House Cleaning Boise Fact: House dust is a mixture of materials that can include textile fibers, decomposing insect parts, pet dander, human and animal hair, food leftovers, pollen grains, skin flakes, insulation, sand and other organic materials.
Source: www.dustfree.com
House Cleaning Boise Tip: When you vacuum, some of this dust can remain in the dirt container, even after it’s emptied. The BISSELL Healthy Home VacuumTM uses Microban antimicrobial product protection to fight the growth of bacteria, mold and mildew within the vacuum so these microbes don’t multiply and cause odors.
Source: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
House Cleaning Boise Fact: A typical used mattress can have from 100,000 to 10 million dust mites and 10% of the weight of a two-year-old pillow can be composed of dead mites and their droppings.
Source: http://www.ehso.com/ehshome/dustmites.php
House Cleaning Boise Tip: Apply Acarosan dust mite control spray to pillows and mattresses up to every 2 weeks to kill dust mites and then vacuum with the BISSELL Healthy Home VacuumTM to remove their allergens.
Source: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
House Cleaning Boise Fact: An estimated 6 million Americans are allergic to cats and approximately one third of them have cats in their home.
Source: www.allergybegone.com
House Cleaning Boise Tip: Reduce exposure to pet dander by creating pet-free zones in bedrooms and use a vacuum with superior cleaning, like the BISSELL Healthy Home VacuumTM, to remove allergens like dander from carpets and upholstery where pets play and sleep.
Source: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/pet-allergies/HQ01204 and BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
Fact: Nearly 100,000 dust mites can live in one square yard of carpet
Source: www.aerias.org
House Cleaning Boise Tip: Use Acarosan dust mite powder on carpeting monthly to kill dust mites and then use the BISSELL Healthy Home VacuumTM to remove the dust mite allergens. The vacuum’s AiretightTM HEPA system prevents the allergens from being spread back into the room.
Source: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
House Cleaning Boise Fact: More than 40 million people in the U.S. suffer from year-round indoor allergies
Source: www.aaai.org
House Cleaning Boise Tip: If you are one of these 40 million and hire a cleaning service to clean your home, make sure they use your equipment, not theirs. Some vacuums can harbor and spread allergens and odor-causing bacteria.
Cleaning Tip: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
House Cleaning Boise Fact: More than 35 million people in the U.S. have seasonal allergic rhinitis (hay fever).
Source: www.aaaai.org
House Cleaning Boise Tip: Take a shower after spending time outside to remove pollen that collects on hair and skin.
Source: www.aaaai.org
House Cleaning Boise Fact: There are more mold spores in the air than any other biological particle.
Source: Clean House by Alison Haynes
House Cleaning Boise Tip: Reducing dampness is the first line of defense against mold. The second line of defense is the Healthy Home VacuumTM. It suctions up and traps mold spores that have settled onto surfaces, and the AiretightTM HEPA filtration prevents the spores from being spread back into the room.
Source: Clean House
House Cleaning Boise Fact: The U.S. EPA ranked indoor air pollution among the top 5 environmental dangers to the public and concluded that indoor air can be 2 to 5 times more polluted than the worst outside air.
Source: American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, “Common Household Mold & Other Indoor Allergens Can Trigger Allergies: Importance of Indoor Air Quality Management,”
House Cleaning Boise Tip: Use only high quality filters in air purification systems, furnaces, air conditioners and vacuums, like the AiretightTM HEPA filter on the BISSELL Healthy Home VacuumTM.
Source: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
House Cleaning Boise Fact: The average 6 room home in the U.S. collects 40 pounds of dust each year.
Source: Asthma for Dummies by William E. Berger, MD, MBA
House Cleaning Boise Cleaning Tip: To reduce dust accumulation on books and house-hold knick-knacks, periodically vacuum these items using the soft brush of the combo tool on the BISSELL Healthy Home VacuumTM.
Source: BISSELL Homecare, Inc.
House Cleaning Boise Fact: Homes with open windows and screen doors can contain roughly 70% as much pollen as the outdoor environment.
Source: www.asthmacenter.com
House Cleaning Boise Tip: Reduce exposure to pollen by keeping windows and doors closed during pollen seasons.
Source: www.aafa.org
