Not discerning the naked eye of dust mites - their size is from 0.1 to 0.5 mm. Unlike bugs and fleas, they do not bite and do not suck blood, they do not tolerate any diseases, that is, at first glance, completely harmless. However, half a century ago, scientists found out that dust pliers are saprophytes, as well as their products of their livelihoods in the form of excrement and are the main household allergen.
Allergy - Beach of our time. More and more people who also have allergic reactions of unclear etiology: nasal congestion, sneezing, itching, tear, cough, and during the examination it turns out that the cause of allergy is dust pliers and their livelihoods. In the US, for example, 20 million people are diagnosed with allergies on dust ticks, and more than 80% of asthmatics are the mites caused the disease.
People have to take antiallergenic drugs, but it is also necessary to reduce the allergic load on the body, that is, to get rid of dust and dust mites. Immediately warn: it is impossible to completely get rid of dust and, accordingly, the dust ticks are not possible in principle, even with the help of special chemicals, but without any chemistry, you can significantly improve the quality of life, if you follow this recommendation.
1. Reduce the temperature and humidity
Optimal conditions for dust mites - high temperature and air humidity above 50%. It means to deprive them of comfortable conditions of existence, these indicators need to lower: temperature - up to 18-22 ° C, and humidity up to 40%. To regulate the temperature today there are plenty of opportunities - air conditioners, split-systems, controls on batteries, but it is more difficult to determine the moisture content, for this you will need a hygrometer, a simple and not very expensive device.
Quick the room more often, if possible, keep the windows on the microwave all day. This will not only provide the inflow of oxygen and refresh the air, but also reduce its humidity. At the same time, it should not be too low, in too dry air dust is easier to circulate. There are special air dryers, but they should be used only if the air humidity has increased significantly.
Air cleaners can be a good option. Two fans, ultraviolet lamp and a special filter cleaned air from small dust particles together with dust ticks contained in them and other allergens.
2. Regular wet cleaning
It needs to be done at least 1-2 times a week, be sure to be a damp cloth, which should be washed in flowing hot water, and then wash with soap. Moreover, it is necessary to wipe not only the surface of the furniture, but also a soft upholstery of sofas and chairs. If they are removable coatings (sofa decks, blankets, etc.), then they must be erased more often.
If there are no coatings, then here you have a wonderful "grandmother" way: you take the old sheet, wipe it with water, cover the sofa or armchair and simply knock out with a knuckle for carpets. You wonder how much dust after that remains at bed sheet. Using regularly in this way, do not forget to export it every time in hot water and put down under the running point to be guaranteed to remove all dust ticks from the fabric.
Another good way is homemade spray for removing dust and dust mites. Such funds are on sale, but it is expensive and not always effective, it is much easier to make it yourself.
You will need 2 cups of distilled water and 2 h. Spoons of tea tree oil. Mix them, keep spray in a dark bottle and be sure to shake before each use so that the oil is distributed evenly. When cleaning, spray the spray not only on the surface of the furniture, but also on carpets, palaces and a soft upholstery, and after a short time, the symptoms of allergies on dust mites will decrease.
3. What should the vacuum cleaner
Wet cleaning is not able to replace the removal of dust with a vacuum cleaner - actually it is the second stage after you remove dust from the floor, upholstered furniture, carpets. Do not forget about the curtains with curtains, which also accumulates a lot of dust; They should also be erased more often, and when cleaning vacuuming.
If in the house of Allergies, then the usual vacuum cleaner can not do. "Wash" upholstered furniture problematic, and it is it that it is a real dust collector, that is, an ideal habitat for dust ticks. Therefore, it is worth buying a cleaning steam vacuum cleaner, which with the help of a steam can kill ticks on upholstered furniture and in floor coatings (carpets, palaces, carpet, etc.).
Please note that the vacuum cleaner is equipped with a filter, which reduces the emission of dust from it itself. If wet cleaning needs to be made 1-2 times a week, then vacuuming - 2-3 times, even if it seems to you that there is no special dust. For such microscopic creatures, like dust pliers, even this quantity will be enough. Most of all dust is usually accumulated on the rug in front of the entrance door, under beds and other furniture on the legs, and in the absence of legs - around the furniture itself. Near the doorways, it is also a lot.
If you suffer allergies, when a vacuum cleaner works, wear a regular medical mask, which you can buy in a pharmacy, because the dust will still be circulated in the air in one way or another.
4. Washing
With allergies on dust ticks, it is especially important to wash bedding properly, as it is in the bed of medium-sized dust mites and a table and a house - they can dwell there from 100 thousand to 10 million.
Ticks die at temperatures above 60 ° C, so we wash bedding at a higher temperature, and if you add a few more droplets of eucalyptus essential oil, then the studies show, you can get rid of 99% of these uninvited guests.
The favorite habitat of dust ticks is a bedroom. In addition to bed linen, they nest in pillows, blankets, mattresses, so their choice and care for them should be approached very responsibly, since it is in bed for up to 70% of these parasites in your home in your dwelling. In the mattress, if it is not necessary to process it, up to 10% of the tick and its excrement accumulate. Therefore, pay attention to hypoallergenic bedding: pillows, blankets, mattresses in which dust pliers will not find suitable conditions for habitat. For the mattress it is worth purchasing a special protective cover from ticks. Sofa pillows also represent a potential danger, therefore, with strong allergies, it is better to get rid of them.
