Allergies and how Carpets help

It is Spring and allergy time for many.  I am one of the people affected by the oak's yellow pollen and try not to spend too much time outdoors during the month of March and early April.  Keeping floating allergens in the air to a bear minimum has always been a top priority in my home and one way is to have carpeting as the main floor covering.  Yes, you have heard right.  CARPETING in place of hard floor is GOOD for those who suffer from allergies.

We have heard a lot about how bad carpets are for allergies but there are some really good advantages for those with allergies if they have carpets fitted.  Carpets attract and trap floating particles in their carpet fibers and hold them until you get a vacuum cleaner to safely suck them away.

Hard floors on the otherhand, have no way to trap and hold particles or animal hair so every time the air comes on or the fan twirls or you walk over the hard floors, you stir those particles that have settled on the surface, back up into the air.  This means that to eliminate those offending particles or dust or hair you have to wet clean the hard floors many times a day to stop the floating allergens from circulating and re-circulating in the air.

Many people say that cleaning is easier and cheaper when the floors are made of wood, stone or tile.  I would say that spills are easier to wipe up but generally, hard floors are a great deal more work to keep free of dust and dirt on a day to day basis than carpeted floors because with allergies, you have to wet wipe away that dust every day from hard floors to keep the air clean.  Sweeping is not an option because with each stroke of the brush, small particles will float into the air and slowly settle once again.

In my mind, carpets are definitely allergy friendly.  They'll be happy to trap and hold the dust and allergens from circulating in the air until you vacuum them safely up.  Fans and walking won't get them scurring into space.  As long as you use a vacuum cleaner with a good strong suction and vacuum the carpets twice a week, you will have less particles floating in the air to tickle your nose and get the sneezing and watery eyes going than if you have hard floors.