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ALL NATURAL
ALTERNATIVES
GUARANTEED TO WORK
Aromatic Red Cedar (Juniperus
Virginiana) is
Mother Natures
ultimate weapon
against bugs and
insects. It is also
her alternative to
the toxic and
polluting
insecticides people
have been using for
decades. For many
years we have
protected our
valuables with such
things as cedar
chests, cedar lined
closets and dresser
drawers. Now you can
protect yourself,
your yard, your
home, your dogs and
cats, your livestock
with a wide array of
natural bug and
insect repellents
that suit a variety
of different
situations.
It is impossible to
eradicate an insect
population. Insects
are always looking
for a better place
to live, and when
they find it, they
will multiply at
rates beyond
comprehension. Take
away their comfort
level and they will
not only cease to
reproduce, but they
will often destroy
their own. The
secret of pest
control is not to
kill, but to repel.
Take away their
comfort level and
they will move on.
Keep it
uncomfortable and
they will not
return.
Cedar products and
cedar oil won
approval by the
Environmental
Protection Agency
(EPA) as a minimum
risk pesticide in
March of 1996. The
EPA has concluded
that exemption of
products covered by
this rule will not
pose unreasonable
risks to public
health or the
environment.
Simply put - the EPA
is taking a stand
against harmful
toxic pesticides
that adversely
affect our health
and the environment.
The EPA ruling
clearly puts
CedarCide products
on top of the list
as a safe, natural
alternative to
chemical based
products.
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THE SCIENCE BEHIND
CEDARSHIELD WOOD
STABILIZERS
All woods and
bamboo contains two
different forms of
moisture. They are
referred to as
"FREE WATER and
BOUND WATER.
Free
water
harbors in the fiber
structure of the
wood.
Bound water
is found in the
Hydroxyl molecule
that is the sole
make up of cellular
compounds. A
hydroxyl molecule
has two tails. A
hydrogen tail and a
oxygen tail. The
uptake of these two
compounds creates H20 or
water. Expansion and
contraction of wood
is created when the
hydroxyl molecules
take on more or less
airborne or liquid
moisture.
CedarShield is
a solvent
treatment. Solvents
will instantly
displace free water
from the fiber
structure of wood.
Certain silanes used
in the CedarShield formulation
are water
scavengers. Since
they are of
extremely low
molecular weight
they are capable of
penetrating the cell
wall structure of
the molecule and
attacking the water
inside the molecule.
The water is
then replaced with a
Si-Jel Matrix, a
pliable
silicone compound
made up of silicone
and cedar oil. This
phenomenon is
created by a
catalytic conversion
that uses the bound
water to trigger a
hydrophobic reaction
inside the hydroxyl
molecule. The
un-utilized and
excess water is then
released and exits
the wood in the form
of ethanol gas. The
Cedar Oil component
of the
formulation is a
synergism which
allows the solution
to bond with the
water and
subsequently water
proofs the wood from
the inside
out. It further
performs as a termiticide
and a fungicide
that provides additional
protection to the
wood.
Summary: When
the hydroxyl group
molecule is
stabilized, the wood
is moisture free.
The hydrogen and
oxygen tails of the
molecule are sealed
from liquid or air
borne moisture and
cannot expand or
contract as they
would in
non-stabilized wood.
Stabilized wood
cannot move and
therefore no
cracking, splitting,
cupping or warping
will take place.
Fastener rejection
is eliminated.
Subsequently, the
absence of
moisture becomes the
absence of issues as
the early stages of
wood Petrification
are triggered.
Petrified wood is
moisture free wood
laced with silicone
deposits. The cedar
oil component of the
formulation is
encapsulated in the
wood and provides
perpetual protection
from insect and
fungal organism
attack.
CedarShield is
next generation
technology at its
best. It is a
patented formulation
that when applied
correctly provides a
ONETIME-LIFETIME
Treatment to wood
and bamboo of any
species.
Read scientific
reports about the
effects of toxic
pesticides.
http://www.pesticide.org/PyrethrinsPyrethrum.pdf
http://www.pesticide.org/Permethrin.pdf
http://www.chem-tox.com/pesticides/index.htm
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