Research Articles and Aromatherapy Literature Notes

 

Nature’s MoldRX

In November of 2005, an important discovery was made: Mold, even heavy infestations of toxic mold, could be eliminated from homes and office buildings using a blend of essential oils: Clove, Lemon, Cinnamon Bark, Eucalyptus radiata and Rosemary.  (See the studies in Dr. Edward Close's book, Nature's Mold Rx.) He recommends this model diffuser, but all the diffusers Hopewell offers are suitable and work similarly. Dr. Edward Close and Jacquelyn Close documented in "over 100 case studies, verified by an independent EPA-approved environmental laboratory, have shown that organically produced concentrated plant extracts, also called essential oils, when diffused in the air, eliminate mold spores in the air and on surfaces in as little as 24 hours.” The blend of oils they tested is our Plague Defense blend. NaturesMoldRX.com

 

Why You Should Never Use Bleach To Clean Mold

https://www.rhinohide.com/blog/never-use-bleach-to-clean-mold

 

Moldzyme: Tackling Mold and Mildrew - see Testimony #5 Lana below

https://moldzyme.com/

Plague Defense blend of Essential Oils: Studies conducted in 1997 at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, showed the antibacterial effectiveness of this blend of essential oils against airborne microorganisms. One analysis showed a 90 percent reduction in the number of gram positive Micrococcus luteus organisms after diffusing the Plague Defense blend for 12 minutes. After diffusing for a total of 20 minutes, there was a 99.3 percent reduction. Another study against the gram negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa showed a kill rate of 99.96 percent after just 12 minutes of diffusion of this blend of essential oils.

 

Testimonies

1. Moms AWARE - Mold and Mycotoxins Andrea Fabry and her husband Chris and their children were exposed to toxic mold in their home and became deathly ill. They moved out, leaving everything behind due to contamination issues, and had to start the process of regaining their health. As a result of this, Andrea has made it her mission to help others who deal with mold issues and the health issues that result. There is a lot of very helpful information on her site. - Susie

https://momsaware.org/aware-mold-mycotoxins.html

 

2. I want to share about Plague Defense. We live in a moldy house. It's a long process to clean the mold which released spores all over, into the carpeting and the furniture and what all else. I've been diffusing Plague Defense and also using it (a drop under my tongue, on my feet or as a gargle) on myself whenever I felt a virus coming on. With my allergies (yep allergic to the mold, pollen and dust), I get sick often, especially in the winter. This past winter I did not catch one cold or flu virus. A few times I awoke feeling like I was coming down with something and used the Plague Defense to beat that sick feeling down. I'm working with other oils to treat the allergies, but I tell all my friends about Plague Defense when they complain of being sick. - Tammy

 

3. I have a friend who is having mold issues in her house and she is having a reaction to it. I took my diffuser and Plague Defense to her house yesterday. When I called today, she said she is feeling MUCH better - less brain fog, less coughing, etc. She is SOLD on essential oils and asked for a link to your website. Thank you!!! - Tonya

 

4. I ordered some Plague Defense a few weeks ago and diffused it to tackle mold spores in our home. It worked wonderfully! We Praise God for leading us to this! We still have to eliminate the mold source (which is inside our old basement walls) but we are so thankful this helps until we can replace the basement. - Karla

 

5. After finding black mold in our home, we fogged our air vents with a product called Moldzyme. It worked. You fog it in with a paint sprayer. When we fogged our ducts we had to put enough through to come out all of the vents. I am wondering if EO would damage surfaces in that quantity. Moldzyme is almost odor free. I am so sensitive to odors that it was better for me than something that would linger. The company can be found on the web, and they are very helpful with knowing how to use their product. My testing of it's efficacy was that I was no longer ill in my own home, which was good enough for me. It was awful, and we had a hard time tracking down why. We applied Moldzyme everywhere that that we found the mold. We had it in an exterior wall because of a gutter problem. The water had gotten behind the siding and run under the house soaking the insulation and duct work. Moldzyme is what finally ended our nightmare. Aside from Black Mold, hurricanes and tropical storms really stir up mold. Years ago my allergist told me that mold spores can be stirred up by these storms and transported hundreds of miles inland because they are so light. I talked to my Mom in Florida this morning, and she and my Dad were coughing and horribly congested in their chests [due to hurricane Hermine 2016]. I suggested that they diffuse Germ Buster to kill the mold in the air and breathe Lung Support right from the bottle.- Lana

 

6. We have a very bad on-going issue with mold. What we were told by the mold expert is that mold can not be killed by bleach. Bleach only bleaches the color. He said to use whatever household cleaner or homemade solution or just soap and water and wipe the mold away. Any mold that cannot be wiped away or comes back in the same spot, means that the mold is coming from inside the wall board and the wall board must be removed. It means the mold is behind the wall. Most bathroom mold is from condensation on the walls, so it should wipe off. I diffuse Plague Defense in my moldy house as we remediate the moldy attic, bathroom, carpeting, etc. I feel it does help to keep the Plague Defense in the air, and I notice the difference if I keep the diffuser off. Plus, since I diffuse it every four hours around the clock, we have fewer colds. - Tammy

 

7. My mother found then-Heritage Oils while doing some research on mold a few years ago. Plague Defense was my first introduction to your products. I had a little shop in an old moldy building for a while, and I could always tell if I forgot to bring my diffuser with Plague Defense. My brain would get cloudy, but I'd be clearer and feel better when I brought my oils. It is a staple in my cabinet, both for diffusing as well as topically on the bottoms of feet when we've been around illness. Before we got married, my husband used some that I sent him and managed to escape the sicknesses going around his office right before our wedding. We were very thankful for that!: -) God is so good to us in the little details as well as the great things. It is so wonderful how He uses the smallest details to bring us to see and wonder and His greatness!  - Savannah

13. I tested 200% over the normal amount of mold exposure in the fall, so I did an 8-week homeopathic detox for mold and went 6 months without a reoccurring illness. We think the first mold exposure was from a used car we bought one month before I had the illness going around. We can’t afford to do mold remediation right now, so this is what we did for mold exposure. We tested the house, the car and my office with an Armor, at home mold test. They all tested positive. A friend of ours has an ozone machine, so we ran that through the car. We had  the ducts at home cleaned. We found out that we shouldn’t be running the fan on the on position because of the humid climate. The AC system pulls air and moisture off of the chiller and into the ducts where dust gets damp and starts growing mold. (We moved three years ago from Michigan to Florida.) In my research, I found that Air Doctor room filters were the least expensive with very good results for mold. Food can also be a source of mold. Coffee is bad for mold, although one brand tests and guarantees that they don’t have any mycotoxins: Natural Force Clean Coffee. It’s expensive. I also used a specific homeopathic protocol that my homeopath put together for me. She can be reached at Homeopathy Healings.  - Theresa