Carpets v Hard Floor for allergy sufferers
Have you been influenced by wooden floor manufacturers to ditch your carpet for wooden floor replacements, for the sake of your health?
Carpets physically trap dust mites and allergens, till vacuumed away.On hard floors the allergens and dust mites have nowhere to go, and their faeces can remain air borne for up to 10 minutes, and with the slightest movement, they are easily inhaled.
It takes 10 times more air flow for dust particles to be moved across carpeted flooring than hard flooring.
The Carpet Foundation, The European Carpet Association, The Wool Research Organisation of New Zealand and The Carpet and Rug Institute of the USA have all studied the scientific papers on asthma and floor coverings. It was proved conclusively that there is no scientific evidence that carpets are a danger to our atmospheres including for those with allergies or sensitivity to dust mites, pollen etc.
Through natural gravity, your carpet will trap airborne particles
Walking on hard floor surfaces disturbs more dust particles than walking on carpeted surfaces, distributing them into the air to be inhaled.
Therefore there will be less dust in the atmosphere of a carpeted room.
Dry, clean well maintained carpets will actually improve your homes air quality.
There have been no studies conducted to prove that removing carpets improves the health of an allergy sufferer.
A study shows that in Sweden, an advertising campaign from a wooden floor manufacturer, caused hysteria among homeowners, resulting in a 77% reduction in carpet use, this coincided with a 300% increase in asthma suffers in the same 15 year period.
FACT! It is the faeces from the dust mite that causes the allergens, not the dust mite themselves. Vacuuming your carpet on a regular basis will remove a large amount of these trapped particles.
Our next Blog will have help and advice on how to maintain your carpets and upholstery, and the best way of dealing and removing these pesky mites!
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The Carpet Foundation, The European Carpet Association, The Wool Research Organisation of New Zealand and The Carpet and Rug Institute of the USA have all studied the scientific papers on asthma and floor coverings. It was proved conclusively that there is no scientific evidence that carpets are a danger to our atmospheres including for those with allergies or sensitivity to dust mites, pollen etc.
Therefore there will be less dust in the atmosphere of a carpeted room.
A study shows that in Sweden, an advertising campaign from a wooden floor manufacturer, caused hysteria among homeowners, resulting in a 77% reduction in carpet use, this coincided with a 300% increase in asthma suffers in the same 15 year period.
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