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Why shouldn’t you dry laundry at home?
If it is recommended to dry your laundry in the sun, it is because it is a completely healthy and ecological habit. And for good reason, we know that the sun emits ultraviolet rays capable of eliminating a certain number of pathogenic organisms. On the other hand, indoor drying is not recommended. On the contrary.
By drying laundry at home, you allow moisture into your space, causing mold to appear. And it is the latter which can have serious repercussions on health:
Mold spreads quickly throughout the room
When you hang your laundry in a dryer, the humidity in the room increases by 30%, as specified in an article on the Consoglobe website. And for good reason, all the water in your laundry basket evaporates and spreads into the air.
Consequently, as humidity increases, the air in the room becomes contaminated with mold and fungus, the effects of which on health can be particularly harmful.
Humidity has repercussions on health, especially for asthmatics
For people with asthma, humidity can be a dangerous factor that can lead to difficulty breathing. As indicated on the health site, Medisite, if inhaling spores with mold is not dangerous, it is quite another for people with asthma and those with respiratory problems.
Humidity can lead to lung infection
Apart from people most at risk, such as those suffering from asthma, humidity can cause allergies as well as lung diseases. In much rarer but no less notable cases, it can lead to a lung infection that can be fatal.
