We can take something as essential as good air quality for granted so we tend to forget about it. Neglecting the air quality in your home can lead to lung issues, increased allergies and lingering odors. You can help keep your home’s air clean with these tips.
Make sure that you have a regular routine for changing your filters. You can do a lot to help keep your air clean by changing your HVAC filters every 2 to 4 months. Filters get dirty very quickly and this is a very easy thing to overlook doing in your home.
Some people think that spraying air fresheners will help to clean the air. Unfortunately, air fresheners are simply causing more pollution in the air of your home. Most air fresheners contain chemicals, and these can actually cause more harm than good.
Let fresh air into your home. Open up all of your home’s windows in the spring. Since we tend to keep our home closed up tight during the winter our home’s air can get very stale. Even if you only open your windows for five minutes a day, you can help alleviate some of the air pollutants that have accumulated inside of your home.
Adding in live house plants is another great way to keep the air in your home fresh and clean. There are even certain plants that are known for reducing formaldehyde, benzene, xylene and carbon monoxide. A few of the plants that can do this are spider plants, aloe, gerbera daisy, golden pothos, snake plants, and weeping figs.
Although this trick may sound a little odd, taking your shoes off when you enter your home is an excellent way to improve the air quality. There are so many harmful things that can get stuck to the bottoms of our shoes, including pesticides, bacteria, feces, fungi and pollen. Not only will taking your shoes off when you get home help to keep your floors cleaner, but it will actually help to keep the air quality in your home better.
Air purifiers are another great and easy way to keep the air in your home clean. Air purifiers can be extremely effective at lessening the harmful particles that are in the air. Air purifiers are great for adults or children who have allergies and can also be helpful for people who have asthma. If you do have an air purifier in your home, you will want to make sure that you are checking the filter and changing it when it gets dirty.
When choosing cleaning supplies at the store, you should consider buying products that do not contain toxic chemicals. Chemicals in cleaning supplies can cause lung irritation and can also cause skin, eye, throat and nose irritation. Fortunately, there are many options that use more natural ingredients. You may even decide to make your own cleaning solutions with baking soda, vinegar, citrus juice and essential oils. You can find many different recipes online that will tell you the ingredients you need to make green cleaners.
