Posted by safeBABY on April 28, 2008
Your decision to paint the nursery should include more than a color choice. It should also consider the amount of VOCs, or volatile organic compounds, in your paint (don’t let the term “organic” fool you - this is one instance when it’s not a good thing).
VOCs are solvents that are released into the air as paint dries. Some of these chemicals have short term health effects like dizziness or ear/nose/throat irritation, while others are highly toxic to both mom and developing baby.
That’s why paint is today’s safeSWAP. Read on after the jump.
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Posted in detox your home, indoor air quality, nursery, safeSWAP | Tagged: low VOC paint, no VOC paint, nursery paint, volatile organic compounds | No Comments »
Posted by safeBABY on April 22, 2008
I think bisphenol-A just might be the tipping point. The trigger that’ll make us look more closely at the products we bring into our homes.
Sure, there’s been a green movement of late - consumer products can have a negative impact on the environment. But there’s growing realization that they can have a negative impact on our health as well. And that’s more personal - and, as a result, more pressing.
Now, most people simply can’t detox their homes overnight. And powder cleansers seem as good a place to start as any - so they’re today’s safeSWAP.
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