Re: black light - I have it now... what do I look for?

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The best way to tell what is dust is go to a place where you can see dust with the naked eye. Look at that area under the black light. Now you can tell what is dust and what is the "things". Also, using a magnifying mirror, you can look with the black light at the roots of your eye lashes. If you lift up your eye lashes and see little white things then you will know what the things look like using the black light. If you are seeing white specks on your skin than it's either these "things" or the debris from the things. All I know is that once I got the white and black specks off my skin and off all my cloths and the room environment, my skin started to improve....very rapidity......so no whites specks, no skin reaction at all. What this is I have no way of knowing. Rita

black light - I have it now... what do I look for?

Hi,I picked up one of these at Home Depot last night for about $15.http://www.jascoproducts.com/products/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=638 & idcategory=0I like it in the fact that it's not just the bulb but bulb/fixture and is a plug-in unit.I turned off all the lights in my condo unit and turned this baby on. MY HORROR!!!! White flakes everywhere, including my own skin! Now, is that what I look for? I have a hard time believing they are all mites b/c white lint and dust can appear white too, correct?How are you guys discerning? It'll drive anyone crazy if you tried to go after all the white specks you see...kihun

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Thanks Kihun, Rita, Sue for specifics on black light. I was feeling

pretty good because my little ordinary-size bulb from Walmart showed

nothing. I think it's just a Halloween accessory probably.

ES

>

> Hi,

>

> I picked up one of these at Home Depot last night for about $15.

>

> http://www.jascoproducts.com/products/pc/viewPrd.asp?

> idproduct=638 & idcategory=0

>

> I like it in the fact that it's not just the bulb but bulb/fixture and

> is a plug-in unit.

>

> I turned off all the lights in my condo unit and turned this baby on.

> MY HORROR!!!! White flakes everywhere, including my own skin! Now, is

> that what I look for? I have a hard time believing they are all mites

> b/c white lint and dust can appear white too, correct?

>

> How are you guys discerning? It'll drive anyone crazy if you tried to

> go after all the white specks you see...

>

> kihun

>

[Guest guest]

Remember reading that the light had to be at least 18 " long to reveal

the mites. That was the recommendation of the doctor who used the

blacklight. Don't remember his name - do you, Rita? - but his

insights are very interesting.

The magnifying mirror is the essential second part of the kit. Even

3x magnifying reader glasses didn't allow me to see the mites glow.

Pick up one of those plastic make-up mirrors that are double sided

with a regular mirror on one side & swivel to the magnifying mirror

on the other. They have an integral stand with a slot so you can sit

or suspend it & measure about 6x6 inches. Had mine forever - probably

available around the cosmetics aisle. Readers magnifying glasses are

still a help. These mites start out so tiny & mature to very small.

So you set up the magnifying mirror to reflect the surface you want

to check & look in the mirror as you shine the blacklight.

Rita's instructions to me are here:

bird mites/message/6045

For more posts, search " blacklight " on this forum. Best wishes, Sue

> >

> > Hi,

> >

> > I picked up one of these at Home Depot last night for about $15.

> >

> > http://www.jascoproducts.com/products/pc/viewPrd.asp?

> > idproduct=638 & idcategory=0

> >

> > I like it in the fact that it's not just the bulb but

bulb/fixture and

> > is a plug-in unit.

> >

> > I turned off all the lights in my condo unit and turned this baby

on.

> > MY HORROR!!!! White flakes everywhere, including my own skin!

Now, is

> > that what I look for? I have a hard time believing they are all

mites

> > b/c white lint and dust can appear white too, correct?

> >

> > How are you guys discerning? It'll drive anyone crazy if you

tried to

> > go after all the white specks you see...

> >

> > kihun

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Agree with Rita that those " flakes " are part of this mess. Normal

skin does not have them show under blacklight like this. In the

beginning, none showed on me. Later, they showed on my hands. Taken

off temporarily with any scrub type cleaner & lessened with Softsoap

liquid or Purrel on my hands. My unaffected husband never showed

these flakes on his skin - even his normal dandruff did not glow.

Assume these flakes are part of what we " shed " & seem more crystaline

than normal dry skin flakes. Many of mine were at right angles to the

skin, standing up or protruding, rather than flat to the skin as

normal dry skin flakes would be.

Using the blacklight & magnifying mirror, I saw tiny glowing dots at

the root of each hair on my head. On one cheek, could see a pale

yellow-green area 3x3 " but no dots. That area hasn't shown bites or

sores, but serious cross-hatching wrinkles that weren't there before

the mites & appear nowhere else on my face. Spied the pearly dots up

my nostrils, around my lips & imbedded like clogged pores on my chin

& around my nose. Also seen in the lines of my palms.

Saw a lot of those " baby hairs " - extremely fine short hair-like

whatevers - in my regular house dust. Those baby hairs are part of

this. I've since seen them come out of my skin while the ESP

Botanicals soap is drying. Have also combed them out of my hair. They

seem to float very easily - as do the mites - and land on every

horizontal surface as dust would, and even the ceilings & walls here.

