Pollen, Pet Dander and Household Dust

Pollen begins outdoors

Pollen can enter through open windows and doors, ventilation, clothing, hair and pets. On high-pollen days, changing clothes after returning home, keeping sleeping areas clean and choosing when to ventilate can reduce what accumulates indoors.

Pet dander is not pet hair

Pet allergens are proteins carried in dander, saliva and other biological material. They can attach to fine particles, fabrics and furnishings. Removing visible hair is useful, but it does not remove every airborne or settled allergen.

Keep pets out of the bedroom if sensitivity is a concern, wash pet bedding, clean the places where the animal spends time and discuss persistent symptoms with a qualified healthcare professional.

Clean without sending everything airborne

1. 01
   Remove settled material.

   Use damp dusting or a suitable vacuum rather than dry sweeping that throws dust back into the air.

2. 02
   Wash fabrics.

   Clean bedding, washable covers and pet textiles according to their care instructions.

3. 03
   Control moisture.

   High humidity can favour dust mites and mould. Track relative humidity and correct the cause of persistent dampness.

4. 04
   Run filtration consistently.

   Place a suitably sized purifier where the air concern and time spent are greatest, with its inlet and outlet clear.

What an air purifier can change

Particle filtration can reduce airborne material that reaches the purifier. Larger allergen-bearing particles often settle quickly, so a purifier cannot remove them until they are airborne and pass through the unit. That is why room cleaning and filtration are complementary.

Choose a purifier by clean-air delivery, room fit, operating noise and the maintenance you will actually perform. A sensor reading cannot identify pollen or pet dander as a specific substance.