Guest guest Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 Meg, thank you so much. I will give this a try. First I suppose I had best try to scrub the black junk off and then do the TTO. I have the spray bottles as I make most of my own cleaning stuff and will look for the less expensive TTO, but if it works it would be worth the more expensive. The expensive TTO...does that work on pimples? linda " Meg " <itszen4me > We have similar problems, and we have unvented bathrooms too. I cannot > use any kind of bleach, it makes me vomit and gives my oldest child > severe headaches. > > Get yourself a spray bottle and 1/2 ounce of tea tree oil (around $10 > for the good stuff, you can buy cheaper stuff for $5 or 6 if you want > since it's not going on your face). Fill the bottle with warm water 3/4 > of the way, pour in the tea tree oil. Spray on mold and wipe as usual. > > The TTO is also very pungent, but in a more natural eucalyptus sort of > way. You can start with 1/4 ounce and see how it works too. It will kill > the mold but it won't remove the nasty black stain very well. I've found > a dish scrubber & water with some soap is most effective at that, and > then regrounting/recaulking as necessary. If you remove the mold and > then keep up with this spray every other day it will prevent the mold > from growing gain. > > meg > > linda wrote: > > > I know this is way off topic and so labeled. But I need some advice > > since the net hasn't been too helpful. I live in western Oregon, home > > of the mold monster, and this year is really bad. I used bleach the > > other night on the mold and it worked of course like a charm. But, I > > had a really strange reaction to it...it destroyed my sense of smell > > and replaced it with a godawful stench. No one else could smell > > anything but the bleach. I never use bleach on anything else aside > > from mold. Now don't want to use it...the sense of smell is just now > > coming back and it has been days. Does anyone have another solution > > that is environmentally safe and human safe and that works. We have > > bathrooms with no fans to make things worse and only a heat lamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 Linda, it does but some people can have serious reactions to TTO on the face because it's so strong. You can buy watered down versions for pimples and the like. personally I just use a soap with tto in it. if I get a nasty pimple I dab a TINY bit of tto on it and it goes away overnight. I also use one drop in a netti pot for my nasal pasages and chronic sinus problem, since chronic sinus issues are usually yeast-related. I use it on my baby's butts when they get yeast rashes too, but I dilute it A LOT in aloe for that. i use it in a spray bottle to wipe down my counters and cutting boards too. I even burn it in an aromatherpay burner when we are congested. The only thing I dont use it for is when clothing gets mildewy, because it's an oil. I usually just buy the expensive stuff since it's medical grade and I dilute it so much. If I happen to be at walmart (which I rarely am) I may pick up a few of the $5 bottles they have for cleaning purposes. Meg linda wrote: >Meg, thank you so much. I will give this a try. First I suppose I had best >try to scrub the black junk off and then do the TTO. >I have the spray bottles as I make most of my own cleaning stuff and will >look for the less expensive TTO, but if it works it would be worth the more >expensive. The expensive TTO...does that work on pimples? >linda > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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