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WhatNext
newbite
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Posted 2 years ago
Thu Jan 3 2008 20:19:54
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A have bad allergies towards scented things. What's a good unscented type of oil to use under my bed posts? Or will plain water do?
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buggedmama
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Posted 2 years ago
Thu Jan 3 2008 21:00:30
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I put double-sided carpet tape around plastic containers and sat my bed posts in them (after isolating my bed). I'm not sure what, if any, the advantage is to using an oil over that.
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Bugless
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Posted 2 years ago
Thu Jan 3 2008 22:21:51
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Descented kerosene-lamp oil is available in some hardware stores. I wonder if that would work for bedbugs and not be an allergic substance?
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Mineral oil should be unscented.
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Some also use tea tree which has a natural scent some like, others don't.
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Deodorized kerosene aka deobase oil is not something you want to breathe especially for someone with allergy issues. It is a fuel oil which evaporates into the air you breathe. In addition it posses a significant fire hazard.
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pleasehelp
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Posted 2 years ago
Fri Jan 4 2008 11:57:00
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nobugs - can you tell us why mineral oil should be unscented? Do you mean that baby oil shouldn't be used?
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pleasehelp--the original poster wanted to know what kind of oil is unscented. I'm saying mineral oil. Sorry--my response only makes sense in context. There's no reason you can't use scented oil to my knowledge. :-)
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pleasehelp
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Posted 2 years ago
Fri Jan 4 2008 15:13:42
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Ooops sry should have read further back!
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WhatNext
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Posted 2 years ago
Fri Jan 4 2008 17:47:40
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Thanks everyone for your input! I'm rushing to the cooking store today and buying me some food safe mineral oil. This year is gonna be great!!!
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bekalekah
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Posted 2 years ago
Sat Jan 5 2008 0:29:38
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WhatNext, I think the advantage of using oil over water is that water evaporates and has to be monitored more closely (to be refilled).
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