Best bet is to vacuum with the dusting attachments any dusty stuff

you see & vac baseboards & corners & places you probably don't vacuum

regularly. Dry Swiffers moistened are good for places you can't reach

with a

vac.

The upside (after you calm down) is that you can track them this way,

know where to concentrate cleaning efforts & know what methods are

effective at removing them. Check my personal progress once a week or

so, and glad to report none in my hair for 7 weeks or so, and no itch

or crawl there. Even after I'd gotten them out of my hair, new ones

kept falling or floating there. Taking care of the ceilings & walls

ended that. (Dry Swiffer mop dunked in hot water & Concentrated

Orange Plus allowed to dry there.) Though I wore a Buzz-Off kerchief

babushka style over my hair for a few weeks just to make sure & still

do when cleaning for the inevitable dust that kicks up.

White shirts are really bright under blacklight. From the optic

brighteners that are used in most laundry detergents these days. The

mite " dots " , flakes & baby hairs revealed by blacklight show up more

pearly or pale yellow for me. Best wishes, Sue

The best way to tell what is dust is go to a place where you can see

dust with the naked eye. Look at that area under the black light. Now

you can tell what is dust and what is the " things " . Also, using a

magnifying mirror, you can look with the black light at the roots of

your eye lashes. If you lift up your eye lashes and see little white

things then you will know what the things look like using the black

light. If you are seeing white specks on your skin than it's either

these " things " or the debris from the things. All I know is that once

I got the white and black specks off my skin and off all my cloths

and the room environment, my skin started to improve....very

rapidity......so no whites specks, no skin reaction at all. What this

is I have no way of knowing. Rita

black light - I have it now... what do I look

for?

Hi,

I picked up one of these at Home Depot last night for about $15.

http://www.jascoproducts.com/products/pc/viewPrd.asp?

idproduct=638 & idcategory=0

I like it in the fact that it's not just the bulb but bulb/fixture

and

is a plug-in unit.

I turned off all the lights in my condo unit and turned this baby on.

MY HORROR!!!! White flakes everywhere, including my own skin! Now, is

that what I look for? I have a hard time believing they are all mites

b/c white lint and dust can appear white too, correct?

How are you guys discerning? It'll drive anyone crazy if you tried to

go after all the white specks you see...

kihun

[Guest guest]

I don't know about size.....the light I use is only 17 inches long and the entire plastic case is 18 inches long. This light works better than any other light I have....I have 3 of them. The magnifying mirror along with the highest power of reading glasses work well. Nothing made me feel worse than to see these "things" in the root of my eye lashes and in my hair and on my scalp. It's just awful. Rita

Re: black light - I have it now... what do I look for?

Remember reading that the light had to be at least 18" long to reveal the mites. That was the recommendation of the doctor who used the blacklight. Don't remember his name - do you, Rita? - but his insights are very interesting.The magnifying mirror is the essential second part of the kit. Even 3x magnifying reader glasses didn't allow me to see the mites glow.Pick up one of those plastic make-up mirrors that are double sided with a regular mirror on one side & swivel to the magnifying mirror on the other. They have an integral stand with a slot so you can sit or suspend it & measure about 6x6 inches. Had mine forever - probably available around the cosmetics aisle. Readers magnifying glasses are still a help. These mites start out so tiny & mature to very small.So you set up the magnifying mirror to reflect the surface you want to check & look in the mirror as you shine the blacklight.Rita's instructions to me are here:bird mites/message/6045For more posts, search "blacklight" on this forum. Best wishes, Sue> >> > Hi,> >> > I picked up one of these at Home Depot last night for about $15.> >> > http://www.jascoproducts.com/products/pc/viewPrd.asp?> > idproduct=638 & idcategory=0> >> > I like it in the fact that it's not just the bulb but bulb/fixture and> > is a plug-in unit.> >> > I turned off all the lights in my condo unit and turned this baby on.> > MY HORROR!!!! White flakes everywhere, including my own skin! Now, is> > that what I look for? I have a hard time believing they are all mites> > b/c white lint and dust can appear white too, correct?> >> > How are you guys discerning? It'll drive anyone crazy if you tried to> > go after all the white specks you see...> >> > kihun> >>

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Sue.......you have described exactly what these things look like under a black light .......you and I have seen the same "things" under the light.......I wish I could find someone who would take the time to stop...look ....and listen to us. Rita

black light - I have it now... what do I look for?Hi,I picked up one of these at Home Depot last night for about $15.http://www.jascoproducts.com/products/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=638 & idcategory=0I like it in the fact that it's not just the bulb but bulb/fixture and is a plug-in unit.I turned off all the lights in my condo unit and turned this baby on. MY HORROR!!!! White flakes everywhere, including my own skin! Now, is that what I look for? I have a hard time believing they are all mites b/c white lint and dust can appear white too, correct?How are you guys discerning? It'll drive anyone crazy if you tried to go after all the white specks you see...kihun