Dust Mites Do Not Live in Your Air Ducts

Got more ads in the mail today about air duct cleaning and how it will remove dust mites from your duct work. Such a false claim.

First of all dust mites don’t crawl into the duct work and no the can’t fly either. Dust mites like to live where there is food and it’s dark and damp. Does that sound like your duct work? Not mine either. Your dust work may get moldy but it will not get infested with dust mites.

Another ad stated they will get rid of the allergens from dust mites. I’ll give that a 1/2 truth. The allergens that dust mites create are about 8-10 mircons in size so they really don’t stay airborne for long because that is fairly heavy. If you keep a good filter on your unit it will pretty much keep the allergens out.

Bottom line is I do believe in air duct cleaning. It is a good thing when it is needed and done right. I don’t like how some of these so called indoor air companies exploit people and allergies. The best thing you can do is learn how to prevent dust mites from becoming a problem in the first place.

Getting Rid of Dust Mites

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After being diagnosed with dust mite allergies customers sometimes feel overwhelmed with the amount of work that needs to be done in the home to start feeling some relief. I always tell customers it’s best to just take things one step at a time, the main focus is getting rid of these dust mites so they no longer bother you

Customers often ask how do I get rid of them? What should I buy?

My recommendations:

1)      Clean the house from top to bottom. Anything that can potentially cause or create dust needs to be cleaned or thrown away.

2)      Getting dust mite proof covers for your mattress, pillow, comforter and box spring. Putting these items on your bed will prevent dust mites from getting through and irritating you while you’e sleeping.

3)      Getting some De-mite Laundry additive, it’s a product that eliminated dust mites in bedding and washable clothing just simply add it to your favorite laundry detergent and consider dust mites from your bedding gone!

4)      Allergists always say the best thing to ever get rid of when dealing with dust mites is your carpet. Financially speaking that may not be something that can be done right away so we have a more cost-friendly product that can help keep dust mites away and that’s X-mite carpet treatment specifically designed to rid your carpeting and upholster furniture of harmful dust mite allergens and provide 90 days of allergy relief..

5)      Using Allersearch ADMS anti-allergen spray can get rid of the household dust mites in your home. This treatment lasts 30 days and can be sprayed on upholstered furniture, carpets and rugs, drapes, bedding, stuffed animals even your car.

6)     When cleaning and dusting everyone always has an aid they use to clean around the home the Allerdust spray is a great product to use It not only get’s rid of dust mites but also helps with pet dander and mold.. It picks up on mites and mold particles right before they become airborne.. A great product to haven when trying to get rid of mites.

7)      Furniture Polish and cleaners help with keeping dust mites out of upholstered furniture it’s hard to take a rag and wipe them down so the dust mite polish and cleaners do the job for you.

8)      Air Cleaners work wonders when trying to get rid of dust mites in the home. They remove small particles from the air and guarantee better quality air. They aren’t the cheapest but after investing in an air cleaner you will see a drastic change in your home.

These are the most important things I mention when speaking to a customer about getting rid of dust mites. For more information on dust mites fact and fiction click here. It won’t take long before you see any changes to your home and health.

Wishing you all the best,

Tiffany Daniel

AllergyStore.com – Serving our customers since 1989
800-771-2246

Everybody Has a Concrete Floor

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The first time I ever heard about someone staining the floors in their home was about 15 years ago. We had a friend that didn’t like the carpeting but could not afford to replace it with tile or wood. Susie’s solution was to ripe out the carpet and stain her floors. Up until then the only stained concrete floors I had seen were in warehouses and garages.

Fast forward to today and it is everywhere. I now see it in homes, restaurants and stores. It’s easier to take care of and in most cases cheaper than tile or wood floors.

We have been telling our customers that carpeting is not a good thing to have it when you have allergies. No matter how clean it looks it still holds all sorts of allergens including pollen, dust, grass and dust mites. I believe staining is a nice alternative that should be considered.

A while back I wrote an article on concrete floors after talking to a few customers. How to Stain Concrete Floors. This was what I knew about it. On my to do list is cleaning out the garage ans staining the floor.

Anyway here are a couple of videos I ran across on Youtube while looking for more information. The first one just confirms what we already know. The second one is step by step instructions.

Video – Controlling Allergens With Concrete Floors

Video – DIY Concrete Staining: How to Stain Concrete Floors

Wishing you the best of health

Mike Krause
AllergyStore.Com
800 771-2246

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