Natural remedies for mold at home

How can we fight mold ?, in the hope that some acquaintance will suggest an invention worthy of Archimedes, let's see the solutions together

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Mold. The word is enough to change a person's mood. You have finally managed to find the money to buy your cottage, you wander around its walls all happy and satisfied, when suddenly you see it with horror. Instinctively you will wonder what you did wrong, but the problem is much more common than you think: every day many of us ask the agonizing question: "How can I fight mold?", Hoping that some acquaintance will suggest an invention worthy of Archimedes Pythagorean.

Unfortunately, many self-styled home maintenance experts offer theuse of bleach. Nothing could be more wrong: its components can lead mold to spread further, making the problem worse instead of solving it.

Mold is nothing more than a mushroom which manifests itself in the form of green or black spots on the surface of walls or ceilings, on the edges of windows, on furniture or carpets, in the bathroom, in the kitchen and wherever there is a high rate of humidity. The causes of its spread can also be traced to heating systems that are not installed correctly or ineffective. But this is not the only discomfort. Mold gives off toxins in the air, harmful to humans: their effects are manifested through a weakening of the immune system and with the appearance of breathing difficulties. Sure, this mushroom can also have positive properties - it's essential for making brie and penicillin, for example - but it's really annoying, especially when you expands uncontrollably in our homes.

So let's start with some basic considerations, to be prepared to fight our "crusade" against mold.

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Mold is also hungry

After all, it is a living being and, as such, it needs to nourish itself; well, the bathrooms offer you a rich menu. In showers and at the edges of tubs, for example, it is not unusual to see it growing between lines of concrete. In fact, mold feeds on gods deposits of organic materials that we expel when we wash, and that are absorbed by the cement when we rinse and splash the water.

Solution: starve mold (and not feel killer ...)

Wipe a wet cloth over your bathroom tiles once you get out of the shower so that mold has no chance to start feeding on any residue. This simple preventive rule will allow you to avoid the use of harmful chemicals to remedy any damage.

Mold has a crush on moisture

Just like us, it cannot live on food alone: it also needs water, or rather water vapor. When we take a hot shower or bath, the steam concentrates on the ceiling, walls and even the tiles.

Solution: Keep the bathroom dry with a fan

The best way to avoid moisture buildup is install a fan in the bathroom. It will probably not be enough after a long shower, so leave the fan on at least 15 minutes after exiting the bathroom. A timer would be the ideal solution to make sure you avoid unnecessary energy consumption.

Do-it-yourself mildew cleaner

You know, in times of crisis, it is always good to save precious euros when possible: here are some quick and simple indications to prepare a mildew cleaner in the comfort of your own home:

ingredients:

700ml of water,
2 tablespoons of 30/40 volume hydrogen peroxide,
2 tablespoons of baking soda
2 tablespoons of fine salt.

Preparation

Dissolve the baking soda and salt in the water, then pour everything into a spray bottle that has a capacity of at least one liter, in order to contain the expanding hydrogen peroxide.

Pour into a bottle, add the hydrogen peroxide and shake well before use.

Apply on the surface to be treated, perhaps with the help of a old toothbrush to reach the most difficult points.

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Other precautions to use

If that's still not enough, remember to:

often ventilate the wettest rooms such as bathrooms and kitchens by opening the windows at least once a day
do not dry i clothes in the house
do not overdo the houseplants and do not water them too much
mount extractor hoods for kitchens
avoid too bulky built-in wardrobes
hold the clean shower: if you only deal with it once a year, you will have to wear protective goggles and hope that someone from above will protect you
paint the walls with lime paints, which prevent the proliferation of spores.