I was in my friend's house, her mom was cleaning one of the rooms and there were dusts everywhere. Everytime I come in, I could smell it. Why do dusts have smell?
2007-03-16 23:20:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
It's not the dust that has a smell, but the bacteria that has been growing in the dust, how ever long that dust has been sitting there. You stir up the dust, therefore releasing the bacteria into the air.
2007-03-16 23:33:00 · answer #1 · answered by Jacob D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dust is partly made up of Dead Human Skin, So maybe it was coming from that. Alternatively, Shake & Vac or Mr Sheen Furniture Polish.
2007-03-17 07:40:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont want to make you feel ill BUT a large amount of 'dust' is in fact dead skin cells form you, your freinds, pets etc - they smell because they were organic and when they die they have a slight odor. when the settle you dont smell them but when they fly in the air your sniffing them in your nose and you can get the odour. ...I feel sick....
2007-03-17 08:19:39 · answer #3 · answered by celebrityhandbags 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wasn't aware that dust smell. Are you sure it was dust that you were smelling?
2007-03-17 06:30:16 · answer #4 · answered by Afi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
so it annoys you enough to clean it...the right way, dont just move dust around, vacum, or furniture polish it...otherwise its just gonna resettle and go up your nose till you sneeze
2007-03-17 06:28:00 · answer #5 · answered by s p 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
same reason your arm pits smell.. dust is dead skin.. and who knows what else
2007-03-17 07:44:40 · answer #6 · answered by Dr. Marthamus, AeT 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it is dead human skin and if its been lying there for a while hence the smell
2007-03-21 03:38:12 · answer #7 · answered by srracvuee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