Mould LOVES bleach...!

[KristyMum]

Okay I know this is idle talk BUT
I was on this page tonight from a thread elsewhere about how someone felt crook while at home and all symptoms ceased while she was away and she was concerned something in her house was making her sick
anyway, long story short I went to that first link above,
and while I know a lot of us here don't use bleach (me included although with our old loo I am tempted sometimes! ) I thought this was really important

bleach doesn't kill mould.

It continues to grow, but you've bleached it, so now it grows and you can't see it...
the list of things that can be caused by mould (symptoms wise) spun me out
so off I went to the bathroom armed with vinegar...
I am going to get about 5 litres tomorrow, I kid you not, and a squigie mop thing, because despite my aversion to it, DH not long ago decided bleach was the only thing for the ceiling in our bathroom bc nothing else was working... (we never thought of vinegar)
so the bathroom will cop the vinegar treatment tomorrow - the site says 80:20 but I'm keen for full strength (should I not?)
I also took the cover off the poor exhaust(ed) fan in there and cleaned it so the thing can actually work. The window is always open BUT it opens into the rest of the house (back room is an addition)...
hmmm
anyway so I thought I'd share - yet ANOTHER reason to use vinegar instead of bleach.
don't even feel like going in there for a shower now

[Carla]

Ahh, so it bleaches the mould!!

There ya go..... I don't 'do' bleach here either Infact I 'do' very few cleaning chemicals! OK!............ I DO VERY LITTLE CLEANING EITHER

But yeh I had heard that bleach was the 'only' thing to get rid of mould! Thanks for that Kirsty

[MichelleP]

I did know that bleach doesnt stop the mould growing, have heard that clove oil stops it, theres also a spray recipe here with borax and tea tree oil http://www.coffsharbour.nsw.gov.au/r..._DW_on_net.pdf

[Baby Blossom]

I did know that bleach didn't kill mold. I use my enjo gloves that are meant to stop it from growing???

Didn't know vinegar worked will try that next time.

[kirrily]

Vinegar doesn't work for me. Have tried it and also a tea tree oil solution. The mould just keeps on growing...

[tikki]

Clove oil is the best thing I've found for mould Love it!!

DH however, did comment the other day that he wasn't keen on the new essential oil I had, he put some on and thought it didn't smell very nice

[lindys]

Georgie did you find that the oil of clove actually removed the mould or just kept it away (once it was removed some other way)? I tried it on some clothes but had no luck

[Obsi]

wish I could view that Sbs site - the font they are using comes up as a windings type thing for me... so I get no text.

[kirrily]

That's weird Obsi cause it just looks like Trebuchet or something to me - nothing fancy. Have you tried a different browser?

ETA: I know that if you don't have the font on your computer that a different browser won't usually help, but it's worth a try...

[sunflowerchild]

I do the vinegar thing too, and my DH is obsessed with bleach. I can't be around the stuff as it gives me headaches.
oil of cloves is a prohibiter and won't actually kill the mould add a few drops to a spray bottle with water and squirt on the areas needed, but have to get rid of it first