Where does all this extra dust come from?

Question

There's two of us, not just my BF anymore. The winter seems to be a possible factor.
Why all of this dust?
The cleaning ladies do a great job, so it's not their laziness.
Are we just kicking it up in the living room? It seems to be close to the electrical equipment, though, and tha'ts where I'm hedging ym bets.
I've got nasty allergies, so this is actually important...
Thanks!

Answer 1

Dust is caused by dust mites; they live everywhere indoors.
Vacuuming regularly and washing your floors with a good cleaner helps to keep them under control.
Many people are allergic to dust-mite dust, so it's necessary to follow stricter cleaning habits to cope with them. Swiffer-sweep the walls and ceiling, vacuum the drapes often, vacuum the knick-knacks and surfaces like your computer where you are noticing the dust; do the laundry more often. Remember, we're all in this together.

Answer 2

Can be carried by air easily. Opening the window can let lots of air and dust in. Plus I read some where few days ago that a lot of the dust in bed room is actually dead skin! I started cleaning daily instead of once a week.

Answer 3

Dust is not caused by dust mites. But dust mites live in dust and that is what causes your allergies along with any pollen or chemicals in the dust.
Winter is hardest on dust, although if you keep windows open in Summer than it can be bad too.

Dust is a combination of:

tons of skin cells
fibers from furniture like sofas, stuffed chairs etc
fibers from your clothes (you wear more in winter)
fibers from your carpet
fibers from paper products (like brown bags, books, newspapers)
cotton gives off much fibers (less with polyester)
debris you bring in your home on your shoes and clothes
debris from things you bring in from stores
Everything in your home gives off odor or chemicals that gathers
in the dust. Keep clutter to a minimum.

It is true that you shed billions of skin cells a day and they go into the air and land on furnishings. They are harmless except dust mites (tiny microscopic bugs) live off your skin cells. They breed in the dust. To kill them you need to dust regularly, wash bedding and clothes in hot soapy water and wipe down upolstered furniture regularly. Leather sofas and chairs are best.

Yes, dust from outside can get into your home everytime you open the door but there are more causes for dust in homes that are closed up with people in them. Good regular cleaning is your only hope to keep dust under control along with keeping order and no clutter. And bathing each time using a scruffy to exfoliate your skin and wash it down the drain.

Be more concerned with indoor environmental hazards than dust. These are present in electronic devices like computers and televisions and wood (especially pressed board with formaldehyde) funiture and cabinets, carpets (the backing) and padding, veneer and finishes, paste from walpaper, and anyother chemical that gives off odor. This causes many more cases of alergies over time than dust. And asthma too. Not only clean your home but do not bring items in that have chemicals. You can look up these items on the NET.

Answer 4

It comes in when you walk in from the outside.
It seeps in through the electrical outlits.
(Buy those spongy rubber insulators).
It enters in through the small cracks in the house from the outside. (Use sealant).
When you shake your bedspread the dust on it gets all over the place.
Use an ionizer.

Answer 5

well if you just open your window for 5 mins. dust will enter at once, of course we dont see , small opening will cause load of dust. spaces between doors, thats another thing.

Answer 6

Sorry to say, but most of it is dead skin cells. No joke.