We’re looking forward to the holiday weekend and are passing along these tips to keep allergy symptoms at bay.  Whether you’re planning on hitting the beach or catching up on chores around the house, you can get the best out of R&R time with a few simple steps:

1. If you’re planning on a trip to the beach or spending time outdoors, make sure to use plenty of sunscreen. If you have sensitivity to fragrances or sensitive skin, Vanicream Sunscreens are top notch when it comes to hypo-allergenic sunblook solutions.  No fragrances or irritating chemicals.  If you’re tired of the heavy coconut or other perfumed sunblocks, try Vanicream!
2. Your clothes can become covered in pollen after spending time outdoors.  Once you come inside, it’s best to change clothes and ideally to shower to remove these pollens.  Wash with Vanicream hair care and skin care products and wash clothes with an allergen-removing detergent such as Allersearch Allergen Wash.
3. If you’re catching up on chores around the house, use a face mask to avoid inhaling airborne allergens such as molds and pollens.  The AllergyZone Face Mask is disposable and only $9.95 for 3.  Or for a custom fit and superior filtration, try a Contour or Aero Permanent mask.
4. If your dog likes to take a dip in the pool or spends lots of time outdoors with you, get rid of allergens and pet odors by giving Fido a bath with Allersearch Pet Anti-Allergen Shampoo.  For a quick cleaning, dampen a cloth with Allerpet Solution and wipe over your dog.
5. After a day outside, you can rinse nasal pasages to help wash away irritating allergens.  Try NeilMed Sinus Products to keep your nose healthy.

We’ll keep the allergy tips coming so that you can enjoy the best of summer by reducing symptoms!

We’ve all heard the saying, “Sleep tight. Don’t let the bed bugs bite.”, but it’s becoming all too real lately. Infestations from bed bugs are on the rise in the U.S., and these little critters are a nasty bunch who make their home in beds and soft furnishings where they come out typically at night to bite you and feed on your blood.  Bed bugs are different from dust mites, although both can be making their home in your bed. Dust mites don’t bit you, but they do cause allergy symptoms whereas bed bugs do not.  Encasings can protect you from both bed bugs and dust mites, if you get pillow encasings and mattress encasings that have been tested and provent to provide allergy and bed bug protection.  Even if you’re only looking for allergy relief from dust mites, the additional bed bug protection is an added bonus to keep these pesky bugs from invading your bed.

If you want more information about bed bugs, make sure to read our bed bug article here in the Allergy Learning Center. It will help you to understand more about bed bugs and what protection encasings can provide.

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