent. If there are black, moldy, withered yellow grass, it does not meet the requirements of Grade A products.

2. See if the mat feel is smooth. Good quality straw mat will not have grass breaking, tendon breaking, edge breaking, no hair tip or scar. The head of the mat should be straight and the edge of the mat should be neat.

3. Whether the knitting is tight or not, the whole mat surface of the first-class product will not have the phenomenon of tightness, because the knitting tightness is different, there will be 'thin plug', which is very easy to expose the tendon, affecting the quality and service life.

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