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When you think about the bedroom, bed bugs have lots of places to hide.

This brought up the question, How does DE work in a real life situation?"

To answer this question, three families with bed bugs volunteered to try both food grade and pool grade DE.

Each family was given one or the other for the experiment. Before the family members began the experiment, they were briefed on safety issues.

For the most part, Food Grade Diatomaceous Earth is safe to use around pets and children.

However, this does not mean it is 100% safe.

Pool Grade DE is not safe to use in bed bug removal.

As mentioned above, DE is made from silica. It may seem harmless to the touch.

However, the mucosal lining of our repertory tract is not nearly as protected as the skin on the outside of our body.

When we breathe in DE, it can cause damage to the mucosal lining of the nose, sinuses, throat, bronchi and bronchioles.

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