How to deal with pet hair during the shedding season?

The air purifier or the sticky tube, who is the best way to solve the pet hair problem?

Why can pets shed so much hair?

Pets are very gifted at shedding hair.

The quantity is amazing

For humans, a pore generally grows only one hair (some people may not even have one). While a pet's one pore can grow dozens of pet hairs.

This is because the hair follicles under the pet's skin come together to form a composite hair follicle. Compound hair follicles usually consist of a primary hair follicle and N secondary hair follicles. The primary follicle grows long, thick primary hairs, which are commonly referred to as guard hairs.

The secondary follicles grow two different forms of pet hair, a coarse-fine-coarse form known as mane and a curlier form known as fleece.

Together, these hairs add up to a pet hair density of approximately 11,000 hairs/cm2 (W. Meyer, 2002).

(Incidentally, the density of human hair is 615 hairs/cm2. This is why you lose hair, your pet loses hair, and you are the only one who is bald.)

The body surface area of a 4 kg pet is about 2,500 cm2, or roughly 27.5 million pet hairs on a cat.

Hair loss time

The growth rate of these tens of millions of hairs varies with the duration of light.

Changes in pet hair growth for pets living in the Northern Hemisphere:

New hair growth simultaneously promotes the shedding of old hairs. This means that from April or May until next January, your cat may be in a state of "dandelion" hair loss.

Once a year, for 10 months at a time.

So what are the best ways to remove pet hair?

What are the magic tools to remove pet hair?

For different scenarios, what are the magic tools to remove pet hair?

For the pet itself

It is recommended to brush your pet's hair at least once a week, and try to comb it daily for long-haired cats.

Choose a comb with more friction to take away more of the floating hairs on your pet during the combing process.

However, because of the high friction, it is easy to tear the pet too fast or too hard, so pay attention to the strength of the comb and the pet's mood. When the pet is impatient, stop in time.

If you lose too much hair, you can also give your pet a bath in the spring and summer.

The densest area of hair on a pet's body is the abdomen. However, if the owner is not used to combing the hair, you can start with the chin on the top of the head and transition slowly.

Floors and smooth surfaces

Vacuum cleaners are good for floors and smooth surfaces, and are a must for cat-owning families.

It is best to have a snack or toy waiting for your pet at the end

If it is not convenient to use a vacuum cleaner, you can use rubber gloves, electrostatic mop (about 30rmb can buy a mop plus more than a hundred pieces of replacement electrostatic paper), but also very affordable and useful.

When your pet sheds a lot of hair in spring and summer, it is best to clean it every day or every other day.

There is a special tip, when cleaning, must remember to regularly clean the gap between the socket and plug.

Otherwise, dust and hair build up in the crevices and may easily catch fire when energized.

For soft clothing

For soft clothing, the first thing to mention is our old friend the sticky lint cylinder.

In addition to the paper tube version, there are also special sticky lint tubes that can be used over and over again.

For clothes with too much sticky lint, you can use the dryer to heat up the clothes before washing. When washing, add a fabric softener or white vinegar to make it easier for pet hair to come off the clothing. Remember to clean up after using the dryer and washing machine.

For soft furniture such as carpets and sofas

If you don't have a vacuum cleaner, or don't have a brush-like suction head. For more stubborn pet hair, you can use these two dark horse players.

Lint removal sponge (9.9rmb) -

and pumice (9.9rmb The kind that removes dead skin from the body is fine) -

Are air purifiers useful for pet hair?

Air purifiers are mainly used to filter particles in the air. Most pet hair will sink to the ground, for the prevention of dander allergies have some effect, but still need to be cleaned regularly.