The 7 First Steps Towards an Allergy-Free Home
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2. Idle your car in the driveway or street if you must. Never idle in an attached garage! Fumes can seep into the home. Install a carbon monoxide detector in the closest room to the garage.
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3. Smokers can smoke outside. Smoke travels through a home, so smoking in one particular room is not a healthy alternative. Chemicals from cigarette smoke can remain in an environment for up to 10 years.
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4. Use non-toxic cleaning products instead of chemical brands. Toxic ingredients to avoid are chlorine, ammonia, methylene, chloride, phenol, formaldehyde, cresol, and xylene.
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5. Never mix household cleaning products. The combination of chlorine bleach with an ammonia cleanser. It will give off a toxic gas that is a severe respiratory irritant.
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6. Do not let pets in the bedrooms. All pets have dander…and it can be an allergen. We usually spend 6-8 breathing in the bedroom. Keep the bedroom as allergy-free as possible!
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7. Cover pillows and mattresses with 100% cotton pillow and bedcovers. They are more breathable and product less allergens than plastic and polyester.
If you’d like more Healthy Home Tips, then contact Debbie Mumm at www.healthy-environments.com Her booklet, 6 Dozen Healthy Home Tips is now available. It makes a terrific New Parent, or New Home gift!
Debbie Mumm lives in Grayslake, IL and has been an Indoor Air Specialist since 1996.
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