Asthmatics - what cleaning products do you use?

[dippyducky]

Hi,

My DH has been wonderful and had a dust around. Unfortunately my asthma is now playing up due to the furniture polish he used, I think it's also giving me a migraine which is annoying as I'm pregnant so can't take anything for it. Therefore, I need an alternative to use in future.

So, what products do you use around the house that are asthma friendly?

Thanks

Use those microfibre cloths (dampened with water) for dusting, the dust clings to it rather than with a duster and polish where it gets wafted around and then use the Mr Sheen wipes to go over and polish.

In the kitchen and bathroom avoid strong smelling, chemical products instead try Method products or ecover products.

Avoid all aerosols... They are nasty things for getting on your chest!

Wet dust with microfibre cloths and if needed solid furniture wax (natural beeswax is ok...), multi purpose cleaning fluid in kitchen and bathroom and get other people to hoover and empty the hoover.

Avoid air freshners, open widows and try and keep rooms warm but not too hot, wipe off condensation from windows when you open them too..

Use roll on deoderant rather than spray and limit baby powder...

Make anyone who uses spray deoderant use it in bathroom with door closed and then get them to open window...

method

As few as possible

Wet cloths
No aerosols
No strong fragrances
I don't hoover too often

dry dusters, especially feather-dusters or their modern equivalent, spread dust into the air. A dusting brush on a vac with a good filter will capture it. So will a damp sponge.

Damp mop on hard floors.

It helps to open the windows while cleaning so that disturbed dust, and any cleaning material vapours, are blown away.

p.s. mould is encouraged by excess humidity. The most common cause in UK homes is draping wet washing around the house or over radiators, and failure to use extractors enough in bathrooms.

I find hoovering frequently keeps dust down, ecloth or when need more than that -caretaker polish on wood and anti bac spray or washing up liquid in bathroom and kitchen.
Hope you feel better soon