I’m so sorry to hear about this horrible situation with black mold. I’ve read a few other horror stories online and it truly does seem like a huge problem.

You can most definitely diffuse thieves oil into the air in your home and eliminate mold. In this case, you would not mix in the carrier oil (jojoba, almond, etc) but just use the combined essential oils from the recipe. What you might want to do first as a precautionary measure in your new home would be to run the diffuser for 8 hours (on each floor of your home if you have a large diffuser or room by room) and then follow up with 15-30 minute diffusions every day or one big 8 hour diffusion every month after that on each floor. If you believe you have black mold in the house already, you’d want to do a 24 hour shock treatment first then the daily or monthly follow ups.

Cold air diffusion is now said to be one of the most efficient ways to distribute the oils evenly in your home and also makes sure you don’t add any moisture to the room. You can find several examples of cold air diffusers on this website: http://www.anandaapothecary.com/aromatherapy-diffusers-burners.html I have no affiliation with them and don’t know if there prices are fair. I just found them via a google search and they had a lot of good information about diffusers so I thought I would send it along to you.

Another cheaper alternative would be to put 4-8 drops of thieves oil onto a cotton ball and place it on the air vents in your home. You can also put them on your return air vent so it will filter into your air system as well. To clean your dryer, add 2 drops to a wet washcloth and run your dryer for several minutes. You can also put a few drops into your washing machine and just run a rinse cycle.

Thieves oil will actually kill the mold over time but you have to continue using it. You won’t likely want to be in the room when you’re diffusing because of the cinnamon and clove oils. They have a very “hot” feeling to them and can irritate the skin and mucus membranes.

For the same reason, if you put the oil on your skin or ingest it, you’ll want to do a small test area first. If you apply it to your body, you’ll probably want to dilute it with something like almond, jojoba or olive oil. Use 1 part of the essential oil mix to 4 parts carrier oil and only apply it in small amounts, especially at first. A little bit will go a long way. You can also apply it to your feet (just a couple drops) without mixing it with any other oils.

You can also dilute it 1 part thieves oil to15 parts carrier oil for massages but the smell of it may be too hard to handle. It’s very intense.

If you want to drink it, just add a couple drops to a full glass of water. You can do this several times throughout the day.

Are you certain that nothing you’ve moved with you has mold spores on it? Furniture, clothing, paper and other porous materials harbor mold spores so just diffusing could take a very long time to eliminate the problem.

I’ve written a novel and not actually touched on the individual oils in the list, but you can find lots of additional information about them online and often research reports about how they have helped people.

Don’t hesitate to ask more questions and I look forward to hearing about how things work out.

For a more family friendly room spray, try this recipe instead: Homemade natural spray disinfectant