Dirt’s Little Secrets
Updated: Mar. 20, 2019
Did you know making your bed is a BAD thing? Find out why, and learn more fascinating facts about dust mites and other household allergens. Did you know…?
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Dry clothing indoors
If you put your washing out on the line, then your clothes will be covered in pollen.
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Dust mites eat our dead skin flakes
- Dust mites eat our dead skin flakes and we lose up to 28 grams of skin cells a week, the equivalent of a small bag of chips.
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Don’t make your bed
(Really!) It keeps the bed warm and keeps the humidity in, which the dust mites like.
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more than a million bacteria
- One gram of house dust can contain more than a million bacteria and hundreds of thousands of mold spores.
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Make sure your vacuum doesn’t leak the dust it collects
Look for one with the Asthma Society of Canada certification mark or a HEPA (high efficiency particulate air) filter, or you could be re-depositing allergens, like these skin flakes, all over your home.
Originally Published: January 18, 2011
