How to minimise the amount of dust in your home

It is impossible to remove dust from your home completely, but there are things you can do to minimise it. You’ll still need to clean and dust regularly, but maybe not as often.

1. Keep your wardrobes and closets tidy

A lot of the dust in your home will be coming from the fibres in your clothing. Every time you open your wardrobe door, you’re disturbing these fibres and releasing them into the air. To stop this from happening, store as much as you can in drawers. Invest in some plastic storage boxes with lids for clothes you don’t wear regularly, and cover hanging clothes in garment bags.

2. Keep carpets to a minimum

While carpets can give a room warmth and a unique aesthetic, they harbour a lot of dust. Not only that, they actually create dust as their fibres break down over time. Stick to tiles, laminate and wood flooring wherever possible. And where you do have carpet, vacuum it at least twice a day.

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3. Change your bedding regularly

Dust mites live in your bed, and they lay eggs – there’s very little you can do to stop this from happening. However, wrapping your mattress in a dust cover is a great start. You should also try to clean your bedding once a week.

4. Don’t use feather dusters

Feather dusters don’t remove dust; they merely move it around the home by dispersing it into the air. Trying to remove dust in this way could actually exacerbate allergies and respiratory problems. Instead, carefully ‘collect’ dust by wiping with a slightly damp microfibre cloth.

5. Work from the top

It’s important to dust every room in your home every day, but you should do so with the laws of gravity in mind. Dust will travel downwards when you disturb it, so you should always start dusting from the top – whether it’s the top of the house or the top of the room.

6. Use an air purifier

Air purifiers filter the air and remove airborne particles, which is a great way to protect people with allergies and respiratory problems. However, dust mites are not airborne, so you will still need to dust regularly.

7. Remove dust outside

It’s always a good idea to beat rugs, mats, pillows and duvets outside once a week. Doing so inside your home will simply launch dust into the air – where it will either be breathed in or settle somewhere else.

While there is no substitute for regular dusting and cleaning, taking these preventative measures to minimise dust in your home should make cleaning a great deal easier.

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