Īs the furniture gets used, these chemicals come out into the air, settle into dust, and land on the floor. Some of these ingredients are: polybrominated diphenyl, phthalates, formaldehyde, benzene, acetaldehyde, vinyl acetate, hexabromocyclododecane, perfluorooctanoic acid, perchloroethylene, and trichloroethylene. And as I say about so many other things, is this adding to your toxic load? What toxic chemicals can be found in furniture?Ĭhemicals found in furniture today are downright horrible for the body and yet we can be potentially exposing ourselves to them everyday. But, I think it’s important to know what possible outcomes are. Of course, there is so much to be considered such as level of exposure (what else in your home is off gassing besides your furniture and where else in your everyday life are you being exposed), how long you have been exposed and how susceptible you are.

Some organics can cause cancer in animals, some are suspected or known to cause cancer in humans.

Damage to liver, kidney and central nervous system (CNS).

Headaches, Loss of Coordination and Nausea.

VOC’s are emitted by a wide array of products numbering in the thousands – and this includes furnishings according to the EPA.Įxposure to VOC’s can include these health effect s: That ‘new’ smell is actually the off gassing of these not so healthy gases. Think of the smell when you take a new mattress out of its packaging or get into a new vehicle. Off gassing is the emission of especially noxious gases. I will get into more detail on some of the toxins that could be hiding in your furniture below.īut, the big concern with furniture is if there are volatile organic compounds (VOC’s) or semivolatile organic compounds (SVOC’s) being off gassed by the furniture.

What makes it even worse is that those making the furniture aren’t required to disclose exactly what they are using. Even the furniture we bring into our homes can bring with it toxic, unwanted chemicals. Unfortunately, manufacturers don’t have to tell us everything they use to construct furniture! Is furniture really toxic?

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