Dear Editor,

I would like to report on a couple of items which may be of interest to readers of Allergen.

I suffered quite badly from chemical sensitivity which I got partly under control by moving into an old house out of the metropolitan area which did not have any new carpets or paints.  Nevertheless I still was severely affected by newly carpeted rooms, dry cleaning fluid and most new clothing, and was ill for several days after exposure to these items. Life was manageable, but often very difficult.

In March of this year I was advised to start taking “Enajon” anti­ oxidant tablets. The effect has been dramatic – no headache, no after effects when exposed to items which previously affected me, and also a capacity to take Nystatin tablets without any unpleasant symptoms.  I recommend these tablets strongly as a result of my own experience and would be interested to hear how other readers respond to them.

With reference to Bio-Paints: We recently used them to paint a house we purchased and are happy with the result. The service provided by their Adelaide representative is excellent.  Once dry the paint produces no noticeable effects and seems to be well suited to people who may have problems with other paints.  The paint is more difficult to mix than normal commercial paint, and there may be some problems while it is drying, but it dries very quickly and on balance I recommend both the product and the service provided to your readers.

Paul Keath