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1. (:♥TayLee♥:)

   September 4th, 2009 at 8:12 pm

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   Just washing your bedding every week, can make a difference. Although you can’t wash all your bedding in hot water, at least wash your sheets in hot water at 130 degrees. I wash blankets in cold water. Don’t forget your mattress pads and pillows. One way to cut down on the washing of your pillows is to put them in a plastic bag and then cover them with a zippered pillow cases.

   Step2 Also you can leave the plastic covering on your bed when you buy a new mattress and put your mattress pad on top of that. There are also covers that you can buy that keep dust mites out. You can search the internet for special sheets and other bedding. While you are doing all this, make sure you vacuum back of your headboard and any other place around your bed where dust mights could thrive.

   Step3Get rid of your feather and down pillows. They are hard to wash and a haven for dust mites and allergies. Use pillows that have synthetic filling or are foam. Wool blankets are impossible to wash and nylon or cotton are better and easier to wash.

   Step4 If you are doing your child’s bedding, make sure you wash their stuffed animals, too. If there are some you can’t wash then put them in a plastic bag and freeze them over night. That will be enough to kill the mites.

   Step5 Because mites like it moist and warm, leaving your bed unmade helps to dry it out. If you plan to do that, flip your pillows, too, when you get up so the warm side is exposed to the air.

   Step6Watch your thermostat, especially if you live in a humid state. Keeping the temperature below degrees helps keep mites away.

   Step7Vacuum around the bed at least once a week, or if you have wood floors use a damp mop to dust, so that nothing goes flying into the air and landing on your bed. Wash your curtains or better yet, just get rid of them and use a vinyl shade.

   Step8 The allergen sprays really work. Spray around your home and keep a bottle in your bedroom so that you can spray your mattress in between washign the bedding….

2. air

   September 4th, 2009 at 8:12 pm

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   If you’re noticing them go to drapes, your bed etc, "noticing" as in seeing them do this, it’s probably not dust mites you have. As far as I understand they’re microscopic and cannot be seen. Perhaps it’s something else you have?

   BTW, I’ve heard putting affected blankets and pillows in the dryer for 10 minutes will kill all dust mites. Also seeing that dust mites live off of dead flaked skin, they probably won’t be in your drapes.

3. portcitypoodle

   September 4th, 2009 at 8:12 pm

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   Dust mites are microscopic and invisible to the eye. Vacuuming your mattress, curtains, or any other fabric covered surface will keep them at bay, but there is no known or definitive eradicator.

   With children in the house, it is critical to use non caustic cleaners. See http://mysite.verizon.net/res8ksuo/envir... for more information on that.

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