• Spring pollen counts mean that there are more allergens in the home.
• Keeping your home allergen-free means attacking the problem from multiple angles.
• Items like vacuums, air purifiers, and even household cleaners can make a major difference to how you feel in your home every day.

Don’t suffer through spring and summer allergies when you’re at home. High pollen counts in combination with regular pet dander, dust, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) can keep you sniffling, sneezing, and just generally feeling bad for the entire season. During this period of time, house burping alone isn’t enough.

Reducing allergens in your home is about attacking both the allergens in your air and those accumulated on your surfaces, carpets, and floors. This requires items that clean the air and your home. If you don’t know where to start, ahead we recommend a few products that will help relieve your symptoms.

Air Purifiers

The first and arguably the quickest way to improve your air quality and reduce in-home allergens is to use an air purifier. Air purifiers filter out large particles such as dust and pet hair, as well as much smaller ones like pollen or even bacteria. This is done through a multi-filter design that captures particles and neutralizes odors.

We recommend those with a HEPA filter that can capture allergens down to 0.3 microns in size and are capable of removing 99.97 percent of all airborne particles. We also like those that come with activated carbon filters which reduce odors and the number of VOCs in the air.

Vacuums

Especially in high-traffic areas of your home, tons of allergens can build up over time. Vacuums help tackle the dirt, dust, and dander that’s been accumulating in your carpets and floors. These can cause low-level reactions throughout the year and larger issues when particles are kicked up.

Quality vacuums have powerful brushes that disrupt set-in dirt and dust, as well as robust motors that create enormous amounts of suction. Many also come with attachments built to clean upholstery, better capture pet hair, and effectively clean hard-to-reach corners.

Furthermore, there are several types of vacuums that work well depending on the size of your home and overall storage space. These include hand vacuums, canister, stick, and robot.

All-Purpose Cleaners

Dust and other allergens also accumulate on everyday surfaces in your home. The best way to clean those is typically with a paper towel or rag and an all-purpose cleaner. These cleaners are formulated to disinfect as well as pull up food, scum, and set-in stains—simply spray and wipe.

Maintaining clean surfaces reduces contact with allergens, especially in spaces where you spend a lot of time, like your kitchen and bedroom. Look out for cleaning sprays that are compatible on the different surfaces in your home. If you don’t want to deal with nasty rags, you can also opt for disinfecting wipes as well.