 Finally found something to kill birdmites after ten year problem |
| Review Date: January 12, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Tania_Tingel, Australia |
This review is targeted towards people who have had an ongoing issue with mites and are desperate to hear from someone who has tried something that worked. I have spent thousands of dollars on various methods over the last ten years to try to get rid of my bug problem. I have tried: moving house, fumigation, throwing out all bedding, beds, linen, various chemicals and powders, vacuuming daily, showering twice a day (washing my bedding daily), listerine, menthol crystals, diatimacious earth, neem oil, baking soda, windex... you name it, I've tried it.
A couple of years ago I kind of resolved to learn to live with the problem. But this year I found some websites on the internet with information from people who had beaten the problem so I spent 6 months trying a range of products that they recommended. I purchased many of the products on the internet and had them posted to me from America to Australia at great expense.
I tried so many things that I cannot be certain whether it was the combination of products that worked in the end or not. But what I can tell you is that this product seemed to make a very radical difference very quickly. It is the only product that I am certain kills the bugs in the wash. This is important to me as my clothing and bedding seemed to be the last battleground with the mites. After ten years I had mostly eradicated them from other areas of my house but I found that I kept reinfecting myself until I started using kleen free. I have only been using kleen for around one month.
I wish I had received this advice when I first got the problem. In fact one of the websites that I followed said that Kleen Free didn't work for them so I didn't bother to try it until I read testimonials on the Kleen Free website that sounded truthful. I doubted that it was going to make a shred of difference though when I bought it.
Again, I'm not certain it will work for you. We are all amateurs out there trying things through trial and error and I'm sure there are a million bugs out there that respond to different products differently. I just know that it worked for my bugs. The fact that it is non toxic is so important. I was using products that I knew were toxic but I had decided that I would take the risk and use the other products anyway because I was so desperate to get rid of the bugs.
If I had to start from scratch again, I would do this:
Cover your mattress and pillows in mattress and pillow protectors that are properly sealed (ones recommended for bed bugs etc, not the flimsy dust mite ones), or wrap in thick plastic and seal with thick tape. You'll get nowhere until you start doing this. Spray the mattress with Kleen Free first though!
Get rid of anything that is non-essential that you could live without (furniture, clothing, books etc.). And when I say "get rid of", I mean throw in the bin - do not donate to charities or sell on ebay - don't pass the problem onto someone else. I threw out 95% of my clothes and ALL my furniture. This was hard to do because I collect vintage clothing and it is hard to replace. I threw out all furniture because the bugs can go in deep and it seemed too hard to keep cleaning, vacuuming my favourite couch etc. I don't regret it. But I highly recommend not buying any new furniture until you have full confidence you have eliminated the problem, and if you do buy something, choose something you can wipe down with few crevices (like plastic chairs etc). (I did this before I came across Kleen Free)
Think of the creatures as you would dust. Wherever dust can reside, so can they. However difficult dust is to eliminate, so are they. This may seem extreme, and if you've only had the problem for a short while, you might think my advice is over the top - it is not. This "dust" also likes to breed! And can do so very quickly. What may start off as a minor problem can become a major and expensive problem within a week. Think of them as breeding dust that can lay eggs that can survive for years. When they do hatch, it takes them around a week to mature and start breeding again. So do the math... you could have millions within a week. And these are worse than dust because you can't see them and they can scurry away very quickly.
Vacuum clean EVERY DAY and everywhere. Use a vacuum with a hepa filter. Throw the bag out everyday if you can afford it. If not, put the bag in a plastic zip-lock back and put that bag in another zip-lock bag and put that bag in the freezer. (My experience makes me think that freezers kill mites but not their eggs). Handle the bag with disposable gloves.
Note: Try not to reinfect anything (as a general rule).
Wash your bedding everyday (in kleen free). Only use towels and clothing once and wash immediately. Put washing in a freezer (or sealed bags) until you can wash them.
Clean (with Kleen free) all areas where you plan to put your clean clothes, bedding etc. (cupboards, drawers etc)
Vacuum your whole house including floors, walls etc as much and often as you can. (This includes shoes).
Tell yourself that this will take you six months to beat! And that it requires planning, persistence and patience - (make that your mantra when you think it is unbearable and no believes you!!!). If it takes less than 6 months it will be a bonus. Also, tell yourself that it might take a month of mad cleaning before you start to notice a difference.
Follow the instructions on the kleen free bottle - bathe in it, spray the whole house etc for the first week then every second day in the second week.
Even if you don't buy this product, the vacuuming and washing of clothes (or disposal) is absolutely essential.
