During each season, there are different ways toxins and pollutants make their way into our homes. For instance, in the winter months, everyone keeps their home or apartment closed for warmth and protection against the elements. The windows are never opened to allow in the breeze, especially with rising heating costs. The indoor air quality drops during these months. You and members of your family tend to become sick or tired more often during the winter.<\/p>\n
Usually, we attribute this to flu season or something else, but it is possible that there are other factors hurting the air quality in your home. Toxins could be lurking that are making you sick. In spring and summer, we tend to keep our windows closed as well to try and keep heat and allergens like pollen from making their way into our homes. This can lead to stagnant, stale, and recycled air filled with all sorts of harmful toxins that have been building up over time.<\/p>\n
One of our staff members saw a story on the Today Show this morning before coming into the office. The television segment and the accompanying article concentrated on 6 possible sources of toxins that might be affecting your family. These sources included mattresses, cleaning products, kitchenware, shower curtains, paints, and your carpet. By taking a few steps, you can control these environmental factors and limit your exposure to allergens.<\/p>\n
Most mattresses are made using chemicals that can emit toxic vapors that cause respiratory problems. Another allergen that is trapped in your mattress is dust mites. Dust mites cause allergic reactions and breathing problems. To protect against dust mite allergen, we recommend encasing your mattress and pillow in BedCare<\/a> encasings. These encasings help your breathing by controlling dust mite allergens and your exposure to that allergy trigger.<\/p>\n When you are cleaning your home, you are exposing yourself to many different chemicals. The average person can be exposed to hundreds of different chemicals just from the personal care and cleaning products they use. Most make the mistake of assuming that because a product is on a shelf at a store, it must be safe to use. Unfortunately, this isn\u2019t always the case. Many traditional cleaning products are filled with a whole host of chemicals that can be toxic to humans and our pets.<\/p>\n By avoiding chlorine bleach, ammonia, and other acid-based cleaning products that can irritate the eyes and lungs, you can improve your quality of life. Switching to natural products instead is a great way to help detox your home. At Achoo Allergy, we offer many cleaning products specially designed to help you clean and care for your home without the need for harsh chemicals and toxins. Using cleaning products from brands like AllerTech<\/a> allows you to create a much safer and healthier environment. Cleaning products like AllerTech\u00ae No More Mildew Protective Coating<\/a>, AllerTech\u00ae NAS-12 All Purpose Cleaning Solution<\/a>, Mite-y Clean All-Natural Laundry Detergent<\/a>, Mite-y Clean All-Natural Laundry Additive<\/a> use safer ingredients to clean your home.<\/p>\n In addition to safer cleaning products to clean your home, you can also use the completely chemical-free cleaning power of steam cleaners. When done correctly, steam cleaning can kill up to 99.99% of germs and bacteria. As the name suggests, it uses steam to thoroughly clean the surfaces of your home. It does this by heating water past its boiling point, resulting in powerful steam that’s funneled through different versatile nozzles. Steam cleaners work well at cleaning buildup, residue, dirt, and grime from all sorts of areas in your home. In addition, while cleaning, it also sanitizes and disinfects, neutralizing allergens, dust mites, and harmful bacteria. Our favorite steam cleaners include the Reliable Pronto 200CS Portable Steam Cleaner<\/a>, Reliable 300CS Steam Cleaning System<\/a>, Reliable 200CU steam cleaning mop<\/a>.<\/p>\n Most of us are aware of how important it is to read food labels in order to avoid putting harmful things into our bodies. But when was the last time you paid attention to the ingredients list on your personal care products or beauty products? Unfortunately, there are many harmful chemicals in the products we use to clean our homes and the products we use on our bodies. Cleaning products, laundry detergents, deodorant, shampoo, and other personal body care products can often be filled with harmful toxins! Many of these ingredients may even include known carcinogens, skin irritants, and hormone disruptors.