3 Tips To Make Your Home Allergen-Free

​Whether you're allergic to dust, feathers, or pollen, it's still important to know how to reduce allergens in your home. There are ways to reduce allergens in your home and improve the air quality. Read the guide below to learn the 3 tips to make your home allergen-free.

1. Don't bring allergens home
According to studies, half of the indoor dust that circles around your home is produced outside and is brought home. Pets also bring extra allergens at home. Here are some tips so that we prevent bringing outdoor allergens at home:

• Remove your shoes outside of your home
• Remove your coats and clothes immediately 
• Change clothes after outdoor activities
• Take a shower

This will prevent allergens from being transferred to your furniture. Also, place a neat doormat inside and outside to reduce the amount of dirt in the house.

2. Clean Your Home
You should not just be careful about allergens from the outdoors, but it is also important that your house is neat and organized. These are some ways to clean your home:

• Dust your home so that you don't have to worry about specks of dust
• Vacuum and mop the floor daily
• Clean your sofa 
• Keep windows closed in order to prevent dust from entering the house.
• Buy an air purifier to have better air quality 
• Wash bedding weekly to prevent mites
• Remove fluffy rugs because they can easily absorb dust and allergens
• Go for non-toxic cleaning products

You should always clean your home. It prevents you from triggering your allergies and makes your home allergen-free.

3. Clean Air Conditioner 
Your air quality is very important if you have allergies. You must ensure that it is filtered regularly to have fresh and purified air. Here are some tips for cleaning your air conditioner:

• If you have a spare aircon filter, replace it every 3 months
• Use vacuum cleaner 
• Submerge the filter in water and vinegar solution
• You can also use the automatic cleaning function

Conclusion
First, don't bring allergens from outdoors; Remove all the things you have used in outdoor activities, make sure that your house is always clean, and Lastly, make sure to have better air quality.

Allergies are for real and must be taken seriously. That is why you need to make sure that your home is allergen-free. These guides will help you to prevent allergens from entering your home.

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