10 Ways You Can Create a Healthier Home
A reader asked about How to Create a Healthier Home. This is a big topic, but there are some good places to start, some involving cleanup and some prevention.
Here’s a list of some suggestions:
Non-Toxic Home / Remodeling
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- #3 plastic
- #7 plastic
- 10% natural latex cushions
- 100% natural latex
- adverse health effects
- Air Cleaner
- air cleaner for formaldehyde
- air cleaning plants
- Air Freshener
- Air Purification
- Air Purifier
- air purifier benefits
- air purifier for cigarette smoke
- air purifier for mold
- air purifier for smoke
- air purifier hepa
- air purifier kills mold
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- air purifier that removes mold
- air purifier with HEPA filter
- all natural cleaning products
- all natural crib mattress
- all natural latex
- all natural latex pillows
- all natural mattess
- all natural mattress
- all natural pillows
- alternatives to vinyl flooring
- are microplastics dangerous
- Asthma Risk
- austin air healthmate
- Austin Air HealthMate Plus
- Bathroom
- Bedroom
- beeswax wrap
- benzene
- benzene in scented candles
- Boston ferns
- Californias new flammability laws
- Candles
- chemical flame retardants in furniture
- chemical retardants in household dust
- Chemicals in Air Fresheners
- clean bedroom
- cleaning product toxins
- Cleaning Products
- crib mattress
- cushion replacement without added flame retardants
- dangers of non-stick cookware
- DBDPO
- Drinking Water Filter
- dry cleaning chemicals
- dryer balls
- dryer sheets
- drywall absorbs VOCs
- Easiest way to remove carpet smell
- EnviroKlenz
- EnviroKlenz Air Cartridge
- EnviroKlenz Air Filter
- EPA
- fire retardants in mattresses
- flame retardant chemicals
- flame retardant dust
- flame retardants
- For Your Home
- formaldehyde
- formaldehyde in fabric
- formaldehyde in furniture
- Fragrance
- Green cleaning products
- health
- Health and Wellness
- healthy home
- HEPA
- HEPA vacuum for mold
- Home Air Purifier
- home depot vinyl flooring
- household toxins
- how to avoid phthalates
- how to clean up indoor air
- How to Create a Toxin-Free Bedroom
- how to find cushions without chemical flame retardants
- How to Get Rid of VOCs
- How to get rid of VOCs in house
- how to reduce dust
- how to reduce formaldehyde
- How to remove formaldehyde from air
- Indoor Air Pollution
- Indoor Air Quality
- indoor mold growth
- Is Kapok Natural?
- Is Kapok sustainable?
- is vinyl flooring toxic
- Kitchen
- laminated wood floor
- laminated wood flooring
- latex
- latex pillow
- Lead in candles
- manmade latex
- microplastics in drinking water
- mold
- mold exposure
- mold exposure symptoms
- mold illness
- mold remediation
- mold testing
- no-iron sheets
- non-stick cookware
- non-toxic cleaners
- non-toxic home
- non-toxic laundry
- non-toxic paint
- non-toxic personal care
- non-toxic pesticides
- Off-gassing
- organic buckwheat and wool pillows
- organic buckwheat pillows
- organic cotton pillows
- organic cotton produce bags
- organic kapok pillows
- organic lambswool pillows
- organic mattress
- organic pillows
- PBDEs
- PERC
- Personal Care
- PFCs
- PFOA PFOS in water
- phthalates
- Phthalates in Air Fresheners
- phthalates-free
- Plants as Air Purifiers
- plastic
- plastic bag alternatives
- plastic shower curtain
- plastic shower curtain fumes
- plastic wrap alternatives
- plastics
- popcorn bags with PFCs
- pressed-wood furniture
- products free of harmful chemicals
- Pure Living
- PVC
- Remodeling
- replace foam cushions with chemical flame retardants
- risks of using plastic in microwave
- safe cleaning products
- safe products
- safer dry cleaning
- scented candle toxins
- self-cleaning oven
- should I be worried about phthalates
- shredded latex
- shredded latex pillows
- Sick Building Syndrome
- solid wood furniture
- Sources of VOCs in Home
- styrene
- styrofoam
- synthetic latex
- toxic dust
- toxic flooring
- toxic free
- toxic mattress
- toxic scented candles
- toxic vinyl tiles
- toxins in home
- toxins in upholstered furniture
- vinyl flooring
- vinyl shower curtain
- VOC Absorbing Drywall
- VOCs
- VOCs From Indoor Materials and Finishes
- water damaged buildings
- water filter
- water filters that remove microplastics
- Water Filters that Remove PFOS PFOA
- What is Kapok
- Where does Kapok come from?
- Why dusting matters
- wrinkle-free clothing
- zero voc paints
How to be a Smart Shopper and Avoid Toxic Upholstered Furniture
How to Avoid Toxic Upholstered Furniture Upholstered furniture has several issues you’re trying to avoid – formaldehyde, chemical flame retardants, and synthetic cushion off-gassing. To get the healthiest upholstered furniture, you’ll need to understand three components – the frame, cushions, …
Posted on December 02, 2015
Carol Trimmer