DiatomaceousEarth 10 LBS Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth - 100% Organic All Natural Diamateous Powder - Diametaceous for Humans is Safe Around Children

I came to make an update on my review I had written a little over a year ago and accidentally deleted it so I'm attempting to cover the points I had made before as well as the updates I was going to add. It will be quite long because I've had great results this past year, so bear with me...I will try and group the different benefits by paragraph to make it a bit easier to read through.I purchased this for the first time a year ago....started out with the 2lb. bag and since it proved to be awesome, I purchased the 10lb. bag ...and it is a much better value!My husband and I are still on the 10 pound bag we purchased last March...we have about 1/4 a bag left! Granted, we haven't used it for anything else other than consuming it...so if you're using it for other things around the house, it may go a bit quicker for you.So I started taking it originally because I heard many stories raving about how great it is for your skin and hair. I have an auto-immune disease that affects my thyroid (which had made me mostly hypothyroid) and have other health related issues, such as hormone imbalance and a few different vitamin deficiencies that has had such a big impact on my hair. My whole life I have had really thick, curly and healthy hair that people were always complimenting....it may seem a bit vain but when I got sick my hair started falling out, it had become super dry and brittle, lost most of it's curl and it just wouldn't grow much at all. I had been taking Biotin (20,000 mcgs a day- with docs approval!), Vitamin E and D3, collagen, and super primrose oil capsules (to name a few!) and that's not including all the natural hair treatments and products I would put on it... and diet changes for my health. After all that(a couple years of doing so) I finally got a bit of shine and improvement but it just was not as healthy as it had been and with all the difficult changes in my health over the last few years...the hair changes felt like the "cherry on top" of it all. Then I hear about Diatomaceous Earth a little over a year ago in a thyroid group online, and it's many benefits. I felt a little hesitant because I fork out a lot of money on vitamins that I need and have tried some that just didn't seem to do much.To say Diatomaceous Earth has been really beneficial is definitely an understatement. I noticed an improvement in the health of my hair within a couple months-- and that includes growth which is something that would not happen with all the other supplements combined!! Now- a little over a year later and the length has grown several inches, it's really shiny, no longer brittle and my curls are back to how they were before. I get compliments on my hair again-even from strangers and my hair stylist talks about how healthy it is now. Maybe I sound like a cheesy ad raving about a product- but honestly I can't help but rave. After having such an unexpected and difficult change in health, it's nice to have something that makes me feel a little more like the "old me" even if it's just my hair!To my surprise another huge benefit was an over all sense of well being. I can't exactly pin point what exactly it is that feels better....over all bit more energy. I've noticed that if I go even a couple days without taking it I just feel a bit more lousy and sluggish. I wouldn't say it is a miracle cure to the fatigue that comes with thyroid disease...but would say it works so well that it's a must for my supplement routine-- it's one of the best I've used.Another...ehhh, um..."surprise"...not long after starting DE...which is not fun to really discuss but will for the sake of it being so important for health...is that it killed off parasites I didn't even know I had! (If you have them and the DE is ridding of them it will be very noticeable when you use the restroom 😷😯) It was rather disturbing to me experiencing all of that but at the same time I realized it was a really good thing I had started taking D.E. or I may have never known I had them. My doctor and I think it may have been from taking a cruise to Mexico the month before...but it's apparently pretty common to have them and not know! It took a couple weeks and a follow up tests with my doctor "to be in the clear". If you Google DE benefits for parasites you will find it's so effective because it "physically" kills them off so they can't build a resistance to it like they would to typical parasite medicines. Also-it was once I worked my way up to taking 1-2 tablespoons a day of the DE is when I started to notice the whole parasite issue (I will list at the end of the review the way I took it). I lost 10 pounds within the first month of starting DE....maybe it was directly related to the parasite issue, I'm not sure...but I didn't gain it back so that was a nice benefit!Last thing I can think of is it improved the strength of my