Tips on having a fragrant home this Christmas

Contained from the rest of the world, except for a few slivers of ventilation, your home is a micro-climate and at Christmas with the windows and doors sealed tight and Dante’s inferno ablaze, it can be a dusty, toxic one at that.

Unless signalled by a choking dry atmosphere or a dastardly smell, air quality is something we tend to forget about. Mechanical ventilation with heat recovery (MVHR) is the industry standard for fresh air with a touch of fuel efficiency as a bonus, but most of us cannot slip that expensive retro-fit in over the next ten days. However, you’re not powerless to ensure that the air you breathe is as fresh and clean as your house can hold, over the festive season.

The green stuff