![]() Bedding should be washed frequently because new mites take up residence regularly. Heat also kills dust mites, so with the combo of heat and Castile Soap, there’s really little chance for survival. Bronner’s Liquid Castile Soap – usually the Peppermint, but any one of them will be effective. ![]() I use Sal Suds for my everyday laundry – it is slightly better at whitening whites and getting rid of stains. So, when it comes to treating for dust mites, this particular attribute of Castile Soap once again comes in handy. Fortunately for us, it’s easier to wash our bedding than our carpets.Īs I’ve covered earlier in regards to spraying for ants, Castile Soap dissolves exoskeletons. By in large, unusual circumstances notwithstanding, we spend more time lying in our beds than we do on our carpets. In regards to human breathing, however, the bedding is the main concern. Such places are sheltered and cozy with lots of nooks for dust and lots of opportunities to snag skin particles, animal fur, lint, and the rest of that list above. The best habitat for dust mites are carpets and bedding. (Although, I would imagine that inhaling any bug – technically an arachnid here – would be problematic.) Just to lay it all on the table, the exoskeletons and poop from the dust mites cause an immune system response in sensitive individuals. So where there is dust, there are dust mites. ( Here’s more on that.)Īnd dust mites find this medley quite tasty. Nearly everywhere, dust consists of some combination of shed bits of human skin, animal fur, decomposing insects, food debris, lint and organic fibers from clothes, bedding and other fabrics, tracked-in soil, soot, particulate matter from smoking and cooking, and, disturbingly, lead, arsenic and even DDT. A variety of sources agreed on what this article from Time magazine summed up: While there certainly is some dirt in my household’s dust, it’s not at the top of the list. I figured we have a lot of it because we have five people and two dogs tracking in dirt from the outside. I always equated dust with dirt – very fine dirt. ![]() The idea that dust causes people to sneeze is somewhat valid, but what is of greater concern – and potentially dangerous to asthmatics – are the dust mites which feed on the dust. One reason to keep up with regular cleaning is to reduce the presence of dust mites in my house. However, just slightly below them in my grossness hierarchy is the dust itself. Dust Mites are something I don’t like to think about, especially not in the context of their residence in my house. To me that’s a pretty icky word in the title there. ![]()
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