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Did you know, for example, that the mites that live in your child's soft toy collection could be causing your allergies?
Take action:
- Limit woolly soft toys and pack them away inside a cupboard or a drawer
- Wash them every month at a temperature of at least 60 degrees Celsius
- Thereafter, place the toys in the freezer for six hours
- And then vacuum them to get out the dead house mites
Read more: Which pollens are making you sneeze?