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I love using this product. I have four very small children. My oldest, is only five. I love being able to use this product as I clean. My kids love to help me clean. They look at my cleaning bottles, tip them over, try to use it themselves, spray it on the walls, spray each other, start scrubbing and getting it all over everywhere, etc..
There isn’t a poison control or warning label on the bottle because it is all natural, so gentle and yet, effective. I don’t have to worry whether my children get a hold of the bottle. I don’t have to worry about my walls, carpet, my children’s clothing, my children ingesting the product or getting it on their sweet little hands or spraying it in their mouths. I don’t even have to make sure there is a window open or that my baby is on the floor with me breathing the fumes; no matter what I’m cleaning.
My daughter even had a rash and I didn’t know what else to put on it. So, I put Thieves Cleaner on it. It did the job! It killed the bacteria, or whatever it was, and was so gentle on her skin.
It smells wonderful and so pleasant. I enjoy cleaning with this product. The smell is uplifting and I’m comfortable knowing I’m safe from harsh chemicals. It cleans everything, everywhere.
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The other day I was helping my daughter Leslie move from an apartment to a house. We had to clean out the stove, refidgerator and microwave oven, not to mention mopping floors and cleaning windows. If you’ve ever moved, you know how much work it is to get a cleaning deposit back.
My job of cleaning was the kitchen cabinets, counters and stove. Leslie had some little buckets and rags ready and some Thieves Household Cleaner. I filled the little bucket about 3/4 full of warm water and about a capful of the cleaner. The cabinets were needing to be wiped down so I used the cleaning water to dip the rag. It was such a pleasure to see how easily the sicky spots dissolved. Read the rest of this entry »
If you find that your home is infested with mold, here are some simple steps to follow on the road to better health.
Mold Inspection- retain a qualified, certified mold inspection firm to evaluate your home and determine cause of mold and severity of infestation.
Isolation of the Area- if there is a mold problem, you will want to isolate the area carefully to prevent carryover into non infested areas during clean up.
Clean Up/Remediation- care should be taken to not stir up the mold; if it is severe, or in the walls, a specialized remediation firm (in space suits) may have to be used and materials removed in hazardous waste containers.
Repair of the Cause- if there is structural damage or leaky plumbing causing a moisture problem, fix it.
Maintenance/Prevention- an ongoing program to ensure no recurrence of the cause and use of proven purification technology to maintain a clean environment and kill mold growth.
On this last point, emphasis is placed on use of technology that has a proven track record of mold abatement. HEPA filters and electrostatic filters that are called purifiers are not effective on mold/mildew. It is also recommended by some that aromatherapy can kill molds.
To most people, mold is something that only attacks those hard to reach places in their bathrooms and nothing else is thought of it. In actuality, however, an overabundance of mold can compromise good health and do some real damage on a person, particularly children.
Mold can trigger allergic reactions and asthma attacks in many. Complaints of flu-like symptoms, chronic fatigue syndrome, memory impairment, migraines, sick building syndrome, dizziness and nosebleeds are common. These are the mild symptoms. Many researchers claim that mold can attack several main body systems, including the brain, central nervous and immune systems and have been the direct cause of some deaths. Regardless of where you stand on this issue, who wants to smell mold/mildew and inhale spores from household fungus? They can lodge in your lungs (remember dark, warm and moist). Asthmatics, infants and individuals suffering immune system deficiencies are particularly susceptible.
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oxic mold seems to be showing up in the most unlikely places, even in dry climate enviroments. Even if your house is new you could be the victim of toxic mold. My daughter discovered that there was mold growing behind the bunk beds in her childrens room in an appartment that is only about one year old. No wonder the kids are fighting runny noses all the time!
Known symptoms of Stachybotrys spores (dead or alive): Cold and Flu Symptoms, Headaches, Memory Loss, Sudden Infant Death (SIDS), Chronic Fatigue, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Hair Loss, Brain & Pulmonary Hemorrhaging, Immune Dysfunction, Affects Lymphoid Tissue, and Bone Marrow.