Food grade Diatomaceous Earth is safe to put on skin and to even eat! It has the consistency of flour and is pure white.

Diatomaceous Earth is crushed up shells of fossilized sea critters called diatoms. You can look diatoms up on an image search, they look pretty amazing! The shells are made up mostly of silicon and is therefore mostly inert when consumed.

While it won’t harm a mammal, to something as small as an insect the Diatomaceous Earth is abrasive. Warning: it is also abrasive to reptiles, so do not put it on them! The DE sticks to insects that walk over it and rubs off their protective waxy coating. Once the coating has been removed, they rapidly lose all of their body moisture. The bugs literally dehydrate to death. This may seem mean, but when you have dealt with a flea infestation or bed bugs no mercy shall be had.

In order to kill bugs, simply sprinkle where the insects are found. For example, if you are trying to deal with fleas on your pet and in your house, rub DE all over your pet (not in their eyes or nose, they may cough) and sprinkle around carpets, beds, and baseboards. Make sure to get down to the skin on those long-haired breeds! DE is also an effective ant killer as well.  Do not create a dust with the powder.  If you do, do not breathe it in.

DE is also used for killing internal parasites, such as round worms. The DE damages the intestinal worms, causing them to die and be expelled. Simply feed a tsp. or so for a week to kill internal parasites!

Key Benefits of Diatomaceous Earth:

- Pest control

- Absorbs toxins from the digestive tract

- Aids in calcium absorption

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