microfiber Archives - Center for Environmental Health

Why You Should Use Microfiber Cloths During Coronavirus and How to Use Them and Wash them the Right Way

Sep 22, 2020Karen Wang, PhD

Sigh… we’re spending a lot more time at home nowadays. And for some reason everything seems a lot dirtier than usual and we feel like we’re cleaning 24/7. That’s why we’ve been doing a ton of research into cleaning tricks and hacks! One subject...

A Complete Guide to Non-Toxic Cleaning and Disinfecting During the Coronavirus Pandemic

May 21, 2020Karen Wang, PhD and Stephanie Brinker, MPH

Updated May 21, 2020We don’t know about you, but the outbreak of the new coronavirus this year has us doing a lot of cleaning. And it seems like we’re going to be doing this for quite a while. Having cleaning on the brain makes us wonder: What’s the...

Thinking of Buying an Air Purifier?

Apr 3, 2020Erica Chung, MPH

If you live in a big city, close to a major highway or just have some unbearable allergies, chances are, you’ve probably considered buying an indoor air filter at some point. Maybe you were overwhelmed at the amount of choices that the internet offered, or just...

A new forecast from @nws shows that smoke from the California wildfires is traveling thousands of miles to New York City and further.

Aug 10, 2018Because Health

While it’s staying in higher levels of the sky in places like New York, if the small particles of dust get into the air you breathe, which is more likely for those of us in California, it can cause respiratory issues and symptoms like a sinus infection. Look for...

There was a new study published last week that found cleaning your house more often and washing your hands more frequently greatly reduces the amount of flame retardants that get into your body on a regular basis.

Jul 6, 2018Because Health

We know, hearing you should clean more often kind of sucks, but the benefits of fewer chemicals that cause problems like infertility and cancer in your body (and your kid’s body) might be worth it. Try wiping down surfaces with a wet microfiber cloth, it’s...