Helpful Cleaning Tips For Allergy Sufferers

Use The Right Products

When cleaning, using the right cleaners is essential to not only making the home feel, look, and smell clean, but also to help eliminate harsh allergens. Homeowners should be aware some household cleaners have harsh chemicals in them that can cause breathing problems or trigger an allergic reaction. Therefore, reading labels carefully and ensuring to stay away from cleaners with volatile organic compounds (VOCs), fragrances, or flammable ingredients is a must. Allergy sufferers should try to purchase organic or ‘green’ household cleaners if it meets the right criteria or can try making their own household cleaner using simple but powerful allergy-friendly ingredients found in the kitchen. Homeowners can make a variety of cleaners using white vinegar, baking soda, lemon juice, and sometimes can add an all-purpose ‘green’ disinfectant to it if they choose. For instance, a homemade all-purpose cleaner contains two cups of vinegar, two cups of water, and individuals can add a bit of lemon juice to it if they want. Once made, mix it up and put it in a spray bottle and voila: instant homemade cleaner!