I would recommend experimenting with a product called EM1, invented by
Dr. T. Higa of Okinawa. Check online and you will find US suppliers.
Also Google Vinny Pinto, who provides lots of free online resources.
EM will create an environment in which the mold will be unable to
thrive and will gradually disappear. I have used it successfully.
Also try steam cleaning.
JBB
On Sunday, Aug 15, 2004, at 03:34 Asia/Tokyo, Nenah Sylver wrote:
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Monett" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2004 9:32 AM
Subject: CS>CS: Mold, Chlorine Bleach and Vellux Blankets
Hi All,
I'm having serious problems trying to kill mold spores in bedding and
have given up on cotton materials as impossible to treat adequately.
Does anyone know what kind of damage would occur if chlorine bleach
were
used on Vellux blankets? The manufacturer says "do not bleach", but as
far as I can find out, the blankets are made of nylon and polyethylene
which are supposed to be unaffected by chlorine bleach.
Would bleaching change the color? If so, that doesn't matter. Would
the
blanket be destroyed? Does anyone have any information or experience
to
share?
Is there any other way to disinfect bedding? I can detect at least 6
different symptoms caused by different types of bacteria or mold.
I have tried many different methods of disinfecting, but they seem to
only work on 3 or 4 of the symptoms and leave the rest unchanged.
Thanks for any information you can give!
Best Wishes,
Mike Monett
Mike,
I can sympathize with your situation because I have also dealt with
mold on
fabric. I don't know about how durable Vellux is when bleached, but
here is what
I have tried on other types of fabric (including cotton) besides
Clorox:
1) The sun. Ultraviolet light is a potent germicide. You can use this
in
conjunction with any of the choices below.
2) Essential oils. The "big 4" that are anti-viral, anti-bacterial, AND
anti-fungal, are tea tree, eucalyptus, thyme, and oregano. You can put
these
into a spray bottle with water and saturate the cloth.
3) My friend Kirby has helped develop, and sells, a botanical cleaner
that is
not only germicidal, it's extraordinarily safe and highly effective.
It's made
with such safe ingredients that I can use it as a very effective
mouthwash. To
order, go to his website at: http://www.thesafersolution.com/ (I do
not
receive any commissions or kickbacks on this product, by the way. I am
recommending this because for a few years I've been the "guinea pig"
recipient
of various incarnations of this cleaner, and I know how safe it is and
how
ethical Kirby is. All I can say is, the stuff works.)
New clothes have a chemical in them that's unbearable. Sometimes I get
clothes
that have been washed in fabric softener. For either, I spray Kirby's
cleaner
onto the fabric and then let it dry in the sun. Several applications
may be
necessary, but the smell/mold usually comes out.
Best,
Nenah
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