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When you spruce up your house, you may also be helping your skin to stay healthier and younger looking. Stuff you'll often find in dust -- like dust mite and cockroach debris -- can be particularly irritating to skin. A recent study revealed that this debris actually makes it harder for damaged skin -- like red, raw, dry, winter-damaged knuckles, for example -- to heal itself.
Getting rid of dust mites and other allergens can be a tricky task. Here are a few special cleaning techniques that may help:
Getting rid of dust mites and other allergens can be a tricky task. Here are a few special cleaning techniques that may help:
- Steam it. Vacuuming helps remove dust mites, but it can also stir them up, so try steam cleaning your floors, furniture, carpets, and drapes.
- Filter it. For your home's heating and cooling system, purchase a HEPA filter or other air purification system to help lower the mite count in your house.
- Wash it. Dust mites love hanging out in bed with you. Wash your bed linens at least once a week in hot water, detergent and bleach (if possible).
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