Did You Know?

• The quality of the air we breathe is a growing concern in South Africa. The main health problems arising from this are asthma, allergy and rhinitis (hay-fever).
• Reports from the "Allergy Society of South Africa" (www.allergysa.org) details a rapid increase of asthma and allergies - especially among children.
• A person breathes about 0.5 m3/hour with a concentration of approximately 50 mgr/m3 - therefore he inhales about 0.6 grams of dust per day.
• The working principle of a vacuum cleaner filter is to catch unwanted dust, gasses and particles.
• There are may different forms of these in our homes all affecting us daily.
• Bacteria
• Pollen
• Fungus and spores
• Inorganic particles (sand, mineral fibers, heavy metals)
• Dandruff, hair, left over foods
• And the most harmful creature for your body - the Dust mites and their excrement.
• The 8 legged spider-like dust mite is one of the biggest cause of allergy reactions and a significant trigger of asthma attacks.
• With a size of 0.2-0.5 mm and a transparent and invisible body, they live from 2-4 months and produce a quantity of excrements 200 times heavier than their own weight. The live on dead skin cells of humans.
• In one square meter, between 1.000 and 10.000 dust mites can live and in a few months they will produce up to 6 generations.
• With its claw like legs they are difficult to remove from a mattress simply by whipping it.
• Temperatures between 25 and 28 degrees and a humidity between 70-80% provides an optimum environment for them - i.e. they are mostly found in mattresses.

So ask yourself, are you and your family sleeping with the enemy? Or would you prefer the Lux 1 Royal to make your home cleaner, happier and healthier?