nails. They had become so brittle that I could not grow out the length of my nails because they would break so easily. A year later and they are really strong and a lot longer....however, I still have bad ridges in them. Which is supposed to be common with my health issues but I had been hoping it would improve since nothing else has worked yet...but then again maybe it will just take more time.How to take DE: It's best to start small and work your way up to avoid your body getting sick from ridding of too many toxins at once. I first started taking only 1/2 teaspoon a day, for a few days then increased to 1 teaspoon a day- which I did for about a week. Then I started 1 TABLEspoon for a couple days...and over the next couple days worked my way up to 3-4 tablespoons a day. If you increase and aren't adjusting well over the next couple days, you can cut back and increase a bit more slowly.I just put it in a glass of water and swish it around to mix it up (supposedly it's best to not use a metal utensil to stir). It dissolves pretty easily but sometimes after finishing the glass there's some left at the bottom so I just add a little more water and swish around again. It doesn't really have a taste it's just a bit chalky.The only "side effect" I noticed at first was brain fog for a couple days...and even now if I don't take the DE for at least a couple days and start again I've noticed that I get brain fog for usually only a day.Make sure to drink extra water through out the day....especially since some people say it can cause constipation...if it does one I suggest a good magnesium supplement and fiber of course...but also like other people say I'm no doctor so you may want to discuss it with yours as well as researching what's best for you!Storing- since it's such a big bag, we pour it into a medium sized Pyrex bowl and keep in our cabinet to scoop from everyday. The big bag we keep closed tight- rolled up with a food clip and then keep in an ice chest in our pantry that we rarely use- seems to work well because of the size and keeps it closed air tight.As far as recommending it- I think you can tell from my extra long review that I'm a big fan of Diatomaceous Earth. I've made several family members start using it as well...including my husband who takes it everyday and has had great success as well!

This is a really great product. One reason I bought it was for my plants. I have yellow pepper plants that have been, unfortunately, ravaged by aphids. I managed to wash them out with water and dish soap. I just needed something a little more powerful to finish the job. I heard great things about this product and had to see for myself.I absolutely love it! I would suggest that you buy something to help you use it, though. They have diatomaceous earth dusters available on here as well. The material is a fine powder and in order to use it properly depending on what you are using it for, make sure you research which application tool is best in your specific situation. You can use the duster or wet it a little and use a paint brush to paint it around wherever you need it. Or you can use it with a sprayer by diluting it with water. SO EASY. Which is another reason I really love it, its versatility is a huge plus for me.And, because it is food safe, I feel comfortable using it on my pepper plants. I also live in Georgia where summer time is a time warp into the pits of hell most days. It is also why bugs like to try to find a safe haven indoors. That being said, I use a little bit of diatomaceous earth and sprinkle on my cat beds so they dont have to worry about getting ate up by bugs. I also sprinkle it around my door frames on the floor, in the corners of rooms, on windowsills. I mean the list is endless because it is so safe to use anywhere.I will say, be prepared with gloves and a face mask so that you don't breathe in the dust clouds. It is really important to protect your lungs as this is such a powdery substance kind of like perlite. I LOVE diatomaceous earth. I have pots for my plants that are made of diatomaceous earth as well as bathroom counter plates that absorb water. I haven't tried using the diatomaceous earth as a complete soil, I just sprinkle it all over my plants and the soil and the perimeter of my porch to keep all the bugs away. But I watched a video of a guy that uses it as the ONLY type of soil he uses. It not only absorbs water quickly, but it acts as a great slow feeder for plants because of the way it holds onto water so well. (Although, there are other products that sell bigger pieces of diatomaceous earth instead of the powdered kind which would act as a better soil IF you are into that kinda thing.) But, for the purpose of keeping bugs away from your precious green plants and animals, this is the product you need to buy. It came perfectly packaged and ready to use immediately and I have not seen any bugs since applying it! And let me tell you, I have been battling these infestations for MONTHS now. So, believe me. IT WORKS!!!!