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These days, people are putting a great deal of focus on maintaining a clean and healthy home environment. What can you do to improve the cleanliness of both your home and the air inside it?

Upgrade your Candles

Don't burn those cheap candles that you find at the local discount store. Instead, look for beeswax candles to freshen up your home, like ones from Bee Healthy Candles.

Rather than filling your home with small amounts of toxins when burning, the beeswax candles will help to remove the toxins from the air. This occurs because the beeswax creates ions when burned. Those ions help to capture and eliminate the airborne toxins that you can't see.

To get the purist burn, look for candles that are made of 100% beeswax with wicks that are made of paper. Typically, these will be unscented, but you may be able to find nearly 100% with natural scents added to them.

(Note: If you own birds, check with your veterinarian before burning candles of any kind.)

Grow Some Green

Put your green thumb to work all year round. Including houseplants in your décor will also help to keep the air cleaner. Not only do they reduce pollutants, but they will introduce fresh oxygen into the environment.

Another benefit of adding some green plants inside your home is that they will increase the moisture level naturally. You won't have to worry about mold and mildew growing in your humidifier, having it run dry in the middle of the night or using any electricity. Mother Nature's own air purification system will do the work for you.

Circulate the Air

One of the worst things you can do is to keep your home all closed up without any air circulating through it. Each time you experience fair weather, open some windows to draw fresh air in and pull the stale air out.

Don't forget to use those ceiling fans. They will help to keep the air cleaner and circulate the heat and cool air your furnace is producing.

Keep your Pets Clean

Your pets can cause quite a bit of air pollution inside your home. Brush your furry friends daily to reduce the dander and fur that is distributed in the air. This is best done outside so that the contaminants aren't introduced to the inside air.

A few small steps can go a long way in keeping your home looking and smelling clean, but more importantly, a healthier living environment for your family.