MgO Board in Place of Particle/Chipboard Walling and Flooring (Post updated: 6 January 2017: Modakboard is now known as FireCrunch!) (Post updated: 12 February 2017 to reflect the name change of Modakboard to FireCrunch and other details to do with waterproofing for mould sensitive people--but another post on that later. (If you need to know, like, now!, of a low VOC … [Read more...] about FireCrunch: Magnesium Oxide (MgO) Board
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
The Dose Makes the Poison?
Up on ISSUU is a free publication titled, Pesticides, Food and You: The Dose Makes the Poison?, produced by Friends of the Earth, here in Melbourne, Australia, and funded by The City of Yarra. Now, as some of you who already know (possibly from harsh experiences, yourself), the 'dose' of a chemical, allergen or irritant is not determined by the actual dosage. Rather, it's a … [Read more...] about The Dose Makes the Poison?
MCS/EI Bloggers
This here is a list of blogger's websites that I frequent, if you know of anymore feel free to add them to the list or, alternatively, drop a link in the comments below and I'll add them for you. If you would like a full list of Environmental Illness Websites from Around the World, see here. Happy Reading :) … [Read more...] about MCS/EI Bloggers
Pullularia Mould
*Pullularia (Aureobasidium pullulans) is a mildew type of mould that can live in water, on wood, metal and in rotting vegetation. I'm familiar with Cladosporium and Aspergillus, I even wrote a poem about them and the impact they have on my life, however, Pullaria has only just popped up on my intellectual radar; but it's been on my immunological radar for far longer... First … [Read more...] about Pullularia Mould
Sealing Chipboard in the Kitchen (with Foil)
This is one of the first articles I wrote as a chemically sensitive patient back in 2006. I'd been sensitive to chemicals for only two years; and I thought I was so clever when we discovered a way to seal in the formaldehyde fumes coming from the brand new kitchen cabinets. (Over the next few days I have some more posts on aluminium foil and it's uses for people sensitive to … [Read more...] about Sealing Chipboard in the Kitchen (with Foil)