Talk Mold

People, all to often, don’t realize that the problem with mold, especially black mold, is getting rid of the spores, not just the outer appearance. Mold does not just grow on the surface, the spores are embedded deep within the surface that it is contaminating. Many products can clean the surface making it appear that the mold is gone but over and over again it re-appears. Chemicals that are a lot of the times more harmful for the persons using them are not completely effective for treating mold, like ammonia, bleach and things of that sort.

When cleaning carpets its best to soak up the spills and to get the padding dry as much as you can. A good way to do this is by using a blow dry on a low setting.

Lot of the times people make the mistake of buying mold cleaning devices with out fungicide in them. This is no good. Mold is a fungus and enzyme based cleaners that “eat” the mold are needed. Molderizer and Safe Shield are some of the top non-toxic cleaning supply products that have been proven to work effectively.

A few house hold remedies are vinegar and baking soda, the later is almost 90% effective, just let it sit and then clean away, although the smell may be hard to bare. Baking sodas PH level helps keep mold from growing and absorbs moisture which is a major cause of those little bastard spores to grow.

The best thing to do is check out other peoples experiences with mold and see what kind of success they have had. Do your h/w, there is a lot of information out there, all you need to do is share it and apply it!