For many people, dust mites are a real problem and are one of the most common household trigger for allergic and asthmatic symptoms. Below are some startling facts about dust mites:

• They are invisible to the naked eye; so small that over 50 adults can fit on the head of a pin
• There is no way to completely eliminate them; mattresses, pillows, carpet, and upholstered furniture contain dust mites - no matter how clean you keep your house
• They thrive in bedding, especially in pillows, because of the humidity generated by the human body from breathing and perspiring
• Dust mites feed off of dead skin cells; a person sheds an average of 1.5 grams of skin cells and flakes every day -- enough to feed roughly one million dust mites
• In a 10 week life span, a dust mite can produce approximately 2,000 fecal particles
• A two-year-old pillow can weigh up to 10 percent more due to dust mites and their droppings; a ten year old mattress can harbor as many as ten million dust mites and carcasses
• Dust mites are small enough to wiggle through the pores between everyday bedding fabric
• Dust mites reproduce quickly enough that their effect on human health can be significant

PURE® allergy bedding products is a healthy barrier for your mattresses and pillows, and is an effective part of your allergy solutions.