[Greenbuilding] Water Damage and Mold Abatement

[Kat]

I realize that this has been mentioned before, but it bears repeating:
Tea tree oil is an estrogen mimic and might cause hormonal-type effects
on humans.

from http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/356/5/479

Most cases of male prepubertal gynecomastia are classified as
idiopathic. We investigated possible causes of gynecomastia in three
prepubertal boys who were otherwise healthy and had normal serum
concentrations of endogenous steroids. In all three boys, gynecomastia
coincided with the topical application of products that contained
lavender and tea tree oils. Gynecomastia resolved in each patient
shortly after the use of products containing these oils was
discontinued. Furthermore, studies in human cell lines indicated that
the two oils had estrogenic and antiandrogenic activities. We conclude
that repeated topical exposure to lavender and tea tree oils probably
caused prepubertal gynecomastia in these boys.

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On 4/5/2007 1:32:51 PM, Jefro (jefro at jefro.net) wrote:

 > An option I have used is to bleach the mold thoroughly, then treat with
 > either tea tree oil or tung oil (or both). Tea tree oil is quite toxic
 > to mold and non-toxic to people