Cleaning and Dust: What About Your Allergies?
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by Zach Hartman
4y ago
Dusting is one of those key things everyone tells you to do, and it may be one of the key distinguishing features of a tidy home versus a home that is not cleaned very well. While dusting can be an important step in getting clean air in your home, it sure seems like you’re not helping all that much in the process, since it all seems to go into the air! So can dusting cause an allergic reaction? Yes, no matter how carefully you dust, you will be moving some of it into the air, and if you’re sensitive to it, you may experience symptoms of an allergic reaction. But there are things you ca ..read more
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Removing Mold Spores From the Air Quickly and Safely
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by Zach Hartman
4y ago
Mold is one of the scariest “common” problems you face as a homeowner/renter. I say “common” because, of course, there are those stories out there of people whose homes become infested with Black Widow spiders or something like that. No, no, no. Just burn the house down, in that case. Mold? That’s easier to deal with, but it feels like a huge problem. This is particularly true when you consider that the spores stay behind in the air and can re-establish a mold colony. It almost feels pointless to clean it up in the first place! So the question is this: How do you kill mold spores in the ..read more
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How Well Do Water-Based Air Purifiers Work?
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by Zach Hartman
4y ago
Imagine something that’s “pure.” If you’re like me, then one of the first images that comes up is water. It’s a symbol of cleanliness in our daily lives, and it’s obviously one of the most important keys to our entire existence. Unfortunately, this also means that we can be sold a load of bull when it comes to advertising water and water-based products. It’s why we purchase bottled water at massive mark ups. It’s why products like water-based air purifiers are able to gain traction in the market place. You may have seen something like this device if you’ve looked into air purifiers ..read more
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Castile Soap: Demystifying a Hyped Cleaning Product
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by Zach Hartman
4y ago
When you get into the cleaning game, you start running into magical, mystical, almost superstitious products. The first of those is vinegar, which is basically said to do anything and everything when it comes to cleaning. Of course, this is not the case, as I still argue you should definitely not be using vinegar as a disinfectant. Another is castile soap, which is marketed as a sort of super soap that can annihilate all sorts of messes. Of course, it’s also more expensive, and I’ve found it to be one of the most enthusiastically recommended “special” cleaning supplies available. So ..read more
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Nose Blindness: Do This if You Don’t Know Your Home Smells
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by Zach Hartman
4y ago
Of all our main senses, smell is probably the least appreciated. Imagine not being able to detect chemical dangers in the air (like mold or gas), or being able to taste your food. This is a condition clinically known as “anosmia,” but out in the real world people call it nose blindness. And to some extent, we’ve all experienced at least a little bit of nose blindness, at least when it comes to our home. It’s that “lack” of sensation you get after spending a lot of time in one place. Suddenly, you go get the groceries and return home, only to find that there’s a horrible smell that you had ..read more
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Getting Rid of Allergies Fast Without a Prescription
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by Zach Hartman
4y ago
Two times of year roll in and smack me hard: pollen season and ragweed season. As it turns out, I’ve always dealt with symptoms around this time of year, but it’s only been since moving to Georgia that I would get laid out for several days. For me, it happens like clockwork. I feel a slight “dryness” in the back of my throat, which progresses to a thirst I can’t get under control. Then I have a bad sore throat for several days. And then it subsides into about a month of coughing fits at the worst times. So I needed an answer…What gets rid of allergies fast? You can tackle this without ..read more
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Smelly Dishes After Cleaning…What Can You Do?
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by Zach Hartman
4y ago
There’s very little that makes me angrier than putting dishes away from my expensive dishwasher, only to come back the next day to a “wet dog” smell (although it does vary…sometimes a wet dog, sometimes like something died). It doesn’t inspire much confidence that the dish is actually “clean,” does it? So if you’re like me, you’re wondering if it’s about time to throw that dishwasher out and chase the new shiny object. But the solution is probably simpler than you think. Why do dishes smell bad? Foul odors are caused by bacteria or mold growing on your dishes after they’re cleaned, and ..read more
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Indoor Plants and Allergies…Know Your Type!
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by Zach Hartman
4y ago
So with all the talk about how much plants can help your indoor air quality (which is a myth, by the way!), you may be thinking it’s time to bring your greens indoors. A little life to spruce up the house never hurt anyone, right? Well, of course if you’re dealing with bringing anything alive into your home, you can count on the possible introduction of allergens that could increase symptoms in you and your family. So do indoor plants make allergies worse? Yes, this is possible, depending on what you’re allergic to. Plants will produce pollen indoors, and the soil can be a good home for ..read more
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7 Sources of Rotten Garbage Smell…and What to Do About It
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by Zach Hartman
4y ago
There you are, getting it done. Your house is tidy. You’ve built your habits to a fine hone (if you haven’t, check out my article on getting motivated to clean!), and everything looks clean. But it doesn’t smell clean. In my experience, this lingering stench seems to be coming from the garbage. Even if you’ve taken care of the most obvious sources of this smell (like taking the garbage out), it seems to persist! So why does your house smell like rotting garbage? Simply put, the most likely culprit is hidden garbage somewhere, and you should look for unusual places it may reside, like the ki ..read more
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Can Plants Suffocate You?
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by Zach Hartman
4y ago
When it comes to “natural” solutions to air quality issues in your house, for better or worse, people constantly recommend houseplants as a solution. Supposedly, they scrub the air of harmful volatile organic compounds (click here to learn more about those) or ozone (although that is very debatable). Of course, the ability of plants to absorb these pollutants is very limited, as I laid out in my article “8 Indoor Air Quality Myths: What to Do About Them.” Moreover, if you do a little more digging on the Internet, you come to the realization that plants actually breathe, too! Therefore, at ..read more
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