Dust Mite Control In Bedding
Many people suffer from allergies that may be irritated by dust mites
in bedding products. As you sleep at night skin particles fall
from your body into your bedding. These skin cells become food for
dust mites to thrive on and multiply. A dust mite can not consume
the skin cells until it is broken down by a fungus. Another
problem, everyone has both dust mites and fungus growing in your
bedding. Depending on your level of allergies you may have to take
more drastic measures to ensure your good nights sleep and promote your
health. There are ways to control the growth of both dust mites and
fungus. The old fashion way is to use white sheets and pillowcases
and wash in hot water with chlorine bleach on a weekly basis. The
mattress and bed pillows can be enclosed in a vinyl or dust mite proof
fabric. This is a very effective barrier method. Some of
these products are hot, noisy and plain uncomfortable to sleep on, so be
sure of what you are buying. Advances in bedding products help you
between washings. Use mattress pads and bed pillows with an
anti-microbial treatment that also contains an anti-fungal
compound. The anti-fungal treatment controls the growth of the
fungus that breaks down the skin cells into dust mite food, in other
words you stop the food chain for the dust mite, therefore stopping
reproduction. This protection can be built into traditional
bedding products that are comfortable to sleep on.
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