Spring has sprung and warmer temperatures give many people the urge to clean out their living spaces. After a long winter, it feels good to give your space a deep clean and declutter areas that may have been forgotten. As nature is getting a fresh start, so are our homes. While decluttering and deep cleaning can certainly bring new life to your home, don’t forget to ensure that the air you are breathing is clean too.
Decluttering and Dust
When spring cleaning rolls around, many people head to closets and drawers that have not recently seen the light of day and begin to declutter them. While cleaning out these spaces may open up both physical and mental space, unearthing these items can cause dust to re-enter the air we breathe. Keeping an air purifier in the space you are cleaning can help to filter the dust out of the air before it causes irritation in your respiratory system. You don’t want sneezing and coughing to interfere with your cleaning schedule!
Deep Cleaning and Chemicals
Once you have decluttered your living space, it is time to deep clean. From bathrooms to bedrooms, you will need to use a variety of cleaning supplies to achieve pristine surfaces in your home. Oftentimes, these cleaning supplies, while effective, can contain many chemicals that can be irritating to your eyes, nose, and lungs. When these chemicals evaporate into the air, they are referred to as Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). The cleaning supplies that often contain the highest concentration of VOCs are Air fresheners, Bleach products, Single-use disinfectant wipes, Detergents, Dishwashing products, Furniture polish, and Oven cleaners. VOCs can cause irritation and allergy-like symptoms in the eyes, nose, and throat. For sensitive individuals, it can also trigger inflammation. To filter VOCs out of your air, you need to select an air purifier with a carbon layer in the filter. The carbon layer is what absorbs these chemicals and prevents them from being re-released into your environment. PuroAir’s HEPA filters contain an activated carbon layer fight against VOCs in your home's air. The last thing you want is to clean your home but be left with dirty air as a result.
Don’t Forget to Clean your Air!
As the temperatures warm up, you may be tempted to open up your windows to bring fresh air into your home. You may even consider opening the windows to clear out the VOCs, chemicals, and dust out of your air while you clean. Early in the season that can certainly be beneficial, but as the trees and plants start to bloom, you might want to consider your allergies when opening all the windows. When you invite outside air into your home, you may also end up bringing in the pollen that is flying rampant through the air in the spring. While you may think you are bringing fresh air into your home, you may be doing yourself a disservice and making allergy symptoms even worse. If you feel your air needs to be freshened up, consider an air purifier. PuroAir’s purifiers will make the air in your home truly clean and easier to breathe. With HEPA filters that filter out up to 99.9% of particles in the air* as well as a carbon layer that mitigates VOCs, rest assured you will not need to worry about the cleanliness of your air while you clean your home.
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*Based on independent testing in an ISO 17025 certified lab on inanimate particles.