How to Clean Your Carpet to Get Rid of Dust Mites

Dust mites main diet consists of human skin that we all slough off naturally every day. Dust mites live in our carpets, clothes, furniture and bedding. Most homes have literally millions of these creatures, both alive and dead. So it\'s not surprising that most household dust consists largely of human skin, living and dead dust mites, old dust mite skins, and dust mite feces. UGH!

What can we do about it?

There are many steps we can all take to help eliminate dust mites, and make our homes healthier places to live.



· Clean your carpets! CitruSolution is a natural anti-allergen. CitruSolution contains d-Limonene, a naturally occurring extract of citrus peels. d-Limonene has been proven to destroy Dust Mites and many other common allergens that cause respiratory distress.



· VACUUM, VACUUM, VACUUM. We can\'t stress this enough. When you vacuum your carpets you remove live and dead dust mites, and also their source of nourishment - dead skin.



· Reduce the humidity in your home. Dust mites cannot drink, so they can only live in humidity higher than 50%, and they thrive in humidity over 70%.



· Clean your bed linens often - in hot water - at least once a week.



· Vacuum your kitchen and hard surface floors at least once a week.