Giving your home a fresh coat? Learn about the pitfalls of painting, and learn how to avoid exposure to volatile organic compounds that can cause long-term and short-term health concerns. Plus, find seven nature ways to remove paint smells from your home.
Doing an annual deep cleaning of your home doesn't have to be a daunting task. Read our comprehensive guide to deep cleaning for spring, and get 10 pro-tips to leave your home feeling fresh, healthier, and lovely to live in.
Discover how home renovation projects can impact indoor air quality and learn practical solutions to maintain a healthy environment. Explore the Molekule Air Pro, a powerful air purifier, and hear from DIYer Brooke Sickmiller on TikTok about the importance of clean air during renovations.
Parents everywhere know that the school year—especially the fall—is synonymous with germs. As kids head into the classroom and spend more time indoors while temperatures drop, they are exposed to more viruses and bacteria than they are in the fresh air and sunlight. Here are 5 ways to build a healthy routine for the school year.
To cover or not to cover? It’s a question that HVAC professionals have disagreed on for years. While there are very real benefits to covering your outdoor air conditioning unit in the summer, the practice also carries some potential drawbacks.
Bad odors and poor air quality often go hand in hand. Aside from being unpleasant, stinky scents can sometimes be a sign of unhealthy pollution in your indoor air. In previous posts, we’ve broken down what causes bad smells, how to know when they’re a sign of something harmful, and how to remove them from your home. Here, we get into the positive side of scents with five new ways to make your whole house smell good (without toxic chemicals or synthetic scents ruining your indoor air quality).
No matter how often you clean your home, you’re going to deal with bad smells from time to time. And once you notice them, they can be pretty hard to ignore. Most of the time, you should be able to deal with weird household smells on your own with a little bit of elbow grease. First, try to narrow down the funky scent to a single room
These days, it’s pretty easy for indoor air pollution to build up to levels that would trigger an air quality warning if they were found outside. Even something as simple as cooking dinner can pollute your home with harmful gasses and airborne particles that remain in the air long after you’ve finished eating.
Air purifiers are a great tool to cut down the presence of air pollution in your home. Not only can they work to minimize your exposure to airborne pollutants, but they may also help relieve allergy symptoms, reduce household dust, and even bust funky odors.
Between all of the packing, checklists, documents and the realization that you have accumulated way too many things, moving is incredibly stressful — especially if you are doing so in addition to buying a new home.