How to create a healthy atmosphere in your home

Following the advice in this article will help you give your home a better atmosphere, literally.

What causes air pollution in the home?

Everything from tobacco smoke to drying your clothes indoors, and from pollution in the streets to improper cleaning habits. There are many factors that can make the air we breathe inside our homes less healthy. Some are fairly obvious and easy to control, but others require a bit more attention.

Avoiding smoking inside your home, keeping windows closed during times when traffic outside is at its heaviest, and ensuring proper ventilation of spaces where sprays, paint, and pesticides are being used are all practices that will help prevent harmful substances from polluting the air inside your home. However, while it is important to pay attention to those external sources of air pollution, there are also certain everyday habits to bear in mind, because they can also have a negative impact on air quality. Drying clothes indoors, showering with hot water, and cooking are some of the typical routines that can also lead to lower air quality. Why? Because these processes generate humidity in the air, which if left uncontrolled, can have some undesirable results.

Ventilation

Even though we say it often, we never get tired of repeating it: ventilation is essential. It is very important to keep your home well ventilated, to renew the indoor air and decrease the level of humidity. Simply by ventilating all areas of your home for 10 minutes each morning (and if you can create some moving air flow, even better), you will be removing allergens and odors while also reducing the humidity level in the air.

Control humidity and temperature

As we have explained in other articles, excessive humidity in your home will cause problems with condensation on windows and walls, which encourages the appearance of mold and favors the proliferation of mites. Mold and mites are the main cause of many allergies, and they can also aggravate respiratory problems. By reducing the humidity level in your indoor air, you can avoid these problems and create a much healthier home environment.

To ensure ideal comfort, it is essential to combine this type of humidity control (keeping levels between 40 and 60%) with a temperature between 16 and 23 ºC. This will create an atmosphere that not too dry and not too wet. A temperature of 19 or 20 ºC, combined with a humidity level of 50%, would be the perfect ecosystem for keeping your home in optimal condition.

However, there are some other fundamental aspects for giving your home “good atmosphere”. Simple acts like washing your towels every week, changing sheets and mattress covers every 15 days, dusting regularly, and checking the condition of your window insulation can also help ensure that you will be breathing healthy air at home.

A fundamental source of assistance

Let HUMYDRY help you create a healthy atmosphere in your home with our range of moisture absorber products designed to absorb excessive moisture. For more than 35 years, our Humydry moisture control products have been creating healthier homes all over the world. Thanks to their packets and tablets made with calcium chloride, these HUMYDRY products absorb excessive humidity from the air to maintain optimal levels. This creates a healthy environment and prevents problems that can arise from condensation, such as mold, mildew, mites, etc., which in turn prevents the negative health effects they can cause for people.

At HUMYDRY, we want your family to enjoy a home with a fresh, healthy atmosphere. We want to improve the air you breathe, and this is why we offer a wide range of very affordable products that will help you prevent excessive moisture throughout your entire home.