Dust… there’s probably no way to completely avoid it but there are things you can do to prevent it from overwhelming your home. Dust is made up of all kinds of gross stuff— pollen, dead skill cells, clothing fiber, paper, mites, and all sorts of other nasty particles and entities. This can be just awful for asthma and allergy sufferers.
This can be just awful for asthma and allergy sufferers. Before you start getting the heebie-jeebies, read these 11 hacks for getting rid of dust in your home.
Get Rid of Your Feather Duster
Feather dusters just kick up dust and spread it around. When you’re cleaning use a damp cloth to wipe dust away.
Change Your Sheets and Bedding Once a Week
Dust mites feed off your dead skin cells. You can starve them by changing your bedding once a week. While you’re at it, you should cover your pillows, mattress, and box spring in allergen-proof covers.
Keep Clothes in Garment Bags
Place your clothing in garment bags or plastic containers to prevent them from shedding fibers and creating dust.
Air Purifiers
Air purifiers will help filter dust in your home. They don’t really have an effect on dust mites, so you can’t ditch cleaning all together but they do help those with allergies and asthma.
Reduce Clutter
Having clutter and chachkies around your home is just asking for dust to pile up. Get rid of things on your floor and on shelves if you can.
Avoid Carpeting
Dust mites LOVE carpets, so you’ll want to avoid them if you can. If not, try and vacuum daily and invest in a vacuum that has a double-layered microfiber bag or a HEPA filter.
Clean With Microfiber
Microfiber products hold tight to dust by creating an electrostatic charge. They’re also usually machine washable so you can reuse them. They have special microfiber dusting tools that are specifically for blinds, fans, floors, and other things that need dusting.
Leave Your Shoes Outside or At the Door
Your shoes collect dust, bacteria, and debris and you don’t want that inside your house. Add a doormat at the entrance of your home and ban shoes indoors, this can reduce lead dust and other contaminants up to 60 percent.
Sweep Your Floors
Don’t neglect floors that you can’t vacuum, they accumulate dust too. Sweep daily and toss what you sweep up into the garbage.
Mop Your Floors
Mopping up floors is a great way to get up dust that you missed while you were sweeping.
Beat Your Rugs and Cushion
Try to beat your rugs and cushions outside once a month to get dust out of it.
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