For Your Health

Clean first for Health, then appearance.

 

The Environmental Protection Agency and its Science Advisory Board have consistently ranked indoor air pollination among the top five environmental risks to public health.  Also, according to the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, 50% of all illnesses are caused by or aggravated by polluted air.  Over 40 million Americans suffer from allergies due to home bio-pollution.  If you, your family or your staff has allergies or asthma you already know that many things can bring on, or trigger asthma attacks are called episode.  Some things that trigger asthma attacks are called allergen.  Some people get symptoms from only one allergen, like dust mites.   For other people, more than one kind of allergen can trigger an episode.

 

 Every home has dust mites. (see link below for more information about dust mites)

 In the average home over two million dust mites.  And mites can double their number in hours, produce ten to twenty pieces of feces per day.  You get one hundred thousand dead bodies and thirty million pieces of feces added to your home every day.  You can’t see them but they are there.  They hide in your carpet, upholstery, drapes, mattress, and pillows.   They feed on our skin flakes, as we shed about two pounds each year.  We spend about a third of our lives in bed so most dust mites are in our pillows, bedding and bedroom carpets.  You can control them by keeping bedding clean and controlling dust.  Dust mites in the bedroom as well as other rooms in the home, are triggers for people with allergies and asthma. 

 

Dirty carpets and fabrics hold dust mites, pollens and animal dander.  That equals allergies and asthma.  Having carpets and upholstery, area rugs and mattresses professionally cleaned on a regular basis will greatly reduce the allergens. 

 

Other things that can reduce the allergens in your home…

 

- Vacuum carpets at least once a week using a HEPA  filter vacuum cleaner

- Don’t allow carpets to remain damp or wet for longer than 24 hours

- Clean and dry window frames and sills regularly

- Clean ceiling fans and light fixtures at least monthly

- Use washable rugs at doors to catch dust, pollen, and soil .

- Wash rugs at least monthly.

- Vacuum upholstered furniture regularly.

- Damp mop hard surface floors at least weekly.

- Have carpets, upholstery, area rugs, and mattresses professionally cleaned regularly.

 

Check out our chart below for  some cleaning guides for your best health.   Also check out the research on dust mites below. 

Learn all about Dust Mites