It may seem that we have the house clean as a whistle. But not. Although we do not see them, there are some microscopic beings that are always with us and that are a source of allergies and health problems: the mites These insects, from the arachnid family, live on dust.
And they are usually found in mattresses, bedding, pillows, carpets… They can live up to 3 months, laying during that period up to one hundred eggs. To keep them at bay, and avoid allergies, there are a series of tips that you can follow.
What you should do to get rid of mites at home
ventilate the house. Ventilation is key to killing mites. You must ventilate the house daily for half an hour, paying special attention to the bedrooms, since mites love mattresses and pillows.
Dusting. Mites live on dust, so you have to get rid of it. Remember to clean it without lifting them using a dust cloth (12.99 euros for a set of 12 cloths) to prevent both dust and mites from floating in the air when cleaning. It also cleans from top to bottom.
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Vacuum instead of sweeping. Using a vacuum cleaner is also important to kill these beings, since it is better to vacuum than sweep. Vacuuming becomes especially important especially if you have carpets.
Take care of mattresses and pillows. If you were to look at the surface of mattresses and pillows under a microscope, you probably wouldn’t want to sleep on them because of the proliferation of mites. In addition to the accumulation of dust, the temperature of the human body favors its reproductive cycle.
mattress and pillows. The amount of mites that accumulate in them is surprising, since the temperature that the human body gives them favors their reproductive cycle. Use anti-mite mattress covers that you can wash often (27.49 euros), wash the pillow (and by the way, also get rid of the yellowish stains that usually form), or apply specific anti-mite products (13.99 euros). You should also vacuum at least once a week (there are also specific vacuum cleaners on the market for mites, like this model with special UV light to kill mites in beds and sofas, and it costs 59 euros). And it is also important to buy mattresses and pillows made of synthetic fiber, latex, or antibacterial (184 euros).
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Wash the sheets. Once a week you have to wash the sheets at a temperature of 60º to kill the mites and their offspring. If you wash them at a lower temperature, some may survive.
Watch out for dead mites (and their feces). You may use anti-mite cleaning products to kill them, and that’s great. But be careful, because dead mites, and mite feces, also cause allergies. So after using those products, you should still do a deep clean to get rid of them.
Periodically clean air conditioning filters and vents. Filters and grilles of air conditioning systems tend to accumulate dust, making it the ideal breeding ground for mites. To avoid this, filters and grids must be cleaned frequently.
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