Tips to reduce allergens in the home

Many people seek refuge indoors at this time of year, when the outside air is full of pollen and other allergens. For allergy sufferers, however, be equally the air inside problematic.

The dust that accumulates particles in a house with common household allergens such as dust mites and pet dander. If dust, furniture, carpets and hard surfaces is changed, allergens can take the air and reduce indoor air quality.

Now is the perfect time to make your home cleaner and healthier by common allergens out of the house and improving your indoor air. Even if you have asthma or allergies, everyone can enjoy a better quality of indoor air.

"The way in making your home clean is important," said Justin Bates, president of Stanley Steemer International, Inc. "Do not remove the majority of the routines of cleaning only due allergens on their. If your routine cleaning is not specifically to eliminate dust, and allergens, it can only move, transmitting allergens in the air. "

In order to maximize your cleaning efforts while reducing allergens, consider the following tips:

To regularly catch • dust from hard surfaces with a damp cloth or with dust and castle called dry towels.

• you frequently wash your linens and bedding. This can help control dust mites in your home.

• Vacuum often. Although cleaning can sometimes cause allergic reactions, releasing dust into the air, vacuuming the floors, once or twice a week reduces dust and allergens. Be sure to capture dust your vacuum cleaner with HEPA filter.

• Use leaves a professional carpet cleaning service certificate for deep cleaning your carpets spots, stains and dirt behind regular vacuuming to remove. Ensure a service that is qualified to reduce allergens in the home.

• Protect yourself when doing housework with a mask. Can check after cleaning for a few hours to allergens in the air to avoid.

• Reduction of animal hair. If you have allergies, do not keep animals feathers or fur like birds, dogs and cats at home. Animal saliva and dead skin, pet hair as is known, can cause allergic reactions. If you already have a pet, keep it out of the bedroom.

• Excluded pollen. Check your windows for a film of pollen on the frame or thresholds. A simple way to prevent pollen from entering your home to keep windows and doors closed. Use it to clean an air filter and regularly, or run the air conditioning and the filter often change.

About 70 million Americans suffer from asthma and allergies. If you are one of them to be proactive. National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month is the perfect time to take action to eliminate the cause of your home, so you can now breathe easier. A clean home is a healthy home.

For more tips on how to reduce allergens in your home, and more information about asthma and services hypoallergenic carpet cleaning, go to StanleySteemer.com.

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