Controlling Dust Mites And Other Allergens
Many of the allergic reactions people suffer are caused by dust mites that live in your mattress, carpets, upholstery and clothing. The stuffy nose you may suffer when you go to bed at night is probably a reaction to the many dust mites and other allergens living and breeding in your mattress. It is estimated that the average mattress is home to any where from 100,000 to 10 million dust mites.
The traditional treatment to eliminate dust mites is to launder the suspect item at a temperature of at least 130° Fahrenheit, or to treat it with a tannic acid solution or other chemical-based solutions. This task is difficult at best with items like carpets, couches, mattresses, or your best suit (which probably is the most highly contaminated).
You have to deal with the residue left behind by chemical-based solutions and tannic acid in addition to the difficulty you will experience while applying traditional treatments to the suspect item. Not only can this residue damage the item being treated it can also trigger more allergic reactions.
Is there a better way to rid your life of dust mites and other pests and allergens? Of course, try using a vapor steam cleaner. Steam vapor cleaners use a dry steam vapor produced from small amounts of water that is heated to temperatures of 225° F and higher. This steam vapor will clean, disinfect and sanitizing all surfaces except extremely sensitive ones. And since a steam vapor cleaner uses only water to clean, disinfect and sanitize there is no residue left behind to aggravate allergies or harm the treated surfaces.
Vapor steam cleaners spell doom for the poor dust mite, penetrating mattresses, carpets, couches and clothing with temperatures in excess of 225° while not excessively wetting the surfaces. This is important since dust mites flourish in environments that are humid. After treatment, vacuum thoroughly with a HEPA equipped vacuum to remove any particulate matter for a resounding death knell for your dust mite problems.
As an added bonus, short-term exposure to the high temperatures created by steam cleaners will also kill bedbugs, fleas, flea larvae and many other allergens. Traditional chemical-based cleaners do not have any effect on the eggs or flea larvae. Plus, since steam cleaners use only water to clean, disinfect and sanitize there are no poisons left behind to harm children, pets, or contaminate your indoor environment.
Another added bonus is that steam cleaners do quite a bit more than just rid your life of dust mites. Steam cleaner are very effective for cleaning almost every surface in your home or business. Once you finish treating your bedding, upholstery and carpets try your steam cleaner for other tough jobs like cleaning your kitchen or bathroom and begin enjoying an environmentally friendly clean you never thought possible.
About the Author
Barry Hall has worked with steam cleaners and other healthy solutions for your family for more than 10 years and has experienced the benefits of healthy living. Mr. Hall's web sites, http://www.provaporsteamcleaners.com and http://www.juicersandfoodprocessors.com , offer more information about the numerous benefits of a healthy life style for you and your family.
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