Wool Carpet Dust Mites

The dust mite is a universal household problem that is often out of sight and out of mind but you may be surprised at the tremendous impact they can have on your health.

Wool carpet dust mites.

Replace carpets with hard flooring. It s important to remove carpet mites as soon as you notice them. Carpets can trap allergens in their pile while hard floors allow the allergens to float around. To reduce the amount of dust mites in your home reduce the number of places where they can thrive.

Prefer 100 wool carpets or hard floors to synthetic carpets. At only 0 2 0 3 millimeters dust mites are too small to be seen by the naked eye but they are usually there feeding off the dead skin flakes. Like beds and soft furnishings carpets are a paradise for dust mites. Likewise if there are dust mites or other allergens present the mattress protector stops them from infiltrating your sleeping zone.

If you re attached to your carpet there are ways to help allergy proof your home. Wool maintains a drier environment and hard floors help prevent an environment for the food source for dust mites. It s important to consider what the triggers are in your home to make sure you find the most suitable product. However some modern carpets contain products that reduce mould and dust mites which are common asthma and allergy triggers.

Carpets trap dead skin and pet dander that the mites feed on.