How much should I order eliminate my black mold problem?
1 Bottle of the Thieves Oil Blend -15 ml (#3423)
1 Thieves Household Cleaner (#3743)
1 TheraPro Premium Cold Air Diffuser (#4495)
These items are sufficient for about 1,000 square feet of space. Add one additional bottle of Thieves Essential Oil for each additional 1,000 sq.ft. of space.
How should I use these products once I get them?
FIRST: Professional Mold Sampling [if you can afford it]
Have an environmental professional, an engineer, an industrial hygienist, or an indoor air quality specialist with proper credentials, equipment, and experience in doing mold sampling to come in, sample, and find out what kind of mold you have and at what levels.
SECOND: Diffuse the Thieves Oil Blend [affordable to most everyone]
After Sampling is completed, the next step is to diffuse the Thieves oil blend continuously (non-stop) for a minimum of 24 hours in the room or rooms where you have mold. Determining how long to diffuse is related to how serious the mold infestation.
The recommended cold-air diffuser is very easy to set up and clean. Anyone can do it. No special skills or training are required. Instructions come with the unit.
THIRD: Clean up with the Thieves Household Cleaner
After sampling and diffusing have been completed, then clean areas with visible mold using the Thieves Household Cleaner (it contains the Thieves essential oil blend). Use appropriate protective equipment.
Black Mold and Thieves FAQs
Question: How many bottles of the essential oil blend are required in order to be able to diffuse continuously for 24 hours or longer?
Answer: Generally, when using the recommended diffuser, one 15 ml bottle of the essential oil blend will last between 2 and 3 days if you are diffusing continuously. The rate of diffusion depends on many things, including the size of the diffuser pump (3.5 watts is recommended), as well as atmospheric conditions.
Question: How large a space does one of the recommended diffuser and one 15 ml bottle of the essential oil blend cover?
Answer: One 15 ml bottle of the Thieves essential oil blend and one diffuser, using the oil blend and diffuser we recommend (with a 6 watt air pump), is sufficient for a room that is up to 1,000 sq ft. in size.
If you have several rooms that you wish to address, you may either acquire additional diffusers and bottles of essential oil, or you may simply diffuse in one room and then move the diffuser to another room. Moving the diffuser from room to room will save you money, however, it may increase the amount of time that mold persists in your space.
Question: How do we keep mold from developing if we do not currently have a mold problem?
Answer: To prevent mold from developing in a space, diffuse the Thieves essential oil blend (using the recommended cold-air diffuser) for 15 minutes every 3 hours on a daily basis, or you may instead diffuse the Thieves essential oil blend once a week, continuously for 8 hours (non-stop).
Question: If we have successfully remediated mold, how do we prevent the mold from returning?
Answer: After mold remediation efforts are complete, we recommend diffusing the oil blend for 15 minutes every 3 hours, or you may instead diffuse the oil blend for 8 hours, non-stop, once a week as a preventative measure.
Question: Can people be present in a room the entire time you are diffusing or should they stay in another room?
Answer: Yes, the blend of oils is non-toxic. However, due to the presence of Cinnamon and Clove in the essential oil blend, it is recommended that you limit each exposure to between 10 and 30 minutes and no more than 3 times daily until the individual effects of diffusing are determined. Individuals have different body types, different blood types, different blood chemistry, different sensitivities. Therefore, it is better to err on the side of caution.
In most circumstances, when diffusing for prevention (i.e. when diffusing for no more than 15 to 30 minutes at a time) people, children and pets may be present.
When diffusing continuously for 24 hours or more, it is strongly recommend that the room or rooms where you are diffusing be closed and sealed and that people, children and pets not be present in the room.
This will facilitate maximum penetration and absorption of the Thieves essential oil blend into the mold and the porous materials in the room, recommended that you limit each exposure to between 10 and 30 minutes and no more than 3 times daily until the individual effects of diffusing are determined.
Individuals have different body types, different blood types, different blood chemistry, different sensitivities. Therefore, it is better to err on the side of caution.
In most circumstances, when diffusing for prevention (i.e. when diffusing for no more than 15 to 30 minutes at a time) people, children and pets may be present.
When diffusing continuously for 24 hours or more, we strongly recommend that the room or rooms where you are diffusing be closed and sealed and that people, children and pets not be present in the room. This will facilitate maximum penetration and absorption of the Thieves essential oil blend into the mold and the porous materials in the room, thus providing maximum benefit.
Question: Do you suggest wiping down the area where mold is found with the Household Cleaner? And do you dilute the Thieves Household Cleaner or use it straight?
Answer: After diffusing is completed, clean visible mold and stains with the recommended Household Cleaner, undiluted. Use protective equipment and take precautions to avoid contact with and breathing mold spores while cleaning. Even dead mold spores can cause allergic reactions, so protective equipment is highly recommended.
Question: When using the Household Cleaner for mold on the exterior of a house or structure, can it be diluted?
Answer: Yes, when spraying on the outside of a house, the Thieves Household Cleaner can be diluted 1:1, i.e. 1 part Cleaner to 1 part water, and still be effective. Another way to think of this would be to use half Cleaner and half water in a sprayer. In some geographic areas where there is low humidity, you may dilute the Thieves Household Cleaner 1:4, 1 part Cleaner to 4 parts water.
Question: How long does 1 bottle of the Thieves essential oil blend last?
Answer: When diffusing continuously for 24 hours or more, and using the recommended cold-air diffuser and the 15 ml bottle of the essential oil blend, the oil blend will last between 2 and 3 days.
When diffusing 15 minutes every 3-5 hours, and when diffusing continuously for 8 hours or less once a week, a 15 ml bottle of the essential oil blend will last about 1 month.
The rate of diffusion depends on many things, including the size of the diffuser’s pump (3.5 watts is recommended), and atmospheric conditions. Changes in air pressure and humidity do have minor affects on diffusion rates.
Question: Do you have suggestions as far as square feet (area) in the room, and how many bottles of the essential oil blend to diffuse?
Answer: Using the recommended cold-air diffuser (3.5 watts) and one 15 ml bottle of the essential oil blend is sufficient for about 1,000 square feet of space when diffusing continuously for up to 3 days.
What you need to get started:
1 Bottle of the Thieves Oil Blend -15 ml (#3423)
1 Thieves Household Cleaner (#3743)
1 Cold Air Diffuser (#4495)
These items are sufficient for about 1,000 square feet of space.
Get Thieves and a Diffuser here!Yours in health,
Faye Durham
