If members of your family have constant allergies and asthma triggered by allergies, one of the main culprits could very well be the carpet in your home. Carpeting not only holds dust, pet dander, and other nasty allergens, but it also contains chemicals that trigger allergic reactions.
If you have pets in the home, then thats another allergen that's getting built up in the carpeting – pet dander. Just like dust and dust mites, pet dander gets trapped deep in the fibers of carpeting, and builds up over time. So if someone in your house is sensitive to dander, the build-up could be another main allergen source.
Carpets not only store all of the nasty allergens that come in contact with them, but they already come treated with chemicals that can cause asthma and allergies. Carpets are treated with these chemicals to prevent things like moth damage and stains, but these chemicals are bad for the environment, cause health problems in many people who work with carpeting, and trigger allergies for many homeowners. They actually release a toxic gas into the air, both new and old carpets. So if you think getting brand new carpeting might solve your problems, you may want to reconsider.
There is a solution to all these problems! You can install a type of flooring that cannot trap these health hazards, and you have a wide variety of choices. You could install one of the many different kinds of natural wood flooring, cork flooring, bamboo flooring, or Pergo or other laminates. Linoleum flooring or ceramic tile flooring are some other options you might consider, too – especially for the bathroom and kitchen areas since wood doesnt do well in dam areas.
So if you or your family is suffering from allergies or asthma and you have carpeting, then you might want to seriously consider ridding yourself of those allergen traps.
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