Reducing Allergies: Cleaning Substitutes

Series Summary

Allergies are miserable and can affect people year round. Studies show that the your house is more polluted than the outside air. Dust mites, mold spores and other allergens are everywhere. But how do you get rid of them and breath easy in your house? In this free health video series, get expert tips on creating a home environment that is allergy free. Learn how using cleaning substitutes like baking soda will not cause a flare up. She also discusses the benefits of steam cleaners and using micro fiber cloths for dusting. She tackles the annoying problem of dust mites that live in stuffed animals, curtains and carpets. Finally using the right vacuum and filter will go along way in ridding your home of allergens. Say goodbye to watery eyes, sneezing and misery!

Video Transcript

"What I'll be discussing now is how to maintain a safe household by using different types of cleaning products. I've discovered, because I experience seasonal allergies that are year-round (I'm especially allergic to harsh odors, dust mites, and molds) that using alternative cleaning methods that are different than what you could buy at the store, has benefited me. I have asthma, and like I said, extreme allergies, so I have resorted to using different cleaning products that are a lot healthier and more natural to use. And, in addition, they work just as well. For example, I use vinegar and baking soda in almost everything that I clean with. Vinegar can be used in so many different ways as well as baking soda. For baking soda, it can work as a very gentle, non-abrasive cleaner to scrub ovens, to clean counters, to clean your bathtub, and to clean anything that needs some scrubbing and some extra elbow grease. It does take a little longer than let's say an oven cleaner, but what I have discovered is that whenever I use an oven cleaner, my asthma flares up. And it's just not worth it, especially when there's an alternative to use that is healthier for you."