Healthful Home 5-Minute Mold Test. Aspergillus/Penicillium and Stachybotrys. No Waiting Days for Culture Plates or Labs. Works Even If You Can't See The Mold. Expert Consultation Included.

Choosing the correct mold testing kit for the level of screening that one needs to address possible mold issues in the home is really an important step to begin to address the problem. This Healthful Home test kit with it's 5 minute, rapid results screening for Aspergillus/Penicillium species and Stachybotrys species (black mold) was quite easy to use and quickly determines whether the next steps of more definitive and detailed mold testing will be needed. I will use additional 5 minute tests to screen potential house rentals and vehicles for purchase to see if they have mold issues, which will be very helpful. Three additional swabs are included in this kit and you can process these samples through Healthful Home Labs for $29 per sample for more definitive diagnosis and reports about the species of molds present that will be necessary when remediating. Test instructions included in the kit and available online, together with a postage paid envelope to mail samples for the additional testing. I did not use the free Professional Consultation that is included with the 5 minute testing results at this time, but will call when I am ready to take the next steps for remediation.

Very easy to use (just read the instructions and you should be fine) and no need to send it off to verify what "type" of "bad mold" you may or may not have.One thing the instructions don't say which was a bit shocking is the whole white test area turns pinkish as the liquid flows over the test, but eventually turns back white with only the control line visible (if you are lucky and have no bad mold, of course!). Just was surprised to see it happen as it was not in the instructions but it makes sense now in hindsight and I understand why it did that. All worked great.Called the free consultation line and they were very helpful with the question I had.Was good to have the piece of mind to do the test at home and see it is negative in our new house.However, the price seemed very high for what it is.... $43 for two small test strips and a solution/swab combo. Would have felt better at around $20 but, unlike other tests where you "have" to mail it to a lab to find out what type of mold you have, this saves you that time and money by just charging it to you upfront. Knocked off one star because of the price.They are very confident in the accuracy of their test, however, I still am sitting here hoping I put enough "sample" on the tip for the solution to register. It says if you see "visible" dirt/mold on the swab then you are all set, and I clearly saw some on there, but I can't help but thinking I should have put more dust/dirt on there.... so now I'm on the fence if I need to spend another $43 to use a really dirty swab for a second test!

(2015) I purchased this kit after finding mold on some of my stored clothing. I dry cleaned the clothing and wore them but developed an increasingly bad cough and severe sinus congestion plus asthmatic attacks when in my apartment. I had no fever. On finding that dry-cleaning does not kill mold (just removes the appearance) I wondered if I had inhaled some of the mold spores from the clothing.So I bought this test, and I tested the walls of the closet in which the moldy clothes had been stored. It showed positive for only the Aspergillus mold.After that I got a blood test for Aspergillus IgG, IgM, and IgE... these showed that I had an active infection of aspergillus mold in my body. I have now been battling the internal aspergillus infection for almost 2 years. I had to move out of my apartment and get rid of most of my belongings. I have taken high dose Lugol's iodine to kill the mold (200-300 mg per day) and it took over 3 months to clear the mold out of my sinuses (so clogged I could not breath through my nose or hear out of one ear) and get rid of the asthma attacks. Additional breathing in of nascent iodine in a nebulizer, taking grapefruit seed extract, and staying off of sugars, high dose vitamin C, etc has helped me cough up many mucus plugs of grayish rubbery plugs until my lungs now feel clear and I can lie down to sleep again at night. If it were not for this test, I might still be wondering what happened and be breathing in (mold-increasing) nebulizers, instead of getting rid of the root problem causing the asthma and severe congestion.UPDATE 2018:After 2 years of high dose iodine, and putting iodine (Lugols) into my nebulizer and neti pot, my blood IgG for Aspergillus had dropped from over 180 to the high 50s. I dropped my daily dose of Iodoral from 300 mg (not mcg) to 200 mg for another year (checking my thyroid from time to time to make sure it was reasonably OK). After my Asperigillus IgG went into the normal range I got another CT scan which showed that the polyps in my lungs were gone. I know that I probably will never be totally mold-free but I thank God that after a year of no high dose iodine (I only take it now if I get a cold or infection of any kind) and taking much more Vitamin C, my blood markers remain in the normal range, my lungs are clear, my sinuses are clear, and my ears are clear. The severity of my aspergillosis was brought home to me when I found that the electrician visiting our house had a wife who died of invasive aspergillosis in her lungs. I am thankful for every clear breath!

My husband and I are currently renovating our bathroom and found mold on the drywall behind the tile. The test says you will receive results in 15 minutes, but it showed up about an hour after, and wasn't very clear on if it was a positive result. So, we opted to pay the additional $30 or so to have their lab test it. It found toxic mold. I wish the home test was more clear, but the results from the lab were quick and easy to understand, so it worked out in the end.

Paid $40 for this test. It tested negative. I did it right. Double checked every step. Did a test through two other companies and a professional and tested positive for black mold. I would like a refund.

works fine

My test looks funny, but it’s positive to stachybotrys I believe . It was easy to use

Stach test positive? Didn’t leave a line but drug a dark red streak across the test. Very easy to use.