How To Improve Indoor Air Quality

5 Ways To Improve Your Indoor Air Quality at Home

We spend an overwhelming majority of our time indoors. Whether it’s at home, at work, in a shopping mall or somewhere else, we seldom spend more than an hour of our day exposed to the outside, on average. That doesn’t sound like a bad thing, since outside air is likely to be polluted and unhealthy, right? 


Ironically, indoor air quality can be up to 5 times worse than the air outside! This means that if you think the outside air is bad, wait till you see how bad it can get inside your average building.


Unfortunately, you won’t be able to ensure that every indoor environment you visit is going to be a safe and healthy one, but you definitely can influence the air quality in the most important indoor environment of all: your home. Naturally, this also happens to be the place where you undoubtedly spend most of your time in, so that’s a plus!


Benefits of improving your indoor air quality:


There are many health benefits to having a cleaner indoor environment, such as improved breathing and better nightly sleep. Increased energy levels and improved mental wellness are also affected by your indoor air quality. A better air quality can also mean less dust and microbes in the air.

Here are some useful ways to help you improve the quality of the air in your home:


1- Improve the ventilation


One of the main reasons why many homes have poor air quality is the lack of proper ventilation. All the microbes, dust, and dead skin cells in the air have nowhere to go. They are stuck inside the home and keep accumulating over time. Regular cleaning may hinder their numbers slightly, but in the long run, these pollutants are always increasing faster than you can sweep them away.


Improving your ventilation can help ensure that there is enough of an airflow to slow down this accumulation of harmful particles. Sometimes, just opening the window can help with this, depending on the weather outside. Overall, however, you want to make sure that your rooms have proper airflow between them. Check your AC ducts and clean them out of dust.


2- Keep carpets and furniture clean


Your carpets can be magnets for dust and pet hair, and are usually harder to clean out than one can imagine. Dust and dirt can settle deep within a rug, forming an almost invisible layer of harmful microbes within. Every time you step on the carpet, you end up pushing some of that dust back into the air. 


Regular vacuuming is an excellent start, and you should also have your furniture (and especially your carpets) thoroughly deep cleaned at least once every 6 months. 

3 - Get an air purifier


This is a more direct way to improve air quality, and it has to do with the fact that most air purifiers are able to remove harmful particles from the air. Constantly cleaning and refreshing the air that passes through it. More advanced purifiers can also monitor the air quality and automatically switch on and off as needed.


Consider air purifiers from reliable brands, such as Blueair. The Blueair 3410 Air Purifier is an excellent option for bedrooms and other medium sized rooms. You can buy it here.


4- Make use of natural purifiers as well, like plants or essential oils


There are also several small things you can do to help contribute to a better air quality. We’ll cover some of the easier ones to achieve:


  • Plants: Add some small, easy to maintain plants to your home, such as Peace Lilies. They can help purify the air naturally.
  • Essential Oils: Rosemary, oregano, cinnamon, thyme, lemon, clove, and tea tree all have the ability to kill bacteria, viruses and even mold. A few drops added to your soaps and detergents can make a big difference.
  • Activated charcoal: Can help eliminate harmful agents in the air and is odorless. Alternatively, you can also use bamboo charcoal.


5- Invest in a dehumidifier


This option is quite similar to getting an air purifier, but it improves your air quality in a completely different way. An air purifier absorbs harmful substances floating around in the air, while a dehumidifier controls the humidity level, adjusting to an optimal level and making the air less hospitable to germs, bacteria and other microbes. 


Another difference between air purifiers and dehumidifiers, is that air purifiers will always improve the air quality, whereas dehumidifiers are not particularly helpful in environments that lack humidity. That won’t be an issue here in the UAE, as it is very humid all year round. 


Consider purchasing the Stadler Form Theo 10L Dehumidifier. It is reliable and powerful, and well suited to the environment in the UAE.


At the end of the day, your home’s environment is the one that impacts you the most. The air in your home is the air you’ll be breathing for most of your life. That’s why taking care of your indoor environment is an essential part of improving your own health and wellness. 

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