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Meet Some Of Your
Closest Companions!
House Dust Mites and Your Carpet
Dust mite allergens can affect us all.
They can be harmful to the young, old, infirm, and everyone in-between.
Major Universities Health Organizations, and the EPA warn us against the
harmful effects of exposure to dust mites, and their allergens.
Dust Mites have a significant role in many asthma cases, and are a
factor in hay fever and various other allergic ailments.
Most people in homes across America and
the world share their environment with common House Dust Mites.
They are microscopic Arachnids, and members of the same family as
spiders and ticks. Dust Mites main diet consists of human
skin that we all slough off naturally every day. Dust mites live
in our carpets, clothes, furniture and bedding. Most homes have
literally millions of these creatures, both alive and dead. So
it's not surprising that most household dust consists largely of human
skin, living and dead Dust Mites, old Dust Mite skins, and Dust Mite
feces. UGH!
What can we do about it? There
are many steps we can all take to help eliminate Dust Mites, and make
our homes healthier places to live.
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Clean your carpets!
 is a natural anti-allergen.
contains d-Limonene, a naturally occurring extract of citrus peels.
d-Limonene has been proven to destroy Dust Mites and many other
common allergens that cause respiratory distress.
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VACUUM, VACUUM, VACUUM. We can't
stress this enough. When you vacuum your carpets you remove
live and dead Dust Mites, and also their source of nourishment -
dead skin.
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Reduce the humidity in your home.
Dust Mites cannot drink, so they can only live in humidity higher
than 50%, and they thrive in humidity over 70%.
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Clean your bed linen often - in hot
water - at least once a week.
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Vacuum your kitchen and hard surface
floors at least weekly.
There's more. We urge you to check
the EPA, CDC, and University
Licensed,
Bonded & Insured
Members Oak
Harbor Chamber of Commerce
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