Hovex Natural Camphor

USE OTHER THINGS – James of Perth use Bay Leaves throughout cupboards. We have never had a problem with moths ants anything ever. Safer option only need a few leaves put around. We also live in Perth.

Totally Useless Against Moths – I wrote to the Co in June 2019 - (We were at end of Building & to busy to post this then) We have found that the use of your products did not protect our clothes. There is NO warning on the Product to advise having to take other precautions. We found out the hard way after Diligently using this product for many years that there is basically NO protection using Hovex.. WE didn't scrimp on number of Capsules used & always replaced well in time.

In June 2019 we were horrified to find Insect damage / holes in 3 of my wife's Wool /Cashmere Jumpers & holes in 2 of my Merino wool Jumpers. Value of Jumpers new was over $1400. I advised the Company -took photos of all affected & supplied all relevant information. I was NOT asking them to replace but to allow us some compensation - & my wife would do repairs where possible. They could not care less

On their web site it states “Hovex Camphor has been protecting Australian families and homes for the last 15 years, making it the simple, highly effective and traditional way of protecting your clothes and important papers, from moths and silverfish.” --- Well No it Doesn't !

They refused any responsibility despite sending photo's of damage & photo's of Walk in Robe etc. No compensation whatsoever from them just along list of denials etc. example : From Hovex --- As you have used both products Hovex Camphor and also the Hovex Clothing Moth Killer and saw no moths or trapped moths in the trap it is very likely that the damage to your clothing was not from clothing moths and need to take into consideration that there are other insects/pests that can damage clothing also, such as.. Carpet Beetles ,Cockroaches , Crickets ,Silverfish / Firebrat & lastly even Termites. When delicate clothing such as wool and cashmere are stored without first being thoroughly cleaned, then all body perspiration and little stains on the clothing will contain all the tasty nutrients necessary to accumulate on the clothes for the insects/bugs to eat.

The presence of these/insects or bugs has nothing to do with your personal hygiene or the cleanliness of your house; it is just that they can sense nutrients in a garment that we simply cannot detect. It is important to clean your woollen / cashmere according to the garment care instructions to rid all the left over nutrients from wearing, then store them in a bag you can seal like a zip lock type and you will have peace of mind.

I Replied -- We keep a clean & tidy home which can be attested to by numerous referees. There is no clutter & whole home is vacuumed & cleaned regularly. No clothing has or has ever been stored away unwashed & laundry starch has never ever been or is used. This is a modern 5 yr old air conditioned home. The clothing in question has always been in an open, airy Walk in Robe with natural light from a facing window. As you are well aware the clothing moth is very small & hard to see flying around. Just because there were none trapped or seen does not preclude them. One or 2 moths could have caused the damage. Your Camphor product is said to protect against Silver fish as well. The carpets here are not wool & there is NO evidence of carpet damage anywhere in the house. Likewise there are no crickets or termites in or around the house. This will be confirmed shortly by property inspect ion when we vacate this rental property for our newly built home. In the meantime my wife will go ahead & repair as best she can our damaged garments which will take time, effort & money. This will not be invisible mending which is prohibitively expensive.

We found this Product useless --and a Google search confirms that Camphor does NOT give protection.

camphor – Easy to use the only problem is some of the packets only have half the amount of camphor balls i shake the packet to hear if there is any in there

The best for storing clothes – Hovex camphor is the best insect repellant for storing clothes and in wardrobes. Also it's useful around paper, books magazines and laundry cupboards. I've been using it for years. I find the sachets more economical and convenient than the smaller plastic hangers. And it seems a waste to throw them out. The sachets are harder to find in stores. Effective without the toxicity of napthalene The bulk sachets are harder to find in stores.