How to stop dust mite infestations in your bedding with colloidal silver? Your bedding is crawling with millions of microscopic dust mites and unseen bacteria colonies at any given moment, according to scientists?

It is estimated that as much as 10% of the weight of a two-year-old pillow is dead dust mites and their droppings, which many people are allergic to (and wonder why they wake up in the morning with clogged noses, itchy eyes, or even swollen eyelids).

Humans shed dead skin during the night, and dust mites feed on the moisture (sweat) exuded by our bodies, which is absorbed by our bedding. Millions upon millions of dust mites can be found living on bedding at any given time.

What can you do about it?

By washing your bedding frequently (at least once per week, in very hot water), you can reduce dust mite numbers, bacteria, and excrement on your bedding.

Several studies have shown that dust mites hate silver, so spraying your bedding with colloidal silver might be the answer. Spray three times a week to ensure that no dust mites survive. Be sure to air dry your sheets before crawling back into bed. This practice can further reduce infestations.

In fact, a study conducted by researchers in Seoul, Korea, documented a 99.9% reduction in dust mite infestation within 48 hours after dust mites were placed on silver-impregnated fabric in an enclosed test tube.

Using a different test designed to monitor the fate of the mites through two developmental cycles over a period of 6 weeks, researchers in France achieved a 94% reduction in house dust mite population (i.e., Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus) populations in 2003.

There was no corresponding reduction in dust mite populations in the untreated samples in either study.

Why not just mist your bedding – very lightly – several times a week using a spray bottle with 10ppm colloidal silver, and then allow it to air dry?

The dust mites will be driven back to oblivion, and you’ll be able to kill off any nasty bacteria on your bedding.

When washing your sheets and pillowcases, add a couple of ounces of colloidal silver to the rinse cycle to give the fabric added antimicrobial protection (and anti-dust mite protection).

Thanks to silver’s remarkable disinfectant properties, it’s an effective and easy solution.

For the same purpose, I spray my furniture fabric with colloidal silver every few weeks.