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20 Quick Tips For A Healthier Home
Take a quick glance through these quick tips. It's easy to make your home healthier one step at a time. Remember, making healthy is an ongoing process.
5 Quick Tips To Reduce Chemical Exposure
- Choose personal care products that are free of added fragrance and dye or have natural additives.
- Avoid chlorine bleach, and read labels to choose cleaning products with the least chemicals. Follow the manufacturer's directions regarding ventilation during use.
- Only buy the amount of cleaning supplies, paints, and automotive products that you will use in a short amount of time because many of these products emit harmful gases even while being stored.
- Minimize dry cleaning and make sure the clothing is completely dry and the odor is not excessive before bringing it home.
- Forbid smoking in your home.
5 Quick Tips To Reduce Airborne Particles:
- Dust often to reduce dust build-up. When possible, get rid of dust catchers such as dust ruffles, curtains, knick knacks, and carpet.
- Vacuum often with a HEPA vacuum that prevents dust from re-entering the air through the exhaust.
- Replace furnace filters regularly. For best filtration, use a pleated, high efficiency filter.
- Consider a HEPA air cleaner or filters for your HVAC vents.
- Keep doors and windows closed, especially during fall and spring pollen seasons.
5 Quick Tips To Manage Mold:
- Look for leaks around pipes in the attic and basement and take immediate steps to seal a leak if found.
- Keep humidity at around 45%. In hot months, dehumidifiers can be necessary especially in basements or areas with naturally high humidity. In cold months, condensation on cold walls, windows, and pipes encourages mold growth. Use a humidity monitor to help you maintain the proper level.
- Use ventilation fans in bathrooms to take humidity out of the room.
- Throw out moldy or mildewed articles such as books, toys, and shoes that are difficult to clean.
- Watch for mold in common trouble spots like under sinks, around tubs, in refrigerator drip pans, on window sills in winter - and remove mold promptly to prevent the spread of mold spores and more growth.
5 Quick Tips To Control Cockroaches:
- Do not allow cardboard boxes and paper bags to accumulate. Get rid of cardboard storage boxes.
- Stack firewood well away from your home. Keep leaves and debris away from your home.
- Block all areas where roaches could enter the home, including crevices, wall cracks and windows.
- Cockroaches need water to survive, so fix and seal all leaky faucets and pipes.
- Don't Feed Them!
- Keep food in lidded containers and put pet food dishes away after your pets are done eating.
- Vacuum and sweep the floor after meals, and take out garbage and recyclables.
- Use lidded garbage containers in the kitchen.
- Wash dishes immediately after use and clean under stoves, refrigerators & toasters where crumbs can accumulate.
- Wipe off the stove and other kitchen surfaces and cupboards regularly.
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Closing Thoughts
Small steps can make a big difference. We hope you will share this information with anyone you know who wants to have a healthier home. We actively monitor our Facebook Account and invite you to share your thoughts or questions about any of these tips as we're here to help.
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