August 27, 2008

Get bold with mold

Posted by SiteEditorArianna   •  Comments 12   •  Participants 15   •  Entries logged 9
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If commercial products and chlorine bleaches don’t appeal to you as healthy mold killers (and why would they?), think about mixing your own product. The next time you clean your house, challenge yourself to give one of these easy recipes a try:
• Several spoonfuls of tea tree oil in a spray bottle of water (tea tree is a natural fungicide)
• White vinegar (spray and soak)
• Citrus seed extract in a water base
Or, do a little research and mix your own mold cleaning solution.


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Posted August 27, 2008 at 07:31 PM

What I did was fill a small bottle with white distilled vinegar and added a few 5 drops of lemon and grapefruit oil…shook it up and applied to our moldy smelling wood table. Smells fresh…for the time being, but I’ll try the tea tree oil in h20 if my vinegar/citrus oil concoction fails.

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Posted August 30, 2008 at 04:43 PM

I do find that people with cats in the household should be extremely careful with tea tree oil products. The scent will drive a cat completely nuts. I still have the scars from the last time I tried using a tea-tree lotion on my hands. Scratches and bites are just the beginning.
Probably better to use the citrus extract.

Melody
Posted September 01, 2008 at 10:29 PM

I am going to try that thanks! I hate the smell of mold but I also hate the smell of bleach yuck!

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Posted September 03, 2008 at 02:26 PM

I am always making my own products. I belong to a club and we had a many course on making our own products at home that are greener and really better. The best thing I can tell you though when you are mixing your own is label, label, label. Even if you know what they are they are still dangerous when mixed together and if swallowed by a child you must know what you have.

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Jorlana
Posted September 07, 2008 at 07:22 AM

I have used vinegar before to clean my wood floors. Works great there! Didn’t know it was a mold killer. Where’s that shower curtain!

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Posted September 08, 2008 at 04:50 AM

WHITE VINEGAR IS AWESOME. IT TAKES STAINS OUT OF YOUR CLOTHES. GREAT TO MIX IN A BOWL WITH WATER, PUT BOWL IN MICROWAVE AND HEAT UP FOR A COUPLE MINUTES AND LET STAND 5 MINUTES AND TAKE A CLOTH AND VOILA- IT’S CLEAN !!!!!!

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Posted September 19, 2008 at 09:57 PM

I learned a few years back that vinegar is a better cleaning agent than most shelved items in the store…and since then, I keep a large bottle handy for refilling my spray bottle. The kids say the house smells like pickles, but I tell them…Hey It’s Clean!!

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MrsPetch
Posted September 23, 2008 at 10:13 AM

White vinegar also works to remove odors. My son is a line cook in a resturant and vinegar really works to get the food odors out of his clothes.

Bm
Posted September 27, 2008 at 08:27 AM

I use white vinegar for cleaning all the time.

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Kirbyco
Posted October 06, 2008 at 06:27 PM

Sounds like we are all members of the WHITE VINEGAR CLUB!!

When shopping at the club store people are always asking me what I am doing with so many gallons of vinegar, just love the opportunity to share the virtues of vinegar.

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Posted October 09, 2008 at 08:14 AM

white vinegar has always had my vote for a friendly cleaner. husband has asthma so the idea of using bleach products or similar in the home are out of the question. white vinegar is also economical, not just environmentally friendly.

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adelbean
Posted October 25, 2008 at 09:31 PM

I spritz my roasting pan with white vinegar and let it sit overnight with the lid on then hand wash it in the morning. It comes out looking new every time.