It's allergy season and if you or your child suffers this time of year, there's much you can do in the home to keep those pesky symptoms to a minimum.

To be on the safe side, start using environmentally safe products, like Green Works. Green Works household cleaning products are all natural and they are made of plant-based biodegradable ingredients to help you clean without the harsh chemical fumes and residue. The most important thing to combat while you’re cleaning your home is dust.

Dust more. During allergy season you should dust more than you normally would during the other seasons. You should wear a face mask to protect yourself from the dust triggering your allergies. Use a microfiber cleaning cloth that absorbs and picks up dust and other allergens, instead of just moving them around.

Dust high to low. Another way to make sure you’re not just moving dust around from surface is to clean rooms from up high to down low—this ensures that dust does not float from room to room.

Change your vacuum filter. Another way to prevent dust from getting the best of you this season is to get a new vacuum filter. ARM & HAMMER vacuum bags and filters keep 99% of small dust particles, pollen and other allergy-triggering particles from reentering the air. You should vacuum at least once a week during allergy season—no skipping. Even though it will seem like you’ve become a lean, mean cleaning machine on the home front, your body and the baby will thank you. 

Avoid triggers. Stay away from whatever allergens trigger your immune system to react in a negative way. You’ll want to get real close to your doctor this time of year in order to weigh the benefits and potential cons of different allergy medications. If you prep your home, one thing’s for certain, you’ll more than likely find sanity and peace in at least one place during this spring and summer.