<\/p>\n Though it may be difficult to believe that these ingredients are, in fact, legal and commonly used, the truth is that the beauty and personal care industry is actually seriously under-regulated in the United States. In fact, the FDA doesn\u2019t even require safety testing of ingredients in personal care products and only bans 11 substances. Meanwhile, the UK alone bans over 1,300 ingredients. Moreover, according to the EWG (Environmental Working Group), women themselves use an average of 12 personal care products each day. This means exposure to up to 168 chemical ingredients. It’s never been more crucial to pay attention and understand what’s lurking in your personal care products. That way, you can choose the healthiest and safest options for you and your loved ones!<\/p>\n At Achoo Allergy, we carry many non-toxic, skin-sensitive personal care products and hypoallergenic hair care products for you to choose from. One of our favorite brands is Vanicream. Vanicream offers many different Dermatologist Tested skin-sensitive products, including their Liquid Cleanser<\/a>, Facial Moisturizer (SPF 30)<\/a>, Gentle Body Wash<\/a>, and Aluminum Free Deodorant<\/a>. In addition to skin care we also love Vanicream’s Shampoo<\/a> and Conditioner<\/a> as well!<\/p>\n Avoiding stagnant air during the summer and winter months can be as simple as replacing your HVAC Filter<\/a>. Ideally, these filters should be changed at least every 1-3 months in order to keep your air clean and your system running efficiently. Additionally, simply allowing fresh air into your home from time to time can make a world of difference in your indoor air quality. A helpful tool for allergy season is the Safeguard Window Filter<\/a>, which lets you keep your windows open, letting fresh air in, but helps keep allergies out!<\/p>\n Probably one of the most important tools you can invest in when looking to improve indoor air quality is a high-quality Home Air Purifier<\/a> or an Air Purifier For Bedroom<\/a> use, for the most efficient air cleaning you want to try and find an air purifier with a HEPA Filter<\/a> and\/or an activated carbon filter. This is because these filters are extremely efficient at removing allergens, pollutants, and chemicals from your home’s air. We recommend the Advanced HEPA+ Air Purifier<\/a>, and the Honeywell HPA5100B<\/a>, HPA5200B<\/a>, HPA5300<\/a> InSight™ HEPA Air Purifiers.<\/p>\n House paint can release low-level gases into the air. In some cases, these gases are present for years, destroying the indoor air quality of your home. These toxic chemicals are called VOCs<\/a>, or volatile organic compounds. VOCs are also given off by many types of glue used to install wall-to-wall carpeting. To improve the air quality in your home, you need to check out an air purifier<\/a> that is designed for removing pollutants and chemicals.<\/p>\n Carpets provide a cozier vibe to our homes, but unfortunately, they can also introduce a whole host of toxins into our air. Carpets can also trap dirt, debris, allergens, dust, lead, fleas, and dust mites. It’s important when dealing with carpets to find a high-quality Vacuum Cleaner<\/a> to help control dust and allergens in your home. You can invest in a vacuum with a HEPA Filter<\/a> to help remove allergens like dust mites, dust, pollen, dirt, and debris. In particular, Vacuums<\/a> with HEPA filters can help clean the air and the floor at the same time, making life that much easier. We offer many top-of-the-line vacuum cleaners to choose from, including the Miele HX2 Pro Cordless Vacuum<\/a>, Complete C3 Marin Canister Vacuum<\/a>, and the CX1 Boost Parquet Bagless Vacuum<\/a>.<\/p>\n At the end of the article, the author offers some great advice. You need to make changes and adapt to improve the air quality in your home. Covering your mattress with allergy relief bedding, using a vacuum with a HEPA<\/a> filter, and checking out an air purifier and more natural cleaning products will help you and your family feel and breathe better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" During each season, there are different ways toxins and pollutants make their way into our homes. For instance, in the winter months, everyone keeps their home or apartment closed for warmth and protection against the elements. The windows are never… <\/p>\nSwitch to Non-Toxic Allergy-Friendly and Cleaning Products<\/b><\/h4>\n
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