Guest guest Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 Hello Everyone, My friend is caring for her elderly mother who has COPD and has just been hospitalized for respiratory failure. She wants to thoroughly clean the house before her mother comes home, and so we're looking for cleaning products against dust mites and mildew that might be safe to use. Their basement flooded awhile back and things started to get out of control -- my friend was going to school full time, working full time, and taking care of her mom -- she's got a housecleaner and home health aid now -- so she wants to take a leave of absence and fix the house. Any suggestions would be deeply appreciated. Thank you, Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 At 01:48 PM 6/20/2008, you wrote: >My friend is caring for her elderly mother who has COPD and has just >been hospitalized for respiratory failure. She wants to thoroughly >clean the house before her mother comes home, and so we're looking for >cleaning products against dust mites and mildew that might be safe to >use. Their basement flooded awhile back and things started to get out >of control -- my friend was going to school full time, working full >time, and taking care of her mom -- she's got a housecleaner and home >health aid now -- so she wants to take a leave of absence and fix the >house. Any suggestions would be deeply appreciated. Lisa, with the COPD there is ALWAYS a risk of triggering a reaction to any inhaled substance. Is it an option to have her mother sample (by inhalation) the various substances you are thinking about using while she is still in the hospital? I'd hate to have her come home to a house where her daughter has been using XXX only to find that her mom can't be around it. I'd really want to do some pretesting to make sure she can tolerate the cleaning materials. Now..on to the flood and mildew... When my house flooded (twice!) we diffused a blend of Eucalyptus citriodora (lemon Euc) and Tea Tree.. the two together worked beautifully to remove any trace of mold/mildew/ etc... and smelled a LOT better than Tea Tree alone. Seems to me you could add just a drop of Palma Rosa to that combination if you wanted to. Over 12 years online supplying Aromatherapy and Healthcare Professionals Website: http://www.naturesgift.com Blog: http://naturesgiftaromatherapy.blogspot.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2008 Report Share Posted June 21, 2008 Thanks, Marge for your response. She's hoping to do a lot of cleaning before her mom comes home, but also while her mom's there. I know any kind of scent can trigger respiratory distress for her mom, so it's not like she has the expansiveness to test things! But I told her about the Tea Tree & Lemon Euc. And I've been doing some more research, looking for unscented, non-toxic products that are recommended as safe for people with COPD. Healthy Clean Buildings is a place where I get a hospital grade botanical cleaner for the massage tables at school, but it's made with thyme and boy does it have a strong odor! However, turns out they have unscented products, too. It makes me feel sad that it's difficult to find non-toxic products in this world! We're so busy fouling our own nest. Lisa Re: COPD questionPosted by: " Marge Clark " marge paradisiiFri Jun 20, 2008 12:57 pm (PDT) At 01:48 PM 6/20/2008, you wrote: >My friend is caring for her elderly mother who has COPD and has just >been hospitalized for respiratory failure. She wants to thoroughly >clean the house before her mother comes home, and so we're looking for >cleaning products against dust mites and mildew that might be safe to >use. Their basement flooded awhile back and things started to get out >of control -- my friend was going to school full time, working full >time, and taking care of her mom -- she's got a housecleaner and home >health aid now -- so she wants to take a leave of absence and fix the >house. Any suggestions would be deeply appreciated. Lisa, with the COPD there is ALWAYS a risk of triggering a reaction to any inhaled substance. Is it an option to have her mother sample (by inhalation) the various substances you are thinking about using while she is still in the hospital? I'd hate to have her come home to a house where her daughter has been using XXX only to find that her mom can't be around it. I'd really want to do some pretesting to make sure she can tolerate the cleaning materials. Now..on to the flood and mildew... When my house flooded (twice!) we diffused a blend of Eucalyptus citriodora (lemon Euc) and Tea Tree.. the two together worked beautifully to remove any trace of mold/mildew/ etc... and smelled a LOT better than Tea Tree alone. Seems to me you could add just a drop of Palma Rosa to that combination if you wanted to. Over 12 years online supplying Aromatherapy and Healthcare Professionals Website: http://www.naturesgift.com Blog: http://naturesgiftaromatherapy.blogspot.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 At 12:18 PM 6/22/2008, you wrote: >However, turns out they have unscented products, too. >It makes me feel sad that it's difficult to find non-toxic products in >this world! We're so busy fouling our own nest. yep... somehow keep thinking about this last few weeks bizarre weather ... just here in the US... snow in Washington State, Flooding in the midwest... waterspouts in Florida, and August heat in the midsouth... and I keep thinking 'we've made Mother mad!' Over 12 years online supplying Aromatherapy and Healthcare Professionals Website: http://www.naturesgift.com Blog: http://naturesgiftaromatherapy.blogspot.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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