Chapel Hill will soon live up to its title of the “allergy capital of the world.” Spring is just around the corner — that can spell real trouble for those afflicted with allergies or asthma.

Did you know?

• General cleaners of nearly all types can be triggers to asthmatics and do adversely impact the air in the home as they are used — and even long after?
• Many vacuums suck up the allergens from carpets and hard floors but also release them into clouds of invisible but irritating mini-dust storms in their wake, leaving these irritants circulating for hours and even days?
• Cleaners, especially disinfectants, can leave toxic residues on surfaces that can
  • Be absorbed through the skin and be found in every organ of the body within seconds?
  • Become airborne to cause havoc for anyone with respiratory problems?

Here’s how you can help your loved ones or yourself:

1. Perform a DEEP clean of the room where they spend the most time—their bedroom.
   1. Working from high to low, use a high-filtration and bagged vacuum to perform extensive dusting, especially targeting any heavy deposits such as ceiling fans, blinds, etc.
   2. We can add a high-volume HEPA air-scrubber during this step. (Call for more info)
   3. Replace any uptake air filters with allergen-proof, convoluted filters
   4. Follow that dusting with another dust-down using a high-quality microfiber cloth
   5. end with vacuuming all flooring with that high-filtration vacuum.
   6. Mattresses can be steam-cleaned—killing bugs as well as deactivating their irritatants.
   7. Finally, get rugs or carpeting (the best ongoing filters in your house) deep cleaned with steam extraction (recommended by the Carpet & Rug Institute (CRI) and by all major carpet manufacturers at least annually).
2. Clean the rest of the house
   1. Use a steam generator, preferably with the TANCS system (ask us), to clean counters, floors, bathrooms, etc. – all surfaces that will tolerate steam-cleaning
   2. Alternatively, clean all surfaces that will tolerate water-cleaning with distilled water
   3. Dust thoroughly, again from top to bottom, using the high-filtration vacuum for heavy deposits
   4. Vacuum thoroughly, using a CRI gold-rated vacuum to avoid creating those irritating dust clouds. Seal off or else dispose of their used bags outside of the home.

OR– just call Town & Country Cleaning Services for a free dust-control consultation (919) 967-7592 or visit our Website to learn more: www.cleanmychapelhillhouse.com/house-cleaning/chemical-free-house-cleaning/