In fact, when I got bitten while wearing an item of clothing (before I discovered Kleen Free), I would take the item of clothing off immediately and throw it in the bin. I also did this with bedding. I would ask myself whether it is worth the trouble of trying to wash the bugs out or not... what is more costly? I bought myself heaps of cheap blankets, sheets and pillows I was willing to throw away every so often... but with Kleen Free, hopefully you won't have to do that. (I stopped doing it when I discovered this product!) I threw out expensive woolen coats etc. too. It's best to wash your clothing in the hottest water possible and in the hottest drier, so I started buying synthetic clothing that could handle such temperatures. Try to buy cheap, synthetic clothing and don't buy too much... throw it out if you're getting bitten too much.
Psychologically, what worked for me was that I tried to keep some kind of tally of how many bites I was getting on a daily basis. At first it was 50, then 20ish then 5, etc. As annoying as five new bites a night is, as least you know it's less than it was last month, so what you are doing is working, so persevere! I remember I used to count how many bites I'd get on the way to work... usually three or four, then down to two, then one. Then one day I remembered that I hadn't counted them for a couple of days. That equalled NO BITES on the way to work! Sure, I was being bitten at night still, but they were disappearing VERY slowly but surely.
As I write this review I am awaiting another bottle of Kleen Free to come from the USA. I didn't follow the instructions correctly when I first bought the product and I ran out of the product very quickly. I also didn't take the baths etc. (because I don't have a bath) I just bought myself an inflatable one on ebay! I have been getting the occasional bite (one these last three weeks). But I know it's because I have reinfected myself with something I haven't treated. I only wash my clothes in Kleen Free now, and I'm saving all that I have left for my washing. When I do the whole program properly, I will amend this review.
I'm writing this review because I feel compelled to help people who need somewhere to start. I know if I post on a bird mite board somewhere people might think I work for the company and not take my review seriously, so I'm posting here.
Good luck to those of you who have had the misfortune of a bird mite infestation!
Later edit:
I just read the review above mine that talked about a bedbug crawling straight through the product. I agree that that would be extremely disconcerting. My bug problem was probably a type of mite, not a bedbug. I don't know if that makes a difference to the effectiveness of the product. If you do have an "invisible" biting mite problem like I did, I would chance this product... it's a relatively cheap low risk. I'm only adding this footnote because if I had come across the negative review and not given it a go that would have been a shame and I wouldn't be experiencing the relief I'm experiencing now.
If you want to check out the ingredients of this product for product comparison's sake, do a google search by including the name of this (or any) product with "MSDS" (Material Safety Data Sheet). All companies by law, must list the ingredients and safety requirements of the product. You will then have the knowledge to make your own judgement. This information is abundantly available on the internet.
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Killed all the horrible scabies that bugged us for days....
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| Review Date: March 5, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Zack Lee, California |
Our house had a horrible case of scabies or mites (we weren't sure what they were at first) and we wanted a Non-Toxic and safe product to kill them. We tried all kinds of stuff that didn't work.. but the Kleen Free worked great. We sprayed it on our furniture, bathed in it, washed our clothes with it and it killed all the bugs. We have kids and pets and it was totally safe around them. Thank you.. highly recomended.
Zack & FamilyKLEEN FREE NATURALLY, 128oz, Bed Bugs, Scabies, Lice, Mites, any Insect Eliminator and Treatment, all Natural Enzymes, Non-Toxic, Organic, USDA Ecologically Safe, Insect Eliminator, Treatment and Cleaner - (128 oz./ 1 gallon Concentrate) |
Killed lice, scabies, insects, fungus, all purpose cleaner! Great Product.
