Interior design takes on a new level of importance, if you have someone at home who suffers from allergies. Although the number of possible triggers is endless, four devilish probably behind rhinorrhea asthma attacks are pollen, mold, dander and dust. The good news is that there is not much that can be done in the decorative front to minimize your risk.
1. The first rule of thumb to go too hard on allergies. Upholstery not have, no, as a trap for dust acts.
Dust, despite what kids like to say, not dead skin cells. Or rather, it's not fair. It is also a potent potpourri pollen, animal hair and mites course that feed on them.
In fact it is not even dust mites, which can cause an allergic reaction, their droppings. Once you know all, you breathe better choice sofas that can be cleaned with a damp cloth, such as leather, synthetic leather or vinyl.
If you go the route sofa fabric, choose a dense fabric, do not allow the dust to sink in. Choose to be the covers for cleaning and dust flies regularly between washings.
2 To select blinds instead of curtains and blinds are easy to clean, instead of blinds. When the curtains are a must, look for a light to take enough down and wash cloths regularly. Keep the windows clean of dust and mold.
hard floors are also better, so avoid carpets. If you need to go either as short as possible to the battery.
3 When the wool, which - although it is a trigger, cotton dhurries easily choose to clean carpets - India - on the spot. If you plan to have any form of carpet, investing in carpet shampoo. At the time of writing Argos V89 (argos.ie) Vax carpet cleaner has for € 160, a saving of Normal Price € 144.
4. The safest option is to remove rugs completely and go for wood, linoleum or tile in place. For a little more comfortable cork is a good choice, especially in a house with small children, not only for its warm and less noisy, but because to give it a little when dropped.
Cork Naturo (of naturocorkflooring.ie) has a number of flooring solutions pigments without solvents, varnishes only water-based adhesives, VOC (volatile organic compounds) with - chemicals that can trigger asthma and allergies. The lid is also completely sealed, so there is nowhere to hide dust. Prices range from 55 € to 75 € per square meter increases, including VAT.
If the mere thought of cork furnishings style reactions 1970 allergic triggers - What is the next step, wood chips and yarn? Rest assured, cork flooring has come a long way since then -. Naturo provides color and full customization service, which means that you can wear to look a cork basically what you want, such as marble or tile in any color.
5 For furniture, they remain on hard surfaces such as wood and steel, and clean - with a damp cloth. To keep the good wood, check the Malones specialized cleaners. Not only the smell of all-natural area of great beauty, is a partner of the Asthma - Society , which estimates that about 470,000 people in Ireland suffer from asthma. Many others suffer from allergies and detergents with harsh chemicals and solvents can cause both.
6 Because we spend a third of our lives in bed - unless you're a teenager, in this case, the closer to that a double - Allergy - Test - Reports room special advantages.
Go stuffed into the pillow bed with foam and hypoallergenic duvets instead feather or down. Dunnes has antiallergic blankets € 15 for a single and € 40 for "super king". Although recent research raises doubts about its effectiveness, there is no harm in packaging for mattresses, pillows and mattresses in protective allergy. M & S sleeves Cotton Mattress allergen of around € 35, which can last for many washes.
7 take a leaf from the book of hotel beds with a deep clean on a regular basis. The Irish Bed Hygiene Company (irishbedhygiene.com) provides a service such as hotels, inns schools and homes. It contains a vacuum with a high-strength industrial machine by a process followed UV light with the help of bacteria on the surface of the mattress and explosions ozone through the mattress to kill to get the right background.
The service costs 45 € for a double room and € 30 call for a single plus fee. Stains are not removed, but. Not gone to them any form or bacteria and removing mites
8 One of the hardest parts of young children with allergies is that suddenly become their toys the enemy. a box with a lid - Rather than explain how excited they will move little teddy bear in her new home only to drop.
Answer - Your view rooms in a plastic - storage box on wheels with lid Ikea (ikea.com) for 7 €. Or make your home something special with one hand, hand-painted toy box with your name on Kustom Kidz (kustomkidz.biz) from 149 €. Keep all toys, games and books stored in a similar manner.
9 PET - allergies are still heartbreaking and unfortunately anytime can develop. Before I shell out for Portuguese Water Dog (dog Obama) or a Russian Blue cat, you know that no animal completely hypoallergenic be guaranteed.
The trigger is actually a protein in the saliva and urine of the animals and their skin or dander is found transmitted when licking. If you already have a pet, at least keep them from the patient's room.
10 The same is true for plants containing the soil, the form, another trigger. The plants contained in pots baskets kind of marsh plants the worst offenders. If you are interested in having indoor plants, to reduce the likelihood of mold spores the ground traveling by finishing off with gravel.
11 Clean the windows, in particular window frames to keep them regularly free of mold and the same for faucets, sinks and bathtubs. The bathrooms are a special case for mold - the same - and be ventilated held should reduce moisture. If a window is opened simply to relieve the mold to open the door to pollen, to install an exhaust fan in place.
12 Clean or replace shower curtains regularly and be aware that PVC contains probably harmful VOCs emit. Hemp shower curtains are advertised as inherently anti-bacterial and mildew to be resistant, but the best way, with a shower no form of any kind of curtain to make sure is to open after the shower to dry quickly as possible.
use on the walls of the bathroom or shield tiles with mildew resistant paint. Ronseal has anti-mold paint available € 26 per container by WoodiesDIY.
13 does not attempt to blow bathroom with bleach - well - that's a trigger, can that be. For a good selection of natural alternatives, see "cleaning" in the Council of the County of Clare website (clarecoco.ie). Unfortunately, the main ingredient is the elbow grease in all of them.
This mold away not hang clothes on the radiators in winter. If possible, also in the dryer occurs and hang clothes off the line in place.
14 Consider investing in a dehumidifier. City Power (powercity.ie) has an anti-allergy air purifier Homedics € 120 and Dyson reduced for sale at a price below 700 € to 500 €.
15 Of course, it is not an application for allergies. CAIR is an intelligent sensor air quality in Ireland to the air in your home made, and learn what triggers your asthma and allergy.
Then it informs you if the air quality begins to reach a level that can trigger an attack, so you can take action - to open a window or take your allergy medications. Invented by sensors Nu-Wave is for sale on the site Asthma Society (of asthma.ie) of 159 €.
It is only in white, but if you are an allergy sufferer, is probably the wisest decision to make the interiors of this year.
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