Corinne Segura | Source | Owner and Consultant at My Chemical-free House
Corinne Segura
Corinne is a InterNACHI certified Healthy Homes Inspector and Moisture Intrusion Inspector with certificates in Building Biology, and Healthier Materials and Sustainable Buildings. She has 9 years experience as a green building materials specifier. She is the founder of the online publication My Chemical-Free House which gets 170K views a month.
She has been featured in Architectural Digest, The Spruce, Fine Home Building, Treehugger, and Realtor.com.
She is a guest author for Green Building Advisor and course creator for the Building Biology Institute.
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My Chemical-free House (https://www.mychemicalfreehouse.net)
Owner and Consultant
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The Best HEPA Air Purifiers For Spaces Of Every Size
For spaces as small as a cubicle up to an XL bonus room, we've found great options.
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Non-Toxic Room Sprays: Effective Odor Elimination for Pet-Friendly Homes
Corinne suggests using room sprays with beta-cyclodextrin or enzymes to break down odors. She advises, “Natural scents will always fade faster,” but recommends applying them on porous items. Products like Febreze FABRIC Free and Mighty Mint Stain & Odor Remover are suggested. Essential oils can be used, but caution is advised around pets.
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Start with the HEPA filter. HEPA — or “high efficiency particulate air” — filters are the gold standard in air purifiers, but make sure you’re getting the real thing. For HEPA, look for the label ‘True HEPA.’ This way we know it's effective at removing particulates like allergens and spores.
