family of 4 that has 3 members with allergies. One member has asthma. I am scared of germs and i clean my house 2x a day and i know that i am not killing all the germs in our home. Please Help!
2006-11-30 03:29:19 · 7 answers · asked by krista 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
To be honest, you don't. Germs are everywhere, and they're not all bad. Talk with the doctors treating the allergies and follow their recommendation, but you don't need to live in a hospital-sterile environment. That'll actually make the allergies and astham worse when your family memembers leave the house because their bodies won't have any immunities to normal things found in the environment.
2006-11-30 03:35:56 · answer #1 · answered by tabithap 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi! I offer you my sympathies.. I also am a bit of a non-conformish which actually might help you in some way ..
First of all, I do not like upholstered furniture... it becomes soiled too easily ... I think that sofas, for example, should be covered in a tough fabric in a neutral or off-white color ... and then they should be covered with slip covers. That way, you can simply remove a set of covers, send them to the cleaners, and replace
them with a new set which is refreshing .... it gives another look to your house! You can that way, have several sets, and you are sure that your furniture is clean. For allergy sufferers that is a boon, because the furniture is not musty and dusty.... and the cat / dog allergy problem is alleviated a little. Just the idea of buying furniture with expensive silk upholstery that is not cleaned for months at a time .... ugh! What about your pretty clothes... do you want to sit on such furniture? No way!
Also, I do not really like wearing shoes in the house. Like Indians, I like to leave my shoes at the door, rather than track all the outside dirt across my nice rugs and clean floors. If the climate is too cold to go barefoot, you can always buy house / carpet slippers ....
Also, avoid clutter .... it means dusting is difficult ....
Don't keep around old newspapers and magazines ... even books can emit an unpleasant odor ... so if there is something that can be thrown out, throw ...
Be sure to air out your house from time to time and be sure to let in sunlight.. it is very purifying.
Although it is not necessary for cleanliness, it is sometimes nice
to have around potpourri ... and now that it is Christmas season there are greens which give a pleasant scent ... the other evening on TV I saw a big bowl of pinecones which someone was mixing with cinnamon sticks, allspice berries, cloves and nutmeg! How pleasant.
Oh, yes... don't forget .... curtains and drapes should be cleaned and laundered frequently, also .... I am surprised at how many people simply overlook basic cleanliness.... but then maids are expensive and sometimes our standards of cleanliness can fall apart when faced with certain realities...
2006-11-30 03:59:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
seek professional help, you are obsessive about germs and that in itself is unhealthy. Stop cleaning your house twice a day...wipe down counters with a lysol and water solution..buy lysol wipes for the bathroom. As far as asthma..get a swiffer duster and let the kids dust the house. Vacum 4 times a week..once for every person living there. We need certain germs to live but we can do without alot of bacterial. Make an appointment with your doctor and discuss this with him/her
2006-12-01 16:24:39 · answer #3 · answered by Muffett : 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Guess what-- ther's no such thing as a germ-free environment except maybe in those "clean-rooms" where people wear astronaut suits. You can try a Rainbow vaccuum cleaner-- it traps dust and dirt in water-- doesn't spew the fine dust like ordinary vaccuums. Other than that, maybe you could move into a big plastic bag.
2006-11-30 03:37:48 · answer #4 · answered by ladsmrt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pup's will shed hair, pee on the floor,( till abode broke), bite on stuff and dribble foodstuff in each and every single place. So in the adventure that your the kind of human being that needs to have a spotless abode, you could might want to make time to stroll in decrease back of the pup with a mop, a vacuum cleanser, and spill cleanser 24/7. the base line is, it relies upon what's extra substantial to you. If a spotless abode is extra substantial then a puppy, then you might want to come across a suitable abode for the puppy. As for myself, the puppy will be a techniques extra substantial then a spotless abode.
2016-11-29 23:35:01 · answer #5 · answered by anuj 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You cannot, sorry!! There is no way to get it germ free completly, do you best but you cannot get it all free..
Keith
2006-11-30 03:41:23 · answer #6 · answered by Keith h 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kleen air filter system
2006-11-30 04:00:56 · answer #7 · answered by stanley f 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