Clove oil & mould (old IP)

[Nyree]

This may look a bit messy, but DD chucking a tanty ATM.....

MindfulMama
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Clove oil & mould
Can someone talk me through using clove oil to get rid of mould? The place we are about to move into has quite a bit so I want to tackle it over the coming weeks but am not sure how. I know clove oil is a good mould killer, but how do I use it? TIA
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10-12-2007, 09:22 AM

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Re: Clove oil & mould
scrub the area first with bicarb and vinegar. then i put a teaspoon of clove oil into a litre spray bottle of water. Spray onto the mold and leave for 20 mins. then scrub, and reapply clove oil mix.

the clove oil helps kill the mold and it does go liughter in colour, but never bright white like chemical mold stuff ( because that stuff bleaches it white!)

repeat applications every time you clean should help in the long run.....

10-12-2007, 01:20 PM

MindfulMama
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Re: Clove oil & mould
Thanks Tahne - much appreciated . How do I do the bicarb & vinegar mix?
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10-12-2007, 03:30 PM

Harmony
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Re: Clove oil & mould
I dump a heap of bicarb on the shower floor, spray surfaces with vinegar, then wet cloth, dip in bicarb and scrub. If there's tough soap scum, I might put a lot of bicarb on the glass then spray with vinegar again and scrub. I don't know how others do it...
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11-12-2007, 12:22 AM

MindfulMama
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Re: Clove oil & mould
Thanks Nikki that's really helpful
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19-12-2007, 10:39 AM

Harmony
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Re: Clove oil & mould
I bought clove oil the other day...one day I'll get around to using it, I'm writing the directions in my diary so I don't have the excuse of having to look them up online...and get distracted...click new posts, c'mon, click new posts...
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19-12-2007, 11:43 PM

MindfulMama
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Re: Clove oil & mould
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20-12-2007, 09:35 AM

mumma+me
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Re: Clove oil & mould
Ooooh, we knew about vinegar but not clove oil. Is the vinegar not enough of a cleaner/preventer on its own?

20-12-2007, 10:22 AM

Nyree
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Re: Clove oil & mould
I've had poor results with vinegar alone, so bought some clove oil the other day to try. Fingers crossed!
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20-12-2007, 05:21 PM

neek
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Re: Clove oil & mould
Oooh, let us know how it goes! I've never had much luck with vinegar on its own either.

[MenkyFrog]

I thought vinegar only cleaned the mould but clove oil (only need a tiny bit or it stains) inhibits mould spores growth and kills the actual mould. Will double check in cleaning book...

[skn]

Uh-oh, I think I've been using too much- have slight staining. Anyway to get rid of the stain?

[Harmony]

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