What to do if the item becomes moldy? How to prevent mold and mildew during the rainy season

 8:22am, 15 June 2025

If the items are left for a long time, mold will inevitably come, especially when the plum rainy season comes, everything at home likes to grow furry mold spots. How to remove these furry mold spots? How can we get rid of these molds? What should I do if the item becomes moldy? How to prevent mold and mildew during the rainy season. Open windows frequently. Put some insect-proof and mildew-proof products in wardrobe, shoe cabinet, bookcase, and bathroom, such as mothballs, activated charcoal, etc. Because not only clothing will be damaged, books, leather products, etc. may be corroded by mold and borers, and it is not enough to just put them in the closet.

Used with a hygroscopic absorber. Because humid environments are prone to breeding mold and borers, it should be used in conjunction with a hygroscopic device to absorb moisture and exert greater anti-mold and insect-proof effects.

Intermittent ventilation method

On the rainy days, close the doors and windows facing south or southeast (i.e. the upwind direction), and only the doors and windows in the downwind direction are opened to reduce water vapor entering the room. When the weather turns clear, you can open all doors and windows to accelerate the evaporation of moisture.

  Warm reminder: At noon, the air humidity outside is at its highest value, so it is not advisable to open the windows. Open the windows to adjust the indoor air in the afternoon or evening, when the climate is relatively dry.

Charcoal dehumidification method

Place 5 to 10 kilograms of black charcoal in each room, add water in advance and boil for 10 minutes, filter out the water and ventilate and dry it. After two days, place it in a breathable basket and place it diagonally in the room. For example, bamboo charcoal made of charcoal has more holes than charcoal and has stronger adsorption effect.

Lime moisture absorption method

Lime is an adsorbent, and 1 kg of quicklime can absorb about 0.3 kg of moisture in the air. On rainy days, you can wrap quicklime in cloth or sacks and place it in various parts of the room to keep the indoor air dry.

How to remove mold from clothes?

1. When there are moldy spots on the clothes, you can rub a little sprout buds at the moldy spots, and then rinse them with clean water to remove the moldy spots.

2. First brush with a soft brush, then wash it with alcohol. The old mold spots are first coated with light ammonia water, left for a while, then coated with potassium permanganate solution, and finally treated with sodium bisulfite solution and washed with water.

3. When there are mold spots on leather clothes, wipe them with a towel dip in soapy water. After removing the dirt, wash them immediately with clean water, and apply a gram of nail oil after drying.

4. The mold spots on white silk clothes can be scrubbed with 5% white wine to remove mold very well.

5. If there are mold spots in silk clothes, you can generally use a soft brush to brush in water. If the mold spots are heavy, you can apply 5% light salt water to the mold spots and leave it at 3% 26mdash; 5 minutes, and then rinse it with clean water.