Mold Cleaning - EC3 products

I just heard of EC3 products for mold and mycotoxin cleaning and prevention from two mold bloggers. They say it was tested by Realtime Labs, who does the mycotoxin tests. I did not see any mention of it on the Realtime Labs website.

Has anyone used EC3? Do you find it effective? Did your doctor recommend it?

I don't know anything about EC3, but I have heard good things about 'MoldKlear' by a company called US Enzyme. I've not been able to source any though here in the UK.

US Enzyme claims the following about MoldKlear: "Completely evaporates dead mold spores. This product features all natural ingredients so safe for people, pets and environment. No toxic chemical residue. Ideal for your chemical sensitive clients and environments like schools, food services. Can be used in multiple formats: fogger and electrostatic sprayer."

It's worth researching further though because all I've seen was a couple of comments on another forum about it. So have no idea about the validity of the claims. But it sounds promising.

This is exciting. I would love to find some information about whether it works, either scientific or anecdotal. I'm in the process of moving, and it's driving me a little crazy to evaluate and clean every possession. I know those products won't allow me to keep upholstered furniture or mattresses, but it's definitely interesting. Please post more if anyone finds more information!

I do not remember too many specifics and I will try to locate the speakers specifically but they were the top environmental illness/mold docs in the country touting the benefits of these products. Furniture no longer needs to be thrown away when using EC3, it kills mold and mycotoxins on all surfaces. I will see if I can locate any old links or emails from the summit.

I'm fretting about mold constantly right now, in the process of moving. Dust everywhere! Rifling through old books and clothes in the attic! Laundering everything, but my laundry machines are in a moldy basement! So despite my skepticism, I ordered the candles, laundry additive, and cleaning fluid concentrate. I'll post an update, if I can tell any difference, but I'm going to keep wearing a mask anyway.

Okay, I found one little anecdotal reference. EC3 laundry additive is at the bottom rank of the list of products poll participants reported were effective for cleaning contaminated clothing.

https://paradigmchange.me/lc/clothing-poll/

I will keep looking. I have a CIRS manual at home. I will look at that later to see if it’s mentioned.

Found the Lab we got our mold plates from and who did the testing, ImmunoLytics.

The report was pretty impressive, for each plate the mold/organisms found and the number of colonies of each, gross pictures of each plate lol, great info on what those organisms were, where they can come from etc.

Bumping for updates. Has anyone tried the EC3 stuff since I first posted this?

I have been sleeping in the car for almost 3 weeks now because the house got so bad. Now I am worse from the car. My nostrils stay inflamed and I have more joint stiffness. Eyes, nose, and mouth are dry.

Would love to clean the HVAC system in the car and have interior steam cleaned, but that would cost money. Moreover, I was told the recirculation door on my HVAC system is broken and will not close properly. I’m pretty sure the mold remediator I paid to remediate my car 3 years ago broke it, because after that all the buttons on the dash that control the air, heat, etc went wonky. Was told $900 to replace it, as they have to remove a bunch of stuff to get to it.

I didn’t want to spend the money because my car is 12 years old. All this time, I kept thinking wait until I get in a clean home and then hopefully replace the car, as I knew if I got a newer car before a clean house that I would cross contaminate it. My mother’s car is moldy, too, from a leak due to a clogged sunroof drain line, so been avoiding her car.

Thought we might have enough money leftover out of our house budget to replace one of the cars. Now the house has water damage, mold contamination in more places than we thought, and needs a full house remediation to live in or partial remediation to sell.

All my hopes down the drain. Sorry for the moaning and pity party😥

Anyway, back to the point - anyone else tried any EC3 products?
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As a side note, I contacted the CIRS doctor in Atlanta area for references for remediators. When I asked for more information about one of the references, he wrote back that he and (the doctor’s name who invented these products) are the 2 main mold doctors in the area and use this remediator extensively. I googled that doctor’s name and found he is the inventor of these and other sinus products that he uses. Of course just because the CIRS doctor knows that doctor doesn’t mean the products really work. Just thought I would mention it. I would imagine like most things, it works for some and not others. That doctor got 4 mentions on the paradigm change 2016 poll for practitioners that people found helpful.

RainyCloud said...
WBF I agree with bluelyme, check out my post about ozone in your other thread.
Also a diffuser is a great idea too, with clove oil.
It will buy you some time to clean the house.
Have you looked into RMR-86?
A regular hepa air filter won't keep up with the mold, I tried that when I used to live with mold.

I looked up RMR-86. It’s a fancy bleach product.

I’ve been using ec3 for a few months - mainly laundry concentrate. I was getting facial numbness when I was folding laundry and wondered if it was due to mold in the washer (visible in seal).

I’m no longer having the numbness when doing the laundry but I can’t say for certain the ec3 helped. My symptoms change a lot and I’m afraid of making statements about stuff that works anymore!

I can definitely tell you the cleaning spray did nothing for mold in the shower. So that made me a bit skeptical. However, I think it’s worth a try. Even if just for cleaning surfaces.

I still use the laundry concentrate.

I'm bumping this interesting thread, in case there are any updates.

I just learned about the "EC3 Candles" that WalkingByFaith posted about back in May 2019. Obviously, I'm late to the conversation.

It was thanks to k07's post Good Article on MARCoNs and When to Treat that I found the article An Interview With Dr. Dennis about Treating Patients for Multiple Antibiotic-Resistant Staph in the Nose that then led me to Donald P. Dennis, MD, FACS and the EC3 Candles.

While I'm not sure if I have a mold issue in my current environment, I've had sinus issues for over 15 years that have been quite annoying at times. So, I've been contemplating the CitriDrops that are part of Dr. Dennis' Body Protocol.

WalkingByFaith: In case it's of any relevance, Dr. Dennis is in Atlanta:

https://www.DrDennisAtlantaENT.com

I've read many of your posts, but not all of them. Thus, I'm curious if you've considered a program like DNRS?

Though I can't recall where I read it, somewhere online, someone suggested that it's not only the particular insults we encounter that we have to consider, but also our body's response to it.

Basically, what I recall taking away from what I read is that our bodies should have an ability to deal with a certain amount of insults. If our bodies can't, then we need to try to determine and resolve the underlying issue preventing it from doing so, rather than trying to continue living in a poorly-functioning body and working around the issue by trying to control every infinitesimal aspect of what we eat, what we drink, where we live, etc.

(Again, that's the message that stuck in my mind, so I'm not sure if I've correctly captured the author's intent. I wish I could recall the name of the article or where I read it. More and more, I find myself wishing I could remember many things. This is a disturbing trend.)

Anyway, clearly, that's what you and so many others are trying to do -- attempting to find the root cause. And, in the process, it makes obvious sense to avoid exposures that trigger symptoms. I'm chemically sensitive and can't handle any amount of perfume, cologne, diesel exhaust, scented candles, and many other items. If exposed, I'll get nauseous, and, depending on the length of exposure, I might also become dizzy or get a migraine. So, to the best of my ability, I try to avoid getting exposed.

But, I do sometimes wonder why others can sniff a spritz of perfume or walk through an invisible cloud of vehicle exhaust without reacting the same way I do. Do I have something stuck in the "On" position in my nervous system or elsewhere? For this reason and others, I've also thought about DNRS. But, due to limited finances, this is one of many modalities I've not yet been able to explore.

saraeli said...
And Dude, DNRS is the very best thing I have done for my health. It corrects an over-reactive nervous system when you really commit to it and do it regularly.

Thank you very much for that feedback, saraeli. I appreciate it. Personal testimonials from people I know are much more valuable.