By Mary Oquendo
June 30, 2017
How are you keeping your grooming facility smelling fresh as well as clean? Is it formaldehyde, ethanol, phenols, as well as petroleum-based synthetic fragrances in a can with flowers on it? Those aerosols utilize neuro-chemicals to numb that part of your brain that controls your sense of smell. What they don’t do is get rid of the source of the odors.
But, what if mom Nature offered us with a natural method to clean the air in our grooming facilities? All without altering air filters as well as incurring bit to no added electrical costs.
Well, she did. In fact, right here are six simple as well as risk-free methods to clean the air:
1) Himalayan Salt Lamps
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Crystal salt was produced millions of years back when ocean beds dried up. Salt lamps are hygroscopic, implying they draw in water from the air. warm from a 15–watt bulb, candle tea lights, or even humidity attracts wetness in the air as well as condenses on the lamp. It’s why salt lamps drip as well as flake as well as ought to be kept on saucers or plates.
When heated, salt lamps speed up the evaporation process when the salt ions separate because of additional moisture. This results in much more airborne unfavorable ions, which in turn modifications the fee of the surrounding air. This negatively charged air attracts the positively charged dust particles, allergens, bacteria, virus, smoke, as well as pollutants. The neutralized contaminants are heavier than the air as well as autumn to the ground. Ozone air cleaners work on the exact same principal, however without pumping harmful ozone in our environments.
When selecting a lamp, make sure it is a Himalayan Salt Lamp. These salt crystals come from the Himalayan Mountains as well as include therapeutic trace minerals. There are man-made versions that imitate the look, however not the effects. They variety in color from pink to orange to reddish. The redder it is, the higher the trace mineral material is.
“I’ve discovered my beauty salon smells much better with my salt lamps. when when my bulb stressed out I didn’t replace it for 3 months. I might tell a big difference when that bulb was replaced. I now
keep spare bulbs on hand.”–Lara
Gordon Latshaw
2) Beeswax candles
As they are purported to emit unfavorable ions when lit, they work in the exact same method that salt lamps do. These candles are all natural as well as non–toxic. Beeswax candles do not emit paraffin or other volatile organic compounds. plus they odor yummy. In addition, you likewise support little honeybee farms. However, the con is that they are an open flame. shop cats may knock them over or canine hair floating over them may ignite.
3) Bamboo charcoal
It is made of bamboo plants that are at least five years old as well as burned at temperatures in the 800-1200 degree range. The charcoal is put into biodegradable bags. Bamboo charcoal takes in odors, pollutants, bacteria, as well as allergens. In addition, it removes moisture, avoiding mold as well as mildew. When you are completed with it, you can recycle it in your garden.
4) Plants
Spider plant, English ivy, woman palm, peace lily, boston fern, snake plant, golden pothos, wax begonia, as well as red–edged dracaena removes benzene as well as formaldehyde (components of paint as well as numerous cleaning supplies), carbon monoxide, as well as electronic radiation. In addition, it adds much more oxygen into the work environment decreasing general tiredness. In fact, Spider plants are suggested by NASA to enhance air quality. as well as lets not fail to remember plants are visually attractive to our clients.
These plants are extremely resilient. difficult to kill even for us black–thumbed folks. However, a few of these plants are poisonous to cats.
“Not only do online plants assist oxygenate & purify the beauty salon air, areas including home plants have been discovered in studies to boost attentiveness as well as boost both mental & physical healing as well as general positive mood.
“For me, having home plants in the beauty salon assists make my area feel distinct as well as inviting. As well, I feel that healthy greenery conveys to clients that I am an attentive caregiver as well as appreciate our natural world.”–Christein Pearson
5) Diffuse important oils
Not fragrance oils. fragrance oils are the chemical equivalent of the corresponding important oil. If the label states may include important oils and/or fragrance oils, presume they are fragrance oils. fragrance oils are much less expensive to manufacturer.
Good important oil options include lemon, tea tree, eucalyptus, ravensara, rosewood, as well as blends such as Thieves TM as well as OnGuard ™. important oils ought to be diffused in a water–based diffuser. hot plates denature the oil as well as may even release toxins into the air. As a general rule, important oils diffused in the air are risk-free for cats offering thenull