| Allergies now affect one in four of us and the | | | | WindTunnel technology, as these are more effective |
| problem is getting worse… each year this figure | | | | at trapping dust, preventing it from scattering back |
| increases by 5% and as many as half of all those | | | | onto the floor. |
| affected are children*. | | | | 6. Wash your carpets regularly – at least every |
| It's more noticeable at this time of year when pollen | | | | three months - to remove oily or embedded dirt that |
| counts are soaring, triggering symptoms of the UK's | | | | vacuuming alone can't remove. Think your home is |
| most common allergy, hayfever. If you suffer from | | | | already spotless? Think again… our skin is covered |
| hayfever, you can try to reduce symptoms such as | | | | in a layer of sebum oil that is designed to attract dirt, |
| itchy eyes, runny nose and sneezing by staying | | | | dust and allergens, so they don't enter our body. This |
| indoors when the pollen count is high. Unfortunately, | | | | oil rubs off onto carpets and furnishings whenever |
| our homes are a haven for several other common | | | | you touch them and continues to attract dirt and |
| allergens, including house dust mites, moulds and the | | | | allergens until you wash them. Once they've been |
| dander from pet cats and dogs. | | | | washed, your carpets will look brighter, smell fresher |
| Banish these pesky allergens from your home this | | | | and it'll put the spring back into the pile too. |
| summer by following our top ten sneeze free tips: | | | | 7. Use an upright carpet washer with powerful |
| 1. Vacuum carpets, floors and soft furnishings | | | | suction and spinning brushes that clean carpet fibres |
| regularly. Carpets and hard floors should be | | | | on all sides to achieve the deepest, most thorough |
| vacuumed daily if possible, and soft furnishings twice | | | | clean. |
| a week. | | | | 8. Wash stairs, car seats and soft furnishings to |
| 2. Always use a vacuum cleaner with a HEPA filter. | | | | eliminate allergens from every part of your home. |
| These filters have a high level of filtration to trap | | | | Choose a carpet washer with a flexible hose and |
| even the smallest dust particles, so they're not | | | | wash tool to make this easier. |
| released back into the air. | | | | 9. Use a hard floor washer to clean your sealed hard |
| 3. Use a vacuum cleaner with powerful multi cyclonic | | | | floors rather than a mop and bucket. The separate |
| suction, as these won't lose suction as you clean, | | | | clean and dirty water tanks mean you're never |
| ensuring that every part of your carpet is as | | | | reusing dirty water, so you know your floor is |
| dust-free as the rest. | | | | hygienic and allergen free. |
| 4. Use an upright vacuum cleaner on carpets as the | | | | 10. Short on storage space? Then try a multi function |
| rotating brushbar beats out more trapped dust. If | | | | carpet washer that also washes hard floors and/or |
| you have a bad back or mobility problems, choose a | | | | vacuums carpets and floors. |
| super lightweight upright. | | | | Enjoy your sneeze free summer! |
| 5. For hard floors, use a vacuum cleaner with | | | | |