The best ways to remove pollutants from the air to create a healthier living spaces

If ‘you are what you breathe’ then you’d be shocked by what you’re taking in

Opening a window is the most obvious way to draw fresh air into the home, but there is plenty more we can do to flush out pollution from our home. Indoor plants and beeswax candles are known to improve air quality, while vacuuming floors will remove allergens that are hiding in carpets and using chemical-free cleaners will sanitise your home without spraying toxins into your space. Electrolux ambassador Dr Ginni Mansberg says sleep is often the most impacted by air pollutants.

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“Even if you manage to get a full night of sleep, air pollution can decrease the quality and benefits of your sleep. When trying to improve the air quality in your bedroom, one of the most important considerations should be ventilation, which is why open windows and a high-quality air purifier are the essentials of creating a healthier sleep environment.”

Opening all the windows and doors when using solvents like oven cleaners or when painting will dilute the concentration of dangerous particles. These particles can cause sniffles and a blocked nose that will disturb your sleep and research has also linked them to sleep apnoea. “Having the addition of an air purifier at home means that you’re able to go a step further and remove ultra-fine dust particles, pollutants, bacteria, allergens and bad odours from indoor rooms.”

FIVE WAYS TO IMPROVE AIR QUALITY IN THE HOME

An air purifier particles, gases, and other pollutants from indoor air, making the air cleaner to breathe.

1. Electrolux Ultimate Home 500 air purifier, $498.

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Vacuum with a with HEPA filter

2. Samsung Jet Elite Extra Bespoke vacuum, $1399.

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Aerate the home as much a possible

3. Polar window, from $248.

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Let Mother Nature help you filter the toxins

4. Various indoor plants.

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Beeswax candles produce negative ions when burned, and those ions help to neutralise pollutants in the air. This helps eliminate dust, odors, and mold in the atmosphere.

5. Rolled beeswax candles, three-pack, $23.95

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Originally published as The best ways to remove pollutants from the air to create a healthier living spaces