Keep Your Home Healthy with Filtrete

Despite our best efforts as parents, young children end up chewing on toys, putting dirty fingers in their mouths, and touching, tasting and breathing things that are potentially harmful.  With little ones, their organs and respiratory, immune and neurological systems are still developing, making them more sensitive to harmful substances such as certain chemicals, particles and allergens.

Since most people with allergies develop them during childhood, Dr. Alanna Levine, Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP), shares the ABC’s to help maintain a healthier home environment for children:

– A is for Avoid:  Whenever possible, avoid irritants that often trigger allergies, such as products made of feathers or down.  Use hypoallergenic pillows on your child’s bed, and limit exposure to perfume, talcum powder, hair spray, air fresheners, fabric softeners or other strong odors or sprays.  Strong fragrances and odors may aggravate allergy symptoms.

– B is for Balance:  Maintain a consistent balance in the home to help minimize allergens.  Keep the windows shut and use central air conditioning during high pollen seasons to help protect children from pollen particles that trees, grasses and weeds release into the air.  These particles can harbor in the eyes, nose, and airways, causing allergy symptoms to flair for those allergic to pollen.  Also, give children washable, non-allergenic stuffed toys when possible, and be sure to wash the one played with the most on a weekly basis, in hot water at least 130 degrees Fahrenheit.

– C is for Change:  Change items that are easy to neglect but are important for maintaining a healthier home, such as leaky faucets, pipes and other high moisture areas that are common places for mold growth, if you don’t see any leaks but continue to have moisture residue in specific parts of your home then you should consider hiring professional plumbers for their services like to do some plumbing leak detection or any necessary repairs.  Don’t neglect the air in the home either.  Change your filter every three months, and use a high performance filter, such as a Filtrete Elite Allergen Reduction Filter from 3M.

The Filtrete Elite Allergen Reduction Filter from 3M captures 94 percent of large airborne particles, such as household dust, pollen and mold spores, from the air passing through the filter.  It also captures up to 40 times more microscopic particles, such as smoke, smog and particles that can carry bacteria and viruses, than ordinary fiberglass filters.

I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of Filtrete and received a gift certificate to thank me for taking the time to participate.