Dirty Furniture: Can It Make You Sick?

We know the winter season is upon us, which means stuffy noses and tight chests, but did you know that it could be your furniture making you sick?

Vacuuming your carpet will most likely be crossed off the list when it comes to cleaning the house or doing daily chores, but cleaning your furniture is frequently skipped. Some people may not think about deep cleaning their furniture the way they think about deep cleaning their carpets. But it’s almost just as important! Having dirty furniture can affect your health in many ways.

Dirty Furniture, Dirty Health, Dirty Life

Having dirty furniture can cause many different health problems in your life. Things like allergies, stress, asthma, and skin infections can all be affected by having dirty furniture. Just like when it comes down to having a healthy body, you take care of it and make sure it’s clean. This applies to your furniture as well. Living in a dirty or messy environment can adversely affect your health, and you may not even know it.

Stress

As mentioned above, living in a clean environment is good not only for your physical health but also for your mental health. Living in an environment that doesn’t get regularly cleaned can cause stress on you or your family on cleaning days. If you let enough stress build-up, it can turn into all kinds of physical outbursts. Sometimes, you may not even know your body is stressed out because it’s become normal.

Cleaning and maintaining your living environment is essential to living the healthiest life you can.

Hidden Messes

Many people with allergies may have worsened symptoms when in a dirty environment. Things like allergens, dirt, pollutants, and germs can hide in just about everything. Cleaning your upholstery is just as important as cleaning your carpets; even mattresses and pillows should be cleaned, especially if your animals sleep with you.

Animals can carry all kinds of germs and bacteria that find their way into your furniture. So, if you go to bed every night with the same pillow and pillowcase that your pets are around, all those germs, dirt, and pollutants sink into your face every time you lay down, which can cause you to become sick.

Solutions for Cleaning Dirty Furniture

One of the easiest ways to keep a clean environment is to hire a professional to come and clean your area. Unfortunately, most standard household vacuums aren’t strong enough to give your carpets or upholstery the deep clean it needs. But, of course, there are plenty of upholstery cleaners out there that can be good dupes for professional cleaning as well.

Get in touch with Diamond Carpet & Textile Services today to give your furniture a fresh start for the new year!