Pollen-Proof Your Life Before The Spring Takes Hold
After such a bitter winter, spring is most welcome. The glorious sunshine that now bathes our streets and gardens, will soon be joined by a notorious substance. Pollen is both a great sight and a troublesome nuisance. When flowers blossom, we can’t help ourselves but to smell them and enjoy the wondrous state of nature around us. Yet, it’s also something that can cause mild to severe discomfort. Pollen makes us sneeze because it latches onto the surfaces of our skin and that can cause irritancy. Those who are most vulnerable to this richly-smelling horde, are the very young and allergic. But, you shouldn’t let pollen keep you indoors when you should be enjoying long walks and bike rides on the weekends and evenings.
Pollen-proofing your furniture
Pollen is not that small and you can usually see it with the naked eye. However, some flowers have very finite pollen which can sink into fabric sofas and make them a no-go area. If you do have a fabric sofa, you need to cover it with an anti-allergy throw or blanket so the pollen doesn’t penetrate into the upholstery. Change the throw every week and don’t forget to vacuum the sofa while it’s bare. If you have a leather sofa, you’re less likely to have these issues. On the other hand, you’re not out of the woods because pollen can also stick onto hot surfaces like leather. Wiping down your leather sofa every other day will prevent pollen build-up. You don’t want to be sneezing all the time when you’re trying to watch Netflix!
Taking care of your baby
Firstly, you need to be wary of what could happen to your baby during the spring pollination period. As you know, baby’s bodies are a lot weaker than our own and thus, the things that don’t seem to have an effect on us will affect them. So, wiping your baby’s face every morning and night is the first thing to do on a regular basis. If you can see green or watery baby eye discharge, this is due to something irritating or infecting the eye. There are a number of at-home remedies for this, such as applying light pressure on the inside of your baby’s nose, at the bridge. This will gently unblock the duct and restore normal eye function. You can also use eyelid cleansers which should be massaged into the eye.
The super-spreader
Pollen loves to stick to something and hide away. Its sole mission in life is to spread the DNA of the flower as far as possible. We’re already fighting an invisible enemy; we don’t need another one! So, make sure you’re brushing your pets as cats and dogs are the super-spreaders of pollen. They love to run around, dig and roll on their backs in the garden and park. That’s fine but don’t let them back in the house unless you’ve brushed their fur. Give them a weekly conditioner clean as well just to be sure.
Spend more time admiring the flowers and less time wiping your eyes and nose. Start off by covering your fabric sofa with something and cleaning all your furniture of pollen, at least once a week.