5. And we freeze them!
However, it is possible to go and otherwise: what is impossible to wash at high temperatures (sofa pillows, large soft toys, etc.), you can frozen well. If it turns out to shove them in the freezer at least in turn, it is enough to hold the day-two, and if there are harsh frosts in your places, then this is the right time to be frozen. After that, how to unlock and select these items to get rid of the dead ticks.
6. Kizelgur, or info
Most, most likely, and did not hear about the Kizelgure - fine powder, which is made of diatoms of algae, which are fossil remains of tiny aquatic cylindrical organisms with sharp, as a razor, edges. Kizelgur is a deadly danger for dust ticks and other small parasites.
Kizelgur (it must be eating) scatter with a thin layer on all surfaces (carpets, palaces, mattresses and beds, beds, domestic animals, etc.), leave at least two hours, and better at night, and then vacuuming. Such a procedure is able to significantly reduce the population of dust ticks.
7. Houseplants: harm and benefits
Indoor plants are not only an interior decoration, but also a dust collection place, so they need to be regularly wiped with a damp cloth or, if possible, rinse under the jet of water. It is very important to comply with the correct irrigation regime so that the mold does not appear on the damp soil, another source of allergies.
However, there are plants that perfectly clean the air in the house: spathifilum, gerbera, golden epiprem, dipcisis yellowish, phylogendron, drazes, etc.
8. Household chemicals - with caution!
It has long been proven that household chemicals that will probably find in each house can cause allergies. These are not only cleaning agents and cleaning facilities, but also air fresheners, which, over time, can aggravate allergic syndrome and increase the risk of bronchial asthma, including children. Try to acquire cleaning products that include natural and vegetable ingredients.
9. Homemade pets - culprits and victims
Do you know that dust pliers cause allergies not only in humans, but also in domestic animals? This is evidenced by the results of tests: from 30% to 80% of proven dogs and cats suffer from allergies on dust mites, which is expressed in itching, the appearance of recurrent inflammation of the ear or infection exposure.
However, our fluffy pets are not only the victims of this parasite, but also in many respects the perpetrators of its distribution, as they are an excellent feed base for it. At the same time, the cat's wool can remain on carpets to 4 months, even subject to careful cleaning, and if she sank in your bed, then this term is extended by an order.
Many soft-grateful owners of their homework in all indulge in their pets and thus harm their health and their family. It is very important to teach a cat or a dog never enter the bedroom, especially in the nursery, then there will be less dust ticks. It is clear that only units will be able to show this power, so try at least that animals do not fall in your bed.
They should not have access to bed linen in the closet or in the dresser, and to clothing, as they inevitably leave their wool on them together with dust mites. Ideally, pets, of course, should be kept on the street, but in practice there are such conditions only in private homes, and not all breeds are able to endure our cold.
And, nevertheless, you need to try to minimize the possibilities for the spread of dust mites through animals: regularly bathe them and wash their bedding in very hot water.
10. Rugs and home slippers
There is one wonderful tradition in our country - coming into the house, remove street shoes. Judging by foreign films, "there" is not accepted, and completely in vain, because we bring a lot of dirt from the street, which, hungry, turns into dust.
Studies have shown that up to 40% of substances that pollute our homes are in the air, and the maximum value of home dust concentration reaches in mats near the staircase. It is best if it is grateful rugs, of which it is easier to shake dust.
So, perevating after arriving from work in cozy home slippers, you not only create comfort for allocated legs, but also reduce the amount of dust in the house, and therefore the amount of dust ticks.
11. Means for air purification
It will be not about sprays, but about air filters or cleaners, which must be equipped with a HEPA filter - it is able to remove up to 90% allergens. When operating the air purifier, the window in the room must be completely closed, otherwise the cleaning procedure will be ineffective. Do not forget to regularly clean the filters on the need to regularly remove the accumulated dust from them.
12. What else can you take to get rid of dust and dust ticks
Clean - pledge of health. This concerned expression is because it has become so true. Of course, it is not necessary to turn into a fanatus, running around the house with a damp cloth and chasing every dust, but it is simply necessary to get your dwelling with an unbiased look.
- Does the floor lie on the floor, the palace or is the carpet? Then you never get rid of dust ticks: studies have shown that where the floors are not covered, dust up to 90% less. Maybe you should sacrifice your ideas about beauty for health?
- Curtains and curtains accumulate the striking amount of dust. Or maybe you should replace them with modern stylish blinds?
- Do you hang pictures and photos on the walls, and how often do you wipe the dust from them? It must be done with each cleaning.
- Try to remove on closed shelves of cabinets, racks and dresser all that is capable of collecting dust: books, business papers, different trinkets.
- Decorative pillows on the sofa are not only beautiful, but also convenient. Choose pillows with such a filler in which dust pliers will not find asylum, and erase their covers more often.
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