Ah, springtime!
Time to throw open the windows and sponge, sweep, swab, squeegee, scour, scrub
and scrape your home into a speckless state of perfection. Or, at the very
least, it’s probably a wise idea to stash away the snow boots and give the
contents of your fridge the seasonal once-over.
Spring cleaning
also provides us with the opportunity to zero in on and ideally improve the indoor air quality of our homes. For many,
the aim of spring cleaning is to achieve a state of spic and span nirvana
that’s capable of knocking the socks off even the most fastidious mother-in-law
or anyone else who relishes nothing more than detecting – and gleefully
pointing out – spots that, whoops, you “missed.”
To reach this
state, we often find ourselves employing products to help give our homes a
spotless, mother-in-law-proof glow. Yet at the same time, these same products
can compromise indoor air quality and, as a result, our health and overall
wellbeing. In fact, air pollutants are two to 10 times higher indoors than they
are outdoors. The household cleaners that we spritz and spray during zesty
spring cleaning sessions – and throughout the year – are among the culprits.
Follow along as next week we provide five
suggestions on how to breathe easy and improve the indoor air quality of your
home this spring, while also leaving it dirt-free and in apple pie-order.
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