06/15/2022
Tips for Keep Dust Down In Your Homes
Dust! That pesky particle is more than just a blanket covering over your furniture. Did you know that dust is made up of, well primarily you! Of course other factors play a role in dust, but really and truly dust is made up of hair and skin particles. Yep! All the layers of skin and hair you shed, turns to dust and it collects on your surfaces. No wonder parasites call this mass blanket covering home. It's enough to make your skin crawl. Literally!!!!
Dust is very easy to maintain believe it or not. It's something that builds up very quickly and often times you don't notice it until you need to reach for something off the dresser or night stand.
It is important to keep this particle down as much as possible. Here are some tips on how.
REGULARLY CLEAN YOUR CEILING FANS. This is appliance collects more dust in your house than any other surface. For obvious reasons, it on the ceiling and the closest thing to your air vents. Since dust is primarily made up of dead skin and a hair, you know that when it's done floating around in the air, it has to settle somewhere. It is best to clean these every 2 weeks. This prevents excess build up and also prevents the dust from floating back in the air and causing breathing problems for your and your little ones or pets.
DO NOT USE A FEATHER DUSTER TO DUST YOUR HOME!!!! This is a big no no!! All these do is spread dust around and makes an even bigger mess. These things are supposed to be designed to attract and keep the dust on them. As a cleaner, I can tell you that is the farthest thing from the truth. In my experience with using a feather duster, I have found that they only spread dust around. It doesn't remove it. Also with a feather duster, all of the previous dust from other areas are still in the duster. So think of it this way. You're essentially cleaning dust with dust. Kind of defeats the purpose huh!
USE TERRY CLOTHS OR MICROFIBER CLOTHS. These are the thick cloths made especially for dusting. They are thicker than normal wash cloths and more durable. They attract, collect and keep the dust on the cloth. The other good thing about this is that you can wash and reuse these cloths. This is always a plus because it saves money.
IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, TAKE YOUR VENTS DOWN AND CLEAN THEM. Cleaning your air vents will also keep dust down in your house. Remember dust is a light particle so it floats around in the air until it settles. One common place dust settles is on the air vents. Dusting these regularly will prevent build up and also prevent this particle from being blown all over the house when you turn your air on and off. I do recommend you soak them in water, vinegar and Dawn dish detergent once a month just to keep them disinfected.
IF AT ALL POSSIBLE AVOID USING BROOMS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. We all know brooms are an essential cleaning product. While most of them are effective at getting dirt and other nasty items off your floors, they are also home to all of your dust particles that don't land on your surfaces. Surely you didn't think dust would forget about the floor did you? Well, if you did, I'm sorry to disappoint you. The floor is where most of your dust will land. When waste something on the floor, depending on what it is, it may require a broom. When you sweep, you're sweeping up dust as well. All of the dust that have settled on your floor, is not being circulated back in the air due to the sweeping. It's best to limit sweeping as much as possible. I say this because you can't suction up everything in a vacuum. Some things will require a broom. That's perfectly alright. The way to limit this is to clean the broom after each usage. This is a simple task. Simply take your broom outside and sweep it across the concrete a few times. This will release all of the dust trapped on the broom straws. Since you're outside, you don't have to worry about more dust from the broom settling in your house.
I hope these few tips will keep your house dust free and germ free. As always remember to stay happy, healthy and clean.
