Diseases transmitted by slippers
An unusual task – to buy white slippers, wear only them at home, and even regularly shoot on camera – made me look differently at the problem of home shoes. I used to think that only hands are dirty after the street. How wrong I was …
Slippers and indoor clothes are my favorite things, I dive in them as soon as I cross the threshold of the house. This is what tells me: “You are at home, you are happy, you do not need to rush anywhere. Relax”.
I love buying myself new pants, T-shirts and bathrobes for the house. I change them every season and wash them every week. But the slippers … With them the opposite is true. I like to wear slippers to the holes: when a toenail is about to appear or the sole falls off. Why? Because every day home slippers are becoming more comfortable, softer and dearer.
But one day a doctor friend came over from a body hygiene conference and gave me a lecture. They say that in a month home slippers become a breeding ground for infection and dirt. I laughed – doctors like to scare us. But she agreed to the experiment she proposed and for a whole month wore white slippers, which are issued in hotels, in order to personally verify the inconsistency of her theory.
A day later, by the evening of the next day, boiling white slippers acquired a grayish tint. How so? I’m a fan of cleanliness, I go to the shower 2-3 times a day, I put on clean socks every time. Where does this treacherous grayness come from? Further more. A week later, drops of tea, ketchup appeared on the slippers, and the part that touches the feet became so dirty that it was disgusting to wear them in the morning.
It seemed that they even began to stick to their feet.
But I continued the experiment and honestly took these unfortunate slippers for a whole month. They became so dirty, even the household began to poke me: they say, you are neat, why you can’t wash your slippers. Funny, they themselves wear their blue, brown and red sneakers every year and do not notice anything! But they are just as dirty, just the color masks this horror.
The friend was right. Now, on her advice, I put my slippers into the washing machine once a month and wash them thoroughly with powder. I also bought myself two new pairs to replace. See the photo series “The Life of White Slippers” below – you will see for yourself what they have become.
Day one socks – perfect white
“Ideally, the slippers should be washed or decontaminated using an electric UV dryer once a month. Especially when slippers are worn on bare feet. A mass of bacteria and microbes accumulates on the feet, which can cause infectious skin diseases, fungal infections of the skin and nails.
Do not regret and throw away old slippers, worn to holes, – you will be healthier. Each house footwear must be strictly individual. If you have a habit of putting on someone else’s slippers in a hurry, stop it, it’s unhygienic; you endanger yourself and your household. When visiting, never use someone else’s, “guest” slippers: either bring personal ones from home, or go without them. And do not offer your guests: or buy a package of disposable slippers – so give them to strangers in your house. “
Or barefoot?
There are many popular signs that are categorically not advised to do this. There are certain days on which you can bring trouble to yourself and your loved ones, just walking around the house with bare feet. In addition, it was believed that walking without shoes was condemning oneself to poverty. After all, barefoot is the lot of the poor.
But doctors, on the contrary, for the habit of walking without slippers – according to doctors, this is only good for the body. Of course, this should be comfortable. Sitting with icy feet is also not worth it.
What are the best slippers to buy?
At firstmade from natural materials. For diseases of the joints, slippers made of woolen fabrics are ideal, with increased sweating of the feet (hyperhidrosis) – from cotton, bamboo, natural leather. Secondly, pay attention to the sole: there are slippers with a special orthopedic sole, in which the feet, tired during the day, relax. Do not chase after cheapness, do not buy sneakers for 80-100 rubles – synthetics and the absence of a sole will only harm.
By the way, some people love to wear slippers so much that they wear them not only on the street, but also in a feast, in the world, and in good people. And not necessarily mere mortals – stars too. We have collected them in our photo gallery – be inspired!
Madonna on the street was unrecognizable