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| Review Date: October 8, 2009 |
| Reviewer: girlshopsalot, Los Angeles, CA |
| Kleen Free Enzymes killed scabies in one bath. Then I sprayed my girl down with it for a week every night and they never came back. I tried chemicals but they came back twice. Same story with the lice and we've been through it several times. My cat had ring worm so I dipped him in warm water and enzymes mixed, it got rid of it and killed all his fleas. I spray my kitchen down with it and the sink turns white if you don't rinse it right away. I use it as an all purpose cleaner. I used bleach before but now I use this instead. I always have it in the house. This natural product really works but you need to follow directions on how to mix it and make sure you use warm water. I have been ordering it for years and will continue to do so. |
Happy Ending No Scabies
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| Review Date: August 21, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Ida Jean, |
I didn't know I had scabies until six months into having them. The skin specialist said I had a rash and the treatment wasn't working. My internal medicine doctor was the one that told me I had scabies. I never heard the name before so when I got home I went onto the internet to find out what they were. I never new such a bug and wish I never did but I had to continue to read and learn as much as I could so I could find a way to get rid of them. Rumor has it that lying in the sun can help get rid of them but that isn't true. You want to get rid of them use Kleen Free. Your nightmare will be over. Before I knew about Kleen Free, I tried another expensive product to get rid of the scabies but the treatments it required just wasn't doing the trick. It only called for 2 or 4 oz to be added in the tub verses one cup of Kleen Free. My first treatment of Kleen Free by adding one cup in the tub, I could feel it working. It is hard to say into words, but I could feel the enzymes killing them on my skin. Scabies lay their eggs in your skin and when they hatch they like fly or flutter around your body and you can feel them for a while before they enter back into your skin and turn into adult scabies and make more eggs and the cycle starts all over again. The enzymes kill them before they have a chance to re-enter your body and produce more of them. As time goes bye, less and less of them are hatch and the cycle stops. Your Kleen Free of scabies. When you only use 2 or 4 oz of another brand, it takes forever or weeks before you get rid of them. You are only teasing them and not really getting to the problem effectively. Using Kleen Free, and using what is recommended, one cup in the bath water, and soaking for 1/2 hour in the tub was more effective. I would purchase two gallons of Kleen Free which lasted a lot longer than the other competitor product. I also use Kleen Free in my wash, my bed, rugs, furniture, my car seats and floor, and I even washed my makeup cosmetic pad in Kleen Free. I would spray my shoes or put them in a freezer bag over night. Everyday, I would change and wash my sheets and comforters. The same goes for my towels and dish towels. I wished I came across Kleen Free sooner. I spent a lot of money purchasing the other product and you get a lot more for your money with Kleen Free. After using the other product after five weeks, I still had them, but when I started using Kleen Free and after two weeks I could hardly tell I had them anymore. By the third week, I was Kleen Free. And even though I don't have them anymore, I still keep on hand some Kleen Free just to maintain. I don't ever want them back again and your mental state is Kleen Free, too. Happy Ending.
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Kills the bugs, doesn't make people or pets sick
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| Review Date: April 28, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Julia Alexander, Brooklyn, NY United States |
We got this because we had a bad case of bedbugs. I had done some research and read that the more toxic insecticides were not particularly effective at killing the bugs, so I decided to go with more natural products, at least the first time around.
Kleen Free is great for killing the bugs you see. It works really quickly on bedbugs, and a little more slowly on roaches (which we discovered when we thought we saw a bedbug in the kitchen, but it turned out to be a roach).
The website for the product claims that you can spray your whole bed, and it will kill the bugs when they emerge. This, sadly, isn't true. But for killing them on contact, it's great. We keep a bottle in the bedroom, and keep a strict watch out for when we see them emerging from the ceiling (are ours the only bedbugs that seem to come from the ceiling? We suspect it's from the upstairs apartment, but they insist they don't want their space treated.)
You have to combine this product with something else that will work longer-term (ie, a "residual kill" rather than a "contact kill" product.) We use C-M Powder Gard for that, and it also works well.
What we most like about the Kleen Free products is that they don't make anyone in the house sick. It's safe for us--I've even accidentally gotten a bit of spray in my eyes, and it didn't irritate them (I don't recommend doing that, though!). Given that I have intense chemical sensitivities, this is a major advantage of the product. |
allergy free
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| Review Date: March 22, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Carol L. Burgess, San Diego, CA |
| This product helps you control the insects that you can not see that some of us are very allergic too. Thank you for creating a product that controls these and that can be used on the human body without causing a bigger irratitation. |
No obvious effect for scabies control
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| Review Date: November 30, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Qingyuan Fan, USA |
After months battling but could not clean out the scabies, I purchased it and used it in tub, spray. Also applied the concentrated solution to the skin where is infected. It does not seem help. At the same time, we had adopted many other medicines for killing the mites but could not clean it out after weeks.
It is quite expensive. Also, let it dry on infected skin is very uncomfortable. |
This is NOT a pesticide...IT IS a very expensive Lysol...
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| Review Date: August 17, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Bedbug Hater, Jersey City, NJ USA |
| I bought this for $50 (with shipping) from Amazon to help with bed bug problems. The description in Amazon is VERY misleading. The label on the bottle says nothing about killing pests!!! It even says it is "not a pesticide". It is a cleaning product. What a rip-off...this is false advertising. After spraying, I saw a bed bug pass through it like it was nothing. BUYERS BE WARNED!!! |
Do not waste your money...
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| Review Date: March 26, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Hakuna, Culver City, CA United States |
| I ordered a gallon of this stuff - what a waste. It smells VERY strongly of vinegar - I mean really bad. The price is outrageous - you can buy much better smelling "enzymes" at the pet store for 1/3 the price - and they are just as effective. I used Pet Force - it actually smells nice and was $24 per gallon. They are used for removing pet odors but work as well, smell much better and are cheaper. This product is a rip-off... |
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