[Blue-EyedLady]

Originally Posted by LisaM

If you are going to be dusting large amounts of it yes, goggles and a mask are a good idea--the same as ANY fine powder, though--cat litter, too, for example, releases fine clay particles that can irritate your lungs. Baby powder is very dangerous as well when dispersed in the air and can cause lung damage. If you're just sprinkling a bit and are careful not to disperse it into the air it's not a problem. Once it's down on the ground it's 100% safe. It's just the fine particulate powder in the air that can be unsafe (like any powder).

My DE has the same directions for animal feed and grain storage (and it's food-grade). My understanding is that if it's safe to give to animals, it is food grade, although it might have more clay in it than what you'd want to consume. Lots of sellers sell food-grade DE but don't specifically market it for human use. It's been used for grain storage and for animals for a long time so that's just the norm, I think.

Just went to Azure Standard's website and this is from their DE page http://www.azurestandard.com/product.php?id=GP010 I believe this means it is food-grade. You can add it to food for storage meaning it can be consumed.

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Blue-Eyed Lady--if yours is almost white like in the photo then there's little to no clay in it. Some de is brownish due to all the clay (or so I've learned).

I thought it meant that it was safe for animal feed, but the wording on the site had me confused. It is nearly white, and it's very "fluffy" in texture - it doesn't feel clay-y at all.

I sprinkled it liberally all around the house and backyard yesterday. Of course, the wind picked up just as I decided to start. I was really careful to keep the powder close to the ground so it wouldn't get airborne, and I stayed upwind (downwind? whichever way means that the wind blows the stuff away from you), and I did it while DS napped, just to be on the safe side. Hopefully bugs start dying now!

Would DE help with illness-related diarrhea? DH has been sick for days.