Why a Dyson vacuum cleaner is the most effective for allergy sufferers

Ordinary vacuum cleaners can’t retain all the dust they pick up – so they vent some of it back into your room. That’s the reason for the dusty, electrical smell. Dyson vacuums use Root Cyclone™ technology and are more than 99.9% efficient at separating dust and dirt. Dyson Allergy and Animal vacuums also include a HEPA filter to remove some particles as small as 0.1 microns. The air they expel contains up to 150 times less mould and bacteria than the air you breathe.

Cleaner air passes through a second protective mesh. Expelled air contains up to 150 times less allergens than the air you breathe.

Air passes through a porous filter made from PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene), which is 99.97% efficient at removing particles as small as 0.3 microns.

Air containing microscopic allergens is drawn into the filter through a protective mesh.

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British Allergy Foundation approvalBritish Allergy Foundation approval

Dyson upright and cylinder vacuums are approved by allergy associations worldwide, including the British Allergy Foundation (BAF). The BAF have also validated Dyson’s asthma and allergy research, helping us develop even better technology for removing household allergens.

Dust and allergies

One in three people suffer from allergies in the UK. Most reactions are triggered by dust mites and their faeces, pollen, fungus, fibres, food particles, even insecticides – all ingredients that make up household dust. Because they use Root Cyclone™ technology, Dyson machines don’t lose suction power, so they remove more dust, dirt and allergens from your home. You won’t find this in any other vacuum.

AHA Allergie Suisse

Allergie Suisse approval is one of the most stringent in the world - vacuums must provide constant suction and separation performance to ensure no loss of effectiveness. Approved machines must remove 80% of dust particles, dust mite allergens and cat hair allergens.

HEPA filter

Dyson Allergy and Animal upright and cylinder vacuums have a sealed HEPA (High-Efficiency Particle Air) filter to capture particles as small as 0.1 microns. That’s equivalent to a single particle of cigarette smoke. Particles this small include common household allergens such as pollen, mould spores and dust mite faeces.

Clean expelled air

Root Cyclone™ technology uses centrifugal forces of up to 150,000 G to extract particles as small as bacteria. You could fit 200 on a full stop. The air released by a Dyson machine contains up to 150 times less mould spores, bacteria, pollen and other allergens than the air you breathe.

Dyson microbiology lab

Dyson has its own microbiology lab at its Research, Design and Development centre in Malmebsury, Wiltshire.

Dyson scientists study household dust and dirt, in all its forms. A lot of the work they do involves house dust mites (Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus), one of the most common triggers of asthma and allergies. They keep them in colonies, feeding them a ground-up mixture of wheat germ and dog biscuit in ideal temperature conditions (25°C and 75% relative humidity). The research conducted in our lab informs new and better ways of removing them.

Dyson is thought to be the only electronic appliance manufacturer in Europe to have its own in-house microbiology lab.

Dyson microbiology lab