About Dust Mites

Most dust mites living in the home environment have a tiny body size of around 100 to 500 microns, 
allowing them to pass through minute pores of bedding easily. As dust mites that live in the home 
environment mostly feed on dander shed by humans, pure cotton bedding have become their favorite breeding ground.

The advantages of cotton bedding, such as good ventilation, moderate temperature and large pore size have not only allowed the fallen human dander to drop into the pores and become dust mite food, the large pore size also enables them to pass through easily and even spread to other 
places to cause disturbances to mankind.

In addition, as the excrement of dust mites that will cause human allergic reactions only measure about 10 to 30 microns in size, so if we want to produce traditional cotton bedding with pore size small enough to prevent dust mites, their excrement and eggs from passing through and spreading, the bedding pore size must be less than 10 microns. Basically, prices of such ultra-tight woven bedding are very expensive, and the pore size may become bigger and bigger and lose their effectiveness due to usage, children jumping on them or washing in the washing machine.


Dust Mite Prevention at Home

	1. Reduce indoor humidity: Keep indoor humidity below 50% is an important measure to reduce dust mite growth. This can be done through using an efficient dehumidifier or air conditioner.Keeping indoor humidity below 50% is an important measure in reducing dust mite growth. This can be done through using an efficient dehumidifier or air conditioner.
	2. Remove carpets, thick curtains, cushions and spring beds: Carpets, thick curtains and spring beds are ideal breeding grounds for dust mites. We suggest removing the carpets and spring beds, and do not use straw mats, tatami, carpets or heavy quilts. Otherwise, they must be encased with dust mite proof covers.
	3. If you cannot remove the spring beds, they must be encased with dust mite proof covers. According to statistics, after removing the spring beds for six weeks, the average concentration of dust mites will decrease by 61%.
	4. Bedding washing: The following two steps are mandatory: Wash the bedding with hot water of temperature higher than 55°C or dry them on high in the dryer, and then rinse them with clean water. Drying or dry cleaning can only kill dust mites but won’t destroy the allergens. If they are only washed with water, you may eliminate the allergens but won’t kill dust mites.
	5. Vacuum the carpet: (at least once a week) with a vacuum cleaner with a high-efficiency particulate (HEPA) air filter system, and replace the dust bag more often. The dust bag must be a two-layer design to prevent allergens from vaporizing during the vacuuming process.
	6. Dust mite freezing: Placing stuffed toys, small dolls, small pillows or clothing into the freezer at -17 to -20°C for more than 24 hours can effectively kill dust mites. After that, they need to be washed with clean water to remove dust mite bodies and allergens.
	7. Clean the air conditioning system and filters: It is very rare for dust mites to accumulate in the air conditioning system, but this step is able to remove dust, debris and mold allergens.
	8. Stay away while the house is undergoing environmental cleaning:  In the course of home environmental cleaning, dust mite allergic patients should stay away from the premise while cleaning is in progress, and one hour after cleaning.
	9. Dogs, cats and other pets will also attract dust mites:  For dust mites, dog and cat dander are also their favorite food. So, It is also a good anti-dust mite measure to not keeping pets at home.

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Address: Po-ai Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, 52 F, 
Tel: +886-2-2388-8862 
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Website: www.nevermite.com