Dust is a never-ending bother. It gets everywhere and makes you sneeze. Besides, if you or someone at home suffers from allergic reactions and asthma, these particles affect their quality of life. So if you always return to a home with layers of dust, you need to do more than clean.
Here are eight tips to control dust at home and clear up the air.
Why does it seem difficult to get rid of dust?
Household dust particles aren’t just dead skin cells. Dirt from outside (especially in a bustling city), smog, and gunk land on your floors every time you open a window or forget to shut the door.
How to reduce indoor dust
As already mentioned, dust comes from many sources, both inside and outside your home. Equally, the actions you can take to prevent dust from spreading are countless.
Here are the essential tips to prevent indoor dust.
Tip #1: Place a doormat
Your feet carry dirt from outside, so you become a source of dust every time you get back from work or the grocery store. Invest in a doormat and wipe your feet well before getting back inside.
Tip #2: Leave your shoes at the entrance
Besides wiping your shoes on a mat, it’s a good idea to take off your shoes. Assign an area for your footwear to rest at the entrance and slip into something more comfortable that you don’t take outside—like sandals or flip-flops.
Tip #3: Keep your pets neat and healthy
When your pets are shedding, it’s mountains of hair and pet dander. Not only that, if you don’t clean their paws after they take a walk, they’ll bring more dirt.
To keep pet dander in control, bathe them and wash their bedding regularly. Besides, if you sneeze too much while napping, maybe you should train your pets to stop sleeping with you.
Tip #4: Replace your carpeting
Carpets and mats are huge dust traps, so you have to clean them constantly to keep dust in check. Vacuum the carpets weekly and launder washable mats once or twice a month.
If your allergies are too severe to this point, consider replacing your carpets with wooden paneling or vinyl floors to reduce the amount of dust.
Tip #5: Declutter main rooms
Fewer surfaces mean fewer places for dust to fall on, so decluttering might be a good idea. If you are not looking for a big decluttering project, it’s ok—there is no need to throw or donate all your stuff.
You can start with the easiest room—usually your living room or other high-traffic rooms. Pick up every item you don’t use, clean each one individually, and store everything.
Tip #6: Wipe lightly dusty surfaces with a damp cloth
Dusting sounds like the solution, but it’s not that effective. Sure, it can help remove dust from some surfaces, but only to float again in the air, waiting to cling onto another surface. Instead, you can use a damp cloth to trap dust as you wipe.
Hack: Wrap microfiber cloths around kitchen tongs or a ruler for curtains and hard-to-reach places.
Tip #7: Use a quality vacuum cleaner
If you don’t have one already, get a high-quality vacuum cleaner with a HEPA filter; this type of filter forces the dust and pollen to its mesh and traps everything tight. People with allergies will thank you for the better air quality.
Tip #8: Change your bedding every week
It might be a chore, but you should change your bedding often and shower before sleep whenever possible. Dust mites love bed linens, so if you get a runny nose in bed, chances are you have a microscopic infestation.
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The key to a dust-free home is constant cleaning